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2 Kings 4:12-25

12And hesaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559toGehaziגֵּחֲזִ֣יge.cha.ZiH1522hisservantנַעֲר֔וֹna.'a.RoH5288,CallH7121thisShunammiteלַשּׁוּנַמִּ֣יתla.shu.na.MitH7767. And when he hadcalledH7121herאֶל־'el-H413,sheH7121stoodוַֽתַּעֲמֹ֖דva.ta.'a.ModH5975beforeלְפָנָֽיו׃le.fa.NavH6440him.

13And hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him,Sayאֱמָר־'e.mor-H559nowH4994untoherH3605,Beholdהִנֵּ֣הhi.NehH2009, thou hast beencarefulחָרַ֣דְתְּ׀cha.RadtH2729forusH4994withallH3605thiscareהַחֲרָדָ֣הha.cha.ra.DahH2731;whatH4100is to bedoneלַעֲשׂ֣וֹתla.'a.SotH6213for thee? wouldest thou bespokenלְדַבֶּר־le.da.ber-H1696for to thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, or to thecaptainשַׂ֣רsarH8269of thehostהַצָּבָ֑אha.tza.Va'H6635? AndsheH4100answeredוַתֹּ֕אמֶרva.To.merH559, Idwellיֹשָֽׁבֶת׃yo.Sha.vetH3427among mine ownpeopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971.

14And hesaidH559,Whatוּמֶ֖הu.MehH4100then is to bedoneלַעֲשׂ֣וֹתla.'a.SotH6213forherH559? AndGehaziגֵּיחֲזִ֗יgei.cha.ZiH1522answeredH559, Verilysheאֲבָ֛ל'a.ValH61hathnoאֵֽין־'ein-H369sonבֵּ֥ןbenH1121, andherH559husbandוְאִישָׁ֥הּve.'i.ShahH376isoldH1121.

15And hesaidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,CallH7121herH7121. And when he hadcalledH7121herH7121,sheH7121stoodוַֽתַּעֲמֹ֖דva.ta.'a.ModH5975in thedoorבַּפָּֽתַח׃ba.Pa.tachH6607.

16And hesaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, At thisseasonH6256, when the time cometh round, thou shaltembraceחֹבֶ֣קֶתcho.Ve.ketH2263asonבֵּ֑ןBenH1121. AndsheH6256saidוַתֹּ֗אמֶרva.To.merH559, Nay, mylordאֲדֹנִי֙'a.do.NiH113, thoumanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,doאַל־'al-H408notאַל־'al-H408lieתְּכַזֵּ֖בte.kha.ZevH3576unto thine handmaid.

17And thewomanהָאִשָּׁ֖הha.'i.ShahH802conceivedוַתַּ֥הַרva.Ta.harH2029, and bare asonבֵּ֑ןBenH1121at thatseasonכָּעֵ֣תka.'EtH6256, when the timecameH413round, asElishaאֱלִישָֽׁע׃'e.li.Sha'H477hadsaidדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696untoherH413.

18And when thechildהַיָּ֑לֶדhai.Ya.ledH3206wasgrownוַיִּגְדַּ֖לvai.yig.DalH1431, itfellH3318on adayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117, that hewentH3318outH3318to hisfatherאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1to the reapers.

19And hesaidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto hisfatherאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1, Myheadרֹאשִׁ֣י׀ro.ShiH7218, myheadרֹאשִׁ֑יro.ShiH7218. And hesaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559to hisservantהַנַּ֔עַרha.Na.'arH5288,Carryשָׂאֵ֖הוּsa.'E.huH5375him to hismotherאִמּֽוֹ׃'i.MoH517.

20And when he hadtakenוַיִּשָּׂאֵ֔הוּvai.yi.sa.'E.huH5375him, andbroughtוַיְבִיאֵ֖הוּvay.vi.'E.huH935him to hismotherאִמּ֑וֹ'i.MoH517, hesatוַיֵּ֧שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427onherאֶל־'el-H413kneesבִּרְכֶּ֛יהָbir.Kei.haH1290tillעַד־'ad-H5704noonהַֽצָּהֳרַ֖יִםha.tzo.ho.Ra.yimH6672, and thendiedוַיָּמֹֽת׃vai.ya.MotH4191.

21AndsheH7901wentH3318upוַתַּ֙עַל֙va.Ta.'alH5927, andlaidH7901him on thebedמִטַּ֖תmi.TatH4296of themanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, andshutוַתִּסְגֹּ֥רva.tis.GorH5462the dooruponעַל־'al-H5921him, andwentH3318outH3318.

22AndsheH7121calledוַתִּקְרָא֮va.tik.Ra'H7121untoherH413husbandאִישָׁהּ֒'i.ShahH376, andsaidוַתֹּ֗אמֶרva.To.merH559,Sendשִׁלְחָ֨הshil.ChahH7971meH413, Iprayנָ֥אna'H4994thee, one of theservantsהַנְּעָרִ֔יםha.ne.'a.RimH5288, and one of the asses, that I mayrunוְאָר֛וּצָהve.'a.Ru.tzahH7323to themanאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, andcomeH7725againH7725.

23And hesaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Wherefore wilt thougoH1980to himtodayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117? it isneitherלֹֽא־lo'-H3808newחֹ֖דֶשׁCho.deshH2320moonH2320norוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808sabbathשַׁבָּ֑תsha.BatH7676. AndsheH1980saidוַתֹּ֖אמֶרva.To.merH559, It shall bewellשָׁלֽוֹם׃sha.LomH7965.

24Thensheכִּ֖יkiH3588saddledוַֽתַּחֲבֹשׁ֙va.ta.cha.VoshH2280an ass, andsaidH559toherH413servantנַעֲרָ֖הּna.'a.RahH5288, Drive, and go forward; slackenmeH413notאַל־'al-H408theridingלִרְכֹּ֔בlir.KoH7392,exceptאִם־'im-H518I bid thee.

25Soוַ֠יְהִיVay.hiH1961shewentH935, andcameH935unto themanאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430tomountהַ֣רharH2022Carmelהַכַּרְמֶ֑לha.kar.MelH3760. And itcameH935topassH935, when themanאִישׁ־'ish-H376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֤יםha.'E.lo.HimH430sawכִּרְא֨וֹתkir.'otH7200herH413afaroffאֹתָהּ֙'o.TahH853, that hesaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559toGehaziגֵּיחֲזִ֣יgei.cha.ZiH1522hisservantנַעֲר֔וֹna.'a.RoH5288,Beholdהִנֵּ֖הhi.NehH2009, yonder is theShunammiteהַשּׁוּנַמִּ֥יתha.shu.na.MitH7767:

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