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2 Chronicles 16:2-9

2ThenAsaאָסָ֜א'a.Sa'H609broughtH3318outsilverכֶּ֣סֶףKe.sefH3701andgoldוְזָהָ֗בve.za.HavH2091outofthetreasuresH214ofthehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofJehovahandoftheking’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseוּבֵ֣יתu.VeitH1004,andsentH7971toBen-hadadH1130kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofSyria,thatdweltהַיּוֹשֵׁ֥בhai.yo.ShevH3427atDamascusבְּדַרְמֶ֖שֶׂקbe.dar.Me.sekH1834,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

3Thereisaleaguebetweenmeandthee,astherewasbetweenmyfatherאָבִ֖י'a.ViH1andthyfatherאָבִ֑יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1:behold,IhavesentH7971theesilverכֶּ֣סֶףKe.sefH3701andgoldוְזָהָ֔בve.za.HavH2091;goוְיַעֲלֶ֖הve.ya.'a.LehH5927,breakהָפֵ֣רha.FerH6565thyleaguewithBaashaבַּעְשָׁא֙ba'.Sha'H1201kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,thathemaydepartfromme.

4AndBen-hadadH1130hearkened untokingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Asaאָסָ֗א'a.Sa'H609,andsentH7971thecaptainsofhisarmiesהַחֲיָלִ֤יםha.cha.ya.LimH2428againstthecitiesH5892ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478;andtheysmoteIjonעִיּ֣וֹןi.YonH5859,andDanדָּ֔ןDanH1835,andAbel-maim,andallthestore-citiesofNaphtaliנַפְתָּלִֽי׃naf.ta.LiH5321.

5Anditcametopass,whenBaashaבַּעְשָׁ֔אba'.Sha'H1201heardH8085thereof,thatheleftoffbuildingמִבְּנ֖וֹתmi.be.NotH1129Ramahהָרָמָ֑הha.ra.MahH7414,andlethisworkמְלַאכְתּֽוֹ׃ סme.lakh.ToH4399ceaseH2308.

6ThenAsaוְאָסָ֣אve.'a.Sa'H609thekingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428tookH3947allJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063;andtheycarriedH5375awayH5375thestonesH68ofRamahהָֽרָמָה֙ha.ra.MahH7414,andthetimberthereof, wherewithBaashaבַּעְשָׁ֑אba'.Sha'H1201hadbuilded;andhebuiltH1129therewithGebaגֶּ֖בַעGe.va'H1387andMizpahהַמִּצְפָּֽה׃ סha.mitz.PahH4709.

7Andatthattimeוּבָעֵ֣תu.va.'EtH6256Hananiחֲנָ֣נִיcha.Na.niH2607theseercameH935toAsaאָסָ֖א'a.Sa'H609kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,andsaidH559untohim,Becausethou hastreliedonthekingמֶ֤לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofSyria,andhastnotreliedonJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,thereforeH3651isthehostofthekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofSyriaescapedH4422outofthyhandמִיָּדֶֽךָ׃mi.ya.De.khaH3027.

8WereH1961nottheEthiopiansandtheLubimahuge host,withchariotsH7393andhorsemenוּלְפָרָשִׁ֖יםu.le.fa.ra.ShimH6571exceedingmany?yet,becausethou didstrelyonJehovah,hedeliveredthemintothyhandבְּיָדֶֽךָ׃be.ya.De.khaH3027.

9Fortheeyesעֵינָ֞יו'ei.NavH5869ofJehovahruntoandfrothroughoutthewholeearthהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776,toshowלְ֠הִתְחַזֵּקLe.hit.cha.zekH2388himselfstrongH2388inthebehalfofthemwhoseheartלְבָבָ֥םle.va.VamH3824isperfectH8003towardhim. Herein thou hastdonefoolishlyנִסְכַּ֣לְתָּnis.Kal.taH5528;forfromhenceforth thou shalthavewarsמִלְחָמֽוֹת׃mil.cha.MotH4421.

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