Chapter 8
The Shunammite’s Land Restored
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Now Elisha had said to the woman whose son… he had restored to life, “Arise, you and your household; go and live as a foreigner wherever you can. For the LORD has decreed that a seven-year… famine will come to the land.”
𐤅𐤀𐤋𐤉𐤔𐤏 𐤃𐤁𐤓 𐤀𐤋 𐤄𐤀𐤔𐤄 𐤀𐤔𐤓 𐤁𐤍𐤄 𐤋𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤄𐤇𐤉𐤄 𐤀𐤕 𐤒𐤅𐤌𐤉 𐤀𐤕𐤉 𐤅𐤁𐤉𐤕𐤊 𐤅𐤋𐤊𐤉 𐤅𐤂𐤅𐤓𐤉 𐤁𐤀𐤔𐤓 𐤕𐤂𐤅𐤓𐤉 𐤊𐤉 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤒𐤓𐤀 𐤔𐤁𐤏 𐤔𐤍𐤉𐤌 𐤋𐤓𐤏𐤁 𐤅𐤂𐤌 𐤁𐤀 𐤀𐤋 𐤄𐤀𐤓𐤑
וֶאֱלִישָׁ֡ע דִּבֶּ֣ר אֶל־ הָאִשָּׁה֩ אֲשֶׁר־ בְּנָ֜הּ לֵאמֹ֗ר הֶחֱיָ֨ה אֶת־ ק֤וּמִי אַתִּי וּבֵיתֵ֔ךְ וּלְכִי֙ וְג֖וּרִי בַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר תָּג֑וּרִי כִּֽי־ יְהוָה֙ קָרָ֤א שֶׁ֥בַע שָׁנִֽים׃ לָֽרָעָ֔ב וְגַם־ בָּ֥א אֶל־ הָאָ֖רֶץ we·’ĕ·lî·šā‘ dib·ber ’el- hā·’iš·šāh ’ă·šer- bə·nāh lê·mōr he·ḥĕ·yāh ’eṯ- qū·mî ʾat·tī ū·ḇê·ṯêḵ ū·lə·ḵî wə·ḡū·rî ba·’ă·šer tā·ḡū·rî kî- Yah·weh qā·rā še·ḇa‘ šā·nîm lā·rā·‘āḇ wə·ḡam- bā ’el- hā·’ā·reṣ — WLC · 1
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So the woman had proceeded to do as the man of God… had instructed. And she and her household lived as foreigners for seven years in the land of the Philistines.
𐤄𐤀𐤔𐤄 𐤅𐤕𐤒𐤌 𐤅𐤕𐤏𐤔 𐤀𐤉𐤔 𐤄𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤕𐤋𐤊 𐤊𐤃𐤁𐤓 𐤄𐤉𐤀 𐤅𐤁𐤉𐤕𐤄 𐤅𐤕𐤂𐤓 𐤔𐤁𐤏 𐤔𐤍𐤉𐤌 𐤁𐤀𐤓𐤑 𐤐𐤋𐤔𐤕𐤉𐤌
הָֽאִשָּׁ֔ה וַתָּ֙קָם֙ וַתַּ֕עַשׂ אִ֣ישׁ הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים וַתֵּ֤לֶךְ כִּדְבַ֖ר הִיא֙ וּבֵיתָ֔הּ וַתָּ֥גָר שֶׁ֥בַע שָׁנִֽים׃ בְּאֶֽרֶץ־ פְּלִשְׁתִּ֖ים hā·’iš·šāh wat·tā·qām wat·ta·‘aś ’îš hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm wat·tê·leḵ kiḏ·ḇar hî ū·ḇê·ṯāh wat·tā·ḡār še·ḇa‘ šā·nîm bə·’e·reṣ- pə·liš·tîm — WLC · 2
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- At the end of seven years, when the woman returned from the land of the Philistines, she went to the king to appeal for her house and her land.
𐤅𐤉𐤄𐤉 𐤌𐤒𐤑𐤄 𐤔𐤁𐤏 𐤔𐤍𐤉𐤌 𐤄𐤀𐤔𐤄 𐤅𐤕𐤔𐤁 𐤌𐤀𐤓𐤑 𐤐𐤋𐤔𐤕𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤕𐤑𐤀 𐤀𐤋 𐤄𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤋𐤑𐤏𐤒 𐤀𐤋 𐤁𐤉𐤕𐤄 𐤅𐤀𐤋 𐤔𐤃𐤄
וַיְהִ֗י מִקְצֵה֙ שֶׁ֣בַע שָׁנִ֔ים הָאִשָּׁ֖ה וַתָּ֥שָׁב מֵאֶ֣רֶץ פְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים וַתֵּצֵא֙ אֶל־ הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ לִצְעֹ֣ק אֶל־ בֵּיתָ֖הּ וְאֶל־ שָׂדָֽהּ׃ way·hî miq·ṣêh še·ḇa‘ šā·nîm hā·’iš·šāh wat·tā·šāḇ mê·’e·reṣ pə·liš·tîm wat·tê·ṣê ’el- ham·me·leḵ liṣ·‘ōq ’el- bê·ṯāh wə·’el- śā·ḏāh — WLC · 3
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Now the king had been speaking to Gehazi, the servant of the man of God, saying, “Please relate to me all the great things Elisha has done.”
𐤅𐤄𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤌𐤃𐤁𐤓 𐤀𐤋 𐤂𐤇𐤆𐤉 𐤍𐤏𐤓 𐤀𐤉𐤔 𐤄𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 𐤋𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤍𐤀 𐤎𐤐𐤓𐤄 𐤋𐤉 𐤀𐤕 𐤊𐤋 𐤄𐤂𐤃𐤋𐤅𐤕 𐤀𐤔𐤓 𐤀𐤋𐤉𐤔𐤏 𐤏𐤔𐤄
וְהַמֶּ֗לֶךְ מְדַבֵּר֙ אֶל־ גֵּ֣חֲזִ֔י נַ֥עַר אִישׁ־ הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים לֵאמֹ֑ר נָּ֣א סַפְּרָה־ לִ֔י אֵ֥ת כָּל־ הַגְּדֹל֖וֹת אֲשֶׁר־ אֱלִישָֽׁע׃ עָשָׂ֥ה wə·ham·me·leḵ mə·ḏab·bêr ’el- gê·ḥă·zî na·‘ar ’îš- hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm lê·mōr nā sap·pə·rāh- lî ’êṯ kāl- hag·gə·ḏō·lō·wṯ ’ă·šer- ’ĕ·lî·šā‘ ‘ā·śāh — WLC · 4
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And Gehazi was telling the king how Elisha had brought the dead back to life. Just then the woman whose son [Elisha] had revived came to appeal to the king for her house and her land. So Gehazi said, “My lord the king, this is the woman, and this is the son Elisha restored to life.”
𐤅𐤉𐤄𐤉 𐤄𐤅𐤀 𐤌𐤎𐤐𐤓 𐤋𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤀𐤕 𐤀𐤔𐤓 𐤄𐤌𐤕 𐤄𐤇𐤉𐤄 𐤀𐤕 𐤅𐤄𐤍𐤄 𐤄𐤀𐤔𐤄 𐤀𐤔𐤓 𐤁𐤍𐤄 𐤄𐤇𐤉𐤄 𐤀𐤕 𐤑𐤏𐤒𐤕 𐤀𐤋 𐤄𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤏𐤋 𐤁𐤉𐤕𐤄 𐤅𐤏𐤋 𐤔𐤃𐤄 𐤂𐤇𐤆𐤉 𐤅𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤀𐤃𐤍𐤉 𐤄𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤆𐤀𐤕 𐤄𐤀𐤔𐤄 𐤅𐤆𐤄 𐤁𐤍𐤄 𐤀𐤔𐤓 𐤀𐤋𐤉𐤔𐤏 𐤄𐤇𐤉𐤄
וַ֠יְהִי ה֥וּא מְסַפֵּ֣ר לַמֶּלֶךְ֮ אֵ֣ת אֲשֶׁר־ הַמֵּת֒ הֶחֱיָ֣ה אֶת־ וְהִנֵּ֨ה הָאִשָּׁ֜ה אֲשֶׁר־ בְּנָהּ֙ הֶחֱיָ֤ה אֶת־ צֹעֶ֣קֶת אֶל־ הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ עַל־ בֵּיתָ֖הּ וְעַל־ שָׂדָ֑הּ גֵּֽחֲזִי֙ וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֲדֹנִ֣י הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ זֹ֚את הָֽאִשָּׁ֔ה וְזֶה־ בְּנָ֖הּ אֲשֶׁר־ אֱלִישָֽׁע׃ הֶחֱיָ֥ה way·hî hū mə·sap·pêr lam·me·leḵ ’êṯ ’ă·šer- ham·mêṯ he·ḥĕ·yāh ’eṯ- wə·hin·nêh hā·’iš·šāh ’ă·šer- bə·nāh he·ḥĕ·yāh ’eṯ- ṣō·‘e·qeṯ ’el- ham·me·leḵ ‘al- bê·ṯāh wə·‘al- śā·ḏāh gê·ḥă·zî way·yō·mer ’ă·ḏō·nî ham·me·leḵ zōṯ hā·’iš·šāh wə·zeh- bə·nāh ’ă·šer- ’ĕ·lî·šā‘ he·ḥĕ·yāh — WLC · 5
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When the king asked the woman, she confirmed it -. So the king appointed for her an officer, saying, “Restore all that [was] hers, along with all the proceeds of the field from the day that she left the country until now.”
𐤄𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤅𐤉𐤔𐤀𐤋 𐤋𐤀𐤔𐤄 𐤅𐤕𐤎𐤐𐤓 𐤋𐤅 𐤄𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤅𐤉𐤕𐤍 𐤋𐤄 𐤀𐤇𐤃 𐤎𐤓𐤉𐤎 𐤋𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤄𐤔𐤉𐤁 𐤀𐤕 𐤊𐤋 𐤀𐤔𐤓 𐤋𐤄 𐤅𐤀𐤕 𐤊𐤋 𐤕𐤁𐤅𐤀𐤕 𐤄𐤔𐤃𐤄 𐤌𐤉𐤅𐤌 𐤏𐤆𐤁𐤄 𐤀𐤕 𐤄𐤀𐤓𐤑 𐤅𐤏𐤃 𐤏𐤕𐤄𐤐
הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ וַיִּשְׁאַ֥ל לָאִשָּׁ֖ה וַתְּסַפֶּר־ ל֑וֹ הַמֶּלֶךְ֩ וַיִּתֶּן־ לָ֣הּ אֶחָ֜ד סָרִ֨יס לֵאמֹ֗ר הָשֵׁ֤יב אֶת־ כָּל־ אֲשֶׁר־ לָהּ֙ וְאֵת֙ כָּל־ תְּבוּאֹ֣ת הַשָּׂדֶ֔ה מִיּ֛וֹם עָזְבָ֥ה אֶת־ הָאָ֖רֶץ וְעַד־ עָֽתָּה׃פ ham·me·leḵ way·yiš·’al lā·’iš·šāh wat·tə·sap·per- lōw ham·me·leḵ way·yit·ten- lāh ’e·ḥāḏ sā·rîs lê·mōr hā·šêḇ ’eṯ- kāl- ’ă·šer- lāh wə·’êṯ kāl- tə·ḇū·’ōṯ haś·śā·ḏeh mî·yō·wm ‘ā·zə·ḇāh ’eṯ- hā·’ā·reṣ wə·‘aḏ- ‘āt·tāh — WLC · 6
Hazael Murders Ben-hadad
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Then Elisha came to Damascus vvv while Ben-hadad king of Aram was sick, and the king was told “The man of God… has come here.”
𐤀𐤋𐤉𐤔𐤏 𐤅𐤉𐤁𐤀 𐤃𐤌𐤔𐤒 𐤅𐤁𐤍 𐤄𐤃𐤃 𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤀𐤓𐤌 𐤇𐤋𐤄 𐤅𐤉𐤂𐤃 𐤋𐤅 𐤋𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤀𐤉𐤔 𐤄𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 𐤏𐤃 𐤁𐤀 𐤄𐤍𐤄
אֱלִישָׁע֙ וַיָּבֹ֤א דַּמֶּ֔שֶׂק וּבֶן־ הֲדַ֥ד מֶֽלֶךְ־ אֲרָ֖ם חֹלֶ֑ה וַיֻּגַּד־ ל֣וֹ לֵאמֹ֔ר אִ֥ישׁ הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים עַד־ בָּ֛א הֵֽנָּה׃ ’ĕ·lî·šā‘ way·yā·ḇō dam·me·śeq ū·ḇen- hă·ḏaḏ me·leḵ- ’ă·rām ḥō·leh way·yug·gaḏ- lōw lê·mōr ’îš hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm ‘aḏ- bā hên·nāh — WLC · 7
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So the king said to Hazael, “Take a gift in your hand, go to meet the man of God, and inquire of the LORD through him -, ‘Will I recover from this illness?’”
𐤄𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤅𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤀𐤋 𐤇𐤆𐤄𐤀𐤋 𐤒𐤇 𐤌𐤍𐤇𐤄 𐤁𐤉𐤃𐤊 𐤅𐤋𐤊 𐤋𐤒𐤓𐤀𐤕 𐤀𐤉𐤔 𐤄𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤃𐤓𐤔𐤕 𐤀𐤕 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤌𐤀𐤅𐤕𐤅 𐤋𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤄𐤀𐤇𐤉𐤄 𐤆𐤄 𐤌𐤇𐤋𐤉
הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ וַיֹּ֨אמֶר אֶל־ חֲזָהאֵ֗ל קַ֤ח מִנְחָ֔ה בְּיָֽדְךָ֙ וְלֵ֕ךְ לִקְרַ֖את אִ֣ישׁ הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים וְדָרַשְׁתָּ֨ אֶת־ יְהוָ֤ה מֵֽאוֹתוֹ֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר הַאֶחְיֶ֖ה זֶֽה׃ מֵחֳלִ֥י ham·me·leḵ way·yō·mer ’el- ḥă·zā·h·’êl qaḥ min·ḥāh bə·yā·ḏə·ḵā wə·lêḵ liq·raṯ ’îš hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm wə·ḏā·raš·tā ’eṯ- Yah·weh mê·’ō·w·ṯōw lê·mōr ha·’eḥ·yeh zeh mê·ḥo·lî — WLC · 8
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So Hazael went to meet Elisha, taking with him a gift of forty camel loads… of every good thing from Damascus. And he went in and stood before him and said, “Your son vvv Ben-hadad king of Aram has sent me… to ask, ‘Will I recover from this illness?’”
𐤇𐤆𐤀𐤋 𐤅𐤉𐤋𐤊 𐤋𐤒𐤓𐤀𐤕𐤅 𐤅𐤉𐤒𐤇 𐤁𐤉𐤃𐤅 𐤌𐤍𐤇𐤄 𐤀𐤓𐤁𐤏𐤉𐤌 𐤌𐤔𐤀 𐤂𐤌𐤋 𐤅𐤊𐤋 𐤈𐤅𐤁 𐤃𐤌𐤔𐤒 𐤅𐤉𐤁𐤀 𐤅𐤉𐤏𐤌𐤃 𐤋𐤐𐤍𐤉𐤅 𐤅𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤁𐤍𐤊 𐤁𐤍 𐤄𐤃𐤃 𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤀𐤓𐤌 𐤔𐤋𐤇𐤍𐤉 𐤀𐤋𐤉𐤊 𐤋𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤄𐤀𐤇𐤉𐤄 𐤆𐤄 𐤌𐤇𐤋𐤉
חֲזָאֵל֮ וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ לִקְרָאתוֹ֒ וַיִּקַּ֨ח בְיָדוֹ֙ מִנְחָ֤ה אַרְבָּעִ֣ים מַשָּׂ֖א גָּמָ֑ל וְכָל־ ט֣וּב דַּמֶּ֔שֶׂק וַיָּבֹא֙ וַיַּעֲמֹ֣ד לְפָנָ֔יו וַיֹּ֗אמֶר בִּנְךָ֨ בֶן־ הֲדַ֤ד מֶֽלֶךְ־ אֲרָם֙ שְׁלָחַ֤נִי אֵלֶ֙יךָ֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר הַאֶחְיֶ֖ה זֶֽה׃ מֵחֳלִ֥י ḥă·zā·’êl way·yê·leḵ liq·rā·ṯōw way·yiq·qaḥ ḇə·yā·ḏōw min·ḥāh ’ar·bā·‘îm maś·śā gā·māl wə·ḵāl ṭūḇ dam·me·śeq way·yā·ḇō way·ya·‘ă·mōḏ lə·p̄ā·nāw way·yō·mer bin·ḵā ḇen- hă·ḏaḏ me·leḵ- ’ă·rām šə·lā·ḥa·nî ’ê·le·ḵā lê·mōr ha·’eḥ·yeh zeh mê·ḥo·lî — WLC · 9
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Elisha answered,… “Go and tell him,… ‘You will surely recover…’ But the LORD has shown me that in fact he will die…”
𐤀𐤋𐤉𐤔𐤏 𐤅𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤀𐤋𐤉𐤅 𐤋𐤊 𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤋𐤀 𐤇𐤉𐤄 𐤕𐤇𐤉𐤄 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤅𐤄𐤓𐤀𐤍𐤉 𐤊𐤉 𐤌𐤅𐤕 𐤉𐤌𐤅𐤕
אֱלִישָׁ֔ע וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֵלָיו֙ לֵ֥ךְ אֱמָר־ לֹא חָיֹ֣ה תִחְיֶ֑ה יְהוָ֖ה וְהִרְאַ֥נִי כִּֽי־ מ֥וֹת יָמֽוּת׃ ’ĕ·lî·šā‘ way·yō·mer ’ê·lāw lêḵ ’ĕ·mār- lō ḥā·yōh ṯiḥ·yeh Yah·weh wə·hir·’a·nî kî- mō·wṯ yā·mūṯ — WLC · 10
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[Elisha] fixed his gaze steadily [on him] until Hazael became uncomfortable. Then the man of God began to weep.
𐤅𐤉𐤏𐤌𐤃 𐤀𐤕 𐤐𐤍𐤉𐤅 𐤅𐤉𐤔𐤌 𐤏𐤃 𐤁𐤔 𐤀𐤉𐤔 𐤄𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤉𐤁𐤊
וַיַּעֲמֵ֥ד אֶת־ פָּנָ֖יו וַיָּ֣שֶׂם עַד־ בֹּ֑שׁ אִ֥ישׁ הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ וַיֵּ֖בְךְּ way·ya·‘ă·mêḏ ’eṯ- pā·nāw way·yā·śem ‘aḏ- bōš ’îš hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm way·yê·ḇək — WLC · 11
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“Why is my lord weeping?” asked Hazael. “Because I know - the evil you will do vvv to the Israelites,” [Elisha] replied. “You will set fire to their fortresses, kill their young men with the sword, dash their little ones to pieces, and rip open their pregnant women.”
𐤌𐤃𐤅𐤏 𐤀𐤃𐤍𐤉 𐤁𐤊𐤄 𐤅𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤇𐤆𐤀𐤋 𐤊𐤉 𐤉𐤃𐤏𐤕𐤉 𐤀𐤕 𐤀𐤔𐤓 𐤓𐤏𐤄 𐤕𐤏𐤔𐤄 𐤋𐤁𐤍𐤉 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 𐤅𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤕𐤔𐤋𐤇 𐤁𐤀𐤔 𐤌𐤁𐤑𐤓𐤉𐤄𐤌 𐤕𐤄𐤓𐤂 𐤅𐤁𐤇𐤓𐤉𐤄𐤌 𐤁𐤇𐤓𐤁 𐤅𐤏𐤋𐤋𐤉𐤄𐤌 𐤕𐤓𐤈𐤔 𐤕𐤁𐤒𐤏 𐤅𐤄𐤓𐤕𐤉𐤄𐤌
מַדּ֖וּעַ אֲדֹנִ֣י בֹכֶ֑ה וַיֹּ֣אמֶר חֲזָאֵ֔ל כִּֽי־ יָדַ֡עְתִּי אֵ֣ת אֲשֶׁר־ רָעָ֗ה תַּעֲשֶׂה֩ לִבְנֵ֨י יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל וַיֹּ֡אמֶר תְּשַׁלַּ֤ח בָּאֵשׁ֙ מִבְצְרֵיהֶ֞ם תַּהֲרֹ֔ג וּבַחֻֽרֵיהֶם֙ בַּחֶ֣רֶב וְעֹלְלֵיהֶ֣ם תְּרַטֵּ֔שׁ תְּבַקֵּֽעַ׃ וְהָרֹתֵיהֶ֖ם mad·dū·a‘ ’ă·ḏō·nî ḇō·ḵeh way·yō·mer ḥă·zā·’êl kî- yā·ḏa‘·tî ’êṯ ’ă·šer- rā·‘āh ta·‘ă·śeh liḇ·nê yiś·rā·’êl way·yō·mer tə·šal·laḥ bā·’êš miḇ·ṣə·rê·hem ta·hă·rōḡ ū·ḇa·ḥu·rê·hem ba·ḥe·reḇ wə·‘ō·lə·lê·hem tə·raṭ·ṭêš tə·ḇaq·qê·a‘ wə·hā·rō·ṯê·hem — WLC · 12
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“But how {could} your servant, a mere dog, do such a monstrous thing?” said Hazael. And Elisha answered, “The LORD has shown me that you [will be] king over Aram.”
𐤊𐤉 𐤌𐤄 𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤊 𐤄𐤊𐤋𐤁 𐤊𐤉 𐤉𐤏𐤔𐤄 𐤄𐤆𐤄 𐤄𐤂𐤃𐤅𐤋 𐤄𐤃𐤁𐤓 𐤅𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤇𐤆𐤄𐤀𐤋 𐤀𐤋𐤉𐤔𐤏 𐤅𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤄𐤓𐤀𐤍𐤉 𐤀𐤕𐤊 𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤏𐤋 𐤀𐤓𐤌
כִּ֣י מָ֤ה עַבְדְּךָ֙ הַכֶּ֔לֶב כִּ֣י יַעֲשֶׂ֔ה הַזֶּ֑ה הַגָּד֖וֹל הַדָּבָ֥ר וַיֹּ֣אמֶר חֲזָהאֵ֔ל אֱלִישָׁ֔ע וַיֹּ֣אמֶר יְהוָ֛ה הִרְאַ֧נִי אֹתְךָ֖ מֶ֥לֶךְ עַל־ אֲרָֽם׃ kî māh ‘aḇ·də·ḵā hak·ke·leḇ kî ya·‘ă·śeh haz·zeh hag·gā·ḏō·wl had·dā·ḇār way·yō·mer ḥă·zā·h·’êl ’ĕ·lî·šā‘ way·yō·mer Yah·weh hir·’a·nî ’ō·ṯə·ḵā me·leḵ ‘al- ’ă·rām — WLC · 13
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So Hazael left Elisha and went to his master, who asked him, “What did Elisha say to you?” And he replied, “He told me [that] you would surely recover…”
𐤅𐤉𐤋𐤊 𐤌𐤀𐤕 𐤀𐤋𐤉𐤔𐤏 𐤅𐤉𐤁𐤀 𐤀𐤋 𐤀𐤃𐤍𐤉𐤅 𐤅𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤋𐤅 𐤌𐤄 𐤀𐤋𐤉𐤔𐤏 𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤋𐤊 𐤅𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤋𐤉 𐤇𐤉𐤄 𐤕𐤇𐤉𐤄
וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ׀ מֵאֵ֣ת אֱלִישָׁ֗ע וַיָּבֹא֙ אֶל־ אֲדֹנָ֔יו וַיֹּ֣אמֶר ל֔וֹ מָֽה־ אֱלִישָׁ֑ע אָמַ֥ר לְךָ֖ וַיֹּ֕אמֶר אָ֥מַר לִ֖י חָיֹ֥ה תִחְיֶֽה׃ way·yê·leḵ mê·’êṯ ’ĕ·lî·šā‘ way·yā·ḇō ’el- ’ă·ḏō·nāw way·yō·mer lōw māh- ’ĕ·lî·šā‘ ’ā·mar lə·ḵā way·yō·mer ’ā·mar lî ḥā·yōh ṯiḥ·yeh — WLC · 14
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But the next day Hazael took a thick cloth, dipped it in water, and spread it over the king’s face. So Ben-hadad died, and Hazael reigned in his place.
𐤅𐤉𐤄𐤉 𐤌𐤌𐤇𐤓𐤕 𐤅𐤉𐤒𐤇 𐤄𐤌𐤊𐤁𐤓 𐤅𐤉𐤈𐤁𐤋 𐤁𐤌𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤉𐤐𐤓𐤔 𐤏𐤋 𐤐𐤍𐤉𐤅 𐤅𐤉𐤌𐤕 𐤇𐤆𐤄𐤀𐤋 𐤅𐤉𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤕𐤇𐤕𐤉𐤅𐤐
וַיְהִ֣י מִֽמָּחֳרָ֗ת וַיִּקַּ֤ח הַמַּכְבֵּר֙ וַיִּטְבֹּ֣ל בַּמַּ֔יִם וַיִּפְרֹ֥שׂ עַל־ פָּנָ֖יו וַיָּמֹ֑ת חֲזָהאֵ֖ל וַיִּמְלֹ֥ךְ תַּחְתָּֽיו׃פ way·hî mim·mā·ḥo·rāṯ way·yiq·qaḥ ham·maḵ·bêr way·yiṭ·bōl bam·ma·yim way·yip̄·rōś ‘al- pā·nāw way·yā·mōṯ ḥă·zā·h·’êl way·yim·lōḵ taḥ·tāw — WLC · 15
Jehoram Reigns in Judah
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In the fifth year of the reign of Joram son of Ahab over Israel, Jehoram son of Jehoshaphat succeeded his father… as king of Judah.
𐤇𐤌𐤔 𐤅𐤁𐤔𐤍𐤕 𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤋𐤉𐤅𐤓𐤌 𐤁𐤍 𐤀𐤇𐤀𐤁 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤓𐤌 𐤁𐤍 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤐𐤈 𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤅𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤐𐤈 𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄
חָמֵ֗שׁ וּבִשְׁנַ֣ת מֶ֣לֶךְ לְיוֹרָ֤ם בֶּן־ אַחְאָב֙ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל יְהוֹרָ֥ם בֶּן־ יְהוֹשָׁפָ֖ט מָלַ֛ךְ וִיהוֹשָׁפָ֖ט מֶ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֑ה מֶ֥לֶךְ יְהוּדָֽה׃ ḥā·mêš ū·ḇiš·naṯ me·leḵ lə·yō·w·rām ben- ’aḥ·’āḇ yiś·rā·’êl yə·hō·w·rām ben- yə·hō·wō·šā·p̄āṭ mā·laḵ wî·hō·wō·šā·p̄āṭ me·leḵ yə·hū·ḏāh me·leḵ yə·hū·ḏāh — WLC · 16
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[Jehoram] was thirty-two… years old… when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eight years.
𐤄𐤉𐤄 𐤔𐤋𐤔𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤔𐤕𐤉𐤌 𐤁𐤍 𐤔𐤍𐤄 𐤁𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤅 𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤁𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 𐤅𐤔𐤌𐤍𐤄 𐤔𐤍𐤄
הָיָ֣ה שְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים וּשְׁתַּ֛יִם בֶּן־ שָׁנָ֖ה בְמָלְכ֑וֹ מָלַ֖ךְ בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ וּשְׁמֹנֶ֣ה שָׁנָה hā·yāh šə·lō·šîm ū·šə·ta·yim ben- šā·nāh ḇə·mā·lə·ḵōw mā·laḵ bî·rū·šā·lim ū·šə·mō·neh šå̄·nå̄h — WLC · 17
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And [Jehoram] walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, just as the house of Ahab had done. For he married a daughter of Ahab and did evil in the sight of the LORD.
𐤅𐤉𐤋𐤊 𐤁𐤃𐤓𐤊 𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤉 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 𐤊𐤀𐤔𐤓 𐤁𐤉𐤕 𐤀𐤇𐤀𐤁 𐤏𐤔𐤅 𐤊𐤉 𐤋𐤅 𐤋𐤀𐤔𐤄 𐤁𐤕 𐤀𐤇𐤀𐤁 𐤄𐤉𐤕𐤄 𐤅𐤉𐤏𐤔 𐤄𐤓𐤏 𐤁𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤉 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄
וַיֵּ֜לֶךְ בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ׀ מַלְכֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל כַּאֲשֶׁ֤ר בֵּ֣ית אַחְאָ֔ב עָשׂוּ֙ כִּ֚י לּ֖וֹ לְאִשָּׁ֑ה בַּת־ אַחְאָ֔ב הָֽיְתָה־ וַיַּ֥עַשׂ הָרַ֖ע בְּעֵינֵ֥י יְהוָֽה׃ way·yê·leḵ bə·ḏe·reḵ mal·ḵê yiś·rā·’êl ka·’ă·šer bêṯ ’aḥ·’āḇ ‘ā·śū kî lōw lə·’iš·šāh baṯ- ’aḥ·’āḇ hā·yə·ṯāh- way·ya·‘aś hā·ra‘ bə·‘ê·nê Yah·weh — WLC · 18
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Yet for the sake of His servant David, the LORD was unwilling… to destroy Judah, since He had promised to maintain a lamp for David [and] his descendants forever…
𐤋𐤌𐤏𐤍 𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤅 𐤃𐤅𐤃 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤅𐤋𐤀 𐤀𐤁𐤄 𐤋𐤄𐤔𐤇𐤉𐤕 𐤀𐤕 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 𐤊𐤀𐤔𐤓 𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤋𐤅 𐤋𐤕𐤕 𐤍𐤉𐤓 𐤋𐤅 𐤋𐤁𐤍𐤉𐤅 𐤊𐤋 𐤄𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤌
לְמַ֖עַן עַבְדּ֑וֹ דָּוִ֣ד יְהוָה֙ וְלֹֽא־ אָבָ֤ה לְהַשְׁחִ֣ית אֶת־ יְהוּדָ֔ה כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר אָֽמַר־ ל֗וֹ לָתֵ֨ת נִ֛יר ל֥וֹ לְבָנָ֖יו כָּל־ הַיָּמִֽים׃ lə·ma·‘an ‘aḇ·dōw dā·wiḏ Yah·weh wə·lō- ’ā·ḇāh lə·haš·ḥîṯ ’eṯ- yə·hū·ḏāh ka·’ă·šer ’ā·mar- lōw lā·ṯêṯ nîr lōw lə·ḇā·nāw kāl- hay·yā·mîm — WLC · 19
Edom and Libnah Rebel
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In the days [of Jehoram], Edom rebelled against the hand of Judah and appointed their own king.
𐤁𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤅 𐤀𐤃𐤅𐤌 𐤐𐤔𐤏 𐤌𐤕𐤇𐤕 𐤉𐤃 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 𐤅𐤉𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤅 𐤏𐤋𐤉𐤄𐤌 𐤌𐤋𐤊
בְּיָמָיו֙ אֱד֔וֹם פָּשַׁ֣ע מִתַּ֖חַת יַד־ יְהוּדָ֑ה וַיַּמְלִ֥כוּ עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם מֶֽלֶךְ׃ bə·yā·māw ’ĕ·ḏō·wm pā·ša‘ mit·ta·ḥaṯ yaḏ- yə·hū·ḏāh way·yam·li·ḵū ‘ă·lê·hem me·leḵ — WLC · 20
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So Jehoram crossed over to Zair with… all his chariots. When the Edomites surrounded him and his chariot commanders, he rose up and attacked by night. His troops, however, fled to their homes.
𐤉𐤅𐤓𐤌 𐤅𐤉𐤏𐤁𐤓 𐤑𐤏𐤉𐤓𐤄 𐤏𐤌𐤅 𐤅𐤉𐤄𐤉 𐤅𐤊𐤋 𐤄𐤓𐤊𐤁 𐤀𐤃𐤅𐤌 𐤄𐤎𐤁𐤉𐤁 𐤀𐤋𐤉𐤅 𐤅𐤀𐤕 𐤄𐤓𐤊𐤁 𐤔𐤓𐤉 𐤄𐤅𐤀 𐤒𐤌 𐤅𐤉𐤊𐤄 𐤋𐤉𐤋𐤄 𐤀𐤕 𐤄𐤏𐤌 𐤅𐤉𐤍𐤎 𐤋𐤀𐤄𐤋𐤉𐤅
יוֹרָם֙ וַיַּעֲבֹ֤ר צָעִ֔ירָה עִמּ֑וֹ וַֽיְהִי־ וְכָל־ הָרֶ֖כֶב אֱד֜וֹם הַסֹּבֵ֤יב אֵלָיו֙ וְאֵת֙ הָרֶ֔כֶב שָׂרֵ֣י ה֞וּא קָ֣ם וַיַּכֶּ֨ה לַ֗יְלָה אֶת־ הָעָ֖ם וַיָּ֥נָס לְאֹהָלָֽיו׃ yō·w·rām way·ya·‘ă·ḇōr ṣā·‘î·rāh ‘im·mōw way·hî- wə·ḵāl hā·re·ḵeḇ ’ĕ·ḏō·wm has·sō·ḇêḇ ’ê·lāw wə·’êṯ hā·re·ḵeḇ śā·rê hū qām way·yak·keh lay·lāh ’eṯ- hā·‘ām way·yā·nās lə·’ō·hā·lāw — WLC · 21
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So to this day Edom has been in rebellion against the hand of Judah. Likewise, Libnah rebelled at the same time.
𐤏𐤃 𐤄𐤆𐤄 𐤄𐤉𐤅𐤌 𐤀𐤃𐤅𐤌 𐤅𐤉𐤐𐤔𐤏 𐤌𐤕𐤇𐤕 𐤉𐤃 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 𐤀𐤆 𐤋𐤁𐤍𐤄 𐤕𐤐𐤔𐤏 𐤄𐤄𐤉𐤀 𐤁𐤏𐤕
עַ֖ד הַזֶּ֑ה הַיּ֣וֹם אֱד֗וֹם וַיִּפְשַׁ֣ע מִתַּ֙חַת֙ יַד־ יְהוּדָ֔ה אָ֛ז לִבְנָ֖ה תִּפְשַׁ֥ע הַהִֽיא׃ בָּעֵ֥ת ‘aḏ haz·zeh hay·yō·wm ’ĕ·ḏō·wm way·yip̄·ša‘ mit·ta·ḥaṯ yaḏ- yə·hū·ḏāh ’āz liḇ·nāh tip̄·ša‘ ha·hî bā·‘êṯ — WLC · 22
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As for the rest of the acts of Jehoram, along with all his accomplishments…, are they not written in the book of the Chronicles… of the Kings of Judah?
𐤅𐤉𐤕𐤓 𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤉 𐤉𐤅𐤓𐤌 𐤅𐤊𐤋 𐤀𐤔𐤓 𐤏𐤔𐤄 𐤄𐤌 𐤄𐤋𐤅𐤀 𐤊𐤕𐤅𐤁𐤉𐤌 𐤏𐤋 𐤎𐤐𐤓 𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤉 𐤄𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤌 𐤋𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤉 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄
וְיֶ֛תֶר דִּבְרֵ֥י יוֹרָ֖ם וְכָל־ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשָׂ֑ה הֵ֣ם הֲלֽוֹא־ כְּתוּבִ֗ים עַל־ סֵ֛פֶר דִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖ים לְמַלְכֵ֥י יְהוּדָֽה׃ wə·ye·ṯer diḇ·rê yō·w·rām wə·ḵāl ’ă·šer ‘ā·śāh hêm hă·lō·w- kə·ṯū·ḇîm ‘al- sê·p̄er diḇ·rê hay·yā·mîm lə·mal·ḵê yə·hū·ḏāh — WLC · 23
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And Jehoram rested with his fathers and was buried with [them] in the City of David. And his son Ahaziah reigned in his place.
𐤉𐤅𐤓𐤌 𐤅𐤉𐤔𐤊𐤁 𐤏𐤌 𐤀𐤁𐤕𐤉𐤅 𐤅𐤉𐤒𐤁𐤓 𐤏𐤌 𐤀𐤁𐤕𐤉𐤅 𐤁𐤏𐤉𐤓 𐤃𐤅𐤃 𐤁𐤍𐤅 𐤀𐤇𐤆𐤉𐤄𐤅 𐤅𐤉𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤕𐤇𐤕𐤉𐤅𐤐
יוֹרָם֙ וַיִּשְׁכַּ֤ב עִם־ אֲבֹתָ֔יו וַיִּקָּבֵ֥ר עִם־ אֲבֹתָ֖יו בְּעִ֣יר דָּוִ֑ד בְנ֖וֹ אֲחַזְיָ֥הוּ וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְ תַּחְתָּֽיו׃פ yō·w·rām way·yiš·kaḇ ‘im- ’ă·ḇō·ṯāw way·yiq·qā·ḇêr ‘im- ’ă·ḇō·ṯāw bə·‘îr dā·wiḏ ḇə·nōw ’ă·ḥaz·yā·hū way·yim·lōḵ taḥ·tāw — WLC · 24
Ahaziah Reigns in Judah
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In the twelfth… year of the reign of Joram son of Ahab over Israel, Ahaziah son of Jehoram became king… of Judah.
𐤔𐤕𐤉𐤌 𐤏𐤔𐤓𐤄 𐤔𐤍𐤄 𐤁𐤔𐤍𐤕 𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤋𐤉𐤅𐤓𐤌 𐤁𐤍 𐤀𐤇𐤀𐤁 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 𐤀𐤇𐤆𐤉𐤄𐤅 𐤁𐤍 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤓𐤌 𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄
שְׁתֵּים־ עֶשְׂרֵ֣ה שָׁנָ֔ה בִּשְׁנַת֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ לְיוֹרָ֥ם בֶּן־ אַחְאָ֖ב יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל אֲחַזְיָ֥הוּ בֶן־ יְהוֹרָ֖ם מָלַ֛ךְ מֶ֥לֶךְ יְהוּדָֽה׃ šə·têm- ‘eś·rêh šā·nāh biš·naṯ me·leḵ lə·yō·w·rām ben- ’aḥ·’āḇ yiś·rā·’êl ’ă·ḥaz·yā·hū ḇen- yə·hō·w·rām mā·laḵ me·leḵ yə·hū·ḏāh — WLC · 25
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Ahaziah [was] twenty-two… years old… when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem one year. His mother’s name was Athaliah, the granddaughter of Omri king of Israel.
𐤀𐤇𐤆𐤉𐤄𐤅 𐤏𐤔𐤓𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤔𐤕𐤉𐤌 𐤁𐤍 𐤔𐤍𐤄 𐤁𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤅 𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤁𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 𐤀𐤇𐤕 𐤅𐤔𐤍𐤄 𐤀𐤌𐤅 𐤅𐤔𐤌 𐤏𐤕𐤋𐤉𐤄𐤅 𐤁𐤕 𐤏𐤌𐤓𐤉 𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋
אֲחַזְיָ֣הוּ עֶשְׂרִ֨ים וּשְׁתַּ֤יִם בֶּן־ שָׁנָה֙ בְמָלְכ֔וֹ מָלַ֖ךְ בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם אַחַ֔ת וְשָׁנָ֣ה אִמּוֹ֙ וְשֵׁ֤ם עֲתַלְיָ֔הוּ בַּת־ עָמְרִ֖י מֶ֥לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ ’ă·ḥaz·yā·hū ‘eś·rîm ū·šə·ta·yim ben- šā·nāh ḇə·mā·lə·ḵōw mā·laḵ bî·rū·šā·lim ’a·ḥaṯ wə·šā·nāh ’im·mōw wə·šêm ‘ă·ṯal·yā·hū baṯ- ‘ā·mə·rî me·leḵ yiś·rā·’êl — WLC · 26
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And [Ahaziah] walked in the ways of the house of Ahab and did evil in the sight of the LORD like the house of Ahab, for he was a son-in-law of the house of Ahab.
𐤅𐤉𐤋𐤊 𐤁𐤃𐤓𐤊 𐤁𐤉𐤕 𐤀𐤇𐤀𐤁 𐤅𐤉𐤏𐤔 𐤄𐤓𐤏 𐤁𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤉 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤊𐤁𐤉𐤕 𐤀𐤇𐤀𐤁 𐤊𐤉 𐤄𐤅𐤀 𐤇𐤕𐤍 𐤁𐤉𐤕 𐤀𐤇𐤀𐤁
וַיֵּ֗לֶךְ בְּדֶ֙רֶךְ֙ בֵּ֣ית אַחְאָ֔ב וַיַּ֧עַשׂ הָרַ֛ע בְּעֵינֵ֥י יְהוָ֖ה כְּבֵ֣ית אַחְאָ֑ב כִּ֛י הֽוּא׃ חֲתַ֥ן בֵּית־ אַחְאָ֖ב way·yê·leḵ bə·ḏe·reḵ bêṯ ’aḥ·’āḇ way·ya·‘aś hā·ra‘ bə·‘ê·nê Yah·weh kə·ḇêṯ ’aḥ·’āḇ kî hū ḥă·ṯan bêṯ- ’aḥ·’āḇ — WLC · 27
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Then Ahaziah went with Joram son of Ahab to fight against Hazael king of Aram at Ramoth-gilead…, and the Arameans wounded Joram.
𐤅𐤉𐤋𐤊 𐤀𐤕 𐤉𐤅𐤓𐤌 𐤁𐤍 𐤀𐤇𐤀𐤁 𐤋𐤌𐤋𐤇𐤌𐤄 𐤏𐤌 𐤇𐤆𐤄𐤀𐤋 𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤀𐤓𐤌 𐤁𐤓𐤌𐤕 𐤂𐤋𐤏𐤃 𐤀𐤓𐤌𐤉𐤌 𐤀𐤕 𐤅𐤉𐤊𐤅 𐤉𐤅𐤓𐤌
וַיֵּ֜לֶךְ אֶת־ יוֹרָ֣ם בֶּן־ אַחְאָ֗ב לַמִּלְחָמָ֛ה עִם־ חֲזָהאֵ֥ל מֶֽלֶךְ־ אֲרָ֖ם בְּרָמֹ֣ת גִּלְעָ֑ד אֲרַמִּ֖ים אֶת־ וַיַּכּ֥וּ יוֹרָֽם׃ way·yê·leḵ ’eṯ- yō·w·rām ben- ’aḥ·’āḇ lam·mil·ḥā·māh ‘im- ḥă·zā·h·’êl me·leḵ- ’ă·rām bə·rā·mōṯ gil·‘āḏ ’ă·ram·mîm ’eṯ- way·yak·kū yō·w·rām — WLC · 28
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So King Joram returned to Jezreel to recover from the wounds that the Arameans had inflicted on him at Ramah when he fought against Hazael king of Aram. Then Ahaziah son of Jehoram king of Judah went down to Jezreel to visit Joram son of Ahab, because [Joram] had been wounded.
𐤄𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤉𐤅𐤓𐤌 𐤅𐤉𐤔𐤁 𐤁𐤉𐤆𐤓𐤏𐤀𐤋 𐤋𐤄𐤕𐤓𐤐𐤀 𐤌𐤍 𐤄𐤌𐤊𐤉𐤌 𐤀𐤔𐤓 𐤀𐤓𐤌𐤉𐤌 𐤉𐤊𐤄𐤅 𐤁𐤓𐤌𐤄 𐤁𐤄𐤋𐤇𐤌𐤅 𐤀𐤕 𐤇𐤆𐤄𐤀𐤋 𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤀𐤓𐤌 𐤅𐤀𐤇𐤆𐤉𐤄𐤅 𐤁𐤍 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤓𐤌 𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 𐤉𐤓𐤃 𐤁𐤉𐤆𐤓𐤏𐤀𐤋 𐤋𐤓𐤀𐤅𐤕 𐤀𐤕 𐤉𐤅𐤓𐤌 𐤁𐤍 𐤀𐤇𐤀𐤁 𐤊𐤉 𐤄𐤅𐤀𐤐 𐤇𐤋𐤄
הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ יוֹרָ֨ם וַיָּשָׁב֩ בְיִזְרְעֶ֗אל לְהִתְרַפֵּ֣א מִן־ הַמַּכִּים֙ אֲשֶׁ֨ר אֲרַמִּים֙ יַכֻּ֤הוּ בָּֽרָמָ֔ה בְּהִלָּ֣חֲמ֔וֹ אֶת־ חֲזָהאֵ֖ל מֶ֣לֶךְ אֲרָ֑ם וַאֲחַזְיָ֨הוּ בֶן־ יְהוֹרָ֜ם מֶ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֗ה יָרַ֡ד בְּיִזְרְעֶ֖אל לִרְא֞וֹת אֶת־ יוֹרָ֧ם בֶּן־ אַחְאָ֛ב כִּֽי־ הֽוּא׃פ חֹלֶ֥ה ham·me·leḵ yō·w·rām way·yā·šāḇ ḇə·yiz·rə·‘el lə·hiṯ·rap·pê min- ham·mak·kîm ’ă·šer ’ă·ram·mîm yak·ku·hū bā·rā·māh bə·hil·lā·ḥă·mōw ’eṯ- ḥă·zā·h·’êl me·leḵ ’ă·rām wa·’ă·ḥaz·yā·hū ḇen- yə·hō·w·rām me·leḵ yə·hū·ḏāh yā·raḏ bə·yiz·rə·‘el lir·’ō·wṯ ’eṯ- yō·w·rām ben- ’aḥ·’āḇ kî- hū ḥō·leh — WLC · 29