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2 Kings 7

1ThenElishaאֱלִישָׁ֔ע'e.li.Sha'H477saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Hearשִׁמְע֖וּshim.'UH8085ye thewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068; Thussaithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, Tomorrowמָחָר֙ma.CharH4279about thistimeכָּעֵ֤ת׀ka.'EtH6256shall ameasureסְאָֽה־se.'ah-H5429of fineflourסֹ֣לֶתSo.letH5560be sold for ashekelבְּשֶׁ֗קֶלbe.She.kelH8255, and twomeasuresוְסָאתַ֧יִםve.sa.Ta.yimH5429ofbarleyשְׂעֹרִ֛יםse.'o.RimH8184for ashekelבְּשֶׁ֖קֶלbe.She.kelH8255, in thegateבְּשַׁ֥עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179ofSamariaשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃sho.me.RonH8111.

2Then alordהַשָּׁלִ֡ישׁha.sha.LishH7991on whosehandיָד֜וֹya.DoH3027thekingלַמֶּלֶךְ֩la.me.leKhH4428leanedנִשְׁעָ֨ןnish.'AnH8172answeredוַיַּ֣עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030themanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִים֮ha.'E.lo.HimH430, andsaidוַיֹּאמַר֒vai.yo.MarH559, Behold, if theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068wouldmakeעֹשֶׂ֤ה'o.SehH6213windowsאֲרֻבּוֹת֙'a.ru.bOtH699inheavenבַּשָּׁמַ֔יִםba.sha.Ma.yimH8064, might thisthingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697be? And hesaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Behold, thou shaltseeרֹאֶה֙ro.'EhH7200it with thyeyesבְּעֵינֶ֔יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869, but shalt noteatתֹאכֵֽל׃ סto.KhelH398of it.

3And there werefourוְאַרְבָּעָ֧הve.'ar.ba.'AhH702leprousמְצֹרָעִ֖יםme.tzo.ra.'ImH6879menאֲנָשִׁ֛ים'a.na.ShimH582at theentranceפֶּ֣תַחPe.tachH6607of thegateהַשָּׁ֑עַרha.Sha.'arH8179: and theysaidוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559oneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376toanotherרֵעֵ֔הוּre.'E.huH7453, Whysitיֹשְׁבִ֥יםyo.she.VimH3427we here until wedieמָֽתְנוּ׃Ma.te.nuH4191?

4If wesayאָמַרְנוּ֩'a.mar.NuH559, We willenterנָב֨וֹאna.Vo'H935into thecityהָעִ֜ירha.'IrH5892, then thefamineוְהָרָעָ֤בve.ha.ra.'AvH7458is in thecityבָּעִיר֙ba.'IrH5892, and we shalldieוָמַ֣תְנוּva.Mat.nuH4191there: and if we sitstillיָשַׁ֥בְנוּya.Shav.nuH3427here, wedieוָמָ֑תְנוּva.Ma.te.nuH4191also. Now thereforecomeH3212, and let usfallוְנִפְּלָה֙ve.ni.pe.LahH5307to thearmyמַחֲנֵ֣הma.cha.NehH4264of theSyriansאֲרָ֔ם'a.RamH758: if they save usaliveיְחַיֻּ֣נוּye.chai.Yu.nuH2421, we shallliveנִֽחְיֶ֔הnich.YehH2421; and if theykillיְמִיתֻ֖נוּye.mi.Tu.nuH4191us, we shall butdieוָמָֽתְנוּ׃va.Ma.te.nuH4191.

5And theyroseוַיָּק֣וּמוּvai.ya.Ku.muH6965in thetwilightבַנֶּ֔שֶׁףva.Ne.shefH5399, togoלָב֖וֹאla.Vo'H935to thecampמַחֲנֵ֣הma.cha.NehH4264of theSyriansאֲרָ֑ם'a.RamH758: and when they hadcomeוַיָּבֹ֗אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to theedgeקְצֵה֙ke.TzehH7097of thecampמַחֲנֵ֣הma.cha.NehH4264ofSyriaאֲרָ֔ם'a.RamH758, behold, there was nomanאִֽישׁ׃'IshH376there.

6For theLordוַאדֹנָ֞יva.do.NaiH136had made thearmyמַחֲנֵ֣הma.cha.NehH4264of theSyriansאֲרָ֗ם'a.RamH758tohearהִשְׁמִ֣יעַ׀hish.Mi.a'H8085anoiseק֥וֹלKolH6963ofchariotsרֶ֙כֶב֙re.khevH7393, and anoiseק֣וֹלKolH6963ofhorsesס֔וּסSusH5483, even thenoiseק֖וֹלKolH6963of agreatגָּד֑וֹלga.DolH1419armyחַ֣יִלCha.yilH2428: and theysaidוַיֹּאמְר֞וּvai.yo.me.RuH559oneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376toanotherאָחִ֗יו'a.ChivH251, Lo, thekingמֶ֨לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478hathhiredשָֽׂכַר־sa.khar-H7936against us thekingsמַלְכֵ֧יmal.KheiH4428of theHittitesהַחִתִּ֛יםha.chi.TimH2850, and thekingsמַלְכֵ֥יmal.KheiH4428of theEgyptiansמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, tocomeלָב֥וֹאla.Vo'H935upon us.

7Therefore theyaroseוַיָּקוּמוּ֮vai.ya.ku.MuH6965andfledוַיָּנ֣וּסוּvai.ya.Nu.suH5127in thetwilightבַנֶּשֶׁף֒va.ne.ShefH5399, andleftוַיַּעַזְב֣וּvai.ya.'az.VuH5800theirtentsאָהֳלֵיהֶ֗ם'o.ho.lei.HemH168, and theirhorsesסֽוּסֵיהֶם֙su.sei.HemH5483, and theirdonkeysחֲמֹ֣רֵיהֶ֔םcha.Mo.rei.HemH2543, even thecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֖הha.ma.cha.NehH4264as it was, andfledוַיָּנֻ֖סוּvai.ya.Nu.suH5127for theirlifeנַפְשָֽׁם׃naf.ShamH5315.

8And when theselepersהַֽמְצֹרָעִ֨יםham.tzo.ra.'ImH6879cameוַיָּבֹאוּ֩vai.ya.vo.'UH935to theedgeקְצֵ֣הke.TzehH7097of thecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֗הha.ma.cha.NehH4264, theywentוַיָּבֹ֜אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935intooneאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259tentאֹ֤הֶל'O.helH168, andateוַיֹּאכְל֣וּvai.yo.khe.LuH398anddrankוַיִּשְׁתּ֔וּvai.yish.TuH8354, andcarriedוַיִּשְׂא֣וּvai.yis.'UH5375from theresilverכֶּ֤סֶףKe.sefH3701, andgoldוְזָהָב֙ve.za.HavH2091, andraimentוּבְגָדִ֔יםu.ve.ga.DimH899, andwentH3212andhidוַיַּטְמִ֑נוּvai.yat.Mi.nuH2934it ; and cameagainוַיָּשֻׁ֗בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725, andenteredוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935intoanotherאַחֵ֔ר'a.CherH312tentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168, andcarriedוַיִּשְׂא֣וּvai.yis.'UH5375from there also, andwentH3212andhidוַיַּטְמִֽנוּ׃vai.yat.Mi.nuH2934it .

9Then theysaidוַיֹּאמְרוּ֩vai.yo.me.RuH559oneאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376toanotherרֵעֵ֜הוּre.'E.huH7453, Wedoעֹשִׂ֗ים'o.SimH6213not well: thisdayהַיּ֤וֹםhai.YomH3117is adayיוֹם־yom-H3117of goodtidingsבְּשֹׂרָ֣הbe.so.RahH1309, and we hold ourpeaceמַחְשִׁ֗יםmach.ShimH2814: if wetarryוְחִכִּ֛ינוּve.chi.Ki.nuH2442till themorningהַבֹּ֖קֶרha.Bo.kerH1242lightא֥וֹר'orH216, somemischiefעָו֑וֹןa.VonH5771willcomeוּמְצָאָ֣נוּu.me.tza.'A.nuH4672upon us: now thereforecomeH3212, that we maygoוְנָבֹ֔אָהve.na.Vo.'ahH935andtellוְנַגִּ֖ידָהve.na.Gi.dahH5046theking’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428householdבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004.

10So theycameוַיָּבֹ֗אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935andcalledוַֽיִּקְרְאוּ֮vai.yik.re.'UH7121to theporterשֹׁעֵ֣רsho.'ErH7778of thecityהָעִיר֒ha.'IrH5892: and theytoldוַיַּגִּ֤ידוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046him,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Wecameבָּ֚אנוּBa.nuH935to thecampמַחֲנֵ֣הma.cha.NehH4264of theSyriansאֲרָ֔ם'a.RamH758, and, behold, there was nomanאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376there, neithervoiceוְק֣וֹלve.KolH6963ofmanאָדָ֑ם'a.DamH120, buthorsesהַסּ֤וּסha.SusH5483tiedאָסוּר֙'a.SurH631, anddonkeysוְהַחֲמ֣וֹרve.ha.cha.MorH2543tiedאָס֔וּר'a.SurH631, and thetentsוְאֹהָלִ֖יםve.'o.ha.LimH168as they were .

11And hecalledוַיִּקְרָ֖אvai.yik.Ra'H7121theportersהַשֹּֽׁעֲרִ֑יםha.sho.'a.RimH7778; and theytoldוַיַּגִּ֕ידוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046it to theking’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004withinפְּנִֽימָה׃pe.Ni.mahH6441.

12And thekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428aroseוַיָּ֨קָםvai.Ya.komH6965in thenightלַ֗יְלָהLay.lahH3915, andsaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559to hisservantsעֲבָדָ֔יו'a.va.DavH5650, I will nowshowאַגִּֽידָה־'a.gi.dah-H5046you what theSyriansאֲרָ֑ם'a.RamH758havedoneעָ֥שׂוּ'A.suH6213to us. Theyknowיָדְע֞וּya.de.'UH3045that we arehungryרְעֵבִ֣יםre.'e.VimH7457; therefore they have goneoutוַיֵּצְא֤וּvai.ye.tze.'UH3318of thecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶה֙ha.ma.cha.NehH4264tohideלְהֵחָבֵ֤הle.he.cha.VehH2247themselves in thefieldבַשָּׂדֶה֙ve.ha.sa.dehH7704,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, When they comeoutיֵצְא֤וּye.tze.'UH3318of thecityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892, we shalltakeוְנִתְפְּשֵׂ֣םve.nit.pe.SemH8610themaliveחַיִּ֔יםchai.YimH2416, andgetנָבֹֽא׃na.Vo'H935into thecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892.

13Andoneאֶחָ֨ד'e.ChadH259of hisservantsמֵעֲבָדָ֜יוme.'a.va.DavH5650answeredוַיַּעַן֩vai.ya.'AnH6030andsaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Let sometakeוְיִקְחוּ־ve.yik.chu-H3947, I pray thee,fiveחֲמִשָּׁ֣הcha.mi.ShahH2568of thehorsesהַסּוּסִים֮ha.su.SimH5483thatremainהַֽנִּשְׁאָרִים֮ha.nish.'a.RimH7604, which areleftנִשְׁאֲרוּ־nish.'a.ru-H7604in the city, (behold, they are as all themultitudeהֲמ֤וֹןhe.ha.monH1995ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478that areleftנִשְׁאֲרוּ־nish.'a.ru-H7604in it: behold, I say, they are even as all themultitudeהֲמ֥וֹןha.MonH1995of theIsraelitesיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478that areconsumedתָּ֑מּוּTa.muH8552:) and let ussendוְנִשְׁלְחָ֖הve.nish.le.ChahH7971andseeוְנִרְאֶֽה׃ve.nir.'EhH7200.

14Theytookוַיִּקְח֕וּvai.yik.ChuH3947thereforetwoשְׁנֵ֖יshe.NeiH8147chariotרֶ֣כֶבRe.khevH7393horsesסוּסִ֑יםsu.SimH5483; and thekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֨חvai.yish.LachH7971afterאַחֲרֵ֧י'a.cha.ReiH310thehostמַחֲנֵֽה־ma.cha.neh-H4264of theSyriansאֲרָ֛ם'a.RamH758,sayingלֵאמֹ֖רle.MorH559,GoH3212andseeוּרְאֽוּ׃u.re.'UH7200.

15And theywentH3212afterאַחֲרֵיהֶם֮'a.cha.rei.HemH310them toJordanהַיַּרְדֵּן֒hai.yar.DenH3383: and, lo, all thewayהַדֶּ֗רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870wasfullמְלֵאָ֤הme.le.'AhH4392ofgarmentsבְגָדִים֙ve.ga.DimH899andvesselsוְכֵלִ֔יםve.khe.LimH3627, which theSyriansאֲרָ֖ם'a.RamH758had castawayהִשְׁלִ֥יכוּhish.Li.khuH7993in theirhasteבְּחָפְזָ֑םbe.he.cha.fe.zamH2648. And themessengersהַמַּלְאָכִ֔יםha.mal.'a.KhimH4397returnedוַיָּשֻׁ֙בוּ֙vai.ya.Shu.vuH7725, andtoldוַיַּגִּ֖דוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046thekingלַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃la.Me.lekhH4428.

16And thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971wentoutוַיֵּצֵ֣אvai.ye.Tze'H3318, andplunderedוַיָּבֹ֕זּוּvai.ya.Vo.zuH962thetentsמַחֲנֵ֣הma.cha.NehH4264of theSyriansאֲרָ֑ם'a.RamH758. So ameasureסְאָה־se.'ah-H5429of fineflourסֹ֜לֶתSo.letH5560was sold for ashekelבְּשֶׁ֗קֶלbe.She.kelH8255, and twomeasuresוְסָאתַ֧יִםve.sa.Ta.yimH5429ofbarleyשְׂעֹרִ֛יםse.'o.RimH8184for ashekelבְּשֶׁ֖קֶלbe.She.kelH8255, according to thewordכִּדְבַ֥רkid.VarH1697of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

17And thekingוְהַמֶּלֶךְ֩ve.ha.me.leKhH4428appointedהִפְקִ֨ידhif.KidH6485thelordהַשָּׁלִ֜ישׁha.sha.LishH7991on whosehandיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027heleanedנִשְׁעָ֤ןnish.'AnH8172to have the charge of thegateהַשַּׁ֔עַרha.Sha.'arH8179: and thepeopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971trodוַיִּרְמְסֻ֧הוּvai.yir.me.Su.huH7429upon him in thegateבַּשַּׁ֖עַרba.Sha.'arH8179, and hediedוַיָּמֹ֑תvai.ya.MotH4191, as themanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430hadsaidדִּבֶּר֙di.BerH1696, whospokeדִּבֶּ֔רdi.BerH1696when thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428camedownבְּרֶ֥דֶתbe.Re.detH3381to him.

18And it came to pass as themanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430hadspokenכְּדַבֵּר֙ke.da.BerH1696to thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, Twomeasuresסָאתַ֨יִםsa.Ta.yimH5429ofbarleyשְׂעֹרִ֜יםse.'o.RimH8184for ashekelבְּשֶׁ֗קֶלbe.She.kelH8255, and ameasureוּֽסְאָה־u.se.'ah-H5429of fineflourסֹ֙לֶת֙so.letH5560for ashekelבְּשֶׁ֔קֶלbe.She.kelH8255, shall be tomorrowמָחָ֔רma.CharH4279about thistimeכָּעֵ֣תka.'EtH6256in thegateבְּשַׁ֖עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179ofSamariaשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃sho.me.RonH8111:

19And thatlordהַשָּׁלִ֜ישׁha.sha.LishH7991answeredוַיַּ֨עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030themanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִים֮ha.'E.lo.HimH430, andsaidוַיֹּאמַר֒vai.yo.MarH559, Now, behold, if theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068shouldmakeעֹשֶׂ֤ה'o.SehH6213windowsאֲרֻבּוֹת֙'a.ru.bOtH699inheavenבַּשָּׁמַ֔יִםba.sha.Ma.yimH8064, might such athingכַּדָּבָ֣רka.da.VarH1697be? And hesaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Behold, thou shaltseeרֹאֶה֙ro.'EhH7200it with thyeyesבְּעֵינֶ֔יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869, but shalt noteatתֹאכֵֽל׃to.KhelH398of it.

20And so it happened to him: for thepeopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971trodוַיִּרְמְס֨וּvai.yir.me.SuH7429upon him in thegateבַּשַּׁ֖עַרba.Sha.'arH8179, and hediedוַיָּמֹֽת׃ סvai.ya.MotH4191.

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