2 Kings 8

Elisha tells the Shunnamite woman to flee during a famine, and she later recovers her land.[1] Elisha anoints Hazael as king of Syria and Jehu as king of Israel, setting in motion events that will bring judgment on the house of Ahab.

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Verse 1 וֶ/אֱלִישָׁ֡ע 𐤅/𐤀𐤋𐤉𐤔𐤏 veelisha And Elisha And My-God-is-salvation HC/Np דִּבֶּ֣ר 𐤃𐤁𐤓 diber spoke he declared HVpp3ms אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR הָ/אִשָּׁה֩ 𐤄/𐤀𐤔𐤄 haishah the woman the woman HTd/Ncfsa אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher whose that-which HTr הֶחֱיָ֨ה 𐤄𐤇𐤉𐤄 hecheyah he had restored to life he caused to live HVhp3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et (direct object marker) (definite object-marker) HTo בְּנָ֜/הּ 𐤁𐤍/𐤄 benah Bene (Bemba) her son her builder-son HNcmsc/Sp3fs לֵ/אמֹ֗ר 𐤋/𐤀𐤌𐤓 lemor saying to-say HR/Vqc ק֤וּמִי 𐤒𐤅𐤌𐤉 qumi Arise Rise up, you woman! HVqv2fs וּ/לְכִי֙ 𐤅/𐤋𐤊𐤉 ulekhi and go and walk on, you (woman)! HC/Vqv2fs אתי 𐤀𐤕𐤉 ty you you (feminine singular) HPp2fs אַ֣תְּ 𐤀𐤕 ate you you (feminine singular) HPp2fs וּ/בֵיתֵ֔/ךְ 𐤅/𐤁𐤉𐤕/𐤊 uveytekhe and your household and your house HC/Ncmsc/Sp2fs וְ/ג֖וּרִי 𐤅/𐤂𐤅𐤓𐤉 veguri and sojourn and sojourn as a resident-stranger (you, woman) HC/Vqv2fs בַּ/אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤁/𐤀𐤔𐤓 baasher wherever in-that-which HR/Tr תָּג֑וּרִי 𐤕𐤂𐤅𐤓𐤉 taguri you can sojourn you (feminine) shall sojourn as a resident-alien HVqi2fs כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki for for (as reason or ground) HC קָרָ֤א 𐤒𐤓𐤀 qara has called he called out HVqp3ms יְהוָה֙ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH the Being One HNp לָֽ/רָעָ֔ב 𐤋/𐤓𐤏𐤁 laraav a famine to the hunger-famine HRd/Ncmsa וְ/גַם 𐤅/𐤂𐤌 vegam and even and also HC/Ta בָּ֥א 𐤁𐤀 ba has come he came HVqp3ms אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el-2 upon toward HR הָ/אָ֖רֶץ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets the land the firm-standing land HTd/Ncbsa שֶׁ֥בַע 𐤔𐤁𐤏 sheva seven seven (full measure) HAcfsa שָׁנִֽים 𐤔𐤍𐤉𐤌 shanim years revolving years HNcfpa
Verse 5 וַ֠/יְהִי 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤉 vayehi and it was And he became HC/Vqw3ms ה֥וּא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu he he himself HPp3ms מְסַפֵּ֣ר 𐤌𐤎𐤐𐤓 mesaper telling one recounting HVprmsa לַ/מֶּלֶךְ֮ 𐤋/𐤌𐤋𐤊 lamelekhe to the king to the king HRd/Ncmsa אֵ֣ת 𐤀𐤕 et how (definite object-marker) HTo אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher he had that-which HTr הֶחֱיָ֣ה 𐤄𐤇𐤉𐤄 hecheyah restored to life he caused to live HVhp3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 [direct object marker] (definite object-marker) HTo הַ/מֵּת֒ 𐤄/𐤌𐤕 hamet the dead one the dead one HTd/Vqrmsa וְ/הִנֵּ֨ה 𐤅/𐤄𐤍𐤄 vehineh and behold and look! HC/Tm הָ/אִשָּׁ֜ה 𐤄/𐤀𐤔𐤄 haishah the woman the woman HTd/Ncfsa אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 whose that-which HTr הֶחֱיָ֤ה 𐤄𐤇𐤉𐤄 hecheyah-2 he had restored to life he caused to live HVhp3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-3 [direct object marker] (definite object-marker) HTo בְּנָ/הּ֙ 𐤁𐤍/𐤄 benah Bene (Bemba) her son her builder-son HNcmsc/Sp3fs צֹעֶ֣קֶת 𐤑𐤏𐤒𐤕 tsoeqet was appealing a crying-out woman HVqrfsa אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR הַ/מֶּ֔לֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe the king the king HTd/Ncmsa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al for upon (up-over) HR בֵּיתָ֖/הּ 𐤁𐤉𐤕/𐤄 beytah her house her house HNcmsc/Sp3fs וְ/עַל 𐤅/𐤏𐤋 veal and for and upon HC/R שָׂדָ֑/הּ 𐤔𐤃/𐤄 sadah her field her spread-out field HNcmsc/Sp3fs וַ/יֹּ֤אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer said and he declared HC/Vqw3ms גֵּֽחֲזִי֙ 𐤂𐤇𐤆𐤉 gechazi Gehazi Valley-of-Vision (Gehazi) HNp אֲדֹנִ֣/י 𐤀𐤃𐤍/𐤉 adoni my lord my sovereign-master HNcmsc/Sp1cs הַ/מֶּ֔לֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe-2 O king the king HTd/Ncmsa זֹ֚את 𐤆𐤀𐤕 zot this this (feminine singular) HPdxfs הָֽ/אִשָּׁ֔ה 𐤄/𐤀𐤔𐤄 haishah-2 is the woman the woman HTd/Ncfsa וְ/זֶה 𐤅/𐤆𐤄 vezeh and this and this one (masculine singular) HC/Pdxms בְּנָ֖/הּ 𐤁𐤍/𐤄 benah-2 Bene (Bemba) is her son her builder-son HNcmsc/Sp3fs אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-3 whom that-which HTr הֶחֱיָ֥ה 𐤄𐤇𐤉𐤄 hecheyah-3 restored to life he caused to live HVhp3ms אֱלִישָֽׁע 𐤀𐤋𐤉𐤔𐤏 elisha Elisha My-God-Is-Salvation (male personal name) HNp
Verse 6 וַ/יִּשְׁאַ֥ל 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤀𐤋 vayisheal and he asked and he inquired HC/Vqw3ms הַ/מֶּ֛לֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe the king the king HTd/Ncmsa לָ/אִשָּׁ֖ה 𐤋/𐤀𐤔𐤄 laishah the woman to the woman HRd/Ncfsa וַ/תְּסַפֶּר 𐤅/𐤕𐤎𐤐𐤓 vatesaper and she told And she recounted HC/Vpw3fs ל֑/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo him HR/Sp3ms וַ/יִּתֶּן 𐤅/𐤉𐤕𐤍 vayiten and he appointed and he gave HC/Vqw3ms לָ֣/הּ 𐤋/𐤄 lah to her HR/Sp3fs הַ/מֶּלֶךְ֩ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe-2 the king the king HTd/Ncmsa סָרִ֨יס 𐤎𐤓𐤉𐤎 saris eunuch a castrated court-official HNcmsa אֶחָ֜ד 𐤀𐤇𐤃 echad Eka (Bemba) one one (masculine singular) HAcmsa לֵ/אמֹ֗ר 𐤋/𐤀𐤌𐤓 lemor saying to-say HR/Vqc הָשֵׁ֤יב 𐤄𐤔𐤉𐤁 hasheyv Restore Cause to turn back! HVhv2ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] (definite object-marker) HTo כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all whole-of HNcmsc אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which HTr לָ/הּ֙ 𐤋/𐤄 lah-2 was hers HR/Sp3fs וְ/אֵת֙ 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and and (the very) HC/To כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal-2 all whole-of HNcmsc תְּבוּאֹ֣ת 𐤕𐤁𐤅𐤀𐤕 tevuot the produce incomings HNcfpc הַ/שָּׂדֶ֔ה 𐤄/𐤔𐤃𐤄 hasadeh of the field the spread-out field HTd/Ncmsa מִ/יּ֛וֹם 𐤌/𐤉𐤅𐤌 miom from the day from its heat-day HR/Ncmsc עָזְבָ֥ה 𐤏𐤆𐤁𐤄 azevah she left she has relinquished; relinquish! (you, masculine singular) HVqp3fs אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 [direct object marker] (definite object-marker) HTo הָ/אָ֖רֶץ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets the land the firm-standing land HTd/Ncbsa וְ/עַד 𐤅/𐤏𐤃 vead until and unto (the limit of) HC/R עָֽתָּה 𐤏𐤕𐤄 atah now you (masculine singular) HD
Verse 9 וַ/יֵּ֣לֶךְ 𐤅/𐤉𐤋𐤊 vayelekhe and went and he walked on HC/Vqw3ms חֲזָאֵל֮ 𐤇𐤆𐤀𐤋 chazael Hazael El-Has-Seen (masculine personal name) HNp לִ/קְרָאת/וֹ֒ 𐤋/𐤒𐤓𐤀𐤕/𐤅 liqerato to meet him to the encounter of him HR/Vqc/Sp3ms וַ/יִּקַּ֨ח 𐤅/𐤉𐤒𐤇 vayiqach and took and he took HC/Vqw3ms מִנְחָ֤ה 𐤌𐤍𐤇𐤄 minechah a present a portion-gift HNcfsa בְ/יָד/וֹ֙ 𐤁/𐤉𐤃/𐤅 veyado in his hand in his hand HR/Ncbsc/Sp3ms וְ/כָל 𐤅/𐤊𐤋 vekhal and all and the whole of HC/Ncmsc ט֣וּב 𐤈𐤅𐤁 tuv good goodness (masculine singular) HNcmsc דַּמֶּ֔שֶׂק 𐤃𐤌𐤔𐤒 dameseq of Damascus Dammeseq HNp מַשָּׂ֖א 𐤌𐤔𐤀 masa burden a lifted-burden HNcmsc אַרְבָּעִ֣ים 𐤀𐤓𐤁𐤏𐤉𐤌 arebaim forty forty HAcbpa גָּמָ֑ל 𐤂𐤌𐤋 gamal camels' burden-bearer (camel) HNcmsa וַ/יָּבֹא֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤀 vayavo and came and he came HC/Vqw3ms וַ/יַּעֲמֹ֣ד 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤌𐤃 vayaamod and stood and he took his stand HC/Vqw3ms לְ/פָנָ֔י/ו 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉/𐤅 lefanayv before him to his faces HR/Ncbpc/Sp3ms וַ/יֹּ֗אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and said and he declared HC/Vqw3ms בִּנְ/ךָ֨ 𐤁𐤍/𐤊 binekha Bene (Bemba) Your son your son HNcmsc/Sp2ms בֶן 𐤁𐤍 ven Ben son (house-builder) HNp הֲדַ֤ד 𐤄𐤃𐤃 hadad -hadad Hadad (the Thunderer) HNp מֶֽלֶךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤊 melekhe king king HNcmsc אֲרָם֙ 𐤀𐤓𐤌 aram of Syria Highland Aram HNp שְׁלָחַ֤/נִי 𐤔𐤋𐤇/𐤍𐤉 shelachani has sent me he has sent me forth HVqp3ms/Sp1cs אֵלֶ֨י/ךָ֙ 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤊 eleykha to you unto thee HR/Sp2ms לֵ/אמֹ֔ר 𐤋/𐤀𐤌𐤓 lemor saying to-say HR/Vqc הַ/אֶחְיֶ֖ה 𐤄/𐤀𐤇𐤉𐤄 haecheyeh Shall I recover Shall I live? HTi/Vqi1cs מֵ/חֳלִ֥י 𐤌/𐤇𐤋𐤉 mecholi from this sickness weakness-sickness HR/Ncmsa זֶֽה 𐤆𐤄 zeh this this one (masculine singular) HPdxms
Verse 12 וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and he said and he declared HC/Vqw3ms חֲזָאֵ֔ל 𐤇𐤆𐤀𐤋 chazael Hazael El-Has-Seen (masculine personal name) HNp מַדּ֖וּעַ 𐤌𐤃𐤅𐤏 madua why for-what-is-known? HTi אֲדֹנִ֣/י 𐤀𐤃𐤍/𐤉 adoni my lord my sovereign-master HNcmsc/Sp1cs בֹכֶ֑ה 𐤁𐤊𐤄 vokheh are you weeping one weeping HVqrmsa וַ/יֹּ֡אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer-2 and he said and he declared HC/Vqw3ms כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki because for (as reason or ground) HC יָדַ֡עְתִּי 𐤉𐤃𐤏𐤕𐤉 yadaeti I know I have known HVqp1cs אֵ֣ת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] (definite object-marker) HTo אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which HTr תַּעֲשֶׂה֩ 𐤕𐤏𐤔𐤄 taaseh you will do you will cause-to-make HVqi2ms לִ/בְנֵ֨י 𐤋/𐤁𐤍𐤉 liveney Bene (Bemba) to the sons of to the sons HR/Ncmpc יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel He-Who-Prevails-With-God HNp רָעָ֗ה 𐤓𐤏𐤄 raah evil calamity HNcfsa מִבְצְרֵי/הֶ֞ם 𐤌𐤁𐤑𐤓𐤉/𐤄𐤌 mivetsereyhem their fortresses their fortified strongholds HNcmpc/Sp3mp תְּשַׁלַּ֤ח 𐤕𐤔𐤋𐤇 teshalach you will set you send forth HVpi2ms בָּ/אֵשׁ֙ 𐤁/𐤀𐤔 baesh on fire in the fire HRd/Ncbsa וּ/בַחֻֽרֵי/הֶם֙ 𐤅/𐤁𐤇𐤓𐤉/𐤄𐤌 uvachureyhem and their young men and their chosen young men HC/Ncmpc/Sp3mp בַּ/חֶ֣רֶב 𐤁/𐤇𐤓𐤁 bacherev with the sword by the desolating blade HRd/Ncfsa תַּהֲרֹ֔ג 𐤕𐤄𐤓𐤂 taharog you will kill you (masculine singular) will slay HVqi2ms וְ/עֹלְלֵי/הֶ֣ם 𐤅/𐤏𐤋𐤋𐤉/𐤄𐤌 veoleleyhem and their little ones and their suckling-ones HC/Ncmpc/Sp3mp תְּרַטֵּ֔שׁ 𐤕𐤓𐤈𐤔 teratesh you will dash you smashed to pieces HVpi2ms וְ/הָרֹתֵי/הֶ֖ם 𐤅/𐤄𐤓𐤕𐤉/𐤄𐤌 veharoteyhem and their pregnant women and their pregnant women HC/Aafpc/Sp3mp תְּבַקֵּֽעַ 𐤕𐤁𐤒𐤏 tevaqea you will rip open you (masculine singular) will shatter open; she will shatter open HVpi2ms
Verse 21 וַ/יַּעֲבֹ֤ר 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤁𐤓 vayaavor and he crossed over and he crossed over HC/Vqw3ms יוֹרָם֙ 𐤉𐤅𐤓𐤌 yoram Joram Yahweh-Is-Exalted (masculine personal name) HNp צָעִ֔ירָ/ה 𐤑𐤏𐤉𐤓/𐤄 tsairah to Zair toward Tsair (the Little-place) HNp/Sd וְ/כָל 𐤅/𐤊𐤋 vekhal and all and the whole of HC/Ncmsc הָ/רֶ֖כֶב 𐤄/𐤓𐤊𐤁 harekhev the chariots the riding-chariot HTd/Ncmsa עִמּ֑/וֹ 𐤏𐤌/𐤅 imo with him in company with him HR/Sp3ms וַֽ/יְהִי 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤉 vayehi and it was And he became HC/Vqw3ms ה֞וּא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu he he himself HPp3ms קָ֣ם 𐤒𐤌 qam arose he rose up HVqrmsa לַ֗יְלָה 𐤋𐤉𐤋𐤄 layelah by night night — the light-turned time HNcmsa וַ/יַּכֶּ֨ה 𐤅/𐤉𐤊𐤄 vayakeh and he struck and he struck down HC/Vhw3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] (definite object-marker) HTo אֱד֜וֹם 𐤀𐤃𐤅𐤌 edom Edom Red-One (Edom) HNp הַ/סֹּבֵ֤יב 𐤄/𐤎𐤁𐤉𐤁 hasoveyv surrounding the one who surrounds HTd/Vqrmsa אֵלָי/ו֙ 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤅 elayv him unto him HR/Sp3ms וְ/אֵת֙ 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and [direct object marker] and (the very) HC/To שָׂרֵ֣י 𐤔𐤓𐤉 sarey captains of ruling-princes of HNcmpc הָ/רֶ֔כֶב 𐤄/𐤓𐤊𐤁 harekhev-2 the chariots the riding-chariot HTd/Ncmsa וַ/יָּ֥נָס 𐤅/𐤉𐤍𐤎 vayanas and fled and he fled HC/Vqw3ms הָ/עָ֖ם 𐤄/𐤏𐤌 haam the people the gathered people HTd/Ncmsa לְ/אֹהָלָֽי/ו 𐤋/𐤀𐤄𐤋𐤉/𐤅 leohalayv to their tents to his tents HR/Ncmpc/Sp3ms
Verse 29 וַ/יָּשָׁב֩ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤁 vayashav and returned and he turned back HC/Vqw3ms יוֹרָ֨ם 𐤉𐤅𐤓𐤌 yoram Joram Yahweh-Is-Exalted (masculine personal name) HNp הַ/מֶּ֜לֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe the king the king HTd/Ncmsa לְ/הִתְרַפֵּ֣א 𐤋/𐤄𐤕𐤓𐤐𐤀 lehiterape to be healed to heal oneself HR/Vtc בְ/יִזְרְעֶ֗אל 𐤁/𐤉𐤆𐤓𐤏𐤀𐤋 veyizereel in Jezreel and God-Sows HR/Np מִן 𐤌𐤍 min from from (out of, away from) HR הַ/מַּכִּים֙ 𐤄/𐤌𐤊𐤉𐤌 hamakim the wounds the smiters HTd/Ncfpa אֲשֶׁ֨ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which HTr יַכֻּ֤/הוּ 𐤉𐤊/𐤄𐤅 yakuhu had struck him they will strike him down HVhi3mp/Sp3ms אֲרַמִּים֙ 𐤀𐤓𐤌𐤉𐤌 aramim Arameans Aramean highlanders HNgmpa בָּֽ/רָמָ֔ה 𐤁/𐤓𐤌𐤄 baramah at Ramah in Ramah (the Height) HRd/Np בְּ/הִלָּ֣חֲמ֔/וֹ 𐤁/𐤄𐤋𐤇𐤌/𐤅 behilachamo in his fighting in his battling HR/VNc/Sp3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et against self-same (definite object marker) HR חֲזָהאֵ֖ל 𐤇𐤆𐤄𐤀𐤋 chazahel Hazael El-has-seen HNp מֶ֣לֶךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤊 melekhe king king HNcmsc אֲרָ֑ם 𐤀𐤓𐤌 aram of Aram Highland Aram HNp וַ/אֲחַזְיָ֨הוּ 𐤅/𐤀𐤇𐤆𐤉𐤄𐤅 vaachazeyahu And Ahaziah and Yah-has-seized HC/Np בֶן 𐤁𐤍 ven Bene (Bemba) son builder-son HNcmsc יְהוֹרָ֜ם 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤓𐤌 yehoram of Jehoram YHWH-Raises-High HNp מֶ֣לֶךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤊 melekhe-2 king king HNcmsc יְהוּדָ֗ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 yehudah of Judah Praised-One HNp יָרַ֡ד 𐤉𐤓𐤃 yarad went down he descended HVqp3ms לִ/רְא֞וֹת 𐤋/𐤓𐤀𐤅𐤕 lireot to see to see HR/Vqc אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 [direct object marker] (definite object-marker) HTo יוֹרָ֧ם 𐤉𐤅𐤓𐤌 yoram-2 Joram Yahweh-Is-Exalted (masculine personal name) HNp בֶּן 𐤁𐤍 ben Bene (Bemba) son builder-son HNcmsc אַחְאָ֛ב 𐤀𐤇𐤀𐤁 acheav of Ahab Brother-of-(the)-Father HNp בְּ/יִזְרְעֶ֖אל 𐤁/𐤉𐤆𐤓𐤏𐤀𐤋 beyizereel in Jezreel in God-will-sow HR/Np כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki because for (as reason or ground) HC חֹלֶ֥ה 𐤇𐤋𐤄 choleh he was sick a weakened one HVqrmsa הֽוּא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu he he himself HPp3ms