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2 Kings 7:11-20

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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