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2 Chronicles 25:5-16

5Then Amaziahאֲמַצְיָ֙הוּ֙'a.matz.Ya.huH558אֶת־'et-H853gatheredוַיִּקְבֹּ֤ץvai.yik.BotzH6908the people ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔ה וַיַּֽעֲמִידֵ֣םye.hu.Dah vai.ya.'a.mi.DemH3063 H5975and assigned them according to their familiesלְבֵית־ אָב֗וֹתle.veit- 'a.VotH1 H1004to commandersלְשָׂרֵ֤יle.sa.ReiH8269of thousandsהָאֲלָפִים֙ha.'a.la.FimH505andוּלְשָׂרֵ֣יu.le.sa.ReiH8269of hundredsהַמֵּא֔וֹתha.me.'otH3967.And he numberedוַֽיִּפְקְדֵ֗םvai.yif.ke.DemH6485those twentyעֶשְׂרִ֤ים'es.RimH6242years of ageלְמִבֶּ֨ן שָׁנָה֙le.mi.Ben sha.NahH1121 H8141or olderוָמַ֔עְלָהva.Ma'.lahH4605throughoutלְכָל־le.kholH3605Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063and Benjaminוּבִנְיָמִ֑ןu.vin.ya.MinH1144and foundוַיִּמְצָאֵ֗םvai.yim.tza.'EmH4672300,000שְׁלֹשׁ־ מֵא֨וֹת אֶ֤לֶףshe.losh- me.'ot 'E.lefH7969 H3967 H505chosenבָּחוּר֙ba.ChurH977men ableto serveיוֹצֵ֣אyo.Tze'H3318in the armyצָבָ֔אtza.Va'H6635,bearingאֹחֵ֖ז'o.ChezH270the spearרֹ֥מַחRo.machH7420and shieldוְצִנָּֽה׃ve.tzi.NahH6793.

6He also hiredוַיִּשְׂכֹּ֣רvai.yis.KorH7936100,000מֵ֥אָה אֶ֛לֶףMe.'ah 'E.lefH3967 H505mighty menגִּבּ֥וֹרgi.BorH1368of valorחָ֖יִלCha.yilH2428from Israelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֗לmi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478for a hundredבְּמֵאָ֥הbe.me.'AhH3967talentsכִכַּר־khi.kar-H3603of silverכָּֽסֶף׃Ka.sefH3701.

7But a manוְאִ֣ישׁve.'IshH376of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֗יםha.'E.lo.HimH430cameבָּ֤אba'H935to himאֵלָיו֙'e.LavH413and saidלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “O kingהַמֶּ֕לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,do not letאַל־'al-H408the armyצְבָ֣אtze.Va'H6635of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478goיָבֹ֥אya.Vo'H935with youעִמְּךָ֖'i.me.KhaH5973,forכִּ֣יkiH3588the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068is notאֵ֤ין'einH369withעִם־'im-H5973Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478—not withanyכֹּ֖לkolH3605of the Ephraimitesבְּנֵ֥י אֶפְרָֽיִם׃be.Nei 'ef.Ra.yimH1121 H669.

8Evenכִּ֚יkiH3588ifאִם־'im-H518youאַתָּ֔ה'a.TahH859goבֹּ֣אbo'H935and fightעֲשֵׂ֖ה'a.SehH6213bravelyחֲזַ֣קcha.ZakH2388in battleלַמִּלְחָמָ֑הla.mil.cha.MahH4421,Godהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430will overthrow youיַכְשִֽׁילְךָ֤yakh.shi.le.KhaH3782beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the enemyאוֹיֵ֔ב'o.YevH341,forכִּ֥יkiH3588Godבֵּאלֹהִ֖יםbe.lo.HimH430hasיֶשׁ־yesh-H3426powerכֹּ֛חַKo.achH3581to helpלַעְז֥וֹרla'.ZorH5826and power to overthrowוּלְהַכְשִֽׁיל׃u.le.hakh.ShilH3782.”

9Amaziahאֲמַצְיָ֙הוּ֙'a.matz.Ya.huH558askedוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559the manלְאִ֣ישׁle.'IshH376of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, “Whatוּמַֽה־u.mah-H4100should I doלַּעֲשׂוֹת֙la.'a.sOtH6213about the hundredלִמְאַ֣תlim.'AtH3967talentsהַכִּכָּ֔רha.ki.KarH3603אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I have givenנָתַ֖תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414to the troopsלִגְד֣וּדlig.DudH1416of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478?”And the manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of Godהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔ים יֵ֚שׁha.'E.lo.Him yeshH430 H3426repliedוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “The LORDלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068is able to giveלָ֥תֶתLa.tetH5414youmuch moreהַרְבֵּ֥הhar.BehH7235than thisמִזֶּֽה׃mi.ZehH2088.”

10So Amaziahאֲמַצְיָ֗הוּ'a.matz.Ya.huH558dismissedוַיַּבְדִּילֵ֣םvai.yav.di.LemH914the troopsלְהַגְּדוּד֙le.ha.ge.DudH1416whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834had comeבָּ֤אba'H935to himאֵלָיו֙'e.LavH413from Ephraimמֵֽאֶפְרַ֔יִםme.'ef.Ra.yimH669and sent themלָלֶ֖כֶתla.Le.khetH1980homeלִמְקוֹמָ֑םlim.ko.MamH4725.And they were furiousוַיִּ֨חַר אַפָּ֤ם מְאֹד֙vai.Yi.char 'a.Pam me.'OdH2734 H639 H3966with Judahבִּֽיהוּדָ֔הbi.hu.DahH3063and returnedוַיָּשׁ֥וּבוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725homeלִמְקוֹמָ֖םlim.ko.MamH4725in greatבָּחֳרִי־bo.cho.ri-H2750angerאָֽף׃ פ'AfH639.

11Amaziah, howeverוַאֲמַצְיָ֙הוּ֙va.'a.matz.Ya.huH558,summoned his strengthהִתְחַזַּ֔קhit.cha.ZakH2388and ledוַיִּנְהַג֙vai.yin.HagH5090אֶת־'et-H853his troopsעַמּ֔וֹ וַיֵּ֖לֶךְa.Mo vai.Ye.lekhH5971 H1980to the Valley of Saltגֵּ֣יא הַמֶּ֑לַחgei' ha.Me.lachH1516 H4417,where he struck downוַיַּ֥ךְvai.YakhH5221אֶת־'et-H85310,000עֲשֶׂ֥רֶת אֲלָפִֽים׃'a.Se.ret 'a.la.FimH6235 H505menבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of Seirשֵׂעִ֖ירse.'IrH8165,

12and the armyבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063also capturedשָׁבוּ֙sha.VuH761710,000וַעֲשֶׂ֨רֶת אֲלָפִ֜יםva.'a.Se.ret 'a.la.FimH6235 H505menaliveחַיִּ֗יםchai.YimH2416.They took themוַיְבִיא֖וּםvay.vi.'UmH935to the topלְרֹ֣אשׁle.RoshH7218of a cliffמֵֽרֹאשׁ־me.rosh-H5553 H7218and threw them downוַיַּשְׁלִיכ֛וּםvai.yash.li.KhumH7993so that allוְכֻלָּ֥םve.khu.LamH3605were dashed to piecesנִבְקָֽעוּ׃ סniv.Ka.'uH1234.

13Meanwhileוּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.NeiH1121the troopsהַגְּד֗וּדha.ge.DudH1416thatאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834Amaziahאֲמַצְיָ֙הוּ֙'a.matz.Ya.huH558had dismissedהֵשִׁ֤יבhe.ShivH7725from battleמִלֶּ֤כֶת עִמּוֹ֙ לַמִּלְחָמָ֔הmi.Le.khet i.Mo la.mil.cha.MahH1980 H5973 H4421raidedוַֽיִּפְשְׁטוּ֙vai.yif.she.TuH6584the citiesבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,from Samariaמִשֹּׁמְר֖וֹןmi.sho.me.RonH8111toוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704Beth-horonH1032.They struck downוַיַּכּ֤וּvai.ya.KuH52213,000שְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת אֲלָפִ֔יםshe.Lo.shet 'a.la.FimH7969 H505peopleand carried offוַיָּבֹ֖זּוּvai.ya.Vo.zuH962a great deal ofרַבָּֽה׃ סra.BahH7227plunderבִּזָּ֥הbi.ZahH961.

14וַיְהִ֗יvay.HiH1961Whenאַחֲרֵ֨י'a.cha.ReiH310Amaziahאֲמַצְיָ֙הוּ֙'a.matz.Ya.huH558returnedב֤וֹאVo'H935from the slaughterמֵֽהַכּ֣וֹתme.ha.KotH5221ofאֶת־'et-H853the Edomitesאֲדוֹמִ֔ים'a.do.MimH130,he brought backוַיָּבֵ֗אvai.ya.Ve'H935אֶת־'et-H853the godsאֱלֹהֵי֙'e.lo.HeiH430of the Seiritesבְּנֵ֣י שֵׂעִ֔ירbe.Nei se.'IrH1121 H8165,set them upוַיַּֽעֲמִידֵ֥םvai.ya.'a.mi.DemH5975as his owngodsלֵאלֹהִ֑יםle.lo.HimH430,bowedיִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֖הyish.ta.cha.VehH7812before themוְלִפְנֵיהֶ֥םve.lif.nei.HemH6440,and burned sacrificesיְקַטֵּֽר׃ye.ka.TerH6999to them.

15Therefore the angerאַ֥ף'afH639of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068burnedוַיִּֽחַר־vai.yi.char-H2734against Amaziahבַּאֲמַצְיָ֑הוּba.'a.matz.Ya.huH558,and He sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971himאֵלָיו֙'e.LavH413a prophetנָבִ֔יאna.Vi'H5030,who saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Whyלָ֤מָּהLa.mahH4100have you soughtדָרַ֙שְׁתָּ֙da.Rash.taH1875אֶת־'et-H853this people’sהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971godsאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430,whichאֲשֶׁ֛ר'a.SherH834could notלֹא־lo'-H3808deliverהִצִּ֥ילוּhi.Tzi.luH5337אֶת־'et-H853themעַמָּ֖ם'a.MamH5971from your handמִיָּדֶֽךָ׃mi.ya.De.khaH3027?”

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.”

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