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2 Chronicles 35:20-25

20Afterallthis,whenאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834Josiahיֹֽאשִׁיָּ֙הוּ֙yo.shi.Ya.huH2977hadpreparedH3559thetemple,Necokingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofEgyptמִצְרַ֛יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714wentH3318uptofightH3898againstCarchemishבְּכַרְכְּמִ֖ישׁbe.khar.ke.MishH3751bytheEuphratesפְּרָ֑תpe.RatH6578:andJosiahיֹאשִׁיָּֽהוּ׃yo.shi.Ya.huH2977wentH3318outagainsthim.

21ButhesentH7971ambassadorstohim,sayingH559,WhathaveItodowiththee, thoukingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063?Icomenotagainsttheethisdayהַיּוֹם֙hai.yOmH3117,butagainstthehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004wherewithIhavewarH4421;andGodוֵאלֹהִ֖יםve.lo.HimH430hathcommandedmetomakehaste: forbear theefrommeddlingwithGodמֵאֱלֹהִ֥יםme.'E.lo.HimH430,whoiswithme,thathedestroyיַשְׁחִיתֶֽךָ׃yash.chi.Te.khaH7843theenot.

22NeverthelessJosiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֨הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977wouldnotturnהֵסֵב֩he.SevH5437hisfaceפָנָ֜יוfa.NavH6440fromhim,butdisguisedH2664himself,thathemightfightH3898withhim,andhearkenednotuntothewordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697ofNecofromthemouthמִפִּ֣יmi.PiH6310ofGodאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430,andcameH935tofightH3898inthevalleyבְּבִקְעַ֥תbe.vik.'AtH1237ofMegiddoמְגִדּֽוֹ׃me.gi.DoH4023.

23AndthearchersH3384shotH3384atkingלַמֶּ֖לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Josiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֑הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977;andthekingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidH559tohisservantsלַעֲבָדָיו֙la.'a.va.DavH5650,Havemeawayהַעֲבִיר֔וּנִיha.'a.vi.Ru.niH5674;forIam sorewoundedהָחֳלֵ֖יתִיho.cho.Lei.tiH2470.

24Sohisservantsעֲבָדָ֜יו'a.va.DavH5650tookhimoutofthechariotהַמֶּרְכָּבָ֗הha.mer.ka.VahH4818,andputH4191himinthesecondהַמִּשְׁנֶה֮ha.mish.NehH4932chariotH4818thathehad,andbroughthimtoJerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389;andhediedH4191,andwasburiedH6912inthesepulchresofhisfathersH1.AndallJudahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063andJerusalemוִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םvi.Ru.sha.LimH3389mournedמִֽתְאַבְּלִ֖יםmit.'a.be.LimH56forJosiahיֹאשִׁיָּֽהוּ׃ פyo.shi.Ya.huH2977.

25AndJeremiahיִרְמְיָהוּ֮yir.me.ya.HuH3414lamentedforJosiahיֹאשִׁיָּהוּ֒yo.shi.ya.HuH2977:andallthesingingH7891menandsingingH7891womenspakeofJosiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֙הוּ֙yo.shi.Ya.huH2977intheirlamentationsבְּקִינ֨וֹתֵיהֶ֤םbe.ki.No.tei.HemH7015untothisdayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117;andtheymadeH5414themanordinanceinIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478:and,behold,theyarewrittenH3789inthelamentationsהַקִּינֽוֹת׃ha.ki.NotH7015.

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