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 7:1 ¶ And Elisha said, Hear ye the word of Jehovah: thus saith Jehovah, To-morrow about this time shall a measure of fine flour be [sold] for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, in the gate of Samaria.

 7:1 ¶ Then Elisha° said,°° Hear°° ye the word° of the LORD;° Thus° saith°° the LORD,° To morrow° about this time° [shall] a measure° of fine flour° [be sold] for a shekel,° and two measures° of barley° for a shekel,° in the gate° of Samaria.°

 7:2 Then the captain on whose hand the king leaned answered the man of God, and said, Behold, if Jehovah should make windows in heaven, might this thing be? And he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof.

 7:2 Then a lord° on° whose° hand° the king° leaned°° answered°°° the man° of God,° and said,°° Behold,° [if] the LORD° would make°° windows° in heaven,° might this° thing° be?° And he said,°° Behold,° thou shalt see°° [it] with thine eyes,° but shalt not° eat°° thereof.°°

 7:3 ¶ Now there were four leprous men at the entrance of the gate: and they said one to another, Why sit we here until we die?

 7:3 ¶ And there were° four° leprous°° men°° at the entering in° of the gate:° and they said°° one° to° another,° Why° sit°° we° here° until° we die?°°

 7:4 If we say, We will enter into the city, then the famine is in the city, and we shall die there; and if we sit still here, we die also. Now therefore come, and let us fall unto the host of the Syrians: if they save us alive, we shall live; and if they kill us, we shall but die.

 7:4 If° we say,°° We will enter°° into the city,° then the famine° [is] in the city,° and we shall die°° there:° and if° we sit° still°° here,° we die°° also. Now° therefore come,°°° and let us fall°° unto° the host° of the Syrians:° if° they save us alive,°° we shall live;°° and if° they kill°° us, we shall but die.°°

 7:5 And they rose up in the twilight, to go unto the camp of the Syrians; and when they were come to the outermost part of the camp of the Syrians, behold, there was no man there.

 7:5 And they rose up°° in the twilight,° to go°° unto° the camp° of the Syrians:° and when they were come°° to° the uttermost part° of the camp° of Syria,° behold,° [there was] no° man° there.°

 7:6 For the Lord had made the host of the Syrians to hear a noise of chariots, and a noise of horses, even the noise of a great host: and they said one to another, Lo, the king of Israel hath hired against us the kings of the Hittites, and the kings of the Egyptians, to come upon us.

 7:6 For the Lord° had made° the host° of the Syrians° to hear°° a noise° of chariots,° and a noise° of horses,° [even] the noise° of a great° host:° and they said°° one° to° another,° Lo,° the king° of Israel° hath hired°° against° us° the kings° of the Hittites,° and the kings° of the Egyptians,° to come°° upon° us.

 7:7 Wherefore they arose and fled in the twilight, and left their tents, and their horses, and their asses, even the camp as it was, and fled for their life.

 7:7 Wherefore they arose°° and fled°° in the twilight,° and left°°° their tents,° and their horses,° and their asses,° even the camp° as° it° [was], and fled°° for° their life.°

 7:8 And when these lepers came to the outermost part of the camp, they went into one tent, and did eat and drink, and carried thence silver, and gold, and raiment, and went and hid it; and they came back, and entered into another tent, and carried thence also, and went and hid it.

 7:8 And when these° lepers°° came°° to° the uttermost part° of the camp,° they went°° into° one° tent,° and did eat°° and drink,°° and carried°° thence°° silver,° and gold,° and raiment,° and went°°° and hid°° [it]; and came again,°° and entered°° into° another° tent,° and carried°° thence°° [also], and went°°° and hid°° [it].

 7:9 Then they said one to another, We do not well; this day is a day of good tidings, and we hold our peace: if we tarry till the morning light, punishment will overtake us; now therefore come, let us go and tell the king's household.

 7:9 Then they said°° one° to° another,° We° do°° not° well:° this° day° [is] a day° of good tidings,° and we° hold our peace:°° if we tarry°° till° the morning° light,° some mischief° will come°° upon° us: now° therefore come,°°° that we may go°° and tell°° the king's° household.°

 7:10 So they came and called unto the porter of the city; and they told them, saying, We came to the camp of the Syrians, and, behold, there was no man there, neither voice of man, but the horses tied, and the asses tied, and the tents as they were.

 7:10 So they came°° and called°° unto° the porter° of the city:° and they told°° them, saying,°° We came°° to° the camp° of the Syrians,° and, behold,° [there was] no° man° there,° neither voice° of man,° but°° horses° tied,°° and asses° tied,°° and the tents° as° they° [were].

 7:11 And he called the porters; and they told it to the king's household within.

 7:11 And he called°° the porters;° and they told°° [it] to the king's° house° within.°

 7:12 ¶ And the king arose in the night, and said unto his servants, I will now show you what the Syrians have done to us. They know that we are hungry; therefore are they gone out of the camp to hide themselves in the field, saying, When they come out of the city, we shall take them alive, and get into the city.

 7:12 ¶ And the king° arose°° in the night,° and said°° unto° his servants,° I will now° shew°° you° what° the Syrians° have done°° to us. They know°° that° we° [be] hungry;° therefore are they gone out°° of° the camp° to hide°° themselves° in the field,° saying,°° When° they come out°° of° the city,° we shall catch°° them alive,° and get°° into° the city.°

 7:13 And one of his servants answered and said, Let some take, I pray thee, five of the horses that remain, which are left in the city (behold, they are as all the multitude of Israel that are left in it; behold, they are as all the multitude of Israel that are consumed); and let us send and see.

 7:13 And one° of his servants°° answered°° and said,°° Let [some] take,°° I pray thee,° five° of° the horses° that remain,°° which° are left°° in the city, (behold,° they [are] as all° the multitude° of Israel° that° are left°° in it: behold,° [I say], they [are] even as all° the multitude° of the Israelites° that° are consumed:)°° and let us send°° and see.°°

 7:14 They took therefore two chariots with horses; and the king sent after the host of the Syrians, saying, Go and see.

 7:14 They took°° therefore two° chariot° horses;° and the king° sent°° after° the host° of the Syrians,° saying,°° Go°°° and see.°°

 7:15 And they went after them unto the Jordan: and, lo, all the way was full of garments and vessels, which the Syrians had cast away in their haste. And the messengers returned, and told the king.

 7:15 And they went°°° after° them unto° Jordan:° and, lo,° all° the way° [was] full° of garments° and vessels,° which° the Syrians° had cast away°° in their haste.°° And the messengers° returned,°° and told°° the king.°

 7:16 And the people went out, and plundered the camp of the Syrians. So a measure of fine flour was [sold] for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, according to the word of Jehovah.

 7:16 And the people° went out,°° and spoiled°°° the tents° of the Syrians.° So a measure° of fine flour° was° [sold] for a shekel,° and two measures° of barley° for a shekel,° according to the word° of the LORD.°

 7:17 ¶ And the king appointed the captain on whose hand he leaned to have the charge of the gate: and the people trod upon him in the gate, and he died as the man of God had said, who spake when the king came down to him.

 7:17 ¶ And the king° appointed°°° the lord° on° whose° hand° he leaned°° to have the charge of° the gate:° and the people° trode°° upon° him in the gate,° and he died,°° as° the man° of God° had said,°° who° spake°° when the king° came down°° to° him.

 7:18 And it came to pass, as the man of God had spoken to the king, saying, Two measures of barley for a shekel, and a measure of fine flour for a shekel, shall be to-morrow about this time in the gate of Samaria;

 7:18 And it came to pass° as the man° of God° had spoken°° to° the king,° saying,°° Two measures° of barley° for a shekel,° and a measure° of fine flour° for a shekel,° shall be° to morrow° about this time° in the gate° of Samaria:°

 7:19 and that captain answered the man of God, and said, Now, behold, if Jehovah should make windows in heaven, might such a thing be? and he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof:

 7:19 And that lord° answered°°° the man° of God,° and said,°° Now, behold,° [if] the LORD° should make°° windows° in heaven,° might such° a thing° be?° And he said,°° Behold,° thou shalt see°° it with thine eyes,° but shalt not° eat°° thereof.°°

 7:20 it came to pass even so unto him; for the people trod upon him in the gate, and he died.

 7:20 And so° it fell out° unto him: for the people° trode°° upon° him in the gate,° and he died.°°