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2 Chronicles 32

1AfterthesethingsH1697andthisfaithfulnessוְהָאֱמֶת֙ve.ha.'e.MetH571,Sennacheribסַנְחֵרִ֣יבsan.che.RivH5576kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֑וּר'a.ShurH804cameH935andenteredintoJudahבִֽיהוּדָ֗הvi.hu.DahH3063,andencampedוַיִּ֙חַן֙vai.Yi.chanH2583againstthefortifiedH1219citiesהֶעָרִ֣יםhe.'a.RimH5892,andthoughttobreakלְבִקְעָ֥םle.vik.'AmH1234intothem.

2AndwhenHezekiahיְחִזְקִיָּ֔הוּye.chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396sawH7200thatSennacheribסַנְחֵרִ֑יבsan.che.RivH5576wascomeבָ֖אva'H935,andthathewasmindedtofightagainstJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389,

3hetookcounselוַיִּוָּעַ֗ץvai.yi.va.'AtzH3289withhisprincesH8269andhismightyוְגִבֹּרָ֔יוve.gi.bo.RavH1368menH1368tostopלִסְתּוֹם֙lis.tOmH5640thefountainsofwatersמֵימֵ֣יmei.MeiH4325thatwereoutsidethecityלָעִ֑ירla.'IrH5892;andtheyhelpedוַֽיַּעְזְרֽוּהוּ׃Vai.ya'.ze.Ru.huH5826him.

4AndtherewasgatheredH6908togetherH6908muchH7227peopleעַם־'am-H5971,andtheystoppedH5640allthefountains,andthetorrentthatflowsthroughthemidstH8432ofthelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Whyלָ֤מָּהLa.mahH4100shouldthekingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804comeיָב֙וֹאוּ֙ya.Vo.'uH935andfindוּמָצְא֖וּu.ma.tze.'UH4672muchH7227waterמַ֥יִםMa.yimH4325?

5AndhestrengthenedH2388himself,andbuiltH1129upallthewallהַחוֹמָ֨הha.cho.MahH2346thatwasbrokenH6555downהַפְּרוּצָ֜הha.pe.ru.TzahH6555,andraisedituptothetowersהַמִּגְדָּל֗וֹתha.mig.da.LotH4026,and[builtH1129]anotherwallהַחוֹמָ֣הha.cho.MahH2346outside,andfortifiedtheMilloהַמִּלּ֖וֹאha.mi.Lo'H4407ofthecityעִ֣יר'irH5892ofDavidדָּוִ֑ידda.VidH1732,andmadeH6213dartsandshieldsוּמָגִנִּֽים׃u.ma.gi.NimH4043inabundanceלָרֹ֖בla.RoH7230.

6AndhesetH5414captainsofwarמִלְחָמ֖וֹתmil.cha.MotH4421overthepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971,andassembledH6908themtohimontheopenרְחוֹב֙re.chOvH7339placeatthegateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179ofthecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,andspokeH1696consolinglytothemsayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

7Bestrongחִזְק֣וּchiz.KuH2388andcourageousוְאִמְצ֔וּve.'im.TzuH553,benotafraidתִּֽירְא֣וּti.re.'UH3372nordismayedתֵּחַ֗תּוּte.Cha.tuH2865forthekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804,norforallthemultitudeהֶהָמ֣וֹןhe.ha.MonH1995thatiswithhim;fortherearemorewithusthanwithhim:

8withhimisanarmזְר֣וֹעַze.Ro.a'H2220offleshבָּשָׂ֔רba.SarH1320,butwithusisJehovahourGodאֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙'e.lo.Hei.nuH430tohelpלְעָזְרֵ֔נוּle.'a.ze.Re.nuH5826usandtofightוּלְהִלָּחֵ֖םu.le.hi.la.ChemH3898ourbattlesH4421.Andthepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971dependeduponthewordsדִּבְרֵ֖יdiv.ReiH1697ofHezekiahיְחִזְקִיָּ֥הוּye.chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ פye.hu.DahH3063.

9Afterthis,Sennacheribסַנְחֵרִ֨יבsan.che.RivH5576kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֤וּר'a.ShurH804sentH7971hisservantsעֲבָדָיו֙'a.va.DavH5650toJerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלַ֔יְמָהye.Ru.sha.Lay.mahH3389(buthehimselfwasbeforeLachishלָכִ֔ישׁla.KhishH3923,andallhispowerwithhim), untoHezekiahיְחִזְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙ye.chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,anduntoallJudahיְהוּדָ֛הye.hu.DahH3063thatwereatJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִַ֖םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

10Thusכֹּ֣הkohH3541saysאָמַ֔ר'a.MarH559Sennacheribסַנְחֵרִ֖יבsan.che.RivH5576kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֑וּר'a.ShurH804:Onwhatdoyerelyבֹּטְחִ֔יםbo.te.ChimH982thatyeabideinthesiegeבְּמָצ֖וֹרbe.ma.TzorH4692inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389?

11DoesnotHezekiahיְחִזְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙ye.chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396persuadeyou,togiveלָתֵ֣תla.TetH5414yourselvesovertodieלָמ֛וּתla.MutH4191byfamineH7458andbythirstוּבְצָמָ֖אu.ve.tza.Ma'H6772,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,JehovahourGodאֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430willdeliverיַצִּילֵ֕נוּya.tzi.Le.nuH5337usoutofthehandמִכַּ֖ףmi.KafH3709ofthekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofAssyriaאַשּֽׁוּר׃'a.ShurH804?

12HasnotthesameHezekiahיְחִזְקִיָּ֔הוּye.chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396removedהֵסִ֥ירhe.SirH5493hishighבָּמֹתָ֖יוba.mo.TavH1116placesH1116andhisaltarsמִזְבְּחֹתָ֑יוmiz.be.cho.TavH4196,andcommandedJudahלִֽיהוּדָ֤הli.hu.DahH3063andJerusalemוְלִֽירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ve.li.ru.sha.LimH3389sayingH559, Yeshallworshipbeforeoneאֶחָ֛ד'e.ChadH259altarמִזְבֵּ֧חַmiz.Be.achH4196,andburnincenseH6999uponit?

13Doyenotknowתֵדְע֗וּte.de.'UH3045whatIandmyfathersוַאֲבוֹתַ֔יva.'a.vo.TaiH1havedonetoallthepeoplesH5971ofthecountries?Werethegodsאֱלֹהֵי֙'e.lo.HeiH430ofthenationsגּוֹיֵ֣go.YeH1471ofthecountriesinanywiseableH3201todeliverלְהַצִּ֥ילle.ha.TzilH5337theircountryoutofmyhandמִיָּדִֽי׃mi.ya.DiH3027?

14Whoisthereamongallthegodsאֱלֹהֵ֞י'e.lo.HeiH430ofthosenationsהַגּוֹיִ֤םha.go.YimH1471thatmyfathersאֲבוֹתַ֔י'a.vo.TaiH1haveutterly destroyed,thatwasableיָכ֔וֹלya.KholH3201todeliverלְהַצִּ֥ילle.ha.TzilH5337hispeopleעַמּ֖וֹa.MoH5971outofmyhandמִיָּדִ֑יmi.ya.DiH3027,thatyourGodאֱלֹ֣הֵיכֶ֔ם'e.Lo.hei.KhemH430shouldbeableיוּכַל֙yu.KhalH3201todeliverלְהַצִּ֥ילle.ha.TzilH5337yououtofmyhandמִיָּדִֽי׃mi.ya.DiH3027?

15AndnowH6258,letnotHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֜הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396deceiveיַשִּׁיא֩ya.Shi'H5377you,norpersuadeyouinthismanner,neitheryetbelieveתַּאֲמִ֣ינוּta.'a.Mi.nuH539him;fornogodאֱֽלֹהֵיכֶ֔ם'elo.hei.KhemH430ofanynationגּ֣וֹיGoyH1471orkingdomוּמַמְלָכָ֔הu.mam.la.KhahH4467wasableיוּכַ֗לyu.KhalH3201todeliverלְהַצִּ֥ילle.ha.TzilH5337hispeopleעַמּ֛וֹa.MoH5971outofmyhandמִיָּדִ֖יmi.ya.DiH3027,noroutofthehandוּמִיַּ֣דu.mi.YadH3027ofmyfathersאֲבוֹתָ֑י'a.vo.TaiH1:howmuchlessshallyourGodH430deliverיַצִּ֥ילוּya.Tzi.luH5337yououtofmyhandמִיָּדִֽי׃mi.ya.DiH3027?

16Andhisservantsעֲבָדָ֔יו'a.va.DavH5650spokeH1696yetH5750moreagainstJehovah,the[true]Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,andagainsthisservantעַבְדּֽוֹ׃av.DoH5650Hezekiahיְחִזְקִיָּ֥הוּye.chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396.

17AndhewroteH3789aletterוּסְפָרִ֣יםu.se.fa.RimH5612torailatJehovahtheGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andtospeakagainsthimsayingH559,Asthegodsכֵּֽאלֹהֵ֞יke.lo.HeiH430ofthenationsגּוֹיֵ֤go.YeH1471ofthecountrieshavenotdeliveredהִצִּ֤ילוּhi.Tzi.luH5337theirpeopleעַמָּם֙'a.MamH5971outofmyhandמִיָּדִ֔יmi.ya.DiH3027,soכֵּ֣ןkenH3651shallnottheGodאֱלֹהֵ֧י'e.lo.HeiH430ofHezekiahיְחִזְקִיָּ֛הוּye.chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396deliverיַצִּ֞ילya.TzilH5337hispeopleעַמּ֖וֹa.MoH5971outofmyhandמִיָּדִֽי׃mi.ya.DiH3027.

18Andtheycriedwithaloudvoiceבְקוֹל־ve.kol-H6963intheJewish [language]tothepeopleעַ֤ם'amH5971ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ye.ru.sha.LimH3389thatwereonthewallהַֽחוֹמָ֔הha.cho.MahH2346,tofrightenthemandtotroublethem;thattheymighttakeH3920thecityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892.

19AndtheyspokeH1696oftheGodאֱלֹהֵ֖י'e.lo.HeiH430ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389asofthegodsאֱלֹהֵי֙'e.lo.HeiH430ofthepeoplesH5971oftheearthH776,theworkמַעֲשֵׂ֖הma.'a.SehH4639ofman'shandיְדֵ֥יye.DeiH3027.

20Andbecauseofthis,kingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Hezekiahיְחִזְקִיָּ֣הוּye.chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396andtheprophetהַנָּבִ֖יאha.na.Vi'H5030Isaiahוִֽישַֽׁעְיָ֧הוּvi.sha'.Ya.huH3470thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofAmozאָמ֛וֹץ'a.MotzH531prayedוַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֞לvai.yit.pa.LelH6419andcriedH2199toheavenהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ פha.sha.Ma.yimH8064.

21AndJehovahsentH7971anangelמַלְאָ֔ךְmal.'AkhH4397,whocutoffallthemightyגִּבּ֥וֹרgi.BorH1368menH1368ofvalour,andtheprincesH8269andthecaptainsinthecampבְּמַחֲנֵ֖הbe.ma.cha.NehH4264ofthekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֑וּר'a.ShurH804.Andhereturnedוַיָּשָׁב֩vai.ya.ShavH7725withshameבְּבֹ֨שֶׁתbe.Vo.shetH1322offaceפָּנִ֜יםpa.NimH6440tohisownlandלְאַרְצ֗וֹle.'ar.TzoH776.AndwhenhewascomeH935intothehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofhisgodאֱלֹהָ֔יו'e.lo.HavH430,theythatcameH935forthH7971ofhisownbowelsH4578madehimfallהִפִּילֻ֥הוּhi.pi.Lu.huH5307therewiththeswordבֶחָֽרֶב׃ve.Cha.revH2719.

22AndJehovahsavedH3467Hezekiahיְחִזְקִיָּ֜הוּye.chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396andtheinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֗םye.ru.sha.LimH3389fromthehandמִיַּ֛דmi.YadH3027ofSennacheribסַנְחֵרִ֥יבsan.che.RivH5576thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֖וּר'a.ShurH804,andfromthehandוּמִיַּד־u.mi.yad-H3027ofall,andprotectedthemoneveryside.

23Andmanyוְ֠רַבִּיםVe.ra.bimH7227broughtH935giftsH4503untoJehovahtoJerusalemלִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םli.Ru.sha.LimH3389,andpreciousH4030thingstoHezekiahלִֽיחִזְקִיָּ֖הוּli.chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063;andhewasthenceforth magnifiedinthesightofallthenationsהַגּוֹיִ֖םha.go.YimH1471.

24Inthosedaysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117Hezekiahיְחִזְקִיָּ֖הוּye.chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396wassickחָלָ֥הcha.LahH2470untodeathH4191,andheprayedוַיִּתְפַּלֵּל֙vai.yit.pa.LelH6419toJehovah;andhespoketohimandgaveH5414himasignוּמוֹפֵ֖תu.mo.FetH4159.

25ButHezekiahיְחִזְקִיָּ֔הוּye.chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396renderednotagainaccordingtothebenefit[done]tohim,forhisheartלִבּ֑וֹli.BoH3820wasH1961liftedup;andtherewasH1961wrathקֶ֔צֶףKe.tzefH7110uponhim,anduponJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063andJerusalemוִירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃vi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

26AndHezekiahיְחִזְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙ye.chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396humbledH3665himselffortheprideofhisheartלִבּ֔וֹli.BoH3820,heandtheinhabitantsוְיֹשְׁבֵ֣יve.yo.she.VeiH3427ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,sothatthewrathקֶ֣צֶףKe.tzefH7110ofJehovahcameH935notupontheminthedaysבִּימֵ֖יbi.MeiH3117ofHezekiahיְחִזְקִיָּֽהוּ׃ye.chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396.

27AndHezekiahלִֽיחִזְקִיָּ֛הוּli.chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396hadveryH3966muchH7235richesH6239andhonour;andhemadeH6213himselftreasuriesוְאֹֽצָר֣וֹתve.'o.tza.RotH214forsilverלְכֶ֨סֶףle.Khe.sefH3701,andforgoldוּלְזָהָ֜בu.le.za.HavH2091,andforpreciousיְקָרָ֗הye.ka.RahH3368stonesוּלְאֶ֣בֶןu.le.'E.venH68,andforspicesH1314,andforshieldsוּלְמָ֣גִנִּ֔יםu.le.Ma.gi.NimH4043,andforallmannerofpleasantvesselsH3627;

28storehousesalsofortheincreaseofcornandnewוְתִיר֣וֹשׁve.ti.Ro.oshH8492wineH8492andoilוְיִצְהָ֑רve.yitz.HarH3323,andstallsוְאֻֽרָוֹת֙ve.'u.ra.VotH723forallmannerofbeasts,and[heprocured]flocksוַעֲדָרִ֖יםva.'a.da.RimH5739forthestallsH723.

29Andheprovidedforhimselfcitiesוְעָרִים֙ve.'a.RimH5892,andpossessionsH7399offlocksצֹ֥אןtzonH6629andherdsוּבָקָ֖רu.va.KarH1241inabundanceלָרֹ֑בla.RoH7230;forGodאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430gaveH5414himveryמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966muchsubstance.

30Andhe,Hezekiahיְחִזְקִיָּ֗הוּye.chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396,stoppedH5640theupperהָֽעֶלְי֔וֹןha.'el.YonH5945outletמוֹצָ֞אmo.Tza'H4161ofthewatersמֵימֵ֤יmei.MeiH4325ofGihonגִיחוֹן֙gi.chOnH1521,andbroughtitstraightH3474downtothewestמַּעְרָ֖בָהma'.Ra.vahH4628sideofthecityלְעִ֣ירle.'IrH5892ofDavidדָּוִ֑ידda.VidH1732.AndHezekiahיְחִזְקִיָּ֖הוּye.chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396prosperedinallhisworksH4639.

31Howeverin[thematterof]theambassadorsoftheprincesH8269ofBabylonבָּבֶ֗לba.VelH894,whosentH7971tohimtoinquireofthewonderH4159thatwasH1961doneinthelandבָאָ֔רֶץva.'A.retzH776,Godהָֽאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430leftH5800him,totryhim,thathemightknowלָדַ֖עַתla.Da.'atH3045all[thatwasH1961]inhisheartבִּלְבָבֽוֹ׃bil.va.VoH3824.

32Andtherestוְיֶ֛תֶרve.Ye.terH3499oftheactsofHezekiahיְחִזְקִיָּ֖הוּye.chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396andhisgooddeeds,behold,theyarewrittenH3789inthevisionבַּחֲז֞וֹןba.cha.ZonH2377oftheprophetהַנָּבִ֔יאha.na.Vi'H5030Isaiahיְשַֽׁעְיָ֤הוּye.sha'.Ya.huH3470thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofAmozאָמוֹץ֙'a.mOtzH531inthebookH5612ofthekingsמַלְכֵי־mal.khei-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063andIsraelוְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

33AndHezekiahיְחִזְקִיָּ֜הוּye.chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396sleptwithhisfathersH1,andtheyburiedH6912himinthehighestplaceתַּחְתָּֽיו׃ פtach.TavH8478ofthesepulchresofthesonsH1121ofDavidדָוִיד֒da.VidH1732;andallJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063andtheinhabitantsוְיֹשְׁבֵ֣יve.yo.she.VeiH3427ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389didhimhonourathisdeathבְמוֹת֔וֹve.mo.ToH4194.AndManassehמְנַשֶּׁ֥הme.na.ShehH4519hissonH1121reignedH4427inhisstead.

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