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2 Kings 17:1-4

1In the twelfthשְׁתֵּ֣ים עֶשְׂרֵ֔הshe.Teim 'es.RehH8147 H6240yearבִּשְׁנַת֙bish.NatH8141of the reignמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Ahazלְאָחָ֖זle.'a.ChazH271over Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,Hosheaהוֹשֵׁ֨עַho.She.a'H1954sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Elahאֵלָ֧ה'e.LahH425became kingמָ֠לַךְMa.lakhH4427ofעַל־'al-H5921Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478, and he reignedin Samariaבְשֹׁמְר֛וֹןve.sho.me.RonH8111nineתֵּ֥שַׁעTe.sha'H8672yearsשָׁנִֽים׃sha.NimH8141.

2And he didוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213evilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,butרַ֗קRakH7535notלֹ֚אlo'H3808like the kingsכְּמַלְכֵ֣יke.mal.KheiH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834precededהָי֖וּha.YuH1961himלְפָנָֽיו׃le.fa.NavH6440.

3Shalmaneserשַׁלְמַנְאֶ֖סֶרshal.man.'E.serH8022kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֑וּר'a.ShurH804attackedעָלָ֣יו'a.LavH5921himעָלָ֔ה'a.LahH5927,and Hosheaהוֹשֵׁ֙עַ֙ho.She.a'H1954becameוַֽיְהִי־vay.hi-H1961hisvassalעֶ֔בֶד'E.vedH5650and paidוַיָּ֥שֶׁבvai.Ya.shevH7725himtributeמִנְחָֽה׃min.ChahH4503.

4But the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֨וּר'a.ShurH804discoveredוַיִּמְצָא֩vai.yim.Tza'H4672that Hosheaבְּהוֹשֵׁ֜עַbe.ho.She.a'H1954had conspiredקֶ֗שֶׁרKe.sherH7195אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834to sendשָׁלַ֤חsha.LachH7971envoysמַלְאָכִים֙mal.'a.KhimH4397toאֶל־'el-H413Kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428Soס֣וֹאSo'H5471of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,and that he had notוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808paidהֶעֱלָ֥הhe.'e.LahH5927tributeמִנְחָ֛הmin.ChahH4503to the kingלְמֶ֥לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֖וּר'a.ShurH804as in previous yearsH8141.Therefore the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804arrestedוַֽיַּעַצְרֵ֙הוּ֙vai.ya.'atz.Re.huH6113Hosheaand put himוַיַּאַסְרֵ֖הוּ בֵּ֥יתvai.ya.'as.Re.hu beitH631 H1004in prisonכֶּֽלֶא׃Ke.le'H3608.

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