Revised Version 1895

2 Kings 6:24-33

24And itcameH1961topassH1961afterאַחֲרֵי־'a.cha.rei-H310this, thatBen-hadadH1130kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofSyriaאֲרָ֖ם'a.RamH758gatheredוַיִּקְבֹּ֛ץvai.yik.BotzH6908allכָּל־kol-H3605hishostמַחֲנֵ֑הוּma.cha.Ne.huH4264, andwentH5927upH5927, and besiegedSamariaשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃sho.me.RonH8111.

25And there was agreatגָּדוֹל֙ga.dOlH1419famineרָעָ֤בra.'AvH7458inSamariaבְּשֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹןbe.Sho.me.RonH8111: and,beholdוְהִנֵּ֖הve.hi.NehH2009, they besieged it,untilעַ֣ד'adH5704an ass’sheadרֹאשׁ־rosh-H7218wassoldH1961for fourscore pieces ofsilverכֶּ֔סֶףKe.sefH3701, and thefourthוְרֹ֛בַעve.Roa'H7255partעָלֶ֑יהָ'a.Lei.haH5921of akabהַקַּ֥בha.KavH6894of dove’s dung forfiveבַּחֲמִשָּׁה־ba.cha.mi.shah-H2568pieces ofsilverכָֽסֶף׃Kha.sefH3701.

26And as thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478waspassingעֹבֵ֖ר'o.VerH5674byuponעַל־'al-H5921thewallהַחֹמָ֑הha.cho.MahH2346, therecriedצָעֲקָ֤הtza.'a.KahH6817awomanוְאִשָּׁ֗הve.'i.ShahH802unto him,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Helpהוֹשִׁ֖יעָהho.Shi.'ahH3467, mylordאֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.NiH113, Okingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

27And hesaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559,Ifא֥וֹ'oH176theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068doH408notH408helpיוֹשִׁעֵ֣ךְyo.shi.'EkhH3467thee, whence shall Ihelpאֽוֹשִׁיעֵ֑ךְ'o.shi.'EkhH3467thee?outהֲמִן־ha.min-H4480of the threshing-floor, oroutמִן־min-H4480of thewinepressהַיָּֽקֶב׃hai.Ya.kevH3342?

28And thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּֽאמֶר־vai.yo.mer-H559untoherH413,WhatH4100aileth thee? AndsheH4100answeredוַתֹּ֗אמֶרva.To.merH559, Thiswomanהָאִשָּׁ֨הha.'i.ShahH802saidאָמְרָ֣ה'a.me.RahH559untomeH413,Giveתְּנִ֤יte.NiH5414thysonבְּנֵךְ֙be.neKhH1121, thatweH3117mayeatוְנֹאכְלֶ֣נּוּve.no.khe.Le.nuH398himtodayH3117, andweH3117willeatנֹאכַ֥לno.KhalH398mysonבְּנִ֖יbe.NiH1121tomorrowמָחָֽר׃ma.CharH4279.

29SoH5414weH3117boiledוַנְּבַשֵּׁ֥לva.ne.va.ShelH1310mysonבְּנִ֖יbe.NiH1121, anddidH3117eatוַנֹּֽאכְלֵ֑הוּva.no.khe.Le.huH398him: and Isaidוָאֹמַ֨רva.'o.MarH559untoherH413on thenextהָאַחֵ֗רha.'a.CherH312dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,Giveתְּנִ֤יte.NiH5414thysonבְּנֵךְ֙be.neKhH1121, thatweH3117mayeatוְנֹ֣אכְלֶ֔נּוּve.No.khe.Le.nuH398him: and she hathhidוַתַּחְבִּ֖אva.tach.Bi'H2244herH413sonבְּנָֽהּ׃be.NahH1121.

30And itcameH1961topassH5674, when thekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428heardכִשְׁמֹ֨עַkhish.Mo.a'H8085thewordsדִּבְרֵ֤יdiv.ReiH1697of thewomanהָֽאִשָּׁה֙ha.'i.ShahH802, that he rent hisclothesבְּגָדָ֔יוbe.ga.DavH899; (nowH1961he waspassingH5674byuponH5921thewallהַחֹמָ֑הha.cho.MahH2346;) and thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971lookedוַיַּ֣רְאvai.Yar'H7200, and,beholdוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009, he hadsackclothהַשַּׂ֛קha.SakH8242withinH5921uponH5921hisfleshבְּשָׂר֖וֹbe.sa.RoH1320.

31Then hesaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430doH6213soH6213tomeעָלָ֖יו'a.LavH5921, andmoreיוֹסִ֑ףyo.SifH3254also,ifאִֽם־'im-H518theheadרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218ofElishaאֱלִישָׁ֧ע'e.li.Sha'H477thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofShaphatשָׁפָ֛טsha.FatH8202shallstandיַעֲמֹ֞דya.'a.ModH5975on him thisdayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117.

32ButElishaוֶאֱלִישָׁע֙ve.'e.li.Sha'H477satיֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427in hishouseבְּבֵית֔וֹbe.vei.ToH1004; and theeldersוְהַזְּקֵנִ֖יםve.ha.ze.ke.NimH2205satיֹשְׁבִ֣יםyo.she.VimH3427with him; and the kingsentוַיִּשְׁלַ֨חvai.yish.LachH7971amanאִ֜ישׁ'ishH376frombeforeמִלְּפָנָ֗יוmi.le.fa.NavH6440him: but ere themessengerהַמַּלְאָ֨ךְha.mal.'AkhH4397cameH935to him, hesaidאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559to theeldersהַזְּקֵנִ֗יםha.ze.ke.NimH2205,Seeהַרְּאִיתֶם֙ha.re.'i.TemH7200yehowכִּֽי־ki-H3588thissonבֶּן־ben-H1121of amurdererהַֽמְרַצֵּ֤חַham.ra.Tze.achH7523hathsentשָׁלַ֞חsha.LachH7971totakeH5493awayH5493mineheadרֹאשִׁ֔יro.ShiH7218?lookרְא֣וּ׀re.'UH7200, when themessengerהַמַּלְאָ֗ךְha.mal.'AkhH4397cometh,shutסִגְר֤וּsig.RuH5462thedoorהַדֶּ֙לֶת֙ha.De.letH1817, andholdוּלְחַצְתֶּ֤םu.le.chatz.TemH3905thedoorבַּדֶּ֔לֶתba.De.letH1817fastagainstH413him: isnotהֲל֗וֹאha.Lo'H3808thesoundק֛וֹלKolH6963of hismaster’sאֲדֹנָ֖יו'a.do.NavH113feetרַגְלֵ֥יrag.LeiH7272behindאַחֲרָֽיו׃'a.cha.RavH310him.?

33AndwhileH5750he yettalkedמְדַבֵּ֣רme.da.BerH1696with them,beholdוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009, themessengerהַמַּלְאָ֖ךְha.mal.'AkhH4397cameH3381downיֹרֵ֣דyo.RedH3381unto him: and hesaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Beholdהִנֵּֽה־hi.neh-H2009, thisevilהָֽרָעָה֙ha.ra.'AhH7451is of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068;whyמָֽה־mah-H4100should Iwaitאוֹחִ֥יל'o.ChilH3176for theLORDלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068anyH5750longerH5750?

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