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2 Chronicles 16:2-4

2So Asaאָסָ֜א'a.Sa'H609withdrewוַיֹּצֵ֨אvai.yo.Tze'H3318the silverכֶּ֣סֶףKe.sefH3701and goldוְזָהָ֗בve.za.HavH2091from the treasuriesמֵאֹֽצְר֛וֹתme.'o.tze.RotH214of the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068and the royalהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428palaceוּבֵ֣יתu.VeitH1004,and he sent itוַיִּשְׁלַ֗חvai.yish.LachH7971with this messageלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559toאֶל־'el-H413Ben-hadadH1130kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Aramאֲרָ֔ם'a.RamH758,who was rulingהַיּוֹשֵׁ֥בhai.yo.ShevH3427in Damascusבְּדַרְמֶ֖שֶׂקbe.dar.Me.sekH1834:

3“Let there bea treatyבְּרִית֙be.RitH1285between me and youH996as there wasbetweenH996my fatherאָבִ֖י'a.ViH1 H996and your fatherאָבִ֑יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1.Seeהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009,I have sentשָׁלַ֤חְתִּֽיsha.Lach.tiH7971yousilverכֶּ֣סֶףKe.sefH3701and goldוְזָהָ֔בve.za.HavH2091.Now goלֵ֞ךְlekhH1980and breakהָפֵ֣רha.FerH6565your treatyבְּרִֽיתְךָ֗be.ri.te.KhaH1285withאֶת־'et-H854Baashaבַּעְשָׁא֙ba'.Sha'H1201kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,so that he will withdrawוְיַעֲלֶ֖הve.ya.'a.LehH5927from meמֵעָלָֽי׃me.'a.LaiH5921.”

4And Ben-hadadבֶּןbenH1130listenedוַיִּשְׁמַ֨עvai.yish.Ma'H8085הֲדַ֜דha.DadH1130toאֶל־'el-H413Kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Asaאָסָ֗א'a.Sa'H609and sentוַ֠יִּשְׁלַחVai.yish.lachH7971אֶת־'et-H853the commandersשָׂרֵ֨יsa.ReiH8269of his armiesהַחֲיָלִ֤יםha.cha.ya.LimH2428אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834againstאֶל־'el-H413the citiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,conqueringוַיַּכּוּ֙vai.ya.KuH5221אֶת־'et-H853Ijonעִיּ֣וֹןi.YonH5859וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,Danדָּ֔ןDanH1835וְאֵ֖תve.'EtH853,Abel-maimH66,וְאֵ֥תve.'EtH853and allכָּֽל־kal-H3605the storeמִסְכְּנ֖וֹתmis.ke.NotH4543citiesעָרֵ֥י'a.ReiH5892of Naphtaliנַפְתָּלִֽי׃naf.ta.LiH5321.

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