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2 Chronicles 25:16-20

16וַיְהִ֣י׀vay.HiH1961While he was still speakingבְּדַבְּר֣וֹbe.da.be.RoH1696אֵלָ֗יו'e.LavH413,the king askedוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Have we made youנְתַנּ֔וּךָne.ta.Nu.khaH5414the counselorהַלְיוֹעֵ֤ץhal.yo.'EtzH3289to the kingלַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙la.Me.lekhH4428?Stopחֲדַל־cha.dal-H2308!Whyלָ֣מָּהLa.mahH4100be struck downיַכּ֑וּךָya.Ku.khaH5221?”So the prophetהַנָּבִ֗יאha.na.Vi'H5030stoppedוַיֶּחְדַּ֣לvai.yech.DalH2308,but he saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “I knowיָדַ֗עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430has determinedיָעַ֤ץya.'AtzH3289to destroy youלְהַשְׁחִיתֶ֔ךָle.hash.chi.Te.khaH7843,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588you have doneעָשִׂ֣יתָ'a.Si.taH6213thisזֹּ֔אתZotH2063and have notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808heededשָׁמַ֖עְתָּsha.Ma'.taH8085my adviceלַעֲצָתִֽי׃ פla.'a.tza.TiH6098.”

17Then Amaziahאֲמַצְיָ֙הוּ֙'a.matz.Ya.huH558kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063took counselוַיִּוָּעַ֗ץvai.yi.va.'AtzH3289and sentוַ֠יִּשְׁלַחVai.yish.lachH7971word toאֶל־'el-H413the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478Jehoashיוֹאָ֨שׁyo.'AshH3101sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jehoahazיְהוֹאָחָ֧זye.ho.'a.ChazH3059,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jehuיֵה֛וּאye.Hu'H3058. “Comeלְכָ֖הle.khahH1980,let us meetנִתְרָאֶ֥הnit.ra.'EhH7200face to faceפָנִֽים׃fa.NimH6440,”he saidלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559.

18But Jehoashיוֹאָ֣שׁyo.'AshH3101kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478repliedוַיִּשְׁלַ֞חvai.yish.LachH7971toאֶל־'el-H413Amaziahאֲמַצְיָ֣הוּ'a.matz.Ya.huH558kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָה֮ye.hu.DahH3063לֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559: “A thistleהַח֜וֹחַha.Cho.achH2336אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834in Lebanonבַּלְּבָנ֗וֹןba.le.va.NonH3844sentשָׁ֠לַחSha.lachH7971a message toאֶל־'el-H413a cedarהָאֶ֜רֶזha.'E.rezH730אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834in Lebanonבַּלְּבָנוֹן֙ba.le.va.nOnH3844,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, ‘Giveתְּנָֽה־te.nah-H5414אֶת־'et-H853your daughterבִּתְּךָ֥bi.te.KhaH1323to my sonלִבְנִ֖יliv.NiH1121in marriageלְאִשָּׁ֑הle.'i.ShahH802.’Then a wildהַשָּׂדֶה֙ha.sa.DehH7704beastחַיַּ֤תchai.YatH2416אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834in Lebanonבַּלְּבָנ֔וֹןba.le.va.NonH3844came alongוַֽתַּעֲבֹ֞רva.ta.'a.VorH5674and trampledוַתִּרְמֹ֖סva.tir.MosH7429אֶת־'et-H853the thistleהַחֽוֹחַ׃ha.Cho.achH2336.

19You have saidאָמַ֗רְתָּ'a.Mar.taH559, ‘Lookהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009,I have defeatedהִכִּ֙יתָ֙hi.Ki.taH5221אֶת־'et-H853Edomאֱד֔וֹם'e.DomH123,’and your heartלִבְּךָ֖li.be.KhaH3820has become proudוּנְשָׂאֲךָ֥u.ne.sa.'a.KhaH5375and boastfulלְהַכְבִּ֑ידle.hakh.BidH3513.Nowעַתָּה֙'a.TahH6258stayשְׁבָ֣הshe.VahH3427at homeבְּבֵיתֶ֔ךָbe.vei.Te.khaH1004.Whyלָ֤מָּהLa.mahH4100should you stir upתִתְגָּרֶה֙tit.ga.RehH1624troubleבְּרָעָ֔הbe.ra.'AhH7451so that you fallאַתָּ֖ה'a.TahH859—youוְנָ֣פַלְתָּ֔ve.Na.fal.taH5307and Judahוִיהוּדָ֥הvi.hu.DahH3063with youעִמָּֽךְ׃'i.MakhH5973?”

20But Amaziahאֲמַצְיָ֔הוּ'a.matz.Ya.huH558would notוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808listenשָׁמַ֣עsha.Ma'H8085,forכִּ֤יkiH3588thisהִ֔יאHi'H1931had comefrom Godמֵהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙me.ha.'E.lo.HimH430in order toלְמַ֖עַןle.Ma.'anH4616deliver themתִּתָּ֣םti.TamH5414into the handבְּיָ֑דbe.YadH3027of Jehoash,becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588they had soughtדָֽרְשׁ֔וּda.re.ShuH1875אֵ֖ת'etH853the godsאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of Edomאֱדֽוֹם׃'e.DomH123.

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