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2 Chronicles 28:16-21

16At thatהַהִ֗יאha.Hi'H1931timeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256Kingהַמֶּ֧לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahazאָחָ֛ז'a.ChazH271sentשָׁלַ֞חsha.LachH7971for helpלַעְזֹ֥רla'.ZorH5826fromעַל־'al-H5921the kingמַלְכֵ֥יmal.KheiH4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֖וּר'a.ShurH804.

17The Edomitesאֲדוֹמִ֖ים'a.do.MimH130had againוְע֥וֹדve.'odH5750comeבָּ֑אוּBa.'uH935and attackedוַיַּכּ֥וּvai.ya.KuH5221Judahבִיהוּדָ֖הvi.hu.DahH3063and carried awayוַיִּשְׁבּוּ־vai.yish.bu-H7617captivesשֶֽׁבִי׃She.viH7628.

18The Philistinesוּפְלִשְׁתִּ֣יםu.fe.lish.TimH6430had also raidedפָּשְׁט֗וּpa.she.TuH6584the citiesבְּעָרֵ֨יbe.'a.ReiH5892of the foothillsהַשְּׁפֵלָ֣הha.she.fe.LahH8219and the Negevוְהַנֶּגֶב֮ve.ha.ne.GevH5045of Judahלִֽיהוּדָה֒li.hu.DahH3063,capturingוַֽ֠יִּלְכְּדוּVai.yil.ke.duH3920אֶת־'et-H853and occupyingוַיֵּשְׁב֖וּ שָֽׁם׃vai.ye.she.Vu ShamH3427 H8033Beth-shemeshH1053וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,Aijalonאַיָּל֜וֹן'ai.ya.LonH357,andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853Gederothהַגְּדֵר֗וֹתha.ge.de.RotH1450,as well asוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853Socoשׂוֹכ֤וֹso.KhoH7755וּבְנוֹתֶ֙יהָ֙u.ve.no.Tei.haH1323וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,Timnahתִּמְנָ֣הtim.NahH8553וּבְנוֹתֶ֔יהָu.ve.no.Tei.haH1323,andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853Gimzoגִּמְז֖וֹgim.ZoH1579וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853with their villagesבְּנֹתֶ֑יהָbe.no.Tei.haH1323.

19Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068אֶת־'et-H853humbledהִכְנִ֤יעַhikh.Ni.a'H3665Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063becauseבַּעֲב֖וּרba.'a.VurH5668Ahazאָחָ֣ז'a.ChazH271kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל כִּ֤יYis.ra.'El kiH3478 H3588had thrown off restraintהִפְרִ֙יעַ֙hif.Ri.a'H6544in Judahבִּֽיהוּדָ֔הbi.hu.DahH3063and had been most unfaithfulH4603 H4604to the LORDבַּיהוָֽה׃ba.Yah.wehH3068.

20Then Tiglath-pileserH8407kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֑וּר'a.ShurH804cameוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'H935toעָלָ֔יו'a.LavH5921Ahazbut afflictedוַיָּ֥צַרvai.Ya.tzarH6887himrather thanוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808strengthening himחֲזָקֽוֹ׃cha.za.KoH2388.

21Althoughכִּֽי־ki-H3588Ahazאָחָז֙'a.ChazH271אֶת־'et-H853had taken a portionחָלַ֤קcha.LakH2505from the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,fromוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853the royalהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428palaceבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004,and from the princesוְהַשָּׂרִ֑יםve.ha.sa.RimH8269and had presentedוַיִּתֵּן֙vai.yi.TenH5414itto the kingלְמֶ֣לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804,it did notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808helpלְעֶזְרָ֖הle.'ez.RahH5833him.

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