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2 Kings 4:12-25

12And hesaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559toGehaziגֵּחֲזִ֣יge.cha.ZiH1522hisservantנַעֲר֔וֹna.'a.RoH5288,Callקְרָ֖אke.Ra'H7121thisShunammiteלַשּׁוּנַמִּ֣יתla.shu.na.MitH7767. And when he hadcalledוַיִּקְרָא־vai.yik.ra'-H7121her, shestoodוַֽתַּעֲמֹ֖דva.ta.'a.ModH5975beforeלְפָנָֽיו׃le.fa.NavH6440him.

13And hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him,Sayאֱמָר־'e.mor-H559now to her, Behold, thou hast beencarefulחָרַ֣דְתְּ׀cha.RadtH2729for us with all thiscareהַחֲרָדָ֣הha.cha.ra.DahH2731; what is to bedoneלַעֲשׂ֣וֹתla.'a.SotH6213for thee?wouldestהֲיֵ֤שׁha.YeshH3426thou bespokenלְדַבֶּר־le.da.ber-H1696for to thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, or to thecaptainשַׂ֣רsarH8269of thehostהַצָּבָ֑אha.tza.Va'H6635? And sheansweredוַתֹּ֕אמֶרva.To.merH559, Idwellיֹשָֽׁבֶת׃yo.Sha.vetH3427amongבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432my ownpeopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971.

14And hesaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, What then is to bedoneלַעֲשׂ֣וֹתla.'a.SotH6213for her? AndGehaziגֵּיחֲזִ֗יgei.cha.ZiH1522answeredוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Verilyאֲבָ֛ל'a.ValH61she hath nochildבֵּ֥ןbenH1121, and herhusbandוְאִישָׁ֥הּve.'i.ShahH376isoldזָקֵֽן׃za.KenH2204.

15And hesaidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Callקְרָא־ke.ra'-H7121her. And when he hadcalledוַיִּקְרָא־vai.yik.ra'-H7121her, shestoodוַֽתַּעֲמֹ֖דva.ta.'a.ModH5975in thedoorבַּפָּֽתַח׃ba.Pa.tachH6607.

16And hesaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, About thisseasonלַמּוֹעֵ֤דla.mo.'EdH4150, nextyearכָּעֵ֣ת חַיָּ֔הka.'Et chai.YahH6256 H2416, thou shaltembraceחֹבֶ֣קֶתcho.Ve.ketH2263asonבֵּ֑ןBenH1121. And shesaidוַתֹּ֗אמֶרva.To.merH559, Nay, mylordאֲדֹנִי֙'a.do.NiH113, thoumanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, do notlieתְּכַזֵּ֖בte.kha.ZevH3576to thyhandmaidבְּשִׁפְחָתֶֽךָ׃be.shif.cha.Te.khaH8198.

17And thewomanהָאִשָּׁ֖הha.'i.ShahH802conceivedוַתַּ֥הַרva.Ta.harH2029, andboreוַתֵּ֣לֶדva.Te.ledH3205asonבֵּ֑ןBenH1121at thatseasonלַמּוֹעֵ֤דla.mo.'EdH4150thatElishaאֱלִישָֽׁע׃'e.li.Sha'H477hadsaidדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696to her, according to the settimeכָּעֵ֣ת חַיָּ֔הka.'Et chai.YahH6256 H2416.

18And when thechildהַיָּ֑לֶדhai.Ya.ledH3206wasgrownוַיִּגְדַּ֖לvai.yig.DalH1431, it happened on adayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117, that he wentoutוַיֵּצֵ֥אvai.ye.Tze'H3318to hisfatherאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1to thereapersהַקֹּצְרִֽים׃ha.ko.tze.RimH7114.

19And hesaidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to hisfatherאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1, Myheadרֹאשִׁ֣י׀ro.ShiH7218, myheadרֹאשִׁ֑יro.ShiH7218. And hesaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559to aladהַנַּ֔עַרha.Na.'arH5288,Carryשָׂאֵ֖הוּsa.'E.huH5375him to hismotherאִמּֽוֹ׃'i.MoH517.

20And when he hadtakenוַיִּשָּׂאֵ֔הוּvai.yi.sa.'E.huH5375him, andbroughtוַיְבִיאֵ֖הוּvay.vi.'E.huH935him to hismotherאִמּ֑וֹ'i.MoH517, hesatוַיֵּ֧שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427on herkneesבִּרְכֶּ֛יהָbir.Kei.haH1290tillnoonהַֽצָּהֳרַ֖יִםha.tzo.ho.Ra.yimH6672, and thendiedוַיָּמֹֽת׃vai.ya.MotH4191.

21And she wentupוַתַּ֙עַל֙va.Ta.'alH5927, andlaidוַתַּשְׁכִּבֵ֔הוּva.tash.ki.Ve.huH7901him on thebedמִטַּ֖תmi.TatH4296of themanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, andshutוַתִּסְגֹּ֥רva.tis.GorH5462the door upon him, and wentoutוַתֵּצֵֽא׃va.te.Tze'H3318.

22And shecalledוַתִּקְרָא֮va.tik.Ra'H7121to herhusbandאִישָׁהּ֒'i.ShahH376, andsaidוַתֹּ֗אמֶרva.To.merH559,Sendשִׁלְחָ֨הshil.ChahH7971me, I pray thee,oneאֶחָ֣ד'e.ChadH259of the youngmenהַנְּעָרִ֔יםha.ne.'a.RimH5288, andoneוְאַחַ֖תve.'a.ChatH259of thedonkeysהָאֲתֹנ֑וֹתha.'a.to.NotH860, that I mayrunוְאָר֛וּצָהve.'a.Ru.tzahH7323to themanאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, and comeagainוְאָשֽׁוּבָה׃ve.'a.Shu.vahH7725.

23And hesaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Why wilt thougoהֹלֶ֤כֶתho.lakh.tiH1980to him todayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117? it is neither newmoonחֹ֖דֶשׁCho.deshH2320, norsabbathשַׁבָּ֑תsha.BatH7676. And shesaidוַתֹּ֖אמֶרva.To.merH559, It shall bewellשָׁלֽוֹם׃sha.LomH7965.

24Then shesaddledוַֽתַּחֲבֹשׁ֙va.ta.cha.VoshH2280adonkeyהָֽאָת֔וֹןha.'a.TonH860, andsaidוַתֹּ֥אמֶרva.To.merH559to herservantנַעֲרָ֖הּna.'a.RahH5288,Driveנְהַ֣גne.HagH5090, and goforwardH3212;slackתַּעֲצָר־ta.'a.tzor-H6113not thyridingלִרְכֹּ֔בlir.KoH7392for me, except Ibidאָמַ֥רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559thee.

25So shewentH3212andcameוַתָּב֛וֹאva.ta.Vo'H935to themanאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430tomountהַ֣רharH2022Carmelהַכַּרְמֶ֑לha.kar.MelH3760. And it came to pass, when themanאִישׁ־'ish-H376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֤יםha.'E.lo.HimH430saw her afaroffכִּרְא֨וֹתkir.'otH7200, that hesaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559toGehaziגֵּיחֲזִ֣יgei.cha.ZiH1522hisservantנַעֲר֔וֹna.'a.RoH5288, Behold, yonder isthatהַלָּֽז׃ha.LazH1975Shunammiteהַשּׁוּנַמִּ֥יתha.shu.na.MitH7767:

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