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2 Kings 6:14-23

14Thereforesentוַיִּשְׁלַח־vai.yish.lach-H7971he thitherhorsesסוּסִ֥יםsu.SimH5483, andchariotsוְרֶ֖כֶבve.Re.khevH7393, and agreatכָּבֵ֑דka.VedH3515host: and theycameוַיָּבֹ֣אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935bynightלַ֔יְלָהLay.lahH3915, and compassed thecityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892aboutעַל־'al-H5921.

15And when theservantנַעֲר֥וֹna.'a.RoH5288of themanאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָֽאֱלֹהִים֮ha.'E.lo.HimH430wasrisenלָקוּם֒la.KumH6965earlyוַ֠יַּשְׁכֵּםVai.yash.kemH7925, andgoneH3318forthH3318,beholdוְהִנֵּה־ve.hi.neh-H2009, an host withhorsesוְס֣וּסve.SusH5483andchariotsוָרָ֑כֶבva.Ra.khevH7393wasroundסוֹבֵ֥בso.VevH5437aboutאֵלָ֛יו'e.LavH413thecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892. And hisservantH5288saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him,Alasאֲהָ֥הּ'a.HahH162, mymasterאֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.NiH113!howאֵיכָ֥ה'ei.KhahH349shallweH6213doH6213?

16And heansweredוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Fearתִּירָ֑אti.Ra'H3372notאַל־'al-H408: for they that be withusH3588aremoreH3588thanרַבִּים֙ra.BimH7227they that be with them.

17AndElishaאֱלִישָׁע֙'e.li.Sha'H477prayedוַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֤לvai.yit.pa.LelH6419, andsaidוַיֹּאמַ֔רvai.yo.MarH559,LORDיְהוָ֕הYah.wehH3068, IprayH6419thee,openפְּקַח־pe.kach-H6491hiseyesעֵינָ֖יו'ei.NavH5869, that he mayseeוְיִרְאֶ֑הve.yir.'EhH7200. And theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068openedוַיִּפְקַ֤חvai.yif.KachH6491theeyesעֵינֵ֣י'ei.NeiH5869of theyoungH5288manH5288; and hesawוַיַּ֗רְאvai.Yar'H7200: and,beholdוְהִנֵּ֨הve.hi.NehH2009, themountainהָהָ֜רha.HarH2022wasfullמָלֵ֨אma.Le'H4390ofhorsesסוּסִ֥יםsu.SimH5483andchariotsוְרֶ֛כֶבve.Re.khevH7393offireאֵ֖שׁ'eshH784roundH5439aboutH5439Elishaאֱלִישָֽׁע׃'e.li.Sha'H477.

18And when theycameH3381downוַיֵּרְדוּ֮vai.ye.re.DuH3381to him,Elishaאֱלִישָׁ֤ע'e.li.Sha'H477prayedוַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֨לvai.yit.pa.LelH6419unto theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, andsaidוַיֹּאמַ֔רvai.yo.MarH559,Smiteהַךְ־hakh-H5221thispeopleהַגּוֹי־ha.goy-H1471, IprayH6419thee, withblindnessבַּסַּנְוֵרִ֑יםba.san.ve.RimH5575. And hesmoteוַיַּכֵּ֥םvai.ya.KemH5221them withblindnessבַּסַּנְוֵרִ֖יםba.san.ve.RimH5575accordingH413to thewordכִּדְבַ֥רkid.VarH1697ofElishaאֱלִישָֽׁע׃'e.li.Sha'H477.

19AndElishaאֱלִישָׁ֗ע'e.li.Sha'H477saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, This isnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808thewayהַדֶּרֶךְ֮ha.de.reKhH1870,neitherוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808is this thecityהָעִיר֒ha.'IrH5892:followאַחֲרַ֔י'a.cha.RaiH310meH413, and I will bringyouH834to themanהָאִ֖ישׁha.'IshH376whomH834yeseekתְּבַקֵּשׁ֑וּןte.va.ke.ShunH1245. And he led them toSamariaשֹׁמְרֽוֹנָה׃sho.me.Ro.nahH8111.

20And itcameH935topassH935, when they werecomeH935intoH935Samariaשֹׁמְרוֹן֒sho.me.rOnH8111, thatElishaאֱלִישָׁ֔ע'e.li.Sha'H477saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,LORDיְהוָ֕הYah.wehH3068,openפְּקַ֥חpe.KachH6491theeyesעֵינֵֽי־'ei.nei-H5869oftheseH428menH428, that they mayseeוְיִרְא֑וּve.yir.'UH7200. And theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068openedוַיִּפְקַ֤חvai.yif.KachH6491theireyesעֵ֣ינֵיהֶ֔ם'ei.nei.HemH5869, and theysawוַיִּרְא֕וּvai.yir.'UH7200; and,beholdוְהִנֵּ֖הve.hi.NehH2009, they were in themidstבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432ofSamariaשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃sho.me.RonH8111.

21And thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoElishaאֱלִישָׁ֔ע'e.li.Sha'H477, when hesawכִּרְאֹת֖וֹkir.'o.ToH7200them, Myfatherאָבִֽי׃'a.ViH1; shall Ismiteהַאַכֶּ֥הha.'a.KehH5221them? shall Ismiteאַכֶּ֖ה'a.KehH5221them?

22And heansweredוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, Thou shaltnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808smiteתַכֶּ֔הta.KehH5221them: wouldest thousmiteמַכֶּ֑הma.KehH5221thoseH834whomH834thou hasttakenH7617captiveשָׁבִ֛יתָsha.Vi.taH7617with thyswordבְּחַרְבְּךָ֥be.char.be.KhaH2719and with thybowוּֽבְקַשְׁתְּךָ֖u.ve.kash.te.ChaH7198?setשִׂים֩simH7760breadלֶ֨חֶםLe.chemH3899andwaterוָמַ֜יִםva.Ma.yimH4325beforeלִפְנֵיהֶ֗םlif.nei.HemH6440them, that they mayeatוְיֹֽאכְלוּ֙ve.yo.khe.LuH398anddrinkוְיִשְׁתּ֔וּve.yish.TuH8354, and go to theirmasterאֲדֹנֵיהֶֽם׃'a.do.nei.HemH113.

23And he preparedgreatגְדוֹלָ֗הge.do.LahH1419provision for them: and when they hadeatenוַיֹּֽאכְלוּ֙vai.yo.khe.LuH398anddrunkוַיִּשְׁתּ֔וּvai.yish.TuH8354, hesentH7971themawayH7971, and theywentH935to theirmasterאֲדֹֽנֵיהֶ֑ם'a.do.nei.HemH113. And thebandsגְּדוּדֵ֣יge.du.DeiH1416ofSyriaאֲרָ֔ם'a.RamH758cameלָב֖וֹאla.Vo'H935noוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808moreעוֹד֙'OdH5750intoאֶל־'el-H413thelandבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478.

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