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2 Chronicles 25:5-16

5MoreoverAmaziahאֲמַצְיָ֙הוּ֙'a.matz.Ya.huH558gatheredH6908Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063togetherH6908,andorderedthemaccordingtotheirfathers’H1housesלְבֵית־le.veit-H1004,undercaptainsofthousandsהָאֲלָפִים֙ha.'a.la.FimH505andcaptainsofhundredsH3967,evenallJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063andBenjaminוּבִנְיָמִ֑ןu.vin.ya.MinH1144:andhenumberedthemfromtwentyעֶשְׂרִ֤ים'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldandupwardH4605,andfoundH4672themthreeשְׁלֹשׁ־she.losh-H7969hundredH3967thousandאֶ֤לֶף'E.lefH505chosenmenH970, abletogoH3318forthיוֹצֵ֣אyo.Tze'H3318towarH6635,thatcouldhandlespearרֹ֥מַחRo.machH7420andshieldוְצִנָּֽה׃ve.tzi.NahH6793.

6HehiredH7936alsoahundredמֵ֥אָהMe.'ahH3967thousandאֶ֛לֶף'E.lefH505mightyגִּבּ֥וֹרgi.BorH1368menH1368ofvaloroutofIsraelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֗לmi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478forahundredבְּמֵאָ֥הbe.me.'AhH3967talentsכִכַּר־khi.kar-H3603ofsilverכָּֽסֶף׃Ka.sefH3701.

7ButtherecameH935amanוְאִ֣ישׁve.'IshH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֗יםha.'E.lo.HimH430tohim,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Okingהַמֶּ֕לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,letnotthearmyצְבָ֣אtze.Va'H6635ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478goH935withthee;forJehovahisnotwithIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,towit,withallthechildrenofEphraimאֶפְרָֽיִם׃'ef.Ra.yimH669.

8Butifthou wiltgoבֹּ֣אbo'H935,dovaliantly,bestrongחֲזַ֣קcha.ZakH2388forthebattleלַמִּלְחָמָ֑הla.mil.cha.MahH4421:Godהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430willcasttheedownbeforetheenemyאוֹיֵ֔ב'o.YevH341;forGodבֵּאלֹהִ֖יםbe.lo.HimH430hathpowerH3581tohelpלַעְז֥וֹרla'.ZorH5826,andtocastdown.

9AndAmaziahאֲמַצְיָ֙הוּ֙'a.matz.Ya.huH558saidH559tothemanלְאִ֣ישׁle.'IshH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,Butwhatshallwedoforthehundredלִמְאַ֣תlim.'AtH3967talentsהַכִּכָּ֔רha.ki.KarH3603whichIhavegivenH5414tothearmyofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478?Andthemanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430answered,JehovahisabletogiveH5414theemuchהַרְבֵּ֥הhar.BehH7235morethanthis.

10ThenAmaziahאֲמַצְיָ֗הוּ'a.matz.Ya.huH558separatedH914them,towit,thearmythatwascomeבָּ֤אba'H935tohimoutofEphraimמֵֽאֶפְרַ֔יִםme.'ef.Ra.yimH669,togoH935homeagain: whereforetheirangerאַפָּ֤ם'a.PamH639wasgreatlykindledagainstJudahבִּֽיהוּדָ֔הbi.hu.DahH3063,andtheyreturnedוַיָּשׁ֥וּבוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725homeinfierceangerאָֽף׃ פ'AfH639.

11AndAmaziahוַאֲמַצְיָ֙הוּ֙va.'a.matz.Ya.huH558tookH2388courage,andledH5090forthhispeopleעַמּ֔וֹa.MoH5971,andwenttotheValleyגֵּ֣יאgei'H1516ofSaltהַמֶּ֑לַחha.Me.lachH4417,andsmoteofthechildrenofSeirשֵׂעִ֖ירse.'IrH8165tenעֲשֶׂ֥רֶת'a.Se.retH6235thousandאֲלָפִֽים׃'a.la.FimH505.

12Andothertenוַעֲשֶׂ֨רֶתva.'a.Se.retH6235thousandאֲלָפִ֜ים'a.la.FimH505didthechildrenofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063carryawayH7993aliveחַיִּ֗יםchai.YimH2416,andbroughtH935themuntothetopלְרֹ֣אשׁle.RoshH7218oftherockH5553,andcastH7993themdownH7993fromthetopמֵֽרֹאשׁ־me.rosh-H7218oftherockH5553,sothattheywereallbrokenH1234inpieces.

13ButthemenofthearmywhomAmaziahאֲמַצְיָ֙הוּ֙'a.matz.Ya.huH558sentbackהֵשִׁ֤יבhe.ShivH7725,thattheyshouldnotgoH7725withhimtobattleלַמִּלְחָמָ֔הla.mil.cha.MahH4421, fell uponthecitiesבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,fromSamariaמִשֹּׁמְר֖וֹןmi.sho.me.RonH8111evenuntoBeth-horonH1032,andsmoteofthemthreeשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969thousandאֲלָפִ֔ים'a.la.FimH505,andtookH962muchרַבָּֽה׃ סra.BahH7227spoilH962.

14NowitcameH935topass,afterthatAmaziahאֲמַצְיָ֙הוּ֙'a.matz.Ya.huH558wasH1961comeH935fromtheslaughteroftheEdomitesאֲדוֹמִ֔ים'a.do.MimH130,thathebroughtH935thegodsאֱלֹהֵי֙'e.lo.HeiH430ofthechildrenofSeirשֵׂעִ֔ירse.'IrH8165,andsetוַיַּֽעֲמִידֵ֥םvai.ya.'a.mi.DemH5975themuptobeH1961hisgodsלֵאלֹהִ֑יםle.lo.HimH430,andbowedיִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֖הyish.ta.cha.VehH7812downH5221himselfbeforethem,andburnedincenseH6999untothem.

15Whereforetheangerאַ֥ף'afH639ofJehovahwaskindledagainstAmaziahבַּאֲמַצְיָ֑הוּba.'a.matz.Ya.huH558,andhesentH7971untohimaprophetנָבִ֔יאna.Vi'H5030,whosaidH559untohim,Whyלָ֤מָּהLa.mahH4100hast thousoughtH1875afterthegodsאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofthepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971,whichhavenotdeliveredהִצִּ֥ילוּhi.Tzi.luH5337theirownpeopleעַמָּ֖ם'a.MamH5971outofthyhandמִיָּדֶֽךָ׃mi.ya.De.khaH3027?

16Anditcametopass,ashetalkedwithhim,thatthekingלַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙la.Me.lekhH4428saidH559untohim,HavewemadeH6213theeoftheking’sH4428counselלַעֲצָתִֽי׃ פla.'a.tza.TiH6098? forbear;whyלָ֣מָּהLa.mahH4100shouldest thoubeH1961smitten?Thentheprophetהַנָּבִ֗יאha.na.Vi'H5030forbare,andsaidH559,Iknowיָדַ֗עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045thatGodאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430hath determinedtodestroyלְהַשְׁחִיתֶ֔ךָle.hash.chi.Te.khaH7843thee,becausethou hastdonethis,andhastnothearkened untomycounselH6098.

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