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2 Kings 14:7-14

7Amaziahהוּא־hu'-H1931struck downהִכָּ֨הhi.KahH5221אֶת־'et-H85310,000עֲשֶׂ֣רֶת אֲלָפִ֔ים'a.Se.ret 'a.la.FimH6235 H505Edomitesאֱד֤וֹם'e.DomH123in the Valleyבְּגֵיא־be.gei'-H1516of Saltמֶ֙לַח֙me.lachH4417.He tookוְתָפַ֥שׂve.ta.FasH8610אֶת־'et-H853Selaהַסֶּ֖לַעha.Se.la'H5554in battleבַּמִּלְחָמָ֑הba.mil.cha.MahH4421and calledוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121אֶת־'et-H853it Joktheelיָקְתְאֵ֔לya.ke.te.'ElH3371, which isits nameשְׁמָהּ֙she.MahH8034toעַ֖ד'adH5704this veryהַזֶּֽה׃ פha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

8Thenאָ֣ז'azH227Amaziahאֲמַצְיָה֙'a.matz.YahH558sentשָׁלַ֤חsha.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֔יםmal.'a.KhimH4397toאֶל־'el-H413the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478Jehoashיְהוֹאָ֨שׁye.ho.'AshH3060sonבֶּן־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.

9But Jehoashיְהוֹאָ֣שׁye.ho.'AshH3060kingמֶֽלֶךְ־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.

10You have indeed defeatedH5221אֶת־'et-H853Edomאֱד֔וֹם'e.DomH123,and your heartלִבֶּ֑ךָli.Be.khaH3820has become proudוּֽנְשָׂאֲךָ֖u.ne.sa.'a.KhaH5375.Gloryהִכָּבֵד֙hi.ka.VedH3513in thatand stayוְשֵׁ֣בve.ShevH3427at homeבְּבֵיתֶ֔ךָbe.vei.Te.khaH1004.Whyוְלָ֤מָּהve.La.mahH4100should you stir upתִתְגָּרֶה֙tit.ga.RehH1624troubleבְּרָעָ֔הbe.ra.'AhH7451so that you fallוְנָ֣פַלְתָּ֔הve.Na.fal.TahH5307—youאַתָּ֖ה'a.TahH859and Judahוִיהוּדָ֥הvi.hu.DahH3063with youעִמָּֽךְ׃'i.MakhH5973?”

11But Amaziahאֲמַצְיָ֔הוּ'a.matz.Ya.huH558would notוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808listenשָׁמַ֣עsha.Ma'H8085,so Jehoashיְהוֹאָ֤שׁye.ho.'AshH3060kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478advancedוַיַּ֨עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927.Heה֖וּאhu'H1931and Kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428Amaziahוַאֲמַצְיָ֣הוּva.'a.matz.Ya.huH558of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063faced each otherוַיִּתְרָא֣וּ פָנִ֔יםvai.yit.ra.'U fa.NimH7200 H6440at Beth-shemeshH1053אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834in Judahלִיהוּדָֽה׃li.hu.DahH3063.

12And Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063was routedוַיִּנָּ֥גֶףvai.yi.Na.gefH5062beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and every manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376fledוַיָּנֻ֖סוּvai.ya.Nu.suH5127to his homeלְאֹהָלָֽיו׃le.'o.ho.lovH168.

13וְאֵת֩ve.'EtH853There at Beth-shemeshH1053,Jehoashיְהוֹאָ֣שׁye.ho.'AshH3060kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478capturedתָּפַ֛שׂta.FasH8610Amaziahאֲמַצְיָ֨הוּ'a.matz.Ya.huH558kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֜הye.hu.DahH3063,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Joashיְהוֹאָ֥שׁye.ho.'AshH3060,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Ahaziahאֲחַזְיָ֗הוּ'a.chaz.Ya.huH274.Then Jehoash wentוַיָּבֹא֙vai.ya.vo.'u'H935to Jerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389and broke downוַיִּפְרֹץ֩vai.yif.RotzH6555the wallבְּחוֹמַ֨תbe.cho.MatH2346of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֜םye.ru.sha.LimH3389from the Ephraimאֶפְרַ֙יִם֙'ef.Ra.yimH669Gateבְּשַׁ֤עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179toעַד־'ad-H5704the Cornerהַפִּנָּ֔הha.pi.NahH6438Gateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179—a section offourאַרְבַּ֥ע'ar.Ba'H702hundredמֵא֖וֹתme.'otH3967cubitsאַמָּֽה׃'a.MahH520.

14He tookוְלָקַ֣חve.la.KachH3947אֶת־'et-H853allכָּל־kol-H3605the goldהַזָּהָב־ha.za.hov-H2091and silverוְ֠הַכֶּסֶףVe.ha.ke.sefH3701andוְאֵ֨תve.'EtH853allכָּל־kol-H3605the articlesהַכֵּלִ֜יםha.ke.LimH3627foundהַנִּמְצְאִ֣יםha.nim.tze.'ImH4672in the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068and in the treasuriesוּבְאֹֽצְרוֹת֙u.ve.'o.tze.rOtH214of the royalהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428וְאֵ֖תve.'EtH853palaceבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004,as well as some hostagesבְּנֵ֣י הַתַּֽעֲרֻב֑וֹתbe.Nei ha.ta.'a.ru.VotH1121 H8594.Then he returnedוַיָּ֖שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725to Samariaשֹׁמְרֽוֹנָה׃sho.me.Ro.nahH8111.

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