Berean Standard Bible

2 Kings 25:22-30

22Nebuchadnezzarנְבֽוּכַדְנֶאצַּ֖רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5019kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֑לba.VelH894appointedוַיַּפְקֵ֣דvai.yaf.KedH6485Gedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֖הוּge.dal.Ya.huH1436sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Ahikamאֲחִיקָ֥ם'a.chi.KamH296,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Shaphanשָׁפָֽן׃ פsha.FanH8227,overעֲלֵיהֶ֔ם'a.lei.HemH5921אֶת־'et-H853the peopleוְהָעָ֗םve.ha.'AmH5971הַנִּשְׁאָר֙ha.nish.'ArH7604אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he had left behindהִשְׁאִ֔ירhish.'IrH7604in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063.

23When allכָל־khol-H3605the commandersשָׂרֵ֨יsa.ReiH8269of the armiesהַחֲיָלִ֜יםha.cha.ya.LimH2428הֵ֣מָּהHe.mahH1992and their menוְהָאֲנָשִׁ֗יםve.ha.'a.na.ShimH582heardוַיִּשְׁמְעוּ֩vai.yish.me.'UH8085thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶל֙ba.VelH894אֶת־'et-H853had appointedהִפְקִ֤ידhif.KidH6485Gedaliah as governorגְּדַלְיָ֔הוּge.dal.Ya.huH1436,they cameוַיָּבֹ֥אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935toאֶל־'el-H413Gedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֖הוּge.dal.Ya.huH1436at Mizpahהַמִּצְפָּ֑הha.mitz.PahH4709—Ishmaelוְיִשְׁמָעֵ֣אלve.yish.ma.'ElH3458sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nethaniahנְתַנְיָ֡הne.tan.YahH5418,Johananוְיוֹחָנָ֣ןve.yo.cha.NanH3110sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Kareahקָ֠רֵחַKa.re.achH7143,Seraiahוּשְׂרָיָ֨הu.se.ra.YahH8304sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Tanhumethתַּנְחֻ֜מֶתtan.Chu.metH8576the Netophathiteהַנְּטֹפָתִ֗יha.ne.to.fa.TiH5200,and Jaazaniahוְיַֽאֲזַנְיָ֙הוּ֙ve.ya.'a.zan.Ya.huH2970sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of the Maacathiteהַמַּ֣עֲכָתִ֔יha.Ma.'a.kha.TiH4602הֵ֖מָּהHe.mahH1992,as well as their menוְאַנְשֵׁיהֶֽם׃ve.'an.shei.HemH582.

24And Gedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֙הוּ֙ge.dal.Ya.huH1436took an oathוַיִּשָּׁבַ֨עvai.yi.sha.Va'H7650before themand their menוּלְאַנְשֵׁיהֶ֔םu.le.'an.shei.HemH582,assuringוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559them, “Do notאַל־'al-H408be afraidתִּֽירְא֖וּti.re.'UH3372of the servantsמֵעַבְדֵ֣יme.'av.DeiH5650of the Chaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּ֑יםha.kas.DimH3778.Liveשְׁב֣וּshe.VuH3427in the landבָאָ֗רֶץva.'A.retzH776and serveוְעִבְד֛וּve.'iv.DuH5647אֶת־'et-H853the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894,and it will be wellוְיִטַ֥בve.yi.TavH3190with you.”

25וַיְהִ֣י׀vay.HiH1961In the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֗יha.she.vi.'IH7637month, howeverבַּחֹ֣דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320,Ishmaelיִשְׁמָעֵ֣אלyish.ma.'ElH3458sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nethaniahנְ֠תַנְיָהNe.tan.yahH5418,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Elishamaאֱלִ֨ישָׁמָ֜ע'e.Li.sha.Ma'H476, who was a memberof the royalהַמְּלוּכָ֗הha.me.lu.KhahH4410familyמִזֶּ֣רַעmi.Ze.ra'H2233,cameבָּ֣אba'H935withאִתּ֔וֹ'i.ToH854tenוַעֲשָׂרָ֤הva.'a.sa.RahH6235menאֲנָשִׁים֙'a.na.ShimH582and struck downוַיַּכּ֥וּvai.ya.KuH5221and killedוַיָּמֹ֑תvai.ya.MotH4191אֶת־'et-H853Gedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֖הוּge.dal.Ya.huH1436,along with the Judeansוְאֶת־ הַיְּהוּדִים֙ve.'Et hai.ye.hu.DimH853 H3064וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and Chaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּ֔יםha.kas.DimH3778whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834wereהָי֥וּha.YuH1961with himאִתּ֖וֹ'i.ToH854at Mizpahבַּמִּצְפָּֽה׃ba.mitz.PahH4709.

26Then allכָל־khol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971smallמִקָּטֹ֤ןmi.ka.TonH6996andוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704greatגָּדוֹל֙ga.dOlH1419,together with the commandersוְשָׂרֵ֣יve.sa.ReiH8269of the armyהַחֲיָלִ֔יםha.cha.ya.LimH2428,aroseוַיָּקֻ֨מוּvai.ya.Ku.muH6965and fledוַיָּבֹ֖אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714forכִּ֥יkiH3588fearיָרְא֖וּya.re.'UH3372ofמִפְּנֵ֥יmi.pe.NeiH6440the Chaldeansכַשְׂדִּֽים׃ פkhas.DimH3778.

27וַיְהִי֩vay.HiH1961On the twenty-seventhוָשֶׁ֜בַע חֹ֔דֶשׁ בְּעֶשְׂרִ֥יםva.She.va' Cho.desh be.'es.RimH6242 H7651 H2320dayof the twelfthבִּשְׁנֵ֤ים עָשָׂר֙bish.Neim 'a.SarH8147 H6240monthלַחֹ֑דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320of the thirty-seventhבִשְׁלֹשִׁ֨ים וְשִׁבְעָ֖הvish.lo.Shim ve.shiv.'AhH7970 H7651yearשָׁנָ֗הsha.NahH8141of the exileלְגָלוּת֙le.ga.LutH1546of Judah’sיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063Kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428Jehoiachinיְהוֹיָכִ֣יןye.ho.ya.KhinH3078,in the yearבִּשְׁנַ֣תbish.NatH8141Evil-merodachH192became kingמֶ֨לֶךְ מָלְכ֗וֹMe.lekh ma.le.KhoH4428 H4427אֶת־'et-H853of Babylonבָּבֶ֜לba.VelH894,he releasedנָשָׂ֡א רֹ֛אשׁna.Sa' roshH5375 H7218Kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428Jehoiachinיְהוֹיָכִ֥יןye.ho.ya.KhinH3078of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063fromמִבֵּ֥יתmi.BeitH1004prisonכֶּֽלֶא׃Ke.le'H3608.

28And he spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696kindlyטֹב֑וֹתto.VotH2896to Jehoiachinאִתּ֖וֹ'i.ToH854and setוַיִּתֵּן֙vai.yi.TenH5414אֶת־'et-H853his throneכִּסְא֔וֹkis.'OH3678aboveמֵעַ֗לme.'AlH5921the thronesכִּסֵּ֧אki.Se'H3678of the other kingsהַמְּלָכִ֛יםha.me.la.KhimH4428whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834werewith himאִתּ֖וֹ'i.ToH854in Babylonבְּבָבֶֽל׃be.va.VelH894.

29So Jehoiachin changedוְשִׁנָּ֕אve.shi.Na'H8132אֵ֖ת'etH853out of his prisonכִלְא֑וֹkhil.'OH3608clothesבִּגְדֵ֣יbig.DeiH899,and he dinedוְאָכַ֨ל לֶ֧חֶםve.'a.Khal Le.chemH398 H3899regularlyתָּמִ֛ידta.MidH8548at the king’s tableלְפָנָ֖יוle.fa.NavH6440for the restכָּל־ יְמֵ֥יkol- ye.MeiH3605 H3117of his lifeחַיָּֽיו׃chai.YavH2416.

30מֵאֵ֥תme.'EtH854And the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428providedוַאֲרֻחָת֗וֹ נִתְּנָה־va.'a.ru.cha.To ni.te.nah-H737 H5414Jehoiachina dailyי֣וֹםYomH3117אֲרֻחַ֨ת'a.ru.ChatH737portionתָּמִ֧ידta.MidH8548דְּבַר־de.var-H1697בְּיוֹמ֑וֹbe.yo.MoH3117for the restכֹּ֖ל יְמֵ֥יkol ye.MeiH3605 H3117of his lifeחַיָּֽו׃chai.YavH2416.

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