Revised Version 1895

2 Kings 7:11-20

11And hecalledוַיִּקְרָ֖אvai.yik.Ra'H7121the porters; and theytoldוַיַּגִּ֕ידוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046it to theking’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428householdבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004withinפְּנִֽימָה׃pe.Ni.mahH6441.

12And thekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428aroseוַיָּ֨קָםvai.Ya.komH6965in thenightלַ֗יְלָהLay.lahH3915, andsaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559unto hisservantsעֲבָדָ֔יו'a.va.DavH5650, I willnowH4994shewyouH834whatH834the Syrians havedoneעָ֥שׂוּ'A.suH6213tousH4994. Theyknowיָדְע֞וּya.de.'UH3045thatweH587behungryרְעֵבִ֣יםre.'e.VimH7457; therefore are theygoneH3318outH3318of thecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶה֙ha.ma.cha.NehH4264tohideלְהֵחָבֵ֤הle.he.cha.VehH2247themselves in thefieldבַשָּׂדֶה֙ve.ha.sa.dehH7704,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, When theycomeנָבֹֽא׃na.Vo'H935outH3318of thecityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892,weH587shalltakeH3318themaliveחַיִּ֔יםchai.YimH2416, andgetH6965intoH413thecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892.

13And one of hisservantsמֵעֲבָדָ֜יוme.'a.va.DavH5650answeredH559andsaidH559,LetH7971someמִן־min-H4480takeוְיִקְחוּ־ve.yik.chu-H3947, IprayH4994thee,fiveחֲמִשָּׁ֣הcha.mi.ShahH2568of thehorsesהַסּוּסִים֮ha.su.SimH5483thatremainהַֽנִּשְׁאָרִים֮ha.nish.'a.RimH7604,whichH834areleftנִשְׁאֲרוּ־nish.'a.ru-H7604in the city, (beholdH2009, they are asallכְּכָל־ke.khol-H3605themultitudeהֲמ֤וֹןhe.ha.monH1995ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478that areleftנִשְׁאֲרוּ־nish.'a.ru-H7604in it;beholdH2009, they are asallכְּכָל־ke.khol-H3605themultitudeהֲמ֥וֹןha.MonH1995ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478that areconsumedתָּ֑מּוּTa.muH8552:) andletH7971usH4994sendוְנִשְׁלְחָ֖הve.nish.le.ChahH7971andseeוְנִרְאֶֽה׃ve.nir.'EhH7200.

14Theytookוַיִּקְח֕וּvai.yik.ChuH3947thereforetwoשְׁנֵ֖יshe.NeiH8147chariotsרֶ֣כֶבRe.khevH7393withhorsesסוּסִ֑יםsu.SimH5483; and thekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sentH7971afterאַחֲרֵ֧י'a.cha.ReiH310thehostמַחֲנֵֽה־ma.cha.neh-H4264of the Syrians,sayingלֵאמֹ֖רle.MorH559,GoH7971andseeוּרְאֽוּ׃u.re.'UH7200.

15And theywentH7725afterאַחֲרֵיהֶם֮'a.cha.rei.HemH310them untoJordanהַיַּרְדֵּן֒hai.yar.DenH3383: and,loוְהִנֵּ֣הve.hi.NehH2009,allכָל־khol-H3605thewayהַדֶּ֗רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870wasfullמְלֵאָ֤הme.le.'AhH4392ofgarmentsבְגָדִים֙ve.ga.DimH899andvesselsוְכֵלִ֔יםve.khe.LimH3627,whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the Syrians hadcastהִשְׁלִ֥יכוּhish.Li.khuH7993awayH7725in theirhasteבְּחָפְזָ֑םbe.he.cha.fe.zamH2648. And themessengersהַמַּלְאָכִ֔יםha.mal.'a.KhimH4397returnedוַיָּשֻׁ֙בוּ֙vai.ya.Shu.vuH7725, andtoldוַיַּגִּ֖דוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046thekingלַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃la.Me.lekhH4428.

16And thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971wentH3318outH3318, and spoiled thecampמַחֲנֵ֣הma.cha.NehH4264of the Syrians.Soוַיְהִ֨יvay.HiH1961ameasureסְאָה־se.'ah-H5429offineסֹ֜לֶתSo.letH5560flourH5560wassoldH3318for ashekelבְּשֶׁ֗קֶלbe.She.kelH8255, and twomeasuresוְסָאתַ֧יִםve.sa.Ta.yimH5429ofbarleyשְׂעֹרִ֛יםse.'o.RimH8184for ashekelבְּשֶׁ֖קֶלbe.She.kelH8255, according to thewordכִּדְבַ֥רkid.VarH1697of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

17And thekingוְהַמֶּלֶךְ֩ve.ha.me.leKhH4428appointedהִפְקִ֨ידhif.KidH6485the captain onwhoseH834handיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027heleanedנִשְׁעָ֤ןnish.'AnH8172to have thechargeעַל־'al-H5921of thegateהַשַּׁ֔עַרha.Sha.'arH8179: and thepeopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971trodeuponעַל־'al-H5921him in thegateבַּשַּׁ֖עַרba.Sha.'arH8179, and hediedוַיָּמֹ֑תvai.ya.MotH4191as themanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430hadsaidH1696, who spake when thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428cameH3381downבְּרֶ֥דֶתbe.Re.detH3381to him.

18And itcameH1961topassH1961, as themanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430hadspokenכְּדַבֵּר֙ke.da.BerH1696to thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, Twomeasuresסָאתַ֨יִםsa.Ta.yimH5429ofbarleyשְׂעֹרִ֜יםse.'o.RimH8184for ashekelבְּשֶׁ֗קֶלbe.She.kelH8255, and ameasureוּֽסְאָה־u.se.'ah-H5429offineסֹ֙לֶת֙so.letH5560flourH5560for ashekelבְּשֶׁ֔קֶלbe.She.kelH8255, shall betomorrowמָחָ֔רma.CharH4279aboutH1961this time in thegateבְּשַׁ֖עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179ofSamariaשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃sho.me.RonH8111;

19and that captainansweredH559themanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִים֮ha.'E.lo.HimH430, andsaidH559,Nowהֲיִהְיֶ֖הha.yih.YehH1961,beholdH2009,ifהִנְּךָ֤hi.ne.KhaH2005theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068shouldmakeעֹשֶׂ֤ה'o.SehH6213windowsאֲרֻבּוֹת֙'a.ru.bOtH699inheavenבַּשָּׁמַ֔יִםba.sha.Ma.yimH8064, mightsuchהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088athingכַּדָּבָ֣רka.da.VarH1697be? and hesaidH559,BeholdH2009, thou shaltseeרֹאֶה֙ro.'EhH7200it with thineeyesבְּעֵינֶ֔יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869, but shaltnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808eatתֹאכֵֽל׃to.KhelH398thereof:

20itcameH1961topassH1961evenH3651soH3651unto him; for thepeopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971trodeuponH1961him in thegateבַּשַּׁ֖עַרba.Sha.'arH8179, and hediedוַיָּמֹֽת׃ סvai.ya.MotH4191.

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