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2 Kings 4:42-44

42And there cameבָּ֜אba'H935a manוְאִ֨ישׁve.'IshH376from Baal–shalishaH1190,and broughtוַיָּבֵא֩vai.ya.Ve'H935the manלְאִ֨ישׁle.'IshH376of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֜יםha.'E.lo.HimH430breadלֶ֤חֶםLe.chemH3899of the firstfruitsבִּכּוּרִים֙bi.ku.RimH1061,twentyעֶשְׂרִֽים־'es.rim-H6242loavesלֶ֣חֶםLe.chemH3899of barleyשְׂעֹרִ֔יםse.'o.RimH8184,and full heads of grainוְכַרְמֶ֖לve.khar.MelH3759in the huskבְּצִקְלֹנ֑וֹbe.tzik.lo.NoH6861thereof. And he saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Giveתֵּ֥ןtenH5414unto the peopleלָעָ֖םla.'AmH5971,that they may eatוְיֹאכֵֽלוּ׃ve.yo.Khe.luH398.

43And his servitorמְשָׁ֣רְת֔וֹme.Sha.re.ToH8334saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559,What, should I setאֶתֵּ֣ן'e.TenH5414this beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440an hundredמֵ֣אָהMe.'ahH3967menאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376?He said againוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Giveתֵּ֤ןtenH5414the peopleלָעָם֙la.'AmH5971,that they may eatוְיֹאכֵ֔לוּve.yo.Khe.luH398:for thus saithאָמַ֛ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,They shall eatאָכֹ֥ל'a.KholH398,and shall leaveוְהוֹתֵֽר׃ve.ho.TerH3498thereof.

44So he setוַיִּתֵּ֧ןvai.yi.TenH5414itbeforeלִפְנֵיהֶ֛םlif.nei.HemH6440them, and they did eatוַיֹּאכְל֥וּvai.yo.khe.LuH398,and leftוַיּוֹתִ֖רוּvai.yo.Ti.ruH3498thereof,according to the wordכִּדְבַ֥רkid.VarH1697of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068.

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