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2 Kings 4:1-7

1Now therecriedצָעֲקָ֨הtza.'a.KahH6817acertainאַחַ֣ת'a.ChatH259womanוְאִשָּׁ֣הve.'i.ShahH802of thewivesמִנְּשֵׁ֣יmi.ne.SheiH802of thesonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of theprophetsהַ֠נְּבִיאִיםHa.ne.vi.'imH5030toElishaאֱלִישָׁ֜ע'e.li.Sha'H477,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, Thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֤'av.de.KhaH5650myhusbandאִישִׁי֙'i.ShiH376isdeadמֵ֔תMetH4191; and thouknowestיָדַ֔עְתָּya.Da'.taH3045that thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֔'av.de.KhaH5650fearedיָרֵ֖אya.Re'H3373theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068: and thecreditorוְהַ֨נֹּשֶׁ֔הve.Ha.no.ShehH5383hathcomeבָּ֗אBa'H935totakeלָקַ֜חַתla.Ka.chatH3947to mytwoשְׁנֵ֧יshe.NeiH8147sonsיְלָדַ֛יye.la.DaiH3206to be hisslavesלַעֲבָדִֽים׃la.'a.va.DimH5650.

2AndElishaאֱלִישָׁע֙'e.li.Sha'H477saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to her, What shall Idoאֶֽעֱשֶׂה־'e.'e.seh-H6213for thee?tellהַגִּ֣ידִיha.Gi.diH5046me, whathastיֶּשׁ־yesh-H3426thou in thehouseבַּבָּ֑יִתba.Ba.yitH1004? And shesaidוַתֹּ֗אמֶרva.To.merH559, Thyhandmaidלְשִׁפְחָתְךָ֥le.shif.cha.te.KhaH8198hath not any thing in thehouseבַּבַּ֔יִתba.Ba.yitH1004, except apotאָס֥וּךְ'a.SukhH610ofoilשָֽׁמֶן׃Sha.menH8081.

3Then hesaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,GoH3212,borrowשַׁאֲלִי־sha.'a.li-H7592theevesselsכֵּלִים֙ke.LimH3627abroadהַח֔וּץha.ChutzH2351of all thyneighboursשְׁכֵנָ֑יִךְshikh.ni.kheH7934, evenemptyרֵקִ֖יםre.KimH7386vesselsכֵּלִ֥יםke.LimH3627; borrow not afewתַּמְעִֽיטִי׃tam.'I.tiH4591.

4And when thou hast comeinוּבָ֗אתu.VatH935, thou shaltshutוְסָגַ֤רְתְּve.sa.GartH5462thedoorהַדֶּ֙לֶת֙ha.De.letH1817upon thee and upon thysonsבָּנַ֔יִךְba.Na.yikhH1121, and shalt pouroutוְיָצַ֕קְתְּve.ya.TzaktH3332into all thosevesselsהַכֵּלִ֖יםha.ke.LimH3627, and thou shalt setasideתַּסִּֽיעִי׃ta.Si.'iH5265that which isfullוְהַמָּלֵ֖אve.ha.ma.Le'H4392.

5So shewentH3212from him, andshutוַתִּסְגֹּ֣רva.tis.GorH5462thedoorהַדֶּ֔לֶתha.De.letH1817upon her anduponH1157hersonsבָּנֶ֑יהָba.Nei.haH1121,whoהֵ֛םhemH1992broughtמַגִּשִׁ֥יםma.gi.ShimH5066the vessels to her; and she pouredoutמוֹצָֽקֶת׃mei.tza.ketH3332.

6And it came to pass, when thevesselsהַכֵּלִ֗יםha.ke.LimH3627werefullכִּמְלֹ֣אתkim.LotH4390, that shesaidוַתֹּ֤אמֶרva.To.merH559to hersonבְּנָהּ֙be.NahH1121,Bringהַגִּ֨ישָׁהha.Gi.shahH5066me yet avesselכֶּ֔לִיKe.liH3627. And hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to her, There is not avesselכֶּ֑לִיKe.liH3627more. And theoilהַשָּֽׁמֶן׃ha.Sha.menH8081stoppedוַֽיַּעֲמֹ֖דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975flowing .

7Then shecameוַתָּבֹ֗אva.ta.Vo'H935andtoldוַתַּגֵּד֙va.ta.GedH5046themanלְאִ֣ישׁle.'IshH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430. And hesaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,GoH3212,sellמִכְרִ֣יmikh.RiH4376theoilהַשֶּׁ֔מֶןha.She.menH8081, andpayוְשַׁלְּמִ֖יve.sha.le.MiH7999thydebtנִשְׁיֵ֑ךְnish.ye.kheH5386, andliveתִֽחְיִ֖יtich.YiH2421thou and thychildrenוּבָנַ֔יִךְve.ba.nei.kheH1121on therestבַּנּוֹתָֽר׃ פba.no.TarH3498.

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