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2 Kings 20

1Inthosedaysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117wasHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֖הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396sickחָלָ֥הcha.LahH2470untodeathH4191.AndIsaiahיְשַׁעְיָ֨הוּye.sha'.Ya.huH3470theprophetהַנָּבִ֗יאha.na.Vi'H5030thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofAmozאָמ֜וֹץ'a.MotzH531cameH935tohim,andsaidH559untohim,Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saithJehovah,SetthyhouseH1004inorder;forthou shaltdieH4191,andnotliveתִֽחְיֶֽה׃Tich.YehH2421.

2Thenheturnedוַיַּסֵּ֥בvai.ya.SevH5437hisfaceפָּנָ֖יוpa.NavH6440tothewallהַקִּ֑ירha.KirH7023,andprayedוַיִּ֨תְפַּלֵּ֔לvai.Yit.pa.LelH6419untoJehovah,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

3Rememberזְכָר־ze.khor-H2142now,OJehovah,Ibeseechthee,howIhavewalkedהִתְהַלַּ֣כְתִּיhit.ha.Lakh.tiH1980beforetheeintruthH571andwithaperfectH8003heartוּבְלֵבָ֣בu.ve.le.VavH3824,andhavedonethatwhichisgoodוְהַטּ֥וֹבve.ha.TovH2896inthysight.AndHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֖הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396weptוַיֵּ֥בְךְּvai.Ye.vekH1058sore.

4Anditcametopass,beforeIsaiahיְשַׁעְיָ֔הוּye.sha'.Ya.huH3470wasH1961goneH3318outintothemiddleהַתִּֽיכֹנָ֑הha.ti.kho.NahH8484partofthecityH5892,thatthewordוּדְבַר־u.de.var-H1697ofJehovahcametohim,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

5TurnH7725backשׁ֣וּבshuvH7725,andsayH559toHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֣הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396theprinceH5057ofmypeopleעַמִּ֗י'a.MiH5971,Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saithJehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵי֙'e.lo.HeiH430ofDavidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732thyfatherH1,IhaveheardH8085thyprayerתְּפִלָּתֶ֔ךָte.fi.la.Te.khaH8605,IhaveseenH7200thytearsדִּמְעָתֶ֑ךָdim.'a.Te.khaH1832:behold,Iwillhealרֹ֣פֶאRo.fe'H7495thee;onthethirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֔יha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַּיּוֹם֙bai.yOmH3117thou shaltgoתַּעֲלֶ֖הta.'a.LehH5927upuntothehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofJehovah.

6AndIwilladdוְהֹסַפְתִּ֣יve.ho.saf.TiH3254unto thydaysיָמֶ֗יךָya.Mei.khaH3117fifteenyearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141;andIwilldeliverאַצִּ֣ילְךָ֔'a.Tzi.le.khaH5337theeandthiscityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892outofthehandוּמִכַּ֤ףu.mi.KafH3709ofthekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁוּר֙'a.ShurH804;andIwilldefendוְגַנּוֹתִי֙ve.ga.no.TiH1598thiscityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892formine ownsakeלְמַֽעֲנִ֔יle.ma.'a.NiH4616,andformyservantעַבְדִּֽי׃'av.DiH5650David’ssakeוּלְמַ֖עַןu.le.Ma.'anH4616.

7AndIsaiahיְשַֽׁעְיָ֔הוּye.sha'.Ya.huH3470saidH559,TakeH3947acakeדְּבֶ֣לֶתde.Ve.letH1690offigsתְּאֵנִ֑יםte.'e.NimH8384.AndtheytookH3947andlaiditontheboilהַשְּׁחִ֖יןha.she.ChinH7822,andherecovered.

8AndHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396saidH559untoIsaiahיְשַׁעְיָ֔הוּye.sha'.Ya.huH3470,Whatshallbethesignא֔וֹת'otH226thatJehovahwillhealיִרְפָּ֥אyir.Pa'H7495me,andthatIshallgoוְעָלִ֛יתִיve.'a.Li.tiH5927upuntothehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofJehovahthethirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֖יha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117?

9AndIsaiahיְשַׁעְיָ֗הוּye.sha'.Ya.huH3470saidH559,Thisshallbethesignהָאוֹת֙ha.'OtH226unto theefromJehovah,thatJehovahwilldothethingהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697thathehathspokenדִּבֵּ֑רdi.BerH1696:shalltheshadowהַצֵּל֙ha.TzelH6738goH1980forwardtenעֶ֣שֶׂר'E.serH6235stepsמַֽעֲל֔וֹתma.'a.LotH4609,orgoH1980backיָשׁ֖וּבya.ShuvH7725tenעֶ֥שֶׂר'E.serH6235stepsמַעֲלֽוֹת׃ma.'a.LotH4609?

10AndHezekiahיְחִזְקִיָּ֔הוּye.chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396answered,ItisalightthingH7043fortheshadowלַצֵּ֔לla.TzelH6738todeclinetenעֶ֣שֶׂר'E.serH6235stepsמַעֲל֑וֹתma.'a.LotH4609: nay,butlettheshadowהַצֵּ֛לha.TzelH6738returnH7725backwardאֲחֹרַנִּ֖ית'a.cho.ra.NitH322tenעֶ֥שֶׂר'E.serH6235stepsמַעֲלֽוֹת׃ma.'a.LotH4609.

11AndIsaiahיְשַׁעְיָ֥הוּye.sha'.Ya.huH3470theprophetהַנָּבִ֖יאha.na.Vi'H5030crieduntoJehovah;andhebroughtH7725theshadowהַצֵּ֗לha.TzelH6738tenעֶ֥שֶׂר'E.serH6235stepsH4609backwardאֲחֹֽרַנִּ֖ית'a.cho.ra.NitH322,bywhichithadgoneH3381downיָרְדָ֜הya.re.DahH3381onthedialofAhazאָחָ֛ז'a.ChazH271.

12Atthattimeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256Berodach-baladanthesonבֶּֽן־ben-H1121ofBaladanבַּלְאֲדָ֧ןbal.'a.DanH1081,kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֛לba.VelH894,sentH7971lettersסְפָרִ֥יםse.fa.RimH5612andapresentuntoHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֑הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396;forhehadheardH8085thatHezekiahחִזְקִיָּֽהוּ׃chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396hadbeensickחָלָ֖הcha.LahH2470.

13AndHezekiahחִזְקִיָּהוּ֒chiz.ki.ya.HuH2396hearkened untothem,andshowedוַיַּרְאֵ֣םvai.yar.'EmH7200themallthehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofhispreciousthingsH1697,thesilverהַכֶּסֶף֩ha.ke.SefH3701,andthegoldהַזָּהָ֨בha.za.HavH2091,andthespicesH1314,andthepreciousoilשֶׁ֣מֶןShe.menH8081,andthehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofhisarmorH3627,andallthatwasH1961foundH4672inhistreasuresH214:therewasH1961nothinginhishouseבְּבֵית֖וֹbe.vei.ToH1004,norinallhisdominion,thatHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֛הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396showedהֶרְאָ֧םher.'AmH7200themnot.

14ThencameH935Isaiahיְשַֽׁעְיָ֣הוּye.sha'.Ya.huH3470theprophetהַנָּבִ֔יאha.na.Vi'H5030untokingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֑הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396,andsaidH559untohim,WhatsaidH559thesemenH376?andfromwhencecameH935theyunto thee?AndHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֔הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396saidH559,TheyarecomeH935fromafarH7350country,evenfromBabylonמִבָּבֶֽל׃mi.ba.VelH894.

15AndhesaidH559,WhathavetheyseenH7200inthyhouseבְּבֵיתֶ֑ךָbe.vei.Te.khaH1004?AndHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֗הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396answered,Allthatisinmyhouseבְּבֵיתִי֙be.vei.TiH1004havetheyseenH7200:thereisnothingamongmytreasuresH214thatIhavenotshowedH7200them.

16AndIsaiahיְשַׁעְיָ֖הוּye.sha'.Ya.huH3470saidH559untoHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֑הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396,Hearשְׁמַ֖עshe.Ma'H8085thewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697ofJehovah.

17Behold,thedaysיָמִ֣יםya.MimH3117comeH935,thatallthatisinthyhouseבְּבֵיתֶ֗ךָbe.vei.Te.khaH1004,andthatwhichthyfathersH1havelaidupinstoreuntothisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117,shallbecarriedH5375toBabylonבָּבֶ֑לָהba.Ve.lahH894:nothingshallbeleftH3498, saithJehovah.

18AndofthysonsH1121thatshallissuefromthee,whomthou shaltbeget,shalltheytakeיִקָּ֑חוּyi.kachH3947awayH3947;andtheyshallbeוְהָיוּ֙ve.ha.YuH1961eunuchsסָֽרִיסִ֔יםsa.ri.SimH5631inthepalaceבְּהֵיכַ֖לbe.hei.KhalH1964ofthekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofBabylonבָּבֶֽל׃ba.VelH894.

19ThensaidH559Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396untoIsaiahיְשַֽׁעְיָ֔הוּye.sha'.Ya.huH3470,Goodט֥וֹבTovH2896isthewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697ofJehovahwhichthou hastspokenדִּבַּ֑רְתָּdi.Bar.taH1696.HesaidH559moreover,Isitnotso,ifpeaceשָׁל֥וֹםsha.LomH7965andtruthH571shallbeיִהְיֶ֥הyih.YehH1961inmydaysבְיָמָֽי׃ve.ya.MaiH3117?

20Nowtherestוְיֶ֨תֶרve.Ye.terH3499oftheactsofHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396,andallhismight,andhowhemadeH6213thepoolהַבְּרֵכָה֙ha.be.re.KhahH1295,andtheconduit,andbroughtH935waterהַמַּ֖יִםha.Ma.yimH4325intothecityהָעִ֑ירָהha.'I.rahH5892,aretheynotwrittenH3789inthebookH5612ofthechroniclesofthekingsלְמַלְכֵ֥יle.mal.KheiH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063?

21AndHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֖הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396sleptwithhisfathersH1;andManassehמְנַשֶּׁ֥הme.na.ShehH4519hissonבְנ֖וֹve.NoH1121reignedH4427inhisstead.

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