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2 Kings 3:25-27

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.

26When the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Moabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124sawוַיַּרְא֙vai.yaR'H7200thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588the battleהַמִּלְחָמָ֑הha.mil.cha.MahH4421was too fierceחָזַ֥קcha.ZakH2388for himמִמֶּ֖נּוּmi.Me.nuH4480,he tookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947with himא֠וֹתוֹ'o.toH854sevenשְׁבַע־she.va'-H7651hundredמֵא֨וֹתme.'otH3967swordsmenאִ֜ישׁ שֹׁ֣לֵֽף חֶ֗רֶב'ish Sho.lef Che.revH376 H8025 H2719to break throughלְהַבְקִ֛יעַle.hav.Ki.a'H1234toאֶל־'el-H413the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Edomאֱד֖וֹם'e.DomH123,but they could not prevailוְלֹ֥א יָכֹֽלוּ׃ve.Lo' ya.Kho.luH3201 H3808.

27So he tookוַיִּקַּח֩vai.yi.KachH3947אֶת־'et-H853his firstbornהַבְּכ֜וֹרha.be.KhorH1060sonבְּנ֨וֹbe.NoH1121,whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834was to succeed himיִמְלֹ֣ךְ תַּחְתָּ֗יוyim.Lokh tach.TavH4427 H8478,and offered himוַיַּעֲלֵ֤הוּvai.ya.'a.Le.huH5927as a burnt offeringעֹלָה֙'o.LahH5930onעַל־'al-H5921the city wallהַ֣חֹמָ֔הha.cho.MahH2346.And there wasוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961greatגָּד֖וֹלga.DolH1419furyקֶצֶף־ke.tzef-H7110againstעַל־'al-H5921the Israelitesיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,so they withdrewוַיִּסְעוּ֙ מֵֽעָלָ֔יוvai.yis.'U me.'a.LavH5265 H5921and returnedוַיָּשֻׁ֖בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725to their own landלָאָֽרֶץ׃ פla.'A.retzH776.

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