2 Kings 7
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וַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he saidאֱלִישָׁ֔עElishaשִׁמְע֖וּhearדְּבַר־the word ofיְהוָ֑הYahwehכֹּ֣ה׀thusאָמַ֣רhe saysיְהוָ֗הYahwehכָּעֵ֤ת׀about the this timeמָחָר֙tomorrowסְאָֽה־a seah ofסֹ֣לֶתfine flourבְּשֶׁ֗קֶלfor a shekelוְסָאתַ֧יִםand two seahsשְׂעֹרִ֛יםbarleysבְּשֶׁ֖קֶלfor a shekelבְּשַׁ֥עַרat the gate ofשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃Samaria
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וַיַּ֣עַןand he answeredהַשָּׁלִ֡ישׁthe officerאֲשֶׁר־whoלַמֶּלֶךְ֩belonged to the kingנִשְׁעָ֨ןwho was leaningעַל־onיָד֜וֹhand hisאֶת־obj.אִ֣ישׁthe man ofהָאֱלֹהִים֮the Godוַיֹּאמַר֒and he saidהִנֵּ֣הhere!יְהוָ֗הYahwehעֹשֶׂ֤הis makingאֲרֻבּוֹת֙windowsבַּשָּׁמַ֔יִםin the heavensהֲיִהְיֶ֖ה¿ will it happenהַדָּבָ֣רthe thingהַזֶּ֑הthe thisוַיֹּ֗אמֶרand he saidהִנְּכָ֤הhere youרֹאֶה֙are about to seeבְּעֵינֶ֔יךָwith own eyes yourוּמִשָּׁ֖םand from thereלֹ֥אnotתֹאכֵֽל׃ סyou will eat
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אִם־ifאָמַרְנוּ֩we saidנָב֨וֹאwe will enterהָעִ֜ירthe cityוְהָרָעָ֤בand the famineבָּעִיר֙is in the cityוָמַ֣תְנוּand we will dieשָׁ֔םthereוְאִם־and ifיָשַׁ֥בְנוּwe satפֹ֖הhereוָמָ֑תְנוּand we will dieוְעַתָּ֗הand thereforeלְכוּ֙comeוְנִפְּלָה֙so let us fallאֶל־toמַחֲנֵ֣הthe camp ofאֲרָ֔םAramאִם־ifיְחַיֻּ֣נוּthey will let live usנִֽחְיֶ֔הwe will liveוְאִם־and ifיְמִיתֻ֖נוּthey will put to death usוָמָֽתְנוּ׃and we will die
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וַאדֹנָ֞יand the Lordהִשְׁמִ֣יעַ׀he had caused to hearאֶת־obj.מַחֲנֵ֣הthe camp ofאֲרָ֗םAramק֥וֹלa sound ofרֶ֙כֶב֙chariotryק֣וֹלa sound ofס֔וּסhorsesק֖וֹלa sound ofחַ֣יִלan armyגָּד֑וֹלlargeוַיֹּאמְר֞וּand they saidאִ֣ישׁeachאֶל־toאָחִ֗יוbrother hisהִנֵּ֣הhere!שָֽׂכַר־he has hiredעָלֵינוּ֩on usמֶ֨לֶךְthe king ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לIsraelאֶת־obj.מַלְכֵ֧יthe kings ofהַחִתִּ֛יםthe Hittitesוְאֶת־and obj.מַלְכֵ֥יthe kings ofמִצְרַ֖יִםEgyptלָב֥וֹאto comeעָלֵֽינוּ׃on us
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וַיָּקוּמוּ֮and they aroseוַיָּנ֣וּסוּand they fledבַנֶּשֶׁף֒at the twilightוַיַּעַזְב֣וּand they abandonedאֶת־obj.אָהֳלֵיהֶ֗םtents theirוְאֶת־and obj.סֽוּסֵיהֶם֙horses theirוְאֶת־and obj.חֲמֹ֣רֵיהֶ֔םdonkeys theirהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֖הthe campכַּאֲשֶׁר־was just asהִ֑יאit wasוַיָּנֻ֖סוּand they fledאֶל־toנַפְשָֽׁם׃life their
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וַיָּבֹאוּ֩and they cameהַֽמְצֹרָעִ֨יםthe people having a skin diseaseהָאֵ֜לֶּהthe theseעַד־toקְצֵ֣הthe edge ofהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֗הthe campוַיָּבֹ֜אוּand they wentאֶל־intoאֹ֤הֶלa tentאֶחָד֙oneוַיֹּאכְל֣וּand they ateוַיִּשְׁתּ֔וּand they drankוַיִּשְׂא֣וּand they carried offמִשָּׁ֗םfrom thereכֶּ֤סֶףsilverוְזָהָב֙and goldוּבְגָדִ֔יםand clothesוַיֵּלְכ֖וּand they wentוַיַּטְמִ֑נוּand they hid themוַיָּשֻׁ֗בוּand they returnedוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙and they wentאֶל־intoאֹ֣הֶלa tentאַחֵ֔רanotherוַיִּשְׂא֣וּand they carried off thingsמִשָּׁ֔םfrom thereוַיֵּלְכ֖וּand they wentוַיַּטְמִֽנוּ׃and they hid them
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וַיֹּאמְרוּ֩and they saidאִ֨ישׁeachאֶל־toרֵעֵ֜הוּneighbor hisלֹֽא־notכֵ֣ן׀rightאֲנַ֣חְנוּweעֹשִׂ֗יםare doingהַיּ֤וֹםthe dayהַזֶּה֙the thisיוֹם־is a day ofבְּשֹׂרָ֣הgood newsה֔וּאitוַאֲנַ֣חְנוּand weמַחְשִׁ֗יםare silentוְחִכִּ֛ינוּand we will delayעַד־untilא֥וֹרthe light ofהַבֹּ֖קֶרthe morningוּמְצָאָ֣נוּand it will find usעָו֑וֹןpunishmentוְעַתָּה֙and thereforeלְכ֣וּcomeוְנָבֹ֔אָהso let us goוְנַגִּ֖ידָהand let us tellבֵּ֥יתthe household ofהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃the king
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וַיָּבֹ֗אוּand they wentוַֽיִּקְרְאוּ֮and they called outאֶל־toשֹׁעֵ֣רthe gatekeeper ofהָעִיר֒the cityוַיַּגִּ֤ידוּand they toldלָהֶם֙to themלֵאמֹ֔רto sayingבָּ֚אנוּwe wentאֶל־intoמַחֲנֵ֣הthe camp ofאֲרָ֔םAramוְהִנֵּ֥הand there!אֵֽין־there notשָׁ֛םthereאִ֖ישׁwas anyoneוְק֣וֹלand the sound ofאָדָ֑םanyoneכִּ֣יthatאִם־exceptהַסּ֤וּסthe horsesאָסוּר֙tied upוְהַחֲמ֣וֹרand the donkeysאָס֔וּרtied upוְאֹהָלִ֖יםand tentsכַּאֲשֶׁר־are just asהֵֽמָּה׃they were
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וַיָּ֨קָםand he aroseהַמֶּ֜לֶךְthe kingלַ֗יְלָהnightוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙and he saidאֶל־toעֲבָדָ֔יוservants hisאַגִּֽידָה־let me tellנָּ֣אpleaseלָכֶ֔םto youאֵ֛תobj.אֲשֶׁר־that whichעָ֥שׂוּthey have doneלָ֖נוּto usאֲרָ֑םAramיָדְע֞וּthey knowכִּי־thatרְעֵבִ֣יםare hungryאֲנַ֗חְנוּweוַיֵּצְא֤וּand they have gone outמִן־fromהַֽמַּחֲנֶה֙the campלְהֵחָבֵ֤הto hide themselvesבַשָּׂדֶה֙in open countryלֵאמֹ֔רto sayingכִּֽי־thatיֵצְא֤וּthey will come outמִן־fromהָעִיר֙the cityוְנִתְפְּשֵׂ֣םand we will seize themחַיִּ֔יםaliveוְאֶל־and intoהָעִ֖ירthe cityנָבֹֽא׃we will go
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וַיַּעַן֩and he answeredאֶחָ֨דoneמֵעֲבָדָ֜יוfrom servants hisוַיֹּ֗אמֶרand he saidוְיִקְחוּ־and they may takeנָ֞אpleaseחֲמִשָּׁ֣הfiveמִן־ofהַסּוּסִים֮the horsesהַֽנִּשְׁאָרִים֮the remainingאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichנִשְׁאֲרוּ־they are leftבָהּ֒in itהִנָּ֗םhere theyכְּכָל־will be like allהֲמ֤וֹןthe multitude ofיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Israelאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichנִשְׁאֲרוּ־they are leftבָ֔הּin itהִנָּ֕םhere theyכְּכָל־will be like allהֲמ֥וֹןthe multitude ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לIsraelאֲשֶׁר־whichתָּ֑מּוּthey have come to an endוְנִשְׁלְחָ֖הand let us sendוְנִרְאֶֽה׃and we may see
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וַיֵּלְכ֣וּand they wentאַחֲרֵיהֶם֮after themעַד־toהַיַּרְדֵּן֒the Jordanוְהִנֵּ֣הand there!כָל־allהַדֶּ֗רֶךְthe roadמְלֵאָ֤הwas fullבְגָדִים֙clothesוְכֵלִ֔יםand equipmentsאֲשֶׁר־whichהִשְׁלִ֥יכוּthey had thrown awayאֲרָ֖םAramבְּחָפְזָ֑םin hurrying of themוַיָּשֻׁ֙בוּ֙and they returnedהַמַּלְאָכִ֔יםthe messengersוַיַּגִּ֖דוּand they toldלַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃to the king
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וְהַמֶּלֶךְ֩and the kingהִפְקִ֨ידhe appointedאֶת־obj.הַשָּׁלִ֜ישׁthe officerאֲשֶׁר־whoנִשְׁעָ֤ןwas leaningעַל־onיָדוֹ֙hand hisעַל־overהַשַּׁ֔עַרthe gateוַיִּרְמְסֻ֧הוּand they trampled himהָעָ֛םthe peopleבַּשַּׁ֖עַרin the gateוַיָּמֹ֑תand he diedכַּאֲשֶׁ֤רjust asדִּבֶּר֙he had spokenאִ֣ישׁthe man ofהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםthe Godאֲשֶׁ֣רwhoדִּבֶּ֔רhe spokeבְּרֶ֥דֶתwhen came downהַמֶּ֖לֶךְthe kingאֵלָֽיו׃to him
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וַיְהִ֗יand it wasכְּדַבֵּר֙as had spokenאִ֣ישׁthe man ofהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםthe Godאֶל־toהַמֶּ֖לֶךְthe kingלֵאמֹ֑רto sayingסָאתַ֨יִםtwo seahsשְׂעֹרִ֜יםbarleysבְּשֶׁ֗קֶלfor a shekelוּֽסְאָה־and a seah ofסֹ֙לֶת֙fine flourבְּשֶׁ֔קֶלfor a shekelיִהְיֶה֙it will beכָּעֵ֣תabout the this timeמָחָ֔רtomorrowבְּשַׁ֖עַרin the gate ofשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃Samaria
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וַיַּ֨עַןand he had answeredהַשָּׁלִ֜ישׁthe officerאֶת־obj.אִ֣ישׁthe man ofהָאֱלֹהִים֮the Godוַיֹּאמַר֒and he saidוְהִנֵּ֣הand here!יְהוָ֗הYahwehעֹשֶׂ֤הis makingאֲרֻבּוֹת֙windowsבַּשָּׁמַ֔יִםin the heavensהֲיִהְיֶ֖ה¿ will it happenכַּדָּבָ֣רaccording to the mannerהַזֶּ֑הthe thisוַיֹּ֗אמֶרand he saidהִנְּךָ֤here youרֹאֶה֙are about to seeבְּעֵינֶ֔יךָwith own eyes yourוּמִשָּׁ֖םand from thereלֹ֥אnotתֹאכֵֽל׃you will eat
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