Revised Version 1895

2 Kings 4:18-27

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:

26runרֽוּץ־rutz-H7323, Iprayנָ֣אna'H4994thee,nowעַתָּה֮'a.TahH6258tomeetH7125herH559, andsayH559untoherH559, Is itwellהֲשָׁל֥וֹםha.sha.LomH7965with thee? is itwellהֲשָׁל֥וֹםha.sha.LomH7965with thyhusbandלְאִישֵׁ֖ךְle.'i.ShekhH376? is itwellהֲשָׁל֣וֹםha.sha.LomH7965with thechildלַיָּ֑לֶדlai.Ya.ledH3206? And sheansweredH559, It iswellשָׁלֽוֹם׃sha.LomH7965.

27And whensheH3588cameH935to themanאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430to thehillהָהָ֔רha.HarH2022,sheH3588caughtH2388holdוַֽתַּחֲזֵ֖קva.ta.cha.ZekH2388of hisfeetבְּרַגְלָ֑יוbe.rag.LavH7272. AndGehaziגֵּֽיחֲזִ֜יgei.cha.ZiH1522cameH935nearוַיִּגַּ֨שׁvai.yi.GashH5066tothrustלְהָדְפָ֗הּle.ha.de.FahH1920herH413awayמִמֶּ֔נִּיmi.Me.niH4480; but themanאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֤יםha.'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559,LetH7503herH413aloneH7503: forherH413soulנַפְשָׁ֣הּnaf.ShahH5315is vexedwithinH935herH413; and theLORDוַֽיהוָה֙va.Yah.wehH3068hath hid it frommeH413, and hathnotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808toldהִגִּ֖ידhi.GidH5046meH413.

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