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2 Kings 6:18-23

18And when they came downוַיֵּרְדוּ֮vai.ye.re.DuH3381to him, Elishaאֱלִישָׁ֤ע'e.li.Sha'H477prayedוַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֨לvai.yit.pa.LelH6419unto Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,and saidוַיֹּאמַ֔רvai.yo.MarH559,Smiteהַךְ־hakh-H5221this peopleהַגּוֹי־ha.goy-H1471,I pray thee, with blindnessבַּסַּנְוֵרִ֑יםba.san.ve.RimH5575.And he smoteוַיַּכֵּ֥םvai.ya.KemH5221them with blindnessבַּסַּנְוֵרִ֖יםba.san.ve.RimH5575according to the wordכִּדְבַ֥רkid.VarH1697of Elishaאֱלִישָֽׁע׃'e.li.Sha'H477.

19And Elishaאֱלִישָׁ֗ע'e.li.Sha'H477saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, This isnot the wayהַדֶּרֶךְ֮ha.de.reKhH1870, neither isthisזֹ֣הzohH2090the cityהָעִיר֒ha.'IrH5892:followאַחֲרַ֔י'a.cha.RaiH310 H3212me, and I will bringH3212you to the manהָאִ֖ישׁha.'IshH376whom ye seekתְּבַקֵּשׁ֑וּןte.va.ke.ShunH1245.But he ledH3212them to Samariaשֹׁמְרֽוֹנָה׃sho.me.Ro.nahH8111.

20And it came to pass, when they were comeכְּבֹאָ֣םke.vo.'AmH935into Samariaשֹׁמְרוֹן֒sho.me.rOnH8111,that Elishaאֱלִישָׁ֔ע'e.li.Sha'H477saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Yhwhיְהוָ֕הYah.wehH3068,openפְּקַ֥חpe.KachH6491the eyesעֵינֵֽי־'ei.nei-H5869of these men,that they may seeוְיִרְא֑וּve.yir.'UH7200.And Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068openedוַיִּפְקַ֤חvai.yif.KachH6491their eyesעֵ֣ינֵיהֶ֔ם'ei.nei.HemH5869,and they sawוַיִּרְא֕וּvai.yir.'UH7200; and, behold, they werein the midstבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of Samariaשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃sho.me.RonH8111.

21And the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Elishaאֱלִישָׁ֔ע'e.li.Sha'H477,when he sawכִּרְאֹת֖וֹkir.'o.ToH7200them, My fatherאָבִֽי׃'a.ViH1,shall I smiteהַאַכֶּ֥הha.'a.KehH5221them?shall I smiteאַכֶּ֖ה'a.KehH5221them?

22And he answeredוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559,Thou shalt not smiteתַכֶּ֔הta.KehH5221them:wouldest thou smiteמַכֶּ֑הma.KehH5221those whom thou hast taken captiveשָׁבִ֛יתָsha.Vi.taH7617with thy swordבְּחַרְבְּךָ֥be.char.be.KhaH2719and with thy bowוּֽבְקַשְׁתְּךָ֖u.ve.kash.te.ChaH7198?setשִׂים֩simH7760breadלֶ֨חֶםLe.chemH3899and waterוָמַ֜יִםva.Ma.yimH4325beforeלִפְנֵיהֶ֗םlif.nei.HemH6440them, that they may eatוְיֹֽאכְלוּ֙ve.yo.khe.LuH398and drinkוְיִשְׁתּ֔וּve.yish.TuH8354,and goH3212to their masterאֲדֹנֵיהֶֽם׃'a.do.nei.HemH113.

23And he preparedוַיִּכְרֶ֨הvai.yikh.RehH3739greatגְדוֹלָ֗הge.do.LahH1419provisionכֵּרָ֣הke.RahH3740for them: and when they had eatenוַיֹּֽאכְלוּ֙vai.yo.khe.LuH398and drunkוַיִּשְׁתּ֔וּvai.yish.TuH8354,he sent them awayוַֽיְשַׁלְּחֵ֔םvay.sha.le.ChemH7971,and they wentH3212to their masterאֲדֹֽנֵיהֶ֑ם'a.do.nei.HemH113.So the bandsגְּדוּדֵ֣יge.du.DeiH1416of Syriaאֲרָ֔ם'a.RamH758cameלָב֖וֹאla.Vo'H935no moreיָ֤סְפוּYa.se.fuH3254into the landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478.

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