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2 Kings 25:4-7

4Then the cityהָעִ֗ירha.'IrH5892was breachedוַתִּבָּקַ֣עva.ti.ba.Ka'H1234;and though the Chaldeansעַל־ וְכַשְׂדִּ֥ים'al- ve.khas.DimH3778 H5921had surroundedסָבִ֑יבsa.VivH5439the cityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892,allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the menאַנְשֵׁ֨י'an.SheiH582of warהַמִּלְחָמָ֤ה׀ha.mil.cha.MahH4421fled by nightהַלַּ֙יְלָה֙ha.Lay.lahH3915by wayדֶּ֜רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of the gateשַׁ֣עַר׀Sha.'arH8179betweenבֵּ֣יןbeinH996the two wallsהַחֹמֹתַ֗יִםha.cho.mo.Ta.yimH2346אֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834nearעַל־'al-H5921the king’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428gardenגַּ֣ןganH1588.They headedוַיֵּ֖לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980towardדֶּ֥רֶךְDe.rekhH1870the Arabahהָעֲרָבָֽה׃ha.'a.ra.VahH6160,

5but the armyחֵיל־cheil-H2428of the Chaldeansכַּשְׂדִּים֙kas.DimH3778pursuedוַיִּרְדְּפ֤וּvai.yir.de.FuH7291אַחַ֣ר'a.CharH310the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428and overtookוַיַּשִּׂ֥גוּvai.ya.Si.guH5381himאֹת֖וֹ'o.ToH853in the plainsבְּעַרְב֣וֹתbe.'ar.VotH6160of Jerichoיְרֵח֑וֹye.re.ChoH3405,and his wholeוְכָל־ve.kholH3605armyחֵיל֔וֹchei.LoH2428desertedנָפֹ֖צוּna.Fo.tzuH6327himמֵעָלָֽיו׃me.'a.LavH5921.

6The Chaldeans seizedוַֽיִּתְפְּשׂוּ֙vai.yit.pe.SuH8610אֶת־'et-H853the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428and brought him upוַיַּעֲל֥וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927אֹת֛וֹ'o.ToH853toאֶל־'el-H413the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894at Riblahרִבְלָ֑תָהriv.La.tahH7247,where they pronouncedוַיְדַבְּר֥וּvay.da.be.RuH1696judgmentמִשְׁפָּֽט׃mish.PatH4941on himאִתּ֖וֹ'i.ToH854.

7Andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853they slaughteredשָׁחֲט֖וּsha.cha.TuH7819the sonsבְּנֵי֙be.NeiH1121of Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֔הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667before his eyesלְעֵינָ֑יוle.'ei.NavH5869.Thenוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853they put outעִוֵּ֔ר'i.VerH5786hisצִדְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙tzid.ki.Ya.huH6667eyesעֵינֵ֤י'ei.NeiH5869,bound himוַיַּאַסְרֵ֙הוּ֙vai.ya.'as.Re.huH631with bronze shacklesבַֽנְחֻשְׁתַּ֔יִםvan.chush.Ta.yimH5178,and took himוַיְבִאֵ֖הוּvay.vi.'E.huH935to Babylonבָּבֶֽל׃ סba.VelH894.

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