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2 Kings 6:1-7

1And thesonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of theprophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֖יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030saidוַיֹּאמְר֥וּvai.yo.me.RuH559toלְפָנֶ֖יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440Elishaאֱלִישָׁ֑ע'e.li.Sha'H477, Behold now, theplaceהַמָּק֗וֹםha.ma.KomH4725where wedwellיֹשְׁבִ֥יםyo.she.VimH3427with thee is toosmallצַ֥רtzarH6862for us.

2Let usgoH3212, we pray thee, toJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֗ןhai.yar.DenH3383, andtakeוְנִקְחָ֤הve.nik.ChahH3947from there everymanאִ֚ישׁ'ishH376aאֶחָ֔ת'e.ChatH259beamקוֹרָ֣הko.RahH6982, and let usmakeוְנַעֲשֶׂה־ve.na.'a.seh-H6213us aplaceמָק֖וֹםma.KomH4725there, where we maydwellלָשֶׁ֣בֶתla.She.vetH3427. And heansweredוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,GoH3212ye.

3Andoneהָֽאֶחָ֔דha.'e.ChadH259saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, Becontentה֥וֹאֶלHo.'elH2974, I pray thee, andgoH3212with thyservantsעֲבָדֶ֑יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650. And heansweredוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, I willgoH3212.

4So hewentH3212with them. And when theycameוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935toJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔נָהhai.yar.De.nahH3383, they cutdownוַֽיִּגְזְר֖וּvai.yig.ze.RuH1504woodהָעֵצִֽים׃ha.'e.TzimH6086.

5But asoneהָֽאֶחָד֙ha.'e.ChadH259wasfellingמַפִּ֣ילma.PilH5307abeamהַקּוֹרָ֔הha.ko.RahH6982, the axeheadהַבַּרְזֶ֖לha.bar.ZelH1270fellנָפַ֣לna.FalH5307into thewaterהַמָּ֑יִםha.Ma.yimH4325: and hecriedוַיִּצְעַ֥קvai.yitz.'AkH6817, andsaidוַיֹּ֛אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Alasאֲהָ֥הּ'a.HahH162,masterאֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.NiH113! for it wasborrowedשָׁאֽוּל׃sha.'UlH7592.

6And themanאִישׁ־'ish-H376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Whereאָ֣נָה'A.nahH575fellנָפָ֑לna.FalH5307it? And heshowedוַיַּרְאֵ֙הוּ֙vai.yar.'E.huH7200him theplaceהַמָּק֔וֹםha.ma.KomH4725. And he cutdownוַיִּקְצָב־vai.yik.tzov-H7094astickעֵץ֙'etzH6086, andcastוַיַּשְׁלֶךְ־vai.yash.lekh-H7993it in there; and made the axeheadהַבַּרְזֶֽל׃ha.bar.ZelH1270floatוַיָּ֖צֶףvai.Ya.tzefH6687.

7Thereforesaidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559he, Take itupהָ֣רֶםHa.remH7311to thee. And he putoutוַיִּשְׁלַ֥חvai.yish.LachH7971hishandיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027, andtookוַיִּקָּחֵֽהוּ׃ פvai.yi.ka.Che.huH3947it.

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