Revised Version 1895

2 Kings 6:25-29

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.

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