New American Standard Bible 2020

2 Kings 7:17-20

17Now the kingוְהַמֶּלֶךְ֩ve.ha.me.leKhH4428appointedהִפְקִ֨ידhif.KidH6485the royalH7991officerהַשָּׁלִ֜ישׁha.sha.LishH7991on whoseH834handיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027he leanedנִשְׁעָ֤ןnish.'AnH8172to be inH5921chargeH5921ofH5921the gateהַשַּׁ֔עַרha.Sha.'arH8179;but the peopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971trampledH7429onH7429him at the gateבַּשַּׁ֖עַרba.Sha.'arH8179,and he diedוַיָּמֹ֑תvai.ya.MotH4191,justH3512asH3512the manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430had saidדִּבֶּר֙di.BerH1696,whoH834spokeדִּבֶּ֔רdi.BerH1696when the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428cameH3381downבְּרֶ֥דֶתbe.Re.detH3381to him.

18So it happenedH1961just as the manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430had spokenכְּדַבֵּר֙ke.da.BerH1696to the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “Twomeasuresסָאתַ֨יִםsa.Ta.yimH5429of barleyשְׂעֹרִ֜יםse.'o.RimH8184for a shekelבְּשֶׁ֗קֶלbe.She.kelH8255and ameasureוּֽסְאָה־u.se.'ah-H5429of fineסֹ֙לֶת֙so.letH5560flourH5560for a shekelבְּשֶׁ֔קֶלbe.She.kelH8255, will be soldabout this timeכָּעֵ֣תka.'EtH6256tomorrowמָחָ֔רma.CharH4279at the gateבְּשַׁ֖עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179of Samariaשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃sho.me.RonH8111.”

19At that timethe royalH7991officerהַשָּׁלִ֜ישׁha.sha.LishH7991had respondedוַיַּ֨עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030to the manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of Godהָאֱלֹהִים֮ha.'E.lo.HimH430and saidוַיֹּאמַר֒vai.yo.MarH559, “Now evenH2009ifH2009the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068were to makeעֹשֶׂ֤ה'o.SehH6213windowsאֲרֻבּוֹת֙'a.ru.bOtH699in heavenבַּשָּׁמַ֔יִםba.sha.Ma.yimH8064,could such a thingכַּדָּבָ֣רka.da.VarH1697as thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088happenהֲיִהְיֶ֖הha.yih.YehH1961?”And he had saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “BeholdH2009,you are going to seeרֹאֶה֙ro.'EhH7200it with your own eyesבְּעֵינֶ֔יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869,but you will not eatתֹאכֵֽל׃to.KhelH398any of it.”

20And thisH3651is whatH3651happenedוַיְהִי־vay.hi-H1961to him, for the peopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971trampledH7429onH7429him at the gateבַּשַּׁ֖עַרba.Sha.'arH8179and he diedוַיָּמֹֽת׃ סvai.ya.MotH4191.

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