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2 Chronicles 21:6-13

6And Jehoram walkedוַיֵּ֜לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980in the waysבְּדֶ֣רֶךְ׀be.De.rekhH1870of the kingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,just asכַּאֲשֶׁ֤רka.'a.SherH834the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Ahabאַחְאָ֔ב'ach.'AvH256had doneעָשׂוּ֙'a.SuH6213.Forכִּ֚יkiH3588hemarriedאִשָּׁ֑ה'i.ShahH802a daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Ahabאַחְאָ֔ב'ach.'AvH256הָ֥יְתָהHa.ye.tahH1961and didוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213evilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

7Yet the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068was unwillingוְלֹא־ אָבָ֣הve.lo'- 'a.VahH3808 H14to destroyלְהַשְׁחִית֙le.hash.ChitH7843אֶת־'et-H853the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Davidדָּוִ֔ידda.VidH1732,because ofלְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'anH4616the covenantהַבְּרִ֔יתha.be.RitH1285אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834He had madeכָּרַ֖תka.RatH3772with Davidלְדָוִ֑ידle.da.VidH1732,and sinceוְכַאֲשֶׁ֣רve.kha.'a.SherH834He had promisedאָמַ֗ר'a.MarH559to maintainלָתֵ֨תla.TetH5414a lampנִ֛ירnirH5216for Davidand his descendantsוּלְבָנָ֖יוu.le.va.NavH1121foreverכָּל־ הַיָּמִֽים׃kol- hai.ya.MimH3605 H3117.

8In the days of Jehoramבְּיָמָיו֙be.ya.MavH3117,Edomאֱד֔וֹם'e.DomH123rebelledפָּשַׁ֣עpa.Sha'H6586againstמִתַּ֖חַתmi.Ta.chatH8478the handיַד־yad-H3027of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063and appointedוַיַּמְלִ֥יכוּvai.yam.Li.khuH4427their ownעֲלֵיהֶ֖ם'a.lei.HemH5921kingמֶֽלֶךְ׃Me.lekhH4428.

9So Jehoramיְהוֹרָם֙ye.ho.RamH3088crossedוַיַּֽעֲבֹ֤רvai.ya.'a.VorH5674into Edomעִם־'im-H5973with his officersשָׂרָ֔יוsa.RavH8269and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605his chariotsהָרֶ֖כֶבha.Re.khevH7393.When the Edomitesאֱדוֹם֙'e.dOmH123surroundedהַסּוֹבֵ֣בha.so.VevH5437himאֵלָ֔יו'e.LavH413andאֶת־'et-H853his chariotהָרָֽכֶב׃ha.Ra.khevH7393commandersעִמּ֑וֹ וַיְהִי֙ שָׂרֵ֥יi.Mo vay.Hi sa.ReiH8269 H5973 H1961,he rose upקָ֣םkamH6965and attackedוַיַּ֗ךְvai.YakhH5221by nightלַ֔יְלָהLay.lahH3915וְאֵ֖תve.'EtH853.

10So toעַ֚ד'adH5704thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117Edomאֱד֜וֹם'e.DomH123has been in rebellionוַיִּפְשַׁ֨עvai.yif.Sha'H6586againstמִתַּ֣חַתmi.Ta.chatH8478the hand ofיַד־yad-H3027Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063.Likewiseאָ֣ז'azH227,Libnahלִבְנָ֛הliv.NahH3841rebelledתִּפְשַׁ֥עtif.Sha'H6586againstמִתַּ֣חַתmi.Ta.chatH8478his handיָד֑וֹya.DoH3027at the sameהַהִ֖יאha.Hi'H1931timeבָּעֵ֥תba.'EtH6256,becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588Jehoramhad forsakenעָזַ֔ב'a.ZavH5800אֶת־'et-H853the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of his fathersאֲבֹתָֽיו׃'a.vo.TavH1.

11Jehoramה֥וּאhu'H1931had alsoגַּם־gam-H1571builtעָשָֽׂה־'a.sah-H6213high placesבָמ֖וֹתva.MotH1116on the hillsבְּהָרֵ֣יbe.ha.ReiH2022of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063;he had caused the peopleיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389to prostitute themselvesוַיֶּ֙זֶן֙vai.Ye.zenH2181אֶת־'et-H853and had led Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ פye.hu.DahH3063astrayוַיַּדַּ֖חvai.ya.DachH5080אֶת־'et-H853.

12Then a letterמִכְתָּ֔בmikh.TavH4385cameוַיָּבֹ֤אvai.ya.Vo'H935toאֵלָיו֙'e.LavH413Jehoramfrom Elijahמֵֽאֵלִיָּ֥הוּme.'e.li.Ya.huH452the prophetהַנָּבִ֖יאha.na.Vi'H5030,which statedלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559: “This is whatכֹּ֣ה׀kohH3541the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵי֙'e.lo.HeiH430of your fatherאָבִ֔יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1Davidדָּוִ֣ידda.VidH1732,saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559תַּ֗חַתTa.chatH8478אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834: ‘You have notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808walkedהָלַ֙כְתָּ֙ha.Lakh.taH1980in the waysבְּדַרְכֵי֙be.dar.KheiH1870of your fatherאָבִ֔יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֣טye.ho.sha.FatH3092orוּבְדַרְכֵ֖יu.ve.dar.KheiH1870of Asaאָסָ֥א'a.Sa'H609kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063,

13but you have walkedוַתֵּ֗לֶךְva.Te.lekhH1980in the waysבְּדֶ֙רֶךְ֙be.De.rekhH1870of the kingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478and have caused Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063אֶת־'et-H853and the peopleיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389to prostitute themselvesוַתַּזְנֶ֤הva.taz.NehH2181וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,just as the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Ahabאַחְאָ֑ב'ach.'AvH256prostituted itselfכְּהַזְנ֖וֹתke.haz.NotH2181.You have alsoוְגַ֨םve.GamH1571אֶת־'et-H853killedהָרָֽגְתָּ׃ha.Ra.ge.taH2026your brothersאַחֶ֧יךָ'a.Chei.khaH251,your father’sאָבִ֛יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1familyבֵית־veit-H1004,who were betterהַטּוֹבִ֥יםha.to.VimH2896than youמִמְּךָ֖mi.me.KhaH4480.

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