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2 Kings 3:11-20

11ButJehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֗טye.ho.sha.FatH3092saidH559,Istherenothereפֹּ֤הpohH6311aprophetנָבִיא֙na.Vi'H5030ofJehovah,thatwemayinquireofJehovahbyhim?Andoneאֶחָ֞ד'e.ChadH259ofthekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsrael’sservantsמֵעַבְדֵ֤יme.'av.DeiH5650answeredandsaidH559,Elishaאֱלִישָׁ֣ע'e.li.Sha'H477thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofShaphatשָׁפָ֔טsha.FatH8202ishereפֹּ֚הpohH6311,whopouredיָ֥צַקYa.tzakH3332waterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325onthehandsיְדֵ֥יye.DeiH3027ofElijahאֵלִיָּֽהוּ׃'e.li.Ya.huH452.

12AndJehoshaphatיְה֣וֹשָׁפָ֔טye.Ho.o.sha.FatH3092saidH559,Thewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697ofJehovahiswithhim.Sothekingמֶ֧לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478andJehoshaphatוִיהוֹשָׁפָ֖טvi.ho.sha.FatH3092andthekingוּמֶ֥לֶךְu.Me.lekhH4428ofEdomאֱדֽוֹם׃'e.DomH123wentH3381downוַיֵּרְד֣וּvai.ye.re.DuH3381tohim.

13AndElishaאֱלִישָׁ֜ע'e.li.Sha'H477saidH559untothekingמֶ֤לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,WhathaveItodowiththee? get theetotheprophetsנְבִיאֵ֣יne.vi.'EiH5030ofthyfatherאָבִ֔יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1,andtotheprophetsנְבִיאֵ֖יne.vi.'EiH5030ofthymotherאִמֶּ֑ךָ'i.Me.khaH517.Andthekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidH559untohim, Nay;forJehovahhathcalledH7121thesethreeלִשְׁלֹ֙שֶׁת֙lish.Lo.shetH7969kingsהַמְּלָכִ֣יםha.me.la.KhimH4428togethertodeliverthemintothehandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027ofMoabמוֹאָֽב׃mo.'AvH4124.

14AndElishaאֱלִישָׁ֗ע'e.li.Sha'H477saidH559,AsJehovahofhostsצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635liveth,beforewhomIstandעָמַ֣דְתִּי'a.Mad.tiH5975,surely,wereitnotthatIregardthepresenceH6440ofJehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֥טye.ho.sha.FatH3092thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063,IwouldnotlookH7200towardthee,norseeאֶרְאֶֽךָּ׃'er.'E.kaH7200thee.

15Butnowוְעַתָּ֖הve.'a.TahH6258bringmeaminstrel.Anditcametopass,whentheminstrelplayedH5059,thatthehandיַד־yad-H3027ofJehovahcameuponhim.

16AndhesaidH559,Thusכֹּ֖הkohH3541saithJehovah,Makeעָשֹׂ֛ה'a.SohH6213thisvalleyfulloftrenches.

17Forthusכֹ֣ה׀khohH3541saithJehovah, Yeshallnotseeתִרְא֥וּtir.'UH7200windר֙וּחַ֙Ru.achH7307,neithershallyeseeתִרְא֣וּtir.'UH7200rainגֶ֔שֶׁםGe.shemH1653;yetthatvalleyshallbefilledיִמָּ֣לֵאyi.Ma.le'H4390withwaterמָ֑יִםMa.yimH4325,andyeshalldrinkוּשְׁתִיתֶ֛םu.she.ti.TemH8354, both yeandyourcattleH929andyourbeasts.

18AndthisisbutalightthingH7043inthesightofJehovah:hewillalsodelivertheMoabitesintoyourhandבְּיֶדְכֶֽם׃be.yed.KhemH3027.

19Andyeshallsmiteeveryfortifiedcityעִ֤יר'irH5892,andeverychoiceמִבְח֔וֹרmiv.ChorH4004cityעִ֣יר'irH5892,andshallfellתַּפִּ֔ילוּta.Pi.luH5307everygoodטוֹב֙tOvH2896treeעֵ֥ץ'etzH6086,andstopתִּסְתֹּ֑מוּtis.To.muH5640allfountainsofwaterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325,andmareverygoodהַטּוֹבָ֔הha.to.VahH2896pieceoflandהַחֶלְקָ֣הha.chel.KahH2513withstonesH68.

20AnditcameH935topassinthemorningבַבֹּ֙קֶר֙va.Bo.kerH1242,aboutthetimeofofferingהַמִּנְחָ֔הha.min.ChahH4503theoblation,that,behold,therecameH935waterמַ֥יִםMa.yimH4325bythewayH1870ofEdomאֱד֑וֹם'e.DomH123,andthecountrywasH1961filledוַתִּמָּלֵ֥אva.ti.ma.Le'H4390withwaterהַמָּֽיִם׃ha.Ma.yimH4325.

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