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2 Kings 9:2-14

2Andwhenthou comest thither,lookוּרְאֵֽה־u.re.'e.ho.Sha-H7200outthereJehuיֵה֨וּאye.Hu'H3058thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofJehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֜טye.ho.sha.FatH3092thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNimshiנִמְשִׁ֗יnim.ShiH5250,andgoH935in,andmakehimariseH6965upfromamonghisbrethren,andcarryH6965himtoaninnerH2315chamberH2315.

3Thentakeוְלָקַחְתָּ֤ve.la.kach.TaH3947thevialofoilהַשֶּׁ֙מֶן֙ha.She.menH8081,andpourוְיָצַקְתָּ֣ve.ya.tzak.TaH3332itonhisheadרֹאשׁ֔וֹro.ShoH7218,andsayH559,Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saithJehovah,Ihaveanointedמְשַׁחְתִּ֥יךָֽme.shach.Ti.khaH4886theekingלְמֶ֖לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478.Thenopenוּפָתַחְתָּ֥u.fa.tach.TaH6605thedoorהַדֶּ֛לֶתha.De.letH1817,andfleeוְנַ֖סְתָּהve.Nas.tahH5127,andtarrynot.

4Sotheyoungהַנַּ֛עַרha.Na.'arH5288manהַנַּ֥עַרha.Na.'arH5288, eventheyoungH5288manH5288theprophetהַנָּבִ֖יאha.na.Vi'H5030, wenttoRamoth-gilead.

5AndwhenhecameH935,behold,thecaptainsofthehostweresittingH3427;andhesaidH559,Ihaveanerrandtothee,Ocaptain.AndJehuיֵהוּא֙ye.Hu'H3058saidH559, Untowhichofusall?AndhesaidH559,Tothee,Ocaptain.

6AndhearoseH6965,andwentH935intothehouseהַבַּ֔יְתָהha.Bay.tahH1004;andhepouredוַיִּצֹ֥קvai.yi.TzokH3332theoilהַשֶּׁ֖מֶןha.She.menH8081onhisheadרֹאשׁ֑וֹro.ShoH7218,andsaidH559untohim,Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saithJehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Ihaveanointedמְשַׁחְתִּ֧יךָֽme.shach.Ti.khaH4886theekingלְמֶ֛לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428overthepeopleעַ֥ם'amH5971ofJehovah,evenoverIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

7Andthou shaltsmitethehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofAhabאַחְאָ֖ב'ach.'AvH256thymasterאֲדֹנֶ֑יךָ'a.do.Nei.khaH113,thatImayavengeוְנִקַּמְתִּ֞יve.ni.kam.TiH5358thebloodדְּמֵ֣י׀de.MeiH1818ofmyservantsעֲבָדַ֣י'a.va.DaiH5650theprophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֗יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030,andthebloodוּדְמֵ֛יu.de.MeiH1818ofalltheservantsעַבְדֵ֥י'av.DeiH5650ofJehovah,atthehandמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027ofJezebelאִיזָֽבֶל׃'i.Za.velH348.

8Forthewholehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofAhabאַחְאָ֑ב'ach.'AvH256shallperishוְאָבַ֖דve.'a.VadH6;andIwillcutוְהִכְרַתִּ֤יve.hikh.ra.TiH3772offfromAhabלְאַחְאָב֙le.'ach.'AvH256everyman-child,andhimthatisshutוְעָצ֥וּרve.'a.TzurH6113upandhimthatisleftH5800atlargeinIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

9AndIwillmakeוְנָֽתַתִּי֙ve.na.ta.TiH5414thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofAhabאַחְאָ֔ב'ach.'AvH256likethehouseכְּבֵ֖יתke.VeitH1004ofJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֣םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNebatנְבָ֑טne.VatH5028,andlikethehouseוּכְבֵ֖יתu.khe.VeitH1004ofBaashaבַּעְשָׁ֥אba'.Sha'H1201thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofAhijahאֲחִיָּֽה׃'a.chi.YahH281.

10Andthedogsהַכְּלָבִ֛יםha.ke.la.VimH3611shalleatH398Jezebelאִיזֶ֜בֶל'i.Ze.velH348intheportionH2506ofJezreelיִזְרְעֶ֖אלyiz.re.'ElH3157,andthereshallbenonetoburyH6912her.Andheopenedוַיִּפְתַּ֥חvai.yif.TachH6605thedoorהַדֶּ֖לֶתha.De.letH1817,andfledH5127.

11ThenJehuוְיֵה֗וּאve.ye.Hu'H3058cameבָּֽא־ba'-H935forthH3318totheservantsעַבְדֵ֣י'av.DeiH5650ofhislordH113:andoneH376saidH559untohim,Isallwell? whereforecameH935thismadהַמְשֻׁגָּ֥עham.shu.Ga'H7696fellowtothee?AndhesaidH559untothem, Yeknowיְדַעְתֶּ֥םye.da'.TemH3045themanהָאִ֖ישׁha.'IshH376andwhathistalkwas.

12AndtheysaidH559,Itisfalse;tellהַגֶּד־ha.ged-H5046usnow.AndhesaidH559,Thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541andthusH3541spakehetome,sayingH559,ThusH3541saithJehovah,Ihaveanointedמְשַׁחְתִּ֥יךָֽme.shach.Ti.khaH4886theekingלְמֶ֖לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

13Thentheyhasted,andtookH3947everymanH376hisgarmentבִּגְד֔וֹbig.DoH899,andputוַיָּשִׂ֥ימוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760itunderhimonthetopofthestairs,andblewthetrumpetבַּשּׁוֹפָ֔רba.sho.FarH7782,sayingH559,Jehuיֵהֽוּא׃ye.Hu'H3058iskingמָלַ֥ךְma.LakhH4427.

14SoJehuיֵה֛וּאye.Hu'H3058thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֥טye.ho.sha.FatH3092thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNimshiנִמְשִׁ֖יnim.ShiH5250conspiredagainstJoramיוֹרָ֑םyo.RamH3141. (NowJoramוְיוֹרָם֩ve.yo.RamH3141wasH1961keepingH8104Ramoth-gilead,heandallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,becauseofHazaelחֲזָאֵ֖לcha.za.'ElH2371kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofSyria;

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