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2 Chronicles 32:2-6

2When Hezekiahיְחִזְקִיָּ֔הוּye.chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396sawוַיַּרְא֙vai.yaR'H7200thatכִּי־ki-H3588Sennacheribסַנְחֵרִ֑יב וּפָנָ֕יוsan.che.Riv u.fa.NavH5576 H6440had comeבָ֖אva'H935to make warלַמִּלְחָמָ֖הla.mil.cha.MahH4421againstעַל־'al-H5921Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389,

3he consultedוַיִּוָּעַ֗ץvai.yi.va.'AtzH3289withעִם־'im-H5973his leadersשָׂרָיו֙sa.RavH8269and mighty menוְגִבֹּרָ֔יוve.gi.bo.RavH1368about stopping upלִסְתּוֹם֙lis.tOmH5640אֶת־'et-H853the watersמֵימֵ֣יmei.MeiH4325of the springsהָעֲיָנ֔וֹתha.'a.ya.NotH5869אֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834outsideמִח֣וּץmi.ChutzH2351the cityלָעִ֑ירla.'IrH5892,and they helped him carry it outוַֽיַּעְזְרֽוּהוּ׃Vai.ya'.ze.Ru.huH5826.

4Manyרָ֔בRavH7227peopleעַם־'am-H5971assembledוַיִּקָּבְצ֣וּvai.yi.ka.ve.TzuH6908and stoppedוַֽיִּסְתְּמוּ֙vai.yis.te.MuH5640אֶת־'et-H853up allכָּל־kol-H3605the springsהַמַּעְיָנ֔וֹתha.ma'.ya.NotH4599וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and the streamהַנַּ֛חַלha.Na.chalH5158that flowedהַשּׁוֹטֵ֥ףha.sho.TefH7857throughבְּתוֹךְ־be.tokh-H8432the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776. “Whyלָ֤מָּהLa.mahH4100should the kingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804comeיָב֙וֹאוּ֙ya.Vo.'uH935and findוּמָצְא֖וּu.ma.tze.'UH4672plentyרַבִּֽים׃ra.BimH7227of waterמַ֥יִםMa.yimH4325?”they saidלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559.

5Then Hezekiah worked resolutelyוַיִּתְחַזַּ֡קvai.yit.cha.ZakH2388to rebuildוַיִּבֶן֩vai.yi.VenH1129אֶת־'et-H853allכָּל־kol-H3605the broken sections ofהַפְּרוּצָ֜הha.pe.ru.TzahH6555the wallהַחוֹמָ֨הha.cho.MahH2346and to raise upוַיַּ֣עַל עַל־vai.Ya.'al 'al-H5927 H5921towersהַמִּגְדָּל֗וֹתha.mig.da.LotH4026on it. He also builtanאַחֶ֔רֶת'a.Che.retH312outerוְלַח֙וּצָה֙ve.la.Chu.tzahH2351wallהַחוֹמָ֣הha.cho.MahH2346and reinforcedוַיְחַזֵּ֥קvay.cha.ZekH2388אֶת־'et-H853the supporting terracesהַמִּלּ֖וֹאha.mi.Lo'H4407of the Cityעִ֣יר'irH5892of Davidדָּוִ֑ידda.VidH1732,and he producedוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213an abundance ofלָרֹ֖בla.RoH7230weaponsשֶׁ֛לַחShe.lachH7973and shieldsוּמָגִנִּֽים׃u.ma.gi.NimH4043.

6Hezekiah appointedוַיִּתֵּ֛ןvai.yi.TenH5414militaryמִלְחָמ֖וֹתmil.cha.MotH4421commandersשָׂרֵ֥יsa.ReiH8269overעַל־'al-H5921the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971and gatheredוַיִּקְבְּצֵ֣םvai.yik.be.TzemH6908the people inH413the squareרְחוֹב֙re.chOvH7339of the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892gateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179.Then he encouragedוַיְדַבֵּ֥ר עַל־vay.da.Ber 'al-H1696 H5921themלְבָבָ֖םle.va.VamH3824,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

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