Revised Version 1895

2 Kings 6:18-23

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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