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2 Kings 6:31-33

31Then he saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430doיַעֲשֶׂה־ya.'a.seh-H6213so and moreיוֹסִ֑ףyo.SifH3254also to me, if the headרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218of Elishaאֱלִישָׁ֧ע'e.li.Sha'H477the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Shaphatשָׁפָ֛טsha.FatH8202shall standיַעֲמֹ֞דya.'a.ModH5975on him this dayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117.

32But Elishaוֶאֱלִישָׁע֙ve.'e.li.Sha'H477satיֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427in his houseבְּבֵית֔וֹbe.vei.ToH1004,and the eldersוְהַזְּקֵנִ֖יםve.ha.ze.ke.NimH2205satיֹשְׁבִ֣יםyo.she.VimH3427with him; and the kingsentוַיִּשְׁלַ֨חvai.yish.LachH7971a manאִ֜ישׁ'ishH376from beforeמִלְּפָנָ֗יוmi.le.fa.NavH6440him: but ere the messengerהַמַּלְאָ֨ךְha.mal.'AkhH4397cameיָבֹא֩ya.Vo'H935to him, he saidאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559to the eldersהַזְּקֵנִ֗יםha.ze.ke.NimH2205,Seeהַרְּאִיתֶם֙ha.re.'i.TemH7200ye how this sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of a murdererהַֽמְרַצֵּ֤חַham.ra.Tze.achH7523hath sentשָׁלַ֞חsha.LachH7971to take awayלְהָסִ֣ירle.ha.SirH5493mine headרֹאשִׁ֔יro.ShiH7218?lookרְא֣וּ׀re.'UH7200,when the messengerהַמַּלְאָ֗ךְha.mal.'AkhH4397comethכְּבֹ֣אke.Vo'H935,shutסִגְר֤וּsig.RuH5462the doorהַדֶּ֙לֶת֙ha.De.letH1817,and hold him fastוּלְחַצְתֶּ֤םu.le.chatz.TemH3905at the doorבַּדֶּ֔לֶתba.De.letH1817: isnot the soundק֛וֹלKolH6963of his master’sאֲדֹנָ֖יו'a.do.NavH113feetרַגְלֵ֥יrag.LeiH7272behindאַחֲרָֽיו׃'a.cha.RavH310him?

33And while he yet talkedמְדַבֵּ֣רme.da.BerH1696with them, behold, the messengerהַמַּלְאָ֖ךְha.mal.'AkhH4397came downיֹרֵ֣דyo.RedH3381unto him: and he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Behold, this evilהָֽרָעָה֙ha.ra.'AhH7451isof Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068;what should I waitאוֹחִ֥יל'o.ChilH3176for Yhwhלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068any longer?

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