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2 Kings 5:20-24

20But Gehaziגֵּיחֲזִ֗יgei.cha.ZiH1522,the servantנַעַר֮na.'ArH5288of Elishaאֱלִישָׁ֣ע'e.li.Sha'H477the manאִישׁ־'ish-H376of Godהָאֱלֹהִים֒ha.'E.lo.HimH430,saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Behold, my masterאֲדֹנִ֗י'a.do.NiH113hath sparedחָשַׂ֣ךְcha.SakhH2820Naamanנַעֲמָ֤ןna.'a.ManH5283this Syrianהָֽאֲרַמִּי֙ha.'a.ra.MiH761,in not receivingמִקַּ֥חַתmi.Ka.chatH3947at his handsמִיָּד֖וֹmi.ya.DoH3027that which he broughtהֵבִ֑יאhe.Vi'H935: but, asYhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068livethחַי־chai-H2416,I will runרַ֣צְתִּיRatz.tiH7323afterאַחֲרָ֔יו'a.cha.RavH310him, and takeוְלָקַחְתִּ֥יve.la.kach.TiH3947somewhatמְאֽוּמָה׃me.'U.mahH3972of him.

21So Gehaziגֵּיחֲזִ֖יgei.cha.ZiH1522followedוַיִּרְדֹּ֥ףvai.yir.DofH7291afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310Naamanנַֽעֲמָ֑ןna.'a.ManH5283.And when Naamanנַֽעֲמָן֙na.'a.ManH5283sawוַיִּרְאֶ֤הvai.yir.'EhH7200himrunningרָ֣ץratzH7323afterאַחֲרָ֔יו'a.cha.RavH310him, he lighted downוַיִּפֹּ֞לvai.yi.PolH5307from the chariotהַמֶּרְכָּבָ֛הha.mer.ka.VahH4818to meetH7125him, and saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Isall wellהֲשָׁלֽוֹם׃ha.sha.LomH7965?

22And he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀vai.Yo.merH559, All iswellשָׁל֗וֹםsha.LomH7965.My masterאֲדֹנִי֮'a.do.NiH113hath sentשְׁלָחַ֣נִיshe.la.Cha.niH7971me, sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559,Behold, even now there be comeבָּ֣אוּBa.'uH935to me from mountמֵהַ֥רme.HarH2022Ephraimאֶפְרַ֖יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669twoשְׁנֵֽי־she.nei-H8147young menנְעָרִ֛יםne.'a.RimH5288of the sonsמִבְּנֵ֣יmi.be.NeiH1121of the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֑יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030:giveתְּנָה־te.nah-H5414them, I pray thee, a talentכִּכַּר־ki.kar-H3603of silverכֶּ֔סֶףKe.sefH3701,and twoוּשְׁתֵּ֖יu.she.TeiH8147changesחֲלִפ֥וֹתcha.li.FotH2487of garmentsבְּגָדִֽים׃be.ga.DimH899.

23And Naamanנַעֲמָ֔ןna.'a.ManH5283saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Be contentהוֹאֵ֖לho.'ElH2974,takeקַ֣חkachH3947two talentsכִּכָּרָ֑יִםki.ka.Ra.yimH3603.And he urgedוַיִּפְרָץ־vai.yif.rotz-H6555him, and boundוַיָּצַר֩vai.ya.TzarH6696twoבִּשְׁנֵ֣יbish.NeiH8147talentsכִּכְּרַ֨יִםki.ke.Ra.yimH3603of silverכֶּ֜סֶףKe.sefH3701in twoוּשְׁתֵּי֙u.she.TeiH8147bagsחֲרִטִ֗יםcha.ri.TimH2754,with twoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147changesחֲלִפ֣וֹתcha.li.FotH2487of garmentsבְּגָדִ֔יםbe.ga.DimH899,and laidוַיִּתֵּן֙vai.yi.TenH5414themupon twoH8147of his servantsנְעָרָ֔יוne.'a.RavH5288;and they bareוַיִּשְׂא֖וּvai.yis.'UH5375thembeforeלְפָנָֽיו׃le.fa.NavH6440him.

24And when he cameוַיָּבֹא֙vai.ya.Vo'H935to the towerהָעֹ֔פֶלha.'O.felH6076,he tookוַיִּקַּ֥חvai.yi.KachH3947themfrom their handמִיָּדָ֖םmi.ya.DamH3027,and bestowedוַיִּפְקֹ֣דvai.yif.KodH6485themin the houseבַּבָּ֑יִתba.Ba.yitH1004:and he let the menהָאֲנָשִׁ֖יםha.'a.na.ShimH582goוַיְשַׁלַּ֥חvay.sha.LachH7971,and they departedH3212.

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