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2 Kings 4:38-40

38AndElishaוֶאֱלִישָׁ֞עve.'e.li.Sha'H477cameagainשָׁ֤בshavH7725toGilgalהַגִּלְגָּ֙לָה֙ha.gil.Ga.lahH1537: and there was afamineוְהָרָעָ֣בve.ha.ra.'AvH7458in thelandבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776; and thesonsוּבְנֵי֙u.ve.NeiH1121of theprophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֔יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030weresittingיֹשְׁבִ֖יםyo.she.VimH3427beforeלְפָנָ֑יוle.fa.NavH6440him: and hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to hisservantלְנַעֲר֗וֹle.na.'a.RoH5288,Setשְׁפֹת֙she.FotH8239on thegreatהַגְּדוֹלָ֔הha.ge.do.LahH1419potהַסִּ֣ירha.SirH5518, andboilוּבַשֵּׁ֥לu.va.ShelH1310pottageנָזִ֖ידna.ZidH5138for thesonsלִבְנֵ֥יliv.NeiH1121of theprophetsהַנְּבִיאִֽים׃ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030.

39Andoneאֶחָ֣ד'e.ChadH259wentoutוַיֵּצֵ֨אvai.ye.Tze'H3318into thefieldהַשָּׂדֶה֮ha.sa.DehH7704togatherלְלַקֵּ֣טle.la.KetH3950herbsאֹרֹת֒'o.RotH219, andfoundוַיִּמְצָא֙vai.yim.Tza'H4672awildשָׂדֶ֔הsa.DehH7704vineגֶּ֣פֶןGe.fenH1612, andgatheredוַיְלַקֵּ֥טvay.la.KetH3950from itwildשָׂדֶ֖הsa.DehH7704gourdsפַּקֻּעֹ֥תpa.ku.'OtH6498hislapבִגְד֑וֹvig.DoH899fullמְלֹ֣אme.Lo'H4393, andcameוַיָּבֹ֗אvai.ya.Vo'H935andshredוַיְפַלַּ֛חvay.fa.LachH6398them into thepotסִ֥ירsirH5518ofpottageהַנָּזִ֖ידha.na.ZidH5138: for theyknewיָדָֽעוּ׃ya.Da.'uH3045them not.

40So they pouredoutוַיִּֽצְק֥וּvai.yitz.KuH3332for themenלַאֲנָשִׁ֖יםla.'a.na.ShimH582toeatלֶאֱכ֑וֹלle.'e.KholH398. And it came to pass, as they wereeatingכְּאָכְלָ֨םke.'a.khe.LamH398of thepottageמֵהַנָּזִ֜ידme.ha.na.ZidH5138, that they criedoutצָעָ֗קוּtza.'A.kuH6817, andsaidוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559, O thoumanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, there isdeathמָ֤וֶתMa.vetH4194in thepotבַּסִּיר֙ba.SirH5518. And theycouldיָכְל֖וּya.khe.LuH3201noteatלֶאֱכֹֽל׃le.'e.KholH398of it .

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