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2 Kings 18:7-13

7And the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068wasוְהָיָ֤הve.ha.YahH1961withעִמּ֔וֹi.MoH5973Hezekiah,and he prosperedיַשְׂכִּ֑ילyas.KilH7919whereverבְּכֹ֥לbe.KholH3605אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834he wentיֵצֵ֖אye.Tze'H3318.He rebelledוַיִּמְרֹ֥דvai.yim.RodH4775against the kingבְּמֶֽלֶךְ־be.Me.lekh-H4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֖וּר'a.ShurH804and refusedוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808to serve himעֲבָדֽוֹ׃a.va.DoH5647.

8Heהֽוּא־hu'-H1931defeatedהִכָּ֧הhi.KahH5221אֶת־'et-H853the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֛יםpe.lish.TimH6430asעַד־'ad-H5704far as Gazaעַזָּ֖ה'a.ZahH5804וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and its bordersגְּבוּלֶ֑יהָge.vu.Lei.haH1366,fromמִמִּגְדַּ֥לmi.mig.DalH4026watchtowerנוֹצְרִ֖יםnotz.RimH5341toעַד־'ad-H5704fortifiedמִבְצָֽר׃ פmiv.TzarH4013cityעִ֥יר'irH5892.

9וַֽיְהִ֞יvay.HiH1961In the fourthהָֽרְבִיעִית֙ha.re.vi.'ItH7243yearבַּשָּׁנָ֤הba.sha.NahH8141of Hezekiah’sחִזְקִיָּ֔הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396reignלַמֶּ֣לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428,whichהִ֚יאhi'H1931was the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֔יתha.she.vi.'ItH7637yearהַשָּׁנָ֣הha.sha.NahH8141of the reignמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Hosheaלְהוֹשֵׁ֥עַle.ho.She.a'H1954sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Elahאֵלָ֖ה'e.LahH425over Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Shalmaneserשַׁלְמַנְאֶ֧סֶרshal.man.'E.serH8022kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֛וּר'a.ShurH804marchedעָלָ֞ה'a.LahH5927againstעַל־'al-H5921Samariaשֹׁמְר֖וֹןsho.me.RonH8111and besiegedוַיָּ֥צַרvai.Ya.tzarH6696itעָלֶֽיהָ׃'a.Lei.haH5921.

10And at the endמִקְצֵה֙mik.TzehH7097of threeשָׁלֹ֣שׁsha.LoshH7969yearsשָׁנִ֔יםsha.NimH8141,the Assyrians captured itוַֽיִּלְכְּדֻ֗הָvai.yil.ke.Du.haH3920.So Samariaשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃sho.me.RonH8111was capturedנִלְכְּדָ֖הnil.ke.DahH3920in the sixthשֵׁ֖שׁsheshH8337yearבִּשְׁנַת־bish.nat-H8141of Hezekiahלְחִזְקִיָּ֑הle.chiz.ki.YahH2396,whichהִ֣יאhi'H1931was the ninthתֵּ֗שַׁעTe.sha'H8672yearשְׁנַת־she.nat-H8141of Hosheaלְהוֹשֵׁ֙עַ֙le.ho.She.a'H1954kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478.

11The kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֛וּר'a.ShurH804אֶת־'et-H853exiledוַיֶּ֧גֶלvai.Ye.gelH1540the Israelitesיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478to Assyriaאַשּׁ֑וּרָה'a.Shu.rahH804and settled themוַיַּנְחֵ֞םvai.yan.ChemH5148in Halahבַּחְלַ֧חbach.LachH2477,in Gozanגּוֹזָ֖ןgo.ZanH1470by the Haborוּבְחָב֛וֹרu.ve.cha.VorH2249Riverנְהַ֥רne.HarH5104,and in the citiesוְעָרֵ֥יve.'a.ReiH5892of the Medesמָדָֽי׃ma.DaiH4074.

12This happenedbecauseעַ֣ל׀'alH5921אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834they did notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808listenשָׁמְע֗וּsha.me.'UH8085to the voiceבְּקוֹל֙be.kOlH6963of the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068their Godאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430,but violatedוַיַּעַבְרוּ֙vai.ya.'av.RuH5674אֶת־'et-H853His covenantבְּרִית֔וֹbe.ri.ToH1285אֵ֚ת'etH853—allכָּל־kol-H3605thatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872the servantעֶ֣בֶד'E.vedH5650of the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068had commandedצִוָּ֔הtzi.VahH6680—and would neitherוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808listenשָׁמְע֖וּsha.me.'UH8085norוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808obeyעָשֽׂוּ׃ פ'a.SuH6213.

13In the fourteenthוּבְאַרְבַּע֩ עֶשְׂרֵ֨הu.ve.'ar.Ba' 'es.RehH702 H6240yearשָׁנָ֜הsha.NahH8141of Hezekiah’sחִזְקִיָּ֗הchiz.ki.YahH2396reignלַמֶּ֣לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428,Sennacheribסַנְחֵרִ֤יבsan.che.RivH5576kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Assyriaאַשּׁוּר֙'a.ShurH804attackedעָלָ֞ה עַ֣ל'a.Lah 'alH5927 H5921and capturedוַֽיִּתְפְּשֵֽׂם׃Vai.yit.pe.SemH8610allכָּל־kol-H3605the fortifiedהַבְּצֻר֖וֹתha.be.tzu.RotH1219citiesעָרֵ֧י'a.ReiH5892of Judahיְהוּדָ֛הye.hu.DahH3063.

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