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2 Kings 9:16-20

16SoJehuיֵהוּא֙ye.Hu'H3058rodeוַיִּרְכַּ֤בvai.yir.KavH7392inachariot,andwentH3381toJezreelיִזְרְעֶ֔אלָהyiz.re.'E.lahH3157;forJoramיוֹרָ֖םyo.RamH3141layH7901there.AndAhaziahוַֽאֲחַזְיָה֙va.'a.chaz.YahH274kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063wascomeיָרַ֖דya.RadH3381downtoseeלִרְא֥וֹתlir.'otH7200Joramיוֹרָֽם׃yo.RamH3141.

17Nowthewatchmanוְהַצֹּפֶה֩ve.ha.tzo.PehH6822wasstandingעֹמֵ֨ד'o.MedH5975onthetowerהַמִּגְדָּ֜לha.mig.DalH4026inJezreelבְּיִזְרְעֶ֗אלbe.yiz.re.'ElH3157,andhespiedthecompanyofJehuיֵהוּא֙ye.Hu'H3058ashecameH935,andsaidH559,IseeH7200acompany.AndJoramsaidH559,Takeקַ֥חkachH3947ahorseman,andsendוּֽשְׁלַ֥חu.she.LachH7971tomeetthem,andlethimsayH559,Isitpeaceהֲשָׁלֽוֹם׃ha.sha.LomH7965?

18SotherewentH935oneonhorsebacktomeethim,andsaidH559,Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saiththekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428,Isitpeaceהֲשָׁל֔וֹםha.sha.LomH7965?AndJehuיֵה֛וּאye.Hu'H3058saidH559,Whathast thoutodowithpeaceוּלְשָׁל֖וֹםu.le.sha.LomH7965?turnH7725theebehindme.Andthewatchmanהַצֹּפֶה֙ha.tzo.PehH6822toldH5046,sayingH559,Themessengerהַמַּלְאָ֥ךְha.mal.'AkhH4397cameH935tothem,buthecomethnotbackשָֽׁב׃ShavH7725.

19ThenhesentH7971outasecondשֵׁנִי֒she.NiH8145onhorseback,whocameH935tothem,andsaidH559,Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saiththekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,Isitpeaceשָׁל֑וֹםsha.LomH7965?AndJehuיֵה֛וּאye.Hu'H3058answered,Whathast thoutodowithpeaceוּלְשָׁל֖וֹםu.le.sha.LomH7965?turnH5437theebehindme.

20Andthewatchmanהַצֹּפֶה֙ha.tzo.PehH6822toldH5046,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,HecameH935evenuntothem,andcomethnotbackשָׁ֑בShavH7725:andthedrivingislikethedrivingofJehuיֵה֣וּאye.Hu'H3058thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofNimshiנִמְשִׁ֔יnim.ShiH5250;forhedrivethfuriously.

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