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2 Chronicles 20:20-29

20AndtheyroseH7925earlyוַיַּשְׁכִּ֣ימוּvai.yash.Ki.muH7925inthemorningבַבֹּ֔קֶרva.Bo.kerH1242,andwentH3318forthH3318intothewildernessלְמִדְבַּ֣רle.mid.BarH4057ofTekoaתְּק֑וֹעַte.Ko.a'H8620:andastheywentH3318forthH3318,Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֗טye.ho.sha.FatH3092stoodH5975andsaidH559,HearH8085me,OJudahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063,andyeinhabitantsוְיֹשְׁבֵ֣יve.yo.she.VeiH3427ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389:believeH539inJehovahyourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶם֙'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,soshallyebeestablishedH539;believeH539hisprophetsבִנְבִיאָ֖יוvin.vi.'AvH5030,soshallyeprosperH6743.

21AndwhenhehadtakencounselH3289withthepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971,heappointedוַיַּעֲמֵ֤דvai.ya.'a.MedH5975themthatshouldsingH7891untoJehovah,andgiveהוֹד֣וּho.DuH3034praiseH1984inholyH6944array,astheywentH3318outbeforethearmy,andsayוְאֹֽמְרִים֙ve.'o.me.RimH559,GiveH3034thanksH3034untoJehovah;forhislovingkindness endurethforeverלְעוֹלָ֖םle.'o.LamH5769.

22AndwhentheybeganH2490tosingandtopraiseוּתְהִלָּ֗הu.te.hi.LahH8416,Jehovahsetנָתַ֣ןna.TanH5414liers-in-waitagainstthechildrenofAmmonעַמּ֜וֹןa.MonH5983,Moabמוֹאָ֧בmo.'AvH4124,andmountSeirשֵׂעִ֛ירse.'IrH8165,thatwerecomeH935againstJudahלִֽיהוּדָ֖הli.hu.DahH3063;andtheyweresmitten.

23ForthechildrenofAmmonעַמּ֧וֹןa.MonH5983andMoabוּמוֹאָ֛בu.mo.'AvH4124stoodH5975upagainsttheinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֥יyo.she.VeiH3427ofmountSeirשֵׂעִ֖ירse.'IrH8165,utterlytoslayanddestroyוּלְהַשְׁמִ֑ידu.le.hash.MidH8045them:andwhentheyhadmadeanendH3615oftheinhabitantsבְּיוֹשְׁבֵ֣יbe.yo.she.VeiH3427ofSeirשֵׂעִ֔ירse.'IrH8165,everyoneH376helpedעָזְר֥וּ'a.ze.RuH5826todestroyH8045another.

24AndwhenJudahוִֽיהוּדָ֛הvi.hu.DahH3063cameH935tothewatch-towerofthewildernessלַמִּדְבָּ֑רla.mid.BarH4057,theylookeduponthemultitudeהֶ֣הָמ֔וֹןhe.ha.MonH1995;and,behold,theyweredeadbodiesfallenH5307totheearthH776,andtherewerenonethatescapedH6413.

25AndwhenJehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֣טye.ho.sha.FatH3092andhispeopleוְעַמּוֹ֮ve.'a.MoH5971cameH935totakeH962thespoilH7998ofthem,theyfoundH4672amongtheminabundanceלָרֹ֜בla.RoH7230both richesanddeadbodies,andpreciousחֲמֻד֔וֹתcha.mu.DotH2530jewels,whichtheystrippedoffforthemselves,morethantheycouldcarryמַשָּׂ֑אma.Sa'H4853awayH5337:andtheywereH1961threeשְׁלוֹשָׁ֛הshe.lo.ShahH7969daysיָמִ֧יםya.MimH3117intakingthespoilH7998,itwassomuch.

26Andonthefourthהָרְבִעִ֗יha.re.vi.'IH7243dayוּבַיּ֣וֹםu.vai.YomH3117theyassembledH6950themselvesinthevalleyלְעֵ֣מֶקle.'E.mekH6010ofBeracah;fortheretheyblessedH1288Jehovah:thereforeH3651thenameשֵׁ֨םshemH8034ofthatplaceהַמָּק֥וֹםha.ma.KomH4725wascalledקָֽרְא֞וּka.re.'UH7121Thevalleyעֵ֥מֶק'E.mekH6010ofBeracahuntothisdayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117.

27ThentheyreturnedH7725,everymanאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376ofJudahיְהוּדָ֤הye.hu.DahH3063andJerusalemוִֽירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙vi.ru.sha.LimH3389,andJehoshaphatוִֽיהוֹשָׁפָ֣טvi.ho.sha.FatH3092intheforefrontofthem,togoH7725againtoJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389withjoyבְּשִׂמְחָ֑הbe.sim.ChahH8057;forJehovahhadmadethemtorejoiceשִׂמְּחָ֥םsi.me.ChamH8055overtheirenemiesמֵֽאוֹיְבֵיהֶֽם׃Me.'oy.vei.HemH341.

28AndtheycameH935toJerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389withpsalteriesandharpsוּבְכִנֹּר֖וֹתu.ve.khi.no.RotH3658andtrumpetsוּבַחֲצֹצְר֑וֹתu.va.cha.tzo.tze.RotH2689untothehouseבֵּ֖יתbeitH1004ofJehovah.

29AndthefearH6343ofGodאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430wasH1961onallthekingdomsמַמְלְכ֣וֹתmam.le.KhotH4467ofthecountries,whentheyheardH8085thatJehovahfoughtH3898againsttheenemiesאוֹיְבֵ֥י'oy.VeiH341ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

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