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2 Kings 11:4-12

4Andintheseventhהַ֠שְּׁבִיעִיתHa.she.vi.'itH7637yearוּבַשָּׁנָ֣הu.va.sha.NahH8141Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֜עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077sentH7971andfetchedthecaptainsoverhundredsH3967oftheCaritesandoftheguard,andbroughtH935themtohimintothehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofJehovah;andhemadeH3772acovenantבְּרִ֜יתbe.RitH1285withthem,andtookH3947anoathוַיַּשְׁבַּ֤עvai.yash.Ba'H7650oftheminthehouseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004ofJehovah,andshowedוַיַּ֥רְאvai.Yar'H7200themtheking’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428sonבֶּן־ben-H1121.

5Andhecommandedוַיְצַוֵּ֣םvay.tza.VemH6680them,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Thisisthethingהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697thatyeshalldo:athirdהַשְּׁלִשִׁ֤יתha.she.li.ShitH7992partofyou,thatcomeבָּאֵ֣יba.'EiH935inonthesabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֔תha.sha.BatH7676,shallbekeepersH8104ofthewatchH8104oftheking’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004;

6andathirdוְהַשְּׁלִשִׁית֙ve.ha.she.li.ShitH7992partוְהַשְּׁלִשִׁ֥יתve.ha.she.li.ShitH7992shallbeatthegateבְּשַׁ֣עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179Sur;andathirdH7992partH7992atthegateבַּשַּׁ֖עַרba.Sha.'arH8179behindtheguardH8104:soshallyekeepוּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֛םu.she.mar.TemH8104thewatchH8104ofthehouseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,andbeabarrier.

7Andthetwoוּשְׁתֵּ֤יu.she.TeiH8147companiesofyou,evenallthatgoיֹצְאֵ֣יyo.tze.'EiH3318forthH3318onthesabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֑תha.sha.BatH7676,shallkeepוְשָֽׁמְר֛וּve.sha.me.RuH8104thewatchH8104ofthehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004ofJehovahaboutthekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

8Andyeshallcompassthekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428roundH5439about,everymanH376withhisweaponsוְכֵלָ֣יוve.khe.LavH3627inhishandבְּיָד֔וֹbe.ya.DoH3027;andhethatcomethwithintheranksהַשְּׂדֵר֖וֹתha.se.de.RotH7713,lethimbeוִהְי֥וּvih.YuH1961slain:andbeH1961yewiththekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428whenhegoethout,andwhenhecomethin.

9AndthecaptainsoverhundredsH3967didaccordingtoallthatJehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֣עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077thepriestהַכֹּהֵן֒ha.ko.HenH3548commandedצִוָּה֮tzi.VahH6680;andtheytookH3947everymanH376hismenH376,thosethatweretocomeH935inonthesabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֔תha.sha.BatH7676,withthosethatweretogoH3318outonthesabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֑תha.sha.BatH7676,andcameH935toJehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֥עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077thepriestהַכֹּהֵֽן׃ha.ko.HenH3548.

10Andthepriestהַכֹּהֵ֜ןha.ko.HenH3548deliveredtothecaptainsoverhundredsH3967thespearsהַחֲנִית֙ha.cha.NitH2595andshieldsהַשְּׁלָטִ֔יםha.she.la.TimH7982thathadbeenkingלַמֶּ֣לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428David’s,whichwereinthehouseבְּבֵ֥יתbe.VeitH1004ofJehovah.

11AndtheguardstoodH5975,everymanH376withhisweaponsוְכֵלָ֣יוve.khe.LavH3627inhishandבְּיָד֗וֹbe.ya.DoH3027,fromtherightH3233sideמִכֶּ֨תֶףmi.Ke.tefH3802ofthehouseהַבַּ֤יִתha.Ba.yitH1004totheleftsideכֶּ֤תֶףKe.tefH3802ofthehouseהַבַּ֙יִת֙ha.Ba.yitH1004,alongbythealtarלַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַla.miz.Be.achH4196andthehouseוְלַבָּ֑יִתve.la.Ba.yitH1004,bythekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428roundH5439about.

12ThenhebroughtH3318outtheking’sהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sonבֶּן־ben-H1121,andputוַיִּתֵּ֤ןvai.yi.TenH5414thecrownהַנֵּ֙זֶר֙ha.Ne.zerH5145uponhim,andgaveH5414himthetestimonyהָ֣עֵד֔וּתha.'e.DutH5715;andtheymadeH5414himkingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ סha.Me.lekhH4428,andanointedוַיִּמְשָׁחֻ֑הוּvai.yim.sha.Chu.huH4886him;andtheyclappedtheirhandsH3709,andsaidH559, Longliveיְחִ֥יye.ChiH2421thekingH4428.

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