Berean Standard Bible

2 Kings 3:16-20

16and he saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “This is whatכֹּ֖הkohH3541the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559: ‘Digעָשֹׂ֛ה'a.SohH6213thisהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088valleyהַנַּ֥חַלha.Na.chalH5158full of ditchesH1356.’

17Forכִּֽי־ כֹ֣ה׀ki- khohH3588 H3541the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559, ‘You will notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808seeתִרְא֥וּtir.'UH7200windר֙וּחַ֙ וְלֹֽא־ תִרְא֣וּRu.ach ve.lo'- tir.'UH7307 H3808 H7200or rainגֶ֔שֶׁםGe.shemH1653,but theהַה֖וּאha.Hu'H1931valleyוְהַנַּ֥חַלve.ha.Na.chalH5158will be filledיִמָּ֣לֵאyi.Ma.le'H4390with waterמָ֑יִםMa.yimH4325,and you will drinkוּשְׁתִיתֶ֛םu.she.ti.TemH8354—youאַתֶּ֥ם'a.TemH859and your cattleוּמִקְנֵיכֶ֖םu.mik.nei.KhemH4735and your animalsוּֽבְהֶמְתְּכֶֽם׃U.ve.hem.te.KhemH929.’

18Thisזֹ֖אתzotH2063is a simple matterוְנָקַ֥לve.na.KalH7043in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,and He will also deliverוְנָתַ֥ןve.na.TanH5414the Moabitesמוֹאָ֖בmo.'AvH4124אֶת־'et-H853into your handבְּיֶדְכֶֽם׃be.yed.KhemH3027.

19And you shall attackוְהִכִּיתֶ֞םve.hi.ki.TemH5221everyכָּל־kol-H3605fortifiedמִבְצָר֙miv.TzarH4013cityעִ֤יר'irH5892and everyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605cityעִ֣יר'irH5892of importanceמִבְח֔וֹרmiv.ChorH4004.You shall cut downתַּפִּ֔ילוּta.Pi.luH5307everyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605goodטוֹב֙tOvH2896treeעֵ֥ץ'etzH6086,stop upתִּסְתֹּ֑מוּtis.To.muH5640everyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605springמַעְיְנֵי־ מַ֖יִםma'.ye.nei- Ma.yimH4599 H4325,and ruinתַּכְאִ֖בוּtakh.'I.vuH3510everyוְכֹל֙ve.KholH3605goodהַטּוֹבָ֔הha.to.VahH2896fieldהַחֶלְקָ֣הha.chel.KahH2513with stonesבָּאֲבָנִֽים׃ba.'a.va.NimH68.”

20The next morningוַיְהִ֤י בַבֹּ֙קֶר֙vay.Hi va.Bo.kerH1242 H1961,at the time of the morning sacrificeכַּעֲל֣וֹת הַמִּנְחָ֔הka.'a.Lot ha.min.ChahH5927 H4503,waterמַ֥יִםMa.yimH4325suddenlyוְהִנֵּה־ve.hi.neh-H2009flowedבָּאִ֖יםba.'ImH935from the directionמִדֶּ֣רֶךְmi.De.rekhH1870of Edomאֱד֑וֹם'e.DomH123and filledוַתִּמָּלֵ֥אva.ti.ma.Le'H4390the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776אֶת־'et-H853הַמָּֽיִם׃ha.Ma.yimH4325.

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