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2 Kings 6:20וַיְהִי֮-way·hî
כְּבֹאָ֣םWhen they had enteredkə·ḇō·’ām
שֹׁמְרוֹן֒ Samaria , šō·mə·rō·wn
אֱלִישָׁ֔עElisha’ĕ·lî·šā‘
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר said , way·yō·mer
יְהוָ֕ה “ O YHWH , Yah·weh
פְּקַ֥חopenpə·qaḥ
אֶת־-’eṯ-
עֵינֵֽי־the eyes‘ê·nê-
אֵ֖לֶּהof these [men]’êl·leh
וְיִרְא֑וּthat they may see . ”wə·yir·’ū
יְהוָה֙Then YHWHYah·weh
אֶת־-’eṯ-
וַיִּפְקַ֤חopenedway·yip̄·qaḥ
עֵ֣ינֵיהֶ֔ם their eyes , ‘ê·nê·hem
וַיִּרְא֕וּand they looked aroundway·yir·’ū
וְהִנֵּ֖הand discovered thatwə·hin·nêh
בְּת֥וֹךְthey were inbə·ṯō·wḵ
שֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃Samaria .šō·mə·rō·wn
2 Kings 6:21מֶֽלֶךְ־And when the kingme·leḵ-
יִשְׂרָאֵל֙of Israelyiś·rā·’êl
כִּרְאֹת֖וֹsawkir·’ō·ṯōw
אוֹתָ֑ם them , ’ō·w·ṯām
וַיֹּ֤אמֶרhe askedway·yō·mer
אֶל־. . .’el-
אֱלִישָׁ֔ע Elisha , ’ĕ·lî·šā‘
אָבִֽי׃ “ My father , ’ā·ḇî
אַכֶּ֖הshall I kill [them] ?’ak·keh
הַאַכֶּ֥הShall I kill [them] ? ”ha·’ak·keh
2 Kings 6:22לֹ֣א“ Do not
תַכֶּ֔ה kill them , ” ṯak·keh
וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙he replied .way·yō·mer
אַתָּ֣ה“ {Would} you’at·tāh
מַכֶּ֑הkillmak·keh
הַאֲשֶׁ֥רthoseha·’ă·šer
שָׁבִ֛יתָyou have capturedšā·ḇî·ṯā
בְּחַרְבְּךָ֥with your own swordbə·ḥar·bə·ḵā
וּֽבְקַשְׁתְּךָ֖or bow ?ū·ḇə·qaš·tə·ḵā
שִׂים֩Setśîm
לֶ֨חֶםfoodle·ḥem
וָמַ֜יִםand waterwā·ma·yim
לִפְנֵיהֶ֗ם before them , lip̄·nê·hem
וְיֹֽאכְלוּ֙that they may eatwə·yō·ḵə·lū
וְיִשְׁתּ֔וּand drinkwə·yiš·tū
וְיֵלְכ֖וּand then returnwə·yê·lə·ḵū
אֶל־to’el-
אֲדֹנֵיהֶֽם׃their master . ”’ă·ḏō·nê·hem
2 Kings 6:23גְדוֹלָ֗הSo [the king] prepared a greatḡə·ḏō·w·lāh
וַיִּכְרֶ֨הfeastway·yiḵ·reh
לָהֶ֜ם. . .lā·hem
כֵּרָ֣ה for them , kê·rāh
וַיֹּֽאכְלוּ֙and after they had finished eatingway·yō·ḵə·lū
וַיִּשְׁתּ֔וּ and drinking , way·yiš·tū
וַֽיְשַׁלְּחֵ֔ם he sent them away , way·šal·lə·ḥêm
וַיֵּלְכ֖וּand they returnedway·yê·lə·ḵū
אֶל־to’el-
אֲדֹֽנֵיהֶ֑םtheir master .’ă·ḏō·nê·hem
אֲרָ֔םAnd the Aramean’ă·rām
גְּדוּדֵ֣יraidersgə·ḏū·ḏê
וְלֹֽא־did notwə·lō-
לָב֖וֹאcomelā·ḇō·w
בְּאֶ֥רֶץinto the landbə·’e·reṣ
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃פof Israelyiś·rā·’êl
יָ֤סְפוּagainyā·sə·p̄ū
עוֹד֙. . . .‘ō·wḏ
2 Kings 6:24וַֽיְהִי֙-way·hî
אַחֲרֵי־Some time later’a·ḥă·rê-
כֵ֔ן . . . , ḵên
בֶּן־vvvben-
הֲדַ֥דBen-hadadhă·ḏaḏ
מֶֽלֶךְ־kingme·leḵ-
אֲרָ֖םof Aram’ă·rām
אֶת־-’eṯ-
וַיִּקְבֹּ֛ץassembledway·yiq·bōṣ
כָּל־his entirekāl-
מַחֲנֵ֑הוּarmyma·ḥă·nê·hū
וַיַּ֕עַלand marched upway·ya·‘al
וַיָּ֖צַרto besiegeway·yā·ṣar
עַל־. . .‘al-
שֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃Samaria .šō·mə·rō·wn
2 Kings 6:25וַיְהִ֨יSo there wasway·hî
גָּדוֹל֙a greatgā·ḏō·wl