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2 Kings 22:11-17

11וַֽיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961When the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428אֶת־'et-H853heardכִּשְׁמֹ֣עַkish.Mo.a'H8085the wordsדִּבְרֵ֖יdiv.ReiH1697of the Bookסֵ֣פֶרSe.ferH5612of the Lawהַתּוֹרָ֑הha.to.RahH8451,he toreוַיִּקְרַ֖עvai.yik.Ra'H7167אֶת־'et-H853his clothesבְּגָדָֽיו׃be.ga.DavH899

12andהַמֶּ֡לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428אֶת־'et-H853commandedוַיְצַ֣וvay.TzavH6680Hilkiahחִלְקִיָּ֣הchil.ki.YahH2518the priestהַכֹּהֵ֡ןha.ko.HenH3548וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,Ahikamאֲחִיקָ֣ם'a.chi.KamH296sonבֶּן־be.no.Sha-H1121of Shaphanשָׁ֠פָןSha.fanH8227וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,Achborעַכְבּ֨וֹרakh.BorH5907sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Micaiahמִיכָיָ֜הmi.kha.YahH4320,וְאֵ֣ת׀ve.'EtH853Shaphanשָׁפָ֣ןsha.FanH8227the scribeהַסֹּפֵ֗רha.so.FerH5608וְאֵ֛תve.'EtH853,and Asaiahעֲשָׂיָ֥ה'a.sa.YahH6222the servantעֶֽבֶד־'e.ved-H5650of the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428לֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559:

13“Goלְכוּ֩le.KhuH1980and inquireדִרְשׁ֨וּdir.ShuH1875אֶת־'et-H853of the LORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068for meבַּעֲדִ֣יba.'a.DiH1157,forוּבְעַד־u.ve.'ad-H1157the peopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971,and forוּבְעַד֙u.ve.'AdH1157allכָּל־kol-H3605Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063concerningעַל־'al-H5921the wordsדִּבְרֵ֛יdiv.ReiH1697in thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088bookהַסֵּ֥פֶרha.Se.ferH5612that has been foundהַנִּמְצָ֖אha.nim.Tza'H4672.Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588greatגְדוֹלָ֞הge.do.LahH1419isthe wrathחֲמַ֣תcha.MatH2534of the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068thatאֲשֶׁר־ הִיא֙'a.Sher- hi'H834 H1931burnsנִצְּתָ֣הni.tze.TahH3341against usעַל֩'alH5921becauseאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834our fathersאֲבֹתֵ֗ינוּ'a.vo.Tei.nuH1have notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808obeyedשָׁמְע֜וּsha.me.'UH8085עַל־'al-H5921the wordsדִּבְרֵי֙div.ReiH1697of thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088bookהַסֵּ֣פֶרha.Se.ferH5612by doingלַעֲשׂ֖וֹתla.'a.SotH6213allכְּכָל־ke.khol-H3605that is writtenהַכָּת֥וּבha.ka.TuvH3789about usעָלֵֽינוּ׃'a.Lei.nuH5921.”

14So Hilkiahחִלְקִיָּ֣הוּchil.ki.Ya.huH2518the priestהַ֠כֹּהֵןHa.ko.henH3548,Ahikamוַאֲחִיקָ֨םva.'a.chi.KamH296,Achborוְעַכְבּ֜וֹרve.'akh.BorH5907,Shaphanוְשָׁפָ֣ןve.sha.FanH8227,and Asaiahוַעֲשָׂיָ֗הva.'a.sa.YahH6222wentוַיֵּ֣לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980and spokeוַֽיְדַבְּר֖וּvay.da.be.RuH1696אֶל־'el-H413toאֵלֶֽיהָ׃'e.Lei.haH413Huldahחֻלְדָּ֨הchul.DahH2468the prophetessהַנְּבִיאָ֜הha.ne.vi.'AhH5031,the wifeאֵ֣שֶׁת׀'E.shetH802of Shallumשַׁלֻּ֣םsha.LumH7967sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Tikvahתִּקְוָ֗הtik.VahH8616,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Harhasחַרְחַס֙char.ChasH2745,the keeperשֹׁמֵ֣רsho.MerH8104of the wardrobeהַבְּגָדִ֔יםha.be.ga.DimH899.Sheוְהִ֛יאve.Hi'H1931livedיֹשֶׁ֥בֶתyo.She.vetH3427in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִַ֖םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389,in the Second Districtבַּמִּשְׁנֶ֑הba.mish.NehH4932.

15And Huldah saidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559to themאֲלֵיהֶ֔ם'a.lei.HemH413, “This is whatכֹּֽה־koh-H3541the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,saysאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559: ‘Tellאִמְר֣וּ'im.RuH559the manלָאִ֔ישׁla.'IshH376whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834sentשָׁלַ֥חsha.LachH7971youאֶתְכֶ֖ם'et.KhemH853אֵלָֽי׃'e.LaiH413

16that this is whatכֹּ֚הkohH3541the LORDיְהוָ֔ה הִנְנִ֨יYah.weh hi.NiH3068 H2005saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559:I am about to bringמֵבִ֥יאme.Vi'H935calamityרָעָ֛הra.'AhH7451onאֶל־'el-H413thisהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088placeהַמָּק֥וֹםha.ma.KomH4725and onוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921its peopleיֹֽשְׁבָ֑יוyo.she.VavH3427אֵ֚ת'etH853,according to allכָּל־kol-H3605the wordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of the bookהַסֵּ֔פֶרha.Se.ferH5612thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063has readקָרָ֖אka.Ra'H7121,

17becauseתַּ֣חַת׀Ta.chatH8478אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834they have forsaken Meעֲזָב֗וּנִי'a.za.Vu.niH5800and burned incenseוַֽיְקַטְּרוּ֙vay.ka.te.RuH6999to otherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312godsלֵאלֹהִ֣יםle.lo.HimH430,thatלְמַ֙עַן֙le.Ma.'anH4616they might provoke Me to angerהַכְעִיסֵ֔נִיhakh.'i.Se.niH3707with allבְּכֹ֖לbe.KholH3605the worksמַעֲשֵׂ֣הma.'a.SehH4639of their handsיְדֵיהֶ֑םye.dei.HemH3027.My wrathחֲמָתִ֛יcha.ma.TiH2534will be kindledוְנִצְּתָ֧הve.ni.tze.TahH3341against thisהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088placeבַּמָּק֥וֹםba.ma.KomH4725and will notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808be quenchedתִכְבֶּֽה׃tikh.BehH3518.’

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