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וַיָּ֣שֶׂםsteadilyway·yā·śem
עַד־[on him] until‘aḏ-
בֹּ֑שׁHazael became uncomfortable .bōš
אִ֥ישׁThen the man’îš
הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃of Godhā·’ĕ·lō·hîm
וַיֵּ֖בְךְּbegan to weep .way·yê·ḇək
2 Kings 8:12מַדּ֖וּעַ“ Whymad·dū·a‘
אֲדֹנִ֣יis my lord’ă·ḏō·nî
בֹכֶ֑הweeping ? ”ḇō·ḵeh
וַיֹּ֣אמֶרaskedway·yō·mer
חֲזָאֵ֔לHazael .ḥă·zā·’êl
כִּֽי־“ Becausekî-
יָדַ֡עְתִּיI knowyā·ḏa‘·tî
אֵ֣ת-’êṯ
אֲשֶׁר־-’ă·šer-
רָעָ֗הthe evilrā·‘āh
תַּעֲשֶׂה֩you will dota·‘ă·śeh
לִבְנֵ֨יvvvliḇ·nê
יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל to the Israelites , ” yiś·rā·’êl
וַיֹּ֡אמֶר[Elisha] replied .way·yō·mer
תְּשַׁלַּ֤ח“ You will settə·šal·laḥ
בָּאֵשׁ֙firebā·’êš
מִבְצְרֵיהֶ֞ם to their fortresses , miḇ·ṣə·rê·hem
תַּהֲרֹ֔גkillta·hă·rōḡ
וּבַחֻֽרֵיהֶם֙their young menū·ḇa·ḥu·rê·hem
בַּחֶ֣רֶב with the sword , ba·ḥe·reḇ
וְעֹלְלֵיהֶ֣םdash their little oneswə·‘ō·lə·lê·hem
תְּרַטֵּ֔שׁ to pieces , tə·raṭ·ṭêš
תְּבַקֵּֽעַ׃and rip opentə·ḇaq·qê·a‘
וְהָרֹתֵיהֶ֖םtheir pregnant women . ”wə·hā·rō·ṯê·hem
2 Kings 8:13כִּ֣י“ But
מָ֤הhow {could}māh
עַבְדְּךָ֙ your servant , ‘aḇ·də·ḵā
הַכֶּ֔לֶב a mere dog , hak·ke·leḇ
כִּ֣י-
יַעֲשֶׂ֔הdoya·‘ă·śeh
הַזֶּ֑הsuchhaz·zeh
הַגָּד֖וֹלa monstroushag·gā·ḏō·wl
הַדָּבָ֥רthing ? ”had·dā·ḇār
וַיֹּ֣אמֶרsaidway·yō·mer
חֲזָהאֵ֔לHazael .ḥă·zā·h·’êl
אֱלִישָׁ֔עAnd Elisha’ĕ·lî·šā‘
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר answered , way·yō·mer
יְהוָ֛ה“ YHWHYah·weh
הִרְאַ֧נִיhas shown mehir·’a·nî
אֹתְךָ֖that you [will be]’ō·ṯə·ḵā
מֶ֥לֶךְkingme·leḵ
עַל־over‘al-
אֲרָֽם׃Aram . ”’ă·rām
2 Kings 8:14וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ׀So Hazael leftway·yê·leḵ
מֵאֵ֣תmê·’êṯ
אֱלִישָׁ֗עElisha’ĕ·lî·šā‘
וַיָּבֹא֙and wentway·yā·ḇō
אֶל־to’el-
אֲדֹנָ֔יו his master , ’ă·ḏō·nāw
וַיֹּ֣אמֶרwho askedway·yō·mer
ל֔וֹ him , lōw
מָֽה־“ Whatmāh-
אֱלִישָׁ֑עdid Elisha’ĕ·lî·šā‘
אָמַ֥רsay’ā·mar
לְךָ֖to you ? ”lə·ḵā
וַיֹּ֕אמֶר And he replied , way·yō·mer
אָ֥מַר“ He told me’ā·mar
לִ֖י[that]
חָיֹ֥הvvvḥā·yōh
תִחְיֶֽה׃you would surely recover . ”ṯiḥ·yeh
2 Kings 8:15וַיְהִ֣יButway·hî
מִֽמָּחֳרָ֗תthe next daymim·mā·ḥo·rāṯ
וַיִּקַּ֤חHazael tookway·yiq·qaḥ
הַמַּכְבֵּר֙ a thick cloth , ham·maḵ·bêr
וַיִּטְבֹּ֣לdippedway·yiṭ·bōl
בַּמַּ֔יִם it in water , bam·ma·yim
וַיִּפְרֹ֥שׂand spreadway·yip̄·rōś
עַל־it over‘al-
פָּנָ֖יוthe king’s face .pā·nāw
וַיָּמֹ֑ת So Ben-hadad died , way·yā·mōṯ
חֲזָהאֵ֖לand Hazaelḥă·zā·h·’êl
וַיִּמְלֹ֥ךְreignedway·yim·lōḵ
תַּחְתָּֽיו׃פin his place .taḥ·tāw
2 Kings 8:16חָמֵ֗שׁIn the fifthḥā·mêš
וּבִשְׁנַ֣תyearū·ḇiš·naṯ
מֶ֣לֶךְof the reignme·leḵ
לְיוֹרָ֤םof Joramlə·yō·w·rām
בֶּן־sonben-
אַחְאָב֙of Ahab’aḥ·’āḇ