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2 Kings 4:38-41

38AndElishaוֶאֱלִישָׁ֞עve.'e.li.Sha'H477cameH7725againH7725toGilgalהַגִּלְגָּ֙לָה֙ha.gil.Ga.lahH1537: and there was a dearth in thelandבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776; and thesonsוּבְנֵי֙u.ve.NeiH1121of theprophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֔יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030weresittingH3427beforeלְפָנָ֑יוle.fa.NavH6440him: and hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto hisservantלְנַעֲר֗וֹle.na.'a.RoH5288,SetH3427on thegreatהַגְּדוֹלָ֔הha.ge.do.LahH1419potהַסִּ֣ירha.SirH5518, andseetheוּבַשֵּׁ֥לu.va.ShelH1310pottage for thesonsלִבְנֵ֥יliv.NeiH1121of theprophetsהַנְּבִיאִֽים׃ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030.

39And onewentH3318outH3318intoאֶל־'el-H413thefieldהַשָּׂדֶה֮ha.sa.DehH7704togatherלְלַקֵּ֣טle.la.KetH3950herbs, andfoundוַיִּמְצָא֙vai.yim.Tza'H4672awildשָׂדֶ֔הsa.DehH7704vineגֶּ֣פֶןGe.fenH1612, andgatheredוַיְלַקֵּ֥טvay.la.KetH3950thereofwildשָׂדֶ֖הsa.DehH7704gourdsפַּקֻּעֹ֥תpa.ku.'OtH6498his lapfullמְלֹ֣אme.Lo'H4393, andcameוַיָּבֹ֗אvai.ya.Vo'H935and shred themintoאֶל־'el-H413thepotסִ֥ירsirH5518of pottage: for theyknewיָדָֽעוּ׃ya.Da.'uH3045themnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808.

40SoH1961theypouredוַיִּֽצְק֥וּvai.yitz.KuH3332outH3332for themenאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376toeatלֶאֱכ֑וֹלle.'e.KholH398. And itcameH1961topassH1961, as they wereeatingכְּאָכְלָ֨םke.'a.khe.LamH398of the pottage, that theycriedצָעָ֗קוּtza.'A.kuH6817outH3332, andsaidוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559, OmanH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, there isdeathמָ֤וֶתMa.vetH4194in thepotבַּסִּיר֙ba.SirH5518. And theycouldיָכְל֖וּya.khe.LuH3201notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808eatלֶאֱכֹֽל׃le.'e.KholH398thereof.

41But hesaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, Thenbringוּקְחוּ־u.ke.chu-H3947mealקֶ֔מַחKe.machH7058. And hecastוַיַּשְׁלֵ֖ךְvai.yash.LekhH7993itintoאֶל־'el-H413thepotהַסִּ֑ירha.SirH5518; and hesaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Pourצַ֤קtzakH3332outH3332for thepeopleלָעָם֙la.'AmH5971, that they mayeatוְיֹאכֵ֔לוּve.yo.Khe.luH398. And there wasnoוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808harmרָ֖עra'H7451in thepotבַּסִּֽיר׃ סba.SirH5518.

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