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2 Kings 3:21-25

21Now allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the Moabitesמוֹאָב֙mo.'AvH4124had heardשָֽׁמְע֔וּsha.me.'UH8085thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588the kingsהַמְּלָכִ֖יםha.me.la.KhimH4428had come upעָל֥וּ'a.LuH5927to fightלְהִלָּ֣חֶםle.hi.La.chemH3898against them.So allמִכֹּ֨לmi.KolH3605who could bear armsחֹגֵ֤ר חֲגֹרָה֙cho.Ger cha.go.RahH2296 H2290, youngand oldוָמַ֔עְלָהva.Ma'.lahH4605,were summonedוַיִּצָּעֲק֗וּvai.yi.tza.'a.KuH6817and stationedוַיַּעַמְד֖וּvai.ya.'am.DuH5975atעַֽל־'al-H5921the borderהַגְּבֽוּל׃ha.ge.VulH1366.

22When they got up earlyוַיַּשְׁכִּ֣ימוּvai.yash.Ki.muH7925in the morningבַבֹּ֔קֶרva.Bo.kerH1242,the sunוְהַשֶּׁ֖מֶשׁve.ha.She.meshH8121was shiningזָרְחָ֣הza.re.ChahH2224onעַל־'al-H5921the waterהַמָּ֑יִםha.Ma.yimH4325,andהַמַּ֖יִםha.Ma.yimH4325itlookedוַיִּרְא֨וּvai.yir.'UH7200asredאֲדֻמִּ֥ים'a.du.MimH122as bloodכַּדָּֽם׃ka.DamH1818to the Moabitesמוֹאָ֥בmo.'AvH4124across the wayמִנֶּ֛גֶדmi.Ne.gedH5048אֶת־'et-H853.

23“Thisזֶ֔ה הָחֳרֵ֤בZeh ho.cho.RevH2088 H2717is bloodדָּ֣םdamH1818!”they exclaimedוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559. “The kingsהַמְּלָכִ֔יםha.me.la.KhimH4428have clashed swordsנֶֽחֶרְבוּ֙ne.cher.VuH2717and slaughteredוַיַּכּ֖וּvai.ya.KuH5221oneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376אֶת־'et-H853anotherרֵעֵ֑הוּre.'E.huH7453.Nowוְעַתָּ֥הve.'a.TahH6258to the plunderלַשָּׁלָ֖לla.sha.LalH7998,Moabמוֹאָֽב׃mo.'AvH4124!”

24But when the Moabites cameH935toאֶל־'el-H413the campמַחֲנֵ֣הma.cha.NehH4264of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Yis.ra.'ElH3478,the Israelitesיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478rose upוַיָּקֻ֤מוּvai.ya.Ku.muH6965and attackedH5221אֶת־'et-H853themמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124,and they fledוַיָּנֻ֖סוּvai.ya.Nu.suH5127before themמִפְּנֵיהֶ֑םmi.pe.nei.HemH6440.So the Israelites invadedH935their landand struck downH5221אֶת־'et-H853the Moabitesמוֹאָֽב׃mo.'AvH4124.

25They destroyedיַהֲרֹ֡סוּya.ha.Ro.suH2040the citiesוְהֶעָרִ֣יםve.he.'a.RimH5892,and each manאִישׁ־'ish-H376threwיַשְׁלִ֨יכוּyash.Li.khuH7993stonesאַבְנ֜וֹ'av.NoH68on everyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605goodט֠וֹבָהToahH2896fieldחֶלְקָ֣הchel.KahH2513until it was coveredוּמִלְא֗וּהָu.mil.'U.haH4390.They stopped upיִסְתֹּ֙מוּ֙yis.To.muH5640everyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605springמַעְיַן־ מַ֤יִםma'.yan- Ma.yimH4599 H4325and cut downיַפִּ֔ילוּya.Pi.luH5307everyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605goodט֣וֹבTovH2896treeעֵֽץ־'etz-H6086.Onlyעַד־'ad-H5704Kir-harasethH7025was leftהִשְׁאִ֧ירhish.'IrH7604with stones in placeאֲבָנֶ֛יהָ'a.va.Nei.haH68,but men with slingsהַקַּלָּעִ֖יםha.ka.la.'ImH7051surrounded itוַיָּסֹ֥בּוּvai.ya.So.buH5437and attacked itוַיַּכּֽוּהָ׃vai.ya.Ku.haH5221as well.

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