2 Kings 6

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וַיֹּאמְר֥וּand they said בְנֵֽי־the sons of הַנְּבִיאִ֖יםthe prophets אֶל־to אֱלִישָׁ֑עElisha הִנֵּֽה־here!נָ֣אplease הַמָּק֗וֹםthe place אֲשֶׁ֨רwhere אֲנַ֜חְנוּwe יֹשְׁבִ֥יםare dwelling שָׁ֛םthere לְפָנֶ֖יךָto before you צַ֥רit is too cramped מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃for us

נֵֽלְכָה־let us go נָּ֣אplease עַד־to הַיַּרְדֵּ֗ןthe Jordan וְנִקְחָ֤הand let us take מִשָּׁם֙from there אִ֚ישׁeach קוֹרָ֣הa beam אֶחָ֔תone וְנַעֲשֶׂה־and let us makeלָּ֥נוּfor ourselvesשָׁ֛םthere מָק֖וֹםa place לָשֶׁ֣בֶתto dwell שָׁ֑םthere וַיֹּ֖אמֶרand he said לֵֽכוּ׃go

וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙and he said הָֽאֶחָ֔דthe one ה֥וֹאֶלbe willing נָ֖אplease וְלֵ֣ךְand go אֶת־with עֲבָדֶ֑יךָservants your וַיֹּ֖אמֶרand he said אֲנִ֥יI אֵלֵֽךְ׃I will go

וַיֵּ֖לֶךְand he went אִתָּ֑םwith them וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙and they came הַיַּרְדֵּ֔נָהthe Jordan towards וַֽיִּגְזְר֖וּand they cut down הָעֵצִֽים׃the trees

וַיְהִ֤יand it was הָֽאֶחָד֙the one מַפִּ֣ילwas making fall הַקּוֹרָ֔הthe beam וְאֶת־and obj.הַבַּרְזֶ֖לthe iron נָפַ֣לit fell אֶל־into הַמָּ֑יִםthe water וַיִּצְעַ֥קand he cried out וַיֹּ֛אמֶרand he said אֲהָ֥הּalas!אֲדֹנִ֖יO lord my וְה֥וּאand it שָׁאֽוּל׃was asked

וַיֹּ֥אמֶרand he said אִישׁ־the man of הָאֱלֹהִ֖יםthe God אָ֣נָהwhere?נָפָ֑לdid it fall וַיַּרְאֵ֙הוּ֙and he showed him אֶת־obj.הַמָּק֔וֹםthe place וַיִּקְצָב־and he cut off עֵץ֙a piece of wood וַיַּשְׁלֶךְ־and he threw it שָׁ֔מָּהthere towards וַיָּ֖צֶףand he caused to float הַבַּרְזֶֽל׃the iron

וַיֹּ֖אמֶרand he said הָ֣רֶםlift itלָ֑ךְfor yourselfוַיִּשְׁלַ֥חand he stretched out יָד֖וֹhand his וַיִּקָּחֵֽהוּ׃ פand he took it

וּמֶ֣לֶךְand the king of אֲרָ֔םAram הָיָ֥הhe was נִלְחָ֖םfighting בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לagainst Israel וַיִּוָּעַץ֙and he consulted אֶל־to עֲבָדָ֣יוservants his לֵאמֹ֗רto saying אֶל־will be to מְק֛וֹםa place of פְּלֹנִ֥יa certain one אַלְמֹנִ֖יa certain one תַּחֲנֹתִֽי׃encampments my

וַיִּשְׁלַ֞חand he sent אִ֣ישׁthe man of הָאֱלֹהִ֗יםthe God אֶל־to מֶ֤לֶךְthe king of יִשְׂרָאֵל֙Israel לֵאמֹ֔רto saying הִשָּׁ֕מֶרtake care מֵעֲבֹ֖רfrom passing by הַמָּק֣וֹםthe place הַזֶּ֑הthe this כִּֽי־for שָׁ֖םthere אֲרָ֥םAram נְחִתִּֽים׃is descending

וַיִּשְׁלַ֞חand he sent מֶ֣לֶךְthe king of יִשְׂרָאֵ֗לIsrael אֶֽל־to הַמָּק֞וֹםthe place אֲשֶׁ֨רwhich אָֽמַר־he had spokenל֧וֹto himאִישׁ־the man of הָאֱלֹהִ֛יםthe God וְהִזְהִיר֖וֹand he warned him וְנִשְׁמַ֣רand he took care שָׁ֑םthere לֹ֥אnot אַחַ֖תone time וְלֹ֥אand not שְׁתָּֽיִם׃two times

וַיִּסָּעֵר֙and it was enraged לֵ֣בthe heart of מֶֽלֶךְ־the king of אֲרָ֔םAram עַל־on הַדָּבָ֖רthe matter הַזֶּ֑הthe this וַיִּקְרָ֤אand he called אֶל־to עֲבָדָיו֙servants his וַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he said אֲלֵיהֶ֔םto them הֲלוֹא֙¿ not תַּגִּ֣ידוּwill you tellלִ֔יto meמִ֥יwho?מִשֶּׁלָּ֖נוּfrom those who belong to usאֶל־is to מֶ֥לֶךְthe king of יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Israel

וַיֹּ֗אמֶרand he said לְכ֤וּgo וּרְאוּ֙and see אֵיכֹ֣הwhere?ה֔וּאis he וְאֶשְׁלַ֖חso I may send וְאֶקָּחֵ֑הוּso I may capture him וַיֻּגַּד־and it was toldל֥וֹto himלֵאמֹ֖רto saying הִנֵּ֥הthere!בְדֹתָֽן׃in Dothan

וַיִּשְׁלַח־and he sent שָׁ֛מָּהthere towards סוּסִ֥יםhorses וְרֶ֖כֶבand chariotry וְחַ֣יִלand an army כָּבֵ֑דmassive וַיָּבֹ֣אוּand they came לַ֔יְלָהnight וַיַּקִּ֖פוּand they surrounded עַל־on הָעִֽיר׃the city

וַיֹּ֖אמֶרand he said אַל־may not תִּירָ֑אyou be afraid כִּ֤יfor רַבִּים֙are many אֲשֶׁ֣רthose who אִתָּ֔נוּare with us מֵאֲשֶׁ֖רmore than those who אוֹתָֽם׃are obj. them

וַיֵּרְדוּ֮and they came down אֵלָיו֒to him וַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֨לand he prayed אֱלִישָׁ֤עElisha אֶל־to יְהוָה֙Yahweh וַיֹּאמַ֔רand he said הַךְ־strike נָ֥אplease אֶת־obj.הַגּוֹי־the nation הַזֶּ֖הthe this בַּסַּנְוֵרִ֑יםwith the sudden blindness וַיַּכֵּ֥םand he struck them בַּסַּנְוֵרִ֖יםwith the sudden blindness כִּדְבַ֥רaccording to the word of אֱלִישָֽׁע׃Elisha

וַיְהִי֮and it was כְּבֹאָ֣םwhen came they שֹׁמְרוֹן֒Samaria וַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he said אֱלִישָׁ֔עElisha יְהוָ֕הO Yahweh פְּקַ֥חopen אֶת־obj.עֵינֵֽי־the eyes of אֵ֖לֶּהthese men וְיִרְא֑וּso they may see וַיִּפְקַ֤חand he opened יְהוָה֙Yahweh אֶת־obj.עֵ֣ינֵיהֶ֔םeyes their וַיִּרְא֕וּand they saw וְהִנֵּ֖הand there!בְּת֥וֹךְthey were in the midst of שֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃Samaria

וַיֹּ֤אמֶרand he said מֶֽלֶךְ־the king of יִשְׂרָאֵל֙Israel אֶל־to אֱלִישָׁ֔עElisha כִּרְאֹת֖וֹwhen saw he אוֹתָ֑םobj. them הַאַכֶּ֥ה¿ will I strike them down אַכֶּ֖הwill I strike them down?אָבִֽי׃O father my

וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙and he said לֹ֣אnot תַכֶּ֔הyou must strike them down הַאֲשֶׁ֥ר¿ those whom שָׁבִ֛יתָyou have taken captive בְּחַרְבְּךָ֥by sword your וּֽבְקַשְׁתְּךָ֖and by bow your אַתָּ֣הare you מַכֶּ֑הabout to strike down שִׂים֩put לֶ֨חֶםfood וָמַ֜יִםand water לִפְנֵיהֶ֗םto before them וְיֹֽאכְלוּ֙so they may eat וְיִשְׁתּ֔וּand they may drink וְיֵלְכ֖וּand they may go אֶל־to אֲדֹנֵיהֶֽם׃masters their

וַיִּכְרֶ֨הand he gave a feastלָהֶ֜םfor themכֵּרָ֣הa feast גְדוֹלָ֗הgreat וַיֹּֽאכְלוּ֙and they ate וַיִּשְׁתּ֔וּand they drank וַֽיְשַׁלְּחֵ֔םand he let go them וַיֵּלְכ֖וּand they went אֶל־to אֲדֹֽנֵיהֶ֑םmasters their וְלֹֽא־and not יָ֤סְפוּthey repeated עוֹד֙again גְּדוּדֵ֣יthe marauding bands of אֲרָ֔םAram לָב֖וֹאto come בְּאֶ֥רֶץin the land of יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פIsrael

וַֽיְהִי֙and it was אַחֲרֵי־after כֵ֔ןthus וַיִּקְבֹּ֛ץand he gathered בֶּן־Ben הֲדַ֥דHadad מֶֽלֶךְ־the king of אֲרָ֖םAram אֶת־obj.כָּל־all מַחֲנֵ֑הוּarmy his וַיַּ֕עַלand he went up וַיָּ֖צַרand he laid siege עַל־on שֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃Samaria

וַיְהִ֨יand it was רָעָ֤בa famine גָּדוֹל֙great בְּשֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹןin Samaria וְהִנֵּ֖הand there!צָרִ֣יםthey were laying siege עָלֶ֑יהָon it עַ֣דuntil הֱי֤וֹתwas רֹאשׁ־the head of חֲמוֹר֙a donkey בִּשְׁמֹנִ֣יםfor eighty כֶּ֔סֶףsilver וְרֹ֛בַעand the fourth part of הַקַּ֥בthe kab דִּבְיוֹנִ֖יםquanos בַּחֲמִשָּׁה־for five כָֽסֶף׃silver

וַֽיְהִי֙and he was מֶ֣לֶךְthe king of יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsrael עֹבֵ֖רpassing by עַל־on הַחֹמָ֑הthe wall וְאִשָּׁ֗הand a woman צָעֲקָ֤הshe cried out אֵלָיו֙to him לֵאמֹ֔רto saying הוֹשִׁ֖יעָהsave !אֲדֹנִ֥יO lord my הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃the king

וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙and he said אַל־may not יוֹשִׁעֵ֣ךְhe save you יְהוָ֔הYahweh מֵאַ֖יִןfrom where?אֽוֹשִׁיעֵ֑ךְwill I save you הֲמִן־¿ from הַגֹּ֖רֶןthe threshing floor א֥וֹor?מִן־from הַיָּֽקֶב׃the wine-press

וַיֹּֽאמֶר־and he saidלָ֥הּto herהַמֶּ֖לֶךְthe king מַה־what?לָּ֑ךְis to youוַתֹּ֗אמֶרand she said הָאִשָּׁ֨הthe woman הַזֹּ֜אתthe this אָמְרָ֣הshe said אֵלַ֗יto me תְּנִ֤יgive אֶת־obj.בְּנֵךְ֙son your וְנֹאכְלֶ֣נּוּso we may eat him הַיּ֔וֹםthis day וְאֶת־and obj.בְּנִ֖יson my נֹאכַ֥לwe will eat מָחָֽר׃tomorrow

וַנְּבַשֵּׁ֥לand we cooked אֶת־obj.בְּנִ֖יson my וַנֹּֽאכְלֵ֑הוּand we ate him וָאֹמַ֨רand I said אֵלֶ֜יהָto her בַּיּ֣וֹםon the day הָאַחֵ֗רthe other תְּנִ֤יgive אֶת־obj.בְּנֵךְ֙son your וְנֹ֣אכְלֶ֔נּוּso we may eat him וַתַּחְבִּ֖אand she had hidden אֶת־obj.בְּנָֽהּ׃son her

וַיֹּ֕אמֶרand he said כֹּֽה־thus יַעֲשֶׂה־may he doלִּ֥יto meאֱלֹהִ֖יםGod וְכֹ֣הand thus יוֹסִ֑ףmay he add אִֽם־if יַעֲמֹ֞דit will remain standing רֹ֣אשׁthe head of אֱלִישָׁ֧עElisha בֶּן־the son of שָׁפָ֛טShaphat עָלָ֖יוon him הַיּֽוֹם׃this day

וֶאֱלִישָׁע֙and Elisha יֹשֵׁ֣בwas sitting בְּבֵית֔וֹin house his וְהַזְּקֵנִ֖יםand the elders יֹשְׁבִ֣יםwere sitting אִתּ֑וֹwith him וַיִּשְׁלַ֨חand he sent אִ֜ישׁa man מִלְּפָנָ֗יוfrom to before him בְּטֶ֣רֶםin before יָבֹא֩he came הַמַּלְאָ֨ךְthe messenger אֵלָ֜יוto him וְה֣וּא׀and he אָמַ֣רhe said אֶל־to הַזְּקֵנִ֗יםthe elders הַרְּאִיתֶם֙¿ do you see כִּֽי־that שָׁלַ֞חhe has sent בֶּן־the son of הַֽמְרַצֵּ֤חַthe murderer הַזֶּה֙the this לְהָסִ֣ירto remove אֶת־obj.רֹאשִׁ֔יhead my רְא֣וּ׀look כְּבֹ֣אwhen comes הַמַּלְאָ֗ךְthe messenger סִגְר֤וּshut הַדֶּ֙לֶת֙the door וּלְחַצְתֶּ֤םand you will push אֹתוֹ֙obj. him בַּדֶּ֔לֶתwith the door הֲל֗וֹא¿ not ק֛וֹלis the sound of רַגְלֵ֥יthe feet of אֲדֹנָ֖יוmasters his אַחֲרָֽיו׃after him

עוֹדֶ֙נּוּ֙still he מְדַבֵּ֣רwas speaking עִמָּ֔םwith them וְהִנֵּ֥הand there!הַמַּלְאָ֖ךְthe messenger יֹרֵ֣דwas coming down אֵלָ֑יוto him וַיֹּ֗אמֶרand he said הִנֵּֽה־here!זֹ֤אתthis הָֽרָעָה֙the calamity מֵאֵ֣תis from with יְהוָ֔הYahweh מָֽה־why?אוֹחִ֥ילwill I wait לַיהוָ֖הfor Yahweh עֽוֹד׃ סstill

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