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2 Kings 8:7-15

7AndElishaאֱלִישָׁע֙'e.li.Sha'H477cameוַיָּבֹ֤אvai.ya.Vo'H935toDamascusדַּמֶּ֔שֶׂקda.Me.sekH1834; andBenhadadH1130thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofSyriaאֲרָ֖ם'a.RamH758wassickחֹלֶ֑הcho.LehH2470; and it wastoldוַיֻּגַּד־vai.yu.gad-H5046to him,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Themanאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430hathcomeבָּ֛אba'H935hereהֵֽנָּה׃He.nahH2008.

8And thekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toHazaelחֲזָהאֵ֗לcha.za.h.'ElH2371,Takeקַ֤חkachH3947apresentמִנְחָ֔הmin.ChahH4503in thyhandבְּיָֽדְךָ֙be.ya.de.KhaH3027, andgoH3212,meetH7125themanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, andenquireוְדָרַשְׁתָּ֨ve.da.rash.TaH1875of theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068by him,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Shall Irecoverהַאֶחְיֶ֖הha.'ech.YehH2421of thisdiseaseמֵחֳלִ֥יme.cho.LiH2483?

9SoHazaelחֲזָאֵל֮cha.za.'ElH2371wentH3212tomeetH7125him, andtookוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947apresentמִנְחָ֤הmin.ChahH4503withhimבְיָדוֹ֙ve.ya.DoH3027, even of every goodthingט֣וּבtuvH2898ofDamascusדַּמֶּ֔שֶׂקda.Me.sekH1834,fortyאַרְבָּעִ֣ים'ar.ba.'ImH705camelsגָּמָ֑לga.MalH1581’burdenמַשָּׂ֖אma.Sa'H4853, andcameוַיָּבֹא֙vai.ya.Vo'H935andstoodוַיַּעֲמֹ֣דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975beforeלְפָנָ֔יוle.fa.NavH6440him, andsaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Thysonבִּנְךָ֨bin.KhaH1121BenhadadH1130kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofSyriaאֲרָם֙'a.RamH758hathsentשְׁלָחַ֤נִיshe.la.Cha.niH7971me to thee,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Shall Irecoverהַאֶחְיֶ֖הha.'ech.YehH2421of thisdiseaseמֵחֳלִ֥יme.cho.LiH2483?

10AndElishaאֱלִישָׁ֔ע'e.li.Sha'H477saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him,GoH3212,sayאֱמָר־'e.mor-H559to him, Thou mayestcertainlyחָיֹ֣הcha.YohH2421recoverתִחְיֶ֑הtich.YehH2421: but theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hathshowedוְהִרְאַ֥נִיve.hir.'A.niH7200me that he shallsurelyמ֥וֹתMotH4191dieיָמֽוּת׃ya.MutH4191.

11And hesettledוַיַּעֲמֵ֥דvai.ya.'a.MedH5975hiscountenanceפָּנָ֖יוpa.NavH6440steadfastlyוַיָּ֣שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760, until he wasashamedבֹּ֑שׁBoshH954: and themanאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ha.'E.lo.HimH430weptוַיֵּ֖בְךְּvai.Ye.vekH1058.

12AndHazaelחֲזָאֵ֔לcha.za.'ElH2371saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Whyweepethבֹכֶ֑הvo.KhehH1058mylordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113? And heansweredוַיֹּ֡אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Because Iknowיָדַ֡עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045theevilרָעָ֗הra.'AhH7451that thou wiltdoתַּעֲשֶׂה֩ta.'a.SehH6213to thechildrenלִבְנֵ֨יliv.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478: their strongholdsמִבְצְרֵיהֶ֞םmiv.tze.rei.HemH4013wilt thousetתְּשַׁלַּ֤חte.sha.LachH7971onfireבָּאֵשׁ֙ba.'EshH784, and their youngmenוּבַחֻֽרֵיהֶם֙u.va.chu.rei.HemH970wilt thouslayתַּהֲרֹ֔גta.ha.RogH2026with theswordבַּחֶ֣רֶבba.Che.revH2719, and wiltdashתְּרַטֵּ֔שׁte.ra.TeshH7376theirchildrenוְעֹלְלֵיהֶ֣םve.'o.le.lei.HemH5768, and ripupתְּבַקֵּֽעַ׃te.va.Ke.a'H1234their women withchildוְהָרֹתֵיהֶ֖םve.ha.ro.tei.HemH2030.

13AndHazaelחֲזָהאֵ֔לcha.za.h.'ElH2371saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, But what, is thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֙'av.de.KhaH5650adogהַכֶּ֔לֶבha.Ke.levH3611, that he shoulddoיַעֲשֶׂ֔הya.'a.SehH6213thisgreatהַגָּד֖וֹלha.ga.DolH1419thingהַדָּבָ֥רha.da.VarH1697? AndElishaאֱלִישָׁ֔ע'e.li.Sha'H477answeredוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, TheLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068hathshownהִרְאַ֧נִיhir.'A.niH7200me that thou shalt bekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428overSyriaאֲרָֽם׃'a.RamH758.

14So hedepartedH3212fromElishaאֱלִישָׁ֗ע'e.li.Sha'H477, andcameוַיָּבֹא֙vai.ya.Vo'H935to hismasterאֲדֹנָ֔יו'a.do.NavH113; whosaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, Whatsaidאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559Elishaאֱלִישָׁ֑ע'e.li.Sha'H477to thee? And heansweredוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Hetoldאָ֥מַר'A.marH559me that thou shouldestsurelyחָיֹ֥הcha.YohH2421recoverתִחְיֶֽה׃tich.YehH2421.

15And it came to pass on the nextdayמִֽמָּחֳרָ֗תmi.mo.cho.RatH4283, that hetookוַיִּקַּ֤חvai.yi.KachH3947a thickclothהַמַּכְבֵּר֙ha.makh.BerH4346, anddippedוַיִּטְבֹּ֣לvai.yit.BolH2881it inwaterבַּמַּ֔יִםba.Ma.yimH4325, andspreadוַיִּפְרֹ֥שׂvai.yif.RosH6566it on hisfaceפָּנָ֖יוpa.NavH6440, so that hediedוַיָּמֹ֑תvai.ya.MotH4191: andHazaelחֲזָהאֵ֖לcha.za.h.'ElH2371reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֥ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427in his stead.

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