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2 Kings 8:7-15

7AndElishaאֱלִישָׁע֙'e.li.Sha'H477cameוַיָּבֹ֤אvai.ya.Vo'H935toDamascusדַּמֶּ֔שֶׂקda.Me.sekH1834; andBen-hadadH1130thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofSyriaאֲרָ֖ם'a.RamH758wassickחֹלֶ֑הcho.LehH2470; and it wastoldוַיֻּגַּד־vai.yu.gad-H5046him,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Themanאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430iscomeבָּ֛אba'H935hither.

8And thekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoHazaelחֲזָהאֵ֗לcha.za.h.'ElH2371,Takeקַ֤חkachH3947apresentמִנְחָ֔הmin.ChahH4503in thinehandבְּיָֽדְךָ֙be.ya.de.KhaH3027, and gomeetH7125themanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, andinquireוְדָרַשְׁתָּ֨ve.da.rash.TaH1875of theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068by him,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Shall Irecoverהַאֶחְיֶ֖הha.'ech.YehH2421of thissicknessמֵחֳלִ֥יme.cho.LiH2483?

9SoH3947Hazaelחֲזָאֵל֮cha.za.'ElH2371wentH935tomeetH6440him, andtookH3947apresentמִנְחָ֤הmin.ChahH4503with him, even ofeveryוְכָל־ve.kholH3605goodט֣וּבtuvH2898thingזֶֽה׃ZehH2088ofDamascusדַּמֶּ֔שֶׂקda.Me.sekH1834,fortyאַרְבָּעִ֣ים'ar.ba.'ImH705camels’גָּמָ֑לga.MalH1581burdenמַשָּׂ֖אma.Sa'H4853, andcameH935andstoodוַיַּעֲמֹ֣דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975beforeH6440him, andsaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Thysonבִּנְךָ֨bin.KhaH1121Ben-hadadH1130kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofSyriaאֲרָם֙'a.RamH758hathsentשְׁלָחַ֤נִיshe.la.Cha.niH7971meאֵלֶ֙יךָ֙'e.Lei.khaH413to thee,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Shall Irecoverהַאֶחְיֶ֖הha.'ech.YehH2421of thissicknessמֵחֳלִ֥יme.cho.LiH2483.

10AndElishaאֱלִישָׁ֔ע'e.li.Sha'H477saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Go,sayאֱמָר־'e.mor-H559unto him, Thou shaltsurelyH3588recoverH2421; howbeit theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hath shewedmeאֵלָיו֙'e.LavH413that he shallsurelyH3588dieH4191.

11And he settled hiscountenanceפָּנָ֖יוpa.NavH6440stedfastlyuponוַיָּ֣שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760him,untilעַד־'ad-H5704he wasashamedבֹּ֑שׁBoshH954: and themanאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ha.'E.lo.HimH430weptוַיֵּ֖בְךְּvai.Ye.vekH1058.

12AndHazaelחֲזָאֵ֔לcha.za.'ElH2371saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Whyמַדּ֖וּעַma.Du.a'H4069weepeth mylordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113? And heansweredוַיֹּ֡אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588Iknowיָדַ֡עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045theevilרָעָ֗הra.'AhH7451that thou wiltdoתַּעֲשֶׂה֩ta.'a.SehH6213unto thechildrenH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478: their strong holds wilt thousetתְּשַׁלַּ֤חte.sha.LachH7971onfireבָּאֵשׁ֙ba.'EshH784, and theiryoungH1121menוּבַחֻֽרֵיהֶם֙u.va.chu.rei.HemH970wilt thouslayתַּהֲרֹ֔גta.ha.RogH2026with theswordבַּחֶ֣רֶבba.Che.revH2719, and wiltdashתְּרַטֵּ֔שׁte.ra.TeshH7376inpiecesH7376theirlittleH5768onesH5768, andripH1234upH1234theirwomenH2030withchildH2030.

13AndHazaelחֲזָהאֵ֔לcha.za.h.'ElH2371saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Butwhatמָ֤הmahH4100is thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֙'av.de.KhaH5650,whichהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088is but adogהַכֶּ֔לֶבha.Ke.levH3611, that he shoulddoיַעֲשֶׂ֔הya.'a.SehH6213thisgreatהַגָּד֖וֹלha.ga.DolH1419thingהַדָּבָ֥רha.da.VarH1697? AndElishaאֱלִישָׁ֔ע'e.li.Sha'H477answeredוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, TheLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068hath shewedmeעַל־'al-H5921that thou shalt bekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428overSyriaאֲרָֽם׃'a.RamH758.

14Then hedepartedH935fromElishaאֱלִישָׁ֗ע'e.li.Sha'H477, andcameH935to hismasterאֲדֹנָ֔יו'a.do.NavH113; whosaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him,Whatמָֽה־mah-H4100saidאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559Elishaאֱלִישָׁ֑ע'e.li.Sha'H477to thee? And heansweredוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Hetoldאָ֥מַר'A.marH559meאֶל־'el-H413that thou shouldestsurelyH935recoverH2421.

15And itcameH1961topassH1961on the morrow, that hetookH3947the coverlet, anddippedוַיִּטְבֹּ֣לvai.yit.BolH2881it inwaterבַּמַּ֔יִםba.Ma.yimH4325, andspreadוַיִּפְרֹ֥שׂvai.yif.RosH6566it on hisfaceפָּנָ֖יוpa.NavH6440,SoH3947that hediedוַיָּמֹ֑תvai.ya.MotH4191: andHazaelחֲזָהאֵ֖לcha.za.h.'ElH2371reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֥ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427in hissteadתַּחְתָּֽיו׃ פtach.TavH8478.

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