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2 Kings 4:9-40

9And shesaidוַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.To.merH559to herhusbandאִישָׁ֔הּ'i.ShahH376, Behold now, Iperceiveיָדַ֔עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045that this is anholyקָד֣וֹשׁka.Do.oshH6918manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376ofGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430, whopassethעֹבֵ֥ר'o.VerH5674by uscontinuallyתָּמִֽיד׃ta.MidH8548.

10Let usmakeנַֽעֲשֶׂה־na.'a.seh-H6213alittleקְטַנָּ֔הke.ta.NahH6996chamberעֲלִיַּת־'a.li.yat-H5944, I pray thee, withwallsקִיר֙kirH7023; and let ussetוְנָשִׂ֨יםve.na.SimH7760for him there abedמִטָּ֥הmi.TahH4296, and atableוְשֻׁלְחָ֖ןve.shul.ChanH7979, and astoolוְכִסֵּ֣אve.khi.Se'H3678, and alampstandוּמְנוֹרָ֑הu.me.no.RahH4501: and it shall be, when hecomethבְּבֹא֥וֹbe.vo.'OH935to us, that he shallturnיָס֥וּרya.SurH5493in there.

11And it fell on adayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117, that hecameוַיָּ֣בֹאvai.Ya.vo'H935there, and heturnedוַיָּ֥סַרvai.Ya.sarH5493into thechamberהָעֲלִיָּ֖הha.'a.li.YahH5944, andlayוַיִּשְׁכַּב־vai.yish.kav-H7901there.

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:

26Runרֽוּץ־rutz-H7323now, I pray thee, tomeetH7125her, andsayוֶאֱמָר־ve.'e.mor-H559to her, Is itwellהֲשָׁל֥וֹםha.sha.LomH7965with thee? is itwellהֲשָׁל֥וֹםha.sha.LomH7965with thyhusbandלְאִישֵׁ֖ךְle.'i.ShekhH376? is itwellהֲשָׁל֣וֹםha.sha.LomH7965with thechildלַיָּ֑לֶדlai.Ya.ledH3206? And sheansweredוַתֹּ֖אמֶרva.To.merH559, It iswellשָׁלֽוֹם׃sha.LomH7965.

27And when shecameוַתָּבֹ֞אva.ta.Vo'H935to themanאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430to thehillהָהָ֔רha.HarH2022, shecaughtוַֽתַּחֲזֵ֖קva.ta.cha.ZekH2388him by thefeetבְּרַגְלָ֑יוbe.rag.LavH7272: butGehaziגֵּֽיחֲזִ֜יgei.cha.ZiH1522camenearוַיִּגַּ֨שׁvai.yi.GashH5066to thrust herawayלְהָדְפָ֗הּle.ha.de.FahH1920. And themanאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֤יםha.'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559, Let heraloneהַרְפֵּֽה־har.peh-H7503; for hersoulנַפְשָׁ֣הּnaf.ShahH5315issorrowfulמָֽרָה־ma.rah-H4843within her: and theLORDוַֽיהוָה֙va.Yah.wehH3068hathhidהֶעְלִ֣יםhe'.LimH5956it from me, and hath nottoldהִגִּ֖ידhi.GidH5046me.

28Then shesaidוַתֹּ֕אמֶרva.To.merH559, Did Iaskהֲשָׁאַ֥לְתִּיha.sha.'Al.tiH7592asonבֵ֖ןvenH1121from mylordאֲדֹנִ֑י'a.do.NiH113? did I notsayאָמַ֔רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559, Do notdeceiveתַשְׁלֶ֖הtash.LehH7952me?

29Then hesaidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toGehaziלְגֵיחֲזִ֜יle.gei.cha.ZiH1522, Girdupחֲגֹ֣רcha.GorH2296thyloinsמָתְנֶ֗יךָma.te.Nei.khaH4975, andtakeוְקַ֨חve.KachH3947mystaffמִשְׁעַנְתִּ֣יmish.'an.TiH4938in thyhandבְיָדְךָ֮ve.ya.de.KhaH3027, and go thywayH3212: and if thou shaltmeetתִמְצָ֥אtim.Tza'H4672anymanאִישׁ֙'ishH376,greetתְבָרְכֶ֔נּוּte.va.re.Khe.nuH1288him not; and ifanyאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376shallgreetיְבָרֶכְךָ֥ye.va.rekh.KhaH1288thee, answer him notagainתַעֲנֶנּ֑וּta.'a.ne.NuH6030: andlayוְשַׂמְתָּ֥ve.sam.TaH7760mystaffמִשְׁעַנְתִּ֖יmish.'an.TiH4938upon thefaceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of thechildהַנָּֽעַר׃ha.Na.'arH5288.

30And themotherאֵ֣ם'emH517of thechildהַנַּ֔עַרha.Na.'arH5288saidוַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.To.merH559, As theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068livethחַי־chai-H2416, and as thysoulנַפְשְׁךָ֖naf.she.KhaH5315livethוְחֵֽי־ve.chei-H2416, I will notleaveאֶעֶזְבֶ֑ךָּ'e.'ez.Ve.kaH5800thee. And hearoseוַיָּ֖קָםvai.Ya.komH6965, andfollowedאַחֲרֶֽיהָ׃'a.cha.Rei.haH3212 H310her.

31AndGehaziוְגֵחֲזִ֞יve.ge.cha.ZiH1522passedonעָבַ֣ר'a.VarH5674beforeלִפְנֵיהֶ֗םlif.nei.HemH6440them, andlaidוַיָּ֤שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760thestaffהַמִּשְׁעֶ֙נֶת֙ha.mish.'E.netH4938upon thefaceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of thechildהַנַּ֔עַרha.Na.'arH5288; but there was neithervoiceק֖וֹלKolH6963, norhearingקָ֑שֶׁבKa.shevH7182. Therefore he wentagainוַיָּ֤שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725tomeetH7125him, andtoldוַיַּגֶּד־vai.ya.ged-H5046him,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Thechildהַנָּֽעַר׃ha.Na.'arH5288is notawakenedהֵקִ֖יץhe.KitzH6974.

32And whenElishaאֱלִישָׁ֖ע'e.li.Sha'H477hadcomeוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935into thehouseהַבָּ֑יְתָהha.Ba.ye.tahH1004, behold, thechildהַנַּ֙עַר֙ha.Na.'arH5288wasdeadמֵ֔תMetH4191, andlaidמֻשְׁכָּ֖בmush.KavH7901upon hisbedמִטָּתֽוֹ׃mi.ta.ToH4296.

33He wentinוַיָּבֹ֕אvai.ya.Vo'H935therefore, andshutוַיִּסְגֹּ֥רvai.yis.GorH5462thedoorהַדֶּ֖לֶתha.De.letH1817upon thembothשְׁנֵיהֶ֑םshe.nei.HemH8147, andprayedוַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֖לvai.yit.pa.LelH6419to theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

34And he wentupוַיַּ֜עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927, andlayוַיִּשְׁכַּ֣בvai.yish.KavH7901upon thechildהַיֶּ֗לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206, andputוַיָּשֶׂם֩vai.ya.SemH7760hismouthפִּ֨יוpivH6310upon hismouthפִּ֜יוpivH6310, and hiseyesוְעֵינָ֤יוve.'ei.NavH5869upon hiseyesעֵינָיו֙'ei.NavH5869, and hishandsוְכַפָּ֣יוve.kha.PavH3709upon hishandsכַּפָּ֔יוka.povH3709: and hestretchedוַיִּגְהַ֖רvai.yig.HarH1457himself upon the child; and thefleshבְּשַׂ֥רbe.SarH1320of thechildהַיָּֽלֶד׃hai.Ya.ledH3206becamewarmוַיָּ֖חָםvai.Ya.chomH2552.

35Then hereturnedוַיָּ֜שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725, andwalkedH3212in thehouseבַּבַּ֗יִתba.Ba.yitH1004toאַחַ֥ת הֵ֙נָּה֙'a.Chat he.nahH259 H2008andfroוְאַחַ֣ת הֵ֔נָּהve.'a.Chat He.nahH259 H2008; and wentupוַיַּ֖עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927, andstretchedוַיִּגְהַ֣רvai.yig.HarH1457himself upon him: and thechildהַנַּ֙עַר֙ha.Na.'arH5288sneezedוַיְזוֹרֵ֤רvay.zo.RerH2237sevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651timesפְּעָמִ֔יםpe.'a.MimH6471, and thechildהַנַּ֖עַרha.Na.'arH5288openedוַיִּפְקַ֥חvai.yif.KachH6491hiseyesעֵינָֽיו׃'ei.NavH5869.

36And hecalledוַיִּקְרָ֣אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Gehaziגֵּיחֲזִ֗יgei.cha.ZiH1522, andsaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559,Callקְרָא֙ke.Ra'H7121thisShunammiteהַשֻּׁנַמִּ֣יתha.shu.na.MitH7767. So hecalledוַיִּקְרָאֶ֖הָvai.yik.ra.'E.haH7121her. And when she had comeinוַתָּב֣וֹאva.ta.Vo'H935to him, hesaidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Takeupשְׂאִ֥יse.'IH5375thysonבְנֵֽךְ׃ve.NekhH1121.

37Then she wentinוַתָּבֹא֙va.ta.Vo'H935, andfellוַתִּפֹּ֣לva.ti.PolH5307at hisfeetרַגְלָ֔יוrag.LavH7272, andbowedוַתִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּva.tish.Ta.chuH7812herself to thegroundאָ֑רְצָה'A.re.tzahH776, and tookupוַתִּשָּׂ֥אva.ti.Sa'H5375hersonבְּנָ֖הּbe.NahH1121, and wentoutוַתֵּצֵֽא׃ פva.te.Tze'H3318.

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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