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2 Kings 10:1-7

1NowAhabוּלְאַחְאָ֛בu.le.'ach.'AvH256hadseventyשִׁבְעִ֥יםshiv.'ImH7657sonsבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121inSamariaבְּשֹׁמְר֑וֹןbe.sho.me.RonH8111.AndJehuיֵה֨וּאye.Hu'H3058wroteH3789lettersסְפָרִ֜יםse.fa.RimH5612,andsentH7971toSamariaשֹׁמְר֗וֹןsho.me.RonH8111, untotherulersofJezreelיִזְרְעֶאל֙yiz.re.'eLH3157, eventheeldersהַזְּקֵנִ֔יםha.ze.ke.NimH2205,anduntothemthatbroughtupthesonsH1121ofAhabאַחְאָ֖ב'ach.'AvH256,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2Andnowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258assoonasthisletterהַסֵּ֤פֶרha.Se.ferH5612comethtoyou, seeingyourmaster’sאֲדֹנֵיכֶ֑ם'a.do.nei.KhemH113sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121arewithyou,andtherearewithyouchariotsH7393andhorsesH5483,afortifiedcityוְעִ֥ירve.'IrH5892also,andarmor;

3lookH7200yeoutthebestהַטּ֤וֹבha.TovH2896andmeetestofyourmaster’sאֲדֹנֵיכֶ֔ם'a.do.nei.KhemH113sonsמִבְּנֵ֣יmi.be.NeiH1121,andsetוְשַׂמְתֶּ֖םve.sam.TemH7760himonhisfather’sאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1throneכִּסֵּ֣אki.Se'H3678,andfightוְהִֽלָּחֲמ֖וּve.hi.la.cha.MuH3898foryourmaster’sאֲדֹנֵיכֶֽם׃'a.do.nei.KhemH113houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004.

4ButtheywereexceedinglyH3966afraidוַיִּֽרְאוּ֙vai.yir.'UH3372,andsaidH559,Behold,thetwoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147kingsהַמְּלָכִ֔יםha.me.la.KhimH4428stoodH5975notbeforehim:howוְאֵ֖יךְve.'EikhH349thenshallwestandH5975?

5AndhethatwasoverthehouseholdH1004,andhethatwasoverthecityהָעִ֟ירha.'IrH5892,theeldersוְהַזְּקֵנִים֩ve.ha.ze.ke.NimH2205also,andtheythatbroughtupthechildren,sentH7971toJehuיֵה֤וּא׀ye.Hu'H3058,sayingH559,Wearethyservantsעֲבָדֶ֣יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650,andwilldoallthatthou shalt bidus;wewillnotmakeH6213anymanH376kingנַמְלִ֣יךְnam.LikhH4427:dothouthatwhichisgoodהַטּ֥וֹבha.TovH2896inthineeyesH5869.

6ThenhewroteH3789aletterסֵ֨פֶר׀Se.ferH5612thesecondשֵׁנִ֜יתshe.NitH8145timeכָּעֵ֥תka.'EtH6256tothem,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,Ifyebeonmyside,andifyewillhearken untomyvoiceוּלְקֹלִ֣י׀u.le.ko.LiH6963,takeקְחוּ֙ke.ChuH3947yetheheadsרָאשֵׁי֙ra.SheiH7218ofthemenאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376yourmaster’sאֲדֹנֵיכֶ֔ם'a.do.nei.KhemH113sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121,andcomeוּבֹ֧אוּu.Vo.'uH935tometoJezreelיִזְרְעֶ֑אלָהyiz.re.'E.lahH3157byto-morrowthistimeH6256.Nowtheking’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428sonsוּבְנֵ֤יu.ve.NeiH1121,beingseventyשִׁבְעִ֣יםshiv.'ImH7657personsH376,werewiththegreatגְּדֹלֵ֥יge.do.LeiH1419menH376ofthecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892,whobroughtH935themup.

7AnditcameH935topass,whentheletterהַסֵּ֙פֶר֙ha.Se.ferH5612cameH935tothem,thattheytookH3947theking’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121,andslewthem,evenseventyשִׁבְעִ֣יםshiv.'ImH7657personsH376,andputוַיָּשִׂ֤ימוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760theirheadsרָֽאשֵׁיהֶם֙ra.shei.HemH7218inbasketsבַּדּוּדִ֔יםba.du.DimH1731,andsentH7971themuntohimtoJezreelיִזְרְעֶֽאלָה׃yiz.re.'E.lahH3157.

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