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2 Kings 23:29-35

29During Josiah’s reignבְּיָמָ֡יוbe.ya.MavH3117,Pharaohפַרְעֹ֨הfar.'OhH6547Necoנְכֹ֧הne.KhohH5224kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Egyptמִצְרַ֛יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714marched upעָלָה֩'a.LahH5927toעַל־'al-H5921help the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֖וּר'a.ShurH804atעַל־'al-H5921the Euphratesפְּרָ֑תpe.RatH6578Riverנְהַר־ne.har-H5104.Kingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Josiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֙הוּ֙yo.shi.Ya.huH2977went outוַיֵּ֨לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980to confront himלִקְרָאת֔וֹlik.ra.ToH7122,but Neco facedכִּרְאֹת֖וֹkir.'o.ToH7200himאֹתֽוֹ׃'o.ToH853and killed himוַיְמִיתֵ֙הוּ֙vay.mi.Te.huH4191at Megiddoבִּמְגִדּ֔וֹbim.gi.DoH4023.

30From Megiddoמִמְּגִדּ֔וֹmi.me.gi.DoH4023his servantsעֲבָדָ֥יו'a.va.DavH5650carried his bodyמֵת֙metH4191in a chariotוַיַּרְכִּבֻ֨הוּvai.yar.ki.Vu.huH7392,brought him toוַיְבִאֻ֙הוּ֙vay.vi.'U.huH935Jerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389,and buried himוַֽיִּקְבְּרֻ֖הוּvai.yik.be.Ru.huH6912in his own tombבִּקְבֻֽרָת֑וֹbik.vu.ra.ToH6900.Then the peopleעַם־'am-H5971of the landהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776אֶת־'et-H853tookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947Jehoahazיְהֽוֹאָחָז֙ye.ho.'a.ChazH3059sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Josiahיֹ֣אשִׁיָּ֔הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977,anointed himוַיִּמְשְׁח֥וּvai.yim.she.ChuH4886אֹת֛וֹ'o.ToH853,and made him kingוַיַּמְלִ֥יכוּvai.yam.Li.khuH4427אֹת֖וֹ'o.ToH853in place ofתַּ֥חַתTa.chatH8478his fatherאָבִֽיו׃ פ'a.VivH1.

31Jehoahazיְהוֹאָחָ֣זye.ho.'a.ChazH3059was twenty-threeעֶשְׂרִ֨ים וְשָׁלֹ֤שׁ'es.Rim ve.sha.LoshH6242 H7969years oldבֶּן־ שָׁנָה֙ben- sha.NahH1121 H8141when he became kingבְּמָלְכ֔וֹbe.ma.le.KhoH4427,and he reignedמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389threeוּשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הu.she.lo.ShahH7969monthsחֳדָשִׁ֔יםcho.da.ShimH2320.His mother’sאִמּ֔וֹ'i.MoH517nameוְשֵׁ֣םve.ShemH8034was Hamutalחֲמוּטַ֥לcha.mu.TalH2537daughterבַּֽת־bat-H1323of Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414;she was from Libnahמִלִּבְנָֽה׃mi.liv.NahH3841.

32And he didוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213evilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,just asכְּכֹ֥לke.KholH3605אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834his fathersאֲבֹתָֽיו׃'a.vo.TavH1had doneעָשׂ֖וּ'a.SuH6213.

33And Pharaohפַרְעֹ֨הfar.'OhH6547Necoנְכֹ֤הne.KhohH5224imprisoned Jehoahazוַיַּאַסְרֵהוּ֩vai.ya.'as.re.HuH631at Riblahבְרִבְלָה֙ve.riv.LahH7247in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Hamathחֲמָ֔תcha.MatH2574so that he could not reignמִמְּלֹ֖ךְmim.lokhH4427in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389,and he imposedוַיִּתֶּן־vai.yi.ten-H5414onעַל־'al-H5921Judahהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776a levyעֹ֙נֶשׁ֙'o.neshH6066of a hundredמֵאָ֥הme.'AhH3967talentsכִכַּר־khi.kar-H3603of silverכֶּ֖סֶףKe.sefH3701and a talentוְכִכַּ֥רve.khi.KarH3603of goldזָהָֽב׃za.HavH2091.

34Then Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֨הpar.'OhH6547Necoנְכֹ֜הne.KhohH5224made Eliakimאֶלְיָקִ֣ים'el.ya.KimH471sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Josiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֗הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977kingוַיַּמְלֵךְ֩vai.yam.leKhH4427אֶת־'et-H853in place ofתַּ֚חַתTa.chatH8478his fatherאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1Josiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֣הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977,and he changedוַיַּסֵּ֥בvai.ya.SevH5437אֶת־'et-H853Eliakim’s nameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034to Jehoiakimיְהוֹיָקִ֑יםye.ho.ya.KimH3079וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853.But Neco tookלָקָ֔חla.KachH3947Jehoahazיְהוֹאָחָ֣זye.ho.'a.ChazH3059and carried him offוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935to Egyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,where he diedוַיָּ֥מָת שָֽׁם׃vai.Ya.mot ShamH4191 H8033.

35So Jehoiakimיְהוֹיָקִים֙ye.ho.ya.KimH3079paidנָתַ֤ןna.TanH5414the silverוְהַכֶּ֣סֶףve.ha.Ke.sefH3701and goldוְהַזָּהָ֗בve.ha.za.HavH2091to Pharaohלְפַרְעֹ֔הle.far.'OhH6547Neco,butאַ֚ךְ'akhH389to meetעַל־'al-H5921Pharaoh’sפַרְעֹ֑הfar.'OhH6547demandפִּ֣יpiH6310he taxedהֶעֱרִ֣יךְhe.'e.RikhH6186אֶת־'et-H853the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776לָתֵ֥תla.TetH5414אֶת־'et-H853הַכֶּ֖סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701and exactedנָגַ֞שׂna.GasH5065אֶת־'et-H853the silverהַכֶּ֤סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853the goldהַזָּהָב֙ha.za.HavH2091אֶת־'et-H853from the peopleעַ֣ם הָאָ֔רֶץ'am ha.'A.retzH5971 H776,eachאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376according to his wealthכְּעֶרְכּ֗וֹke.'er.KoH6187לָתֵ֖תla.TetH5414לְפַרְעֹ֥הle.far.'OhH6547נְכֹֽה׃ סne.KhohH5224.

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