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2 Kings 10:1-7

1NowAhabH256hadseventyשִׁבְעִ֥יםshiv.'ImH7657sonsבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121inSamariaבְּשֹׁמְר֑וֹןbe.sho.me.RonH8111.AndJehuיֵה֨וּאye.Hu'H3058wroteH3789lettersסְפָרִ֜יםse.fa.RimH5612,andsentH7971toSamariaשֹׁמְר֗וֹןsho.me.RonH8111,totheprincesH8269ofJizreel,totheeldersהַזְּקֵנִ֔יםha.ze.ke.NimH2205,andtoAhab'sguardiansהָאֹמְנִ֥יםha.'o.me.NimH539,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2Andnowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258,whenthisletterהַסֵּ֤פֶרha.Se.ferH5612comesH935toyou, seeingyourmaster'ssonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121arewithyou,andtherearewithyouchariotsH7393,andhorsesH5483,andafortifiedcityוְעִ֥ירve.'IrH5892,andarmour,

3lookH7200outthebestהַטּ֤וֹבha.TovH2896andworthiestofyourmaster'ssonsמִבְּנֵ֣יmi.be.NeiH1121,andsetוְשַׂמְתֶּ֖םve.sam.TemH7760himonhisfather'sthroneכִּסֵּ֣אki.Se'H3678,andfightוְהִֽלָּחֲמ֖וּve.hi.la.cha.MuH3898foryourmaster'shouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004.

4AndtheywereexceedinglyH3966afraidוַיִּֽרְאוּ֙vai.yir.'UH3372,andsaidH559,Behold,thetwoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147kingsהַמְּלָכִ֔יםha.me.la.KhimH4428stoodH5975notbeforehim;andhowוְאֵ֖יךְve.'EikhH349shallwestandH5975?

5Andhethatwasoverthehouseהַבַּ֣יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,andhethatwasoverthecityהָעִ֟ירha.'IrH5892,andtheeldersוְהַזְּקֵנִים֩ve.ha.ze.ke.NimH2205,andtheguardiansוְהָאֹמְנִ֨יםve.ha.'o.me.NimH539sentH7971toJehuיֵה֤וּא׀ye.Hu'H3058,sayingH559,Wearethyservantsעֲבָדֶ֣יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650,andwilldoallthatthou shalt bidus;wewillnotmakeH6213anyoneH376kingנַמְלִ֣יךְnam.LikhH4427;dowhatisgoodהַטּ֥וֹבha.TovH2896inthysight.

6AndhewroteH3789aletterסֵ֨פֶר׀Se.ferH5612thesecondשֵׁנִ֜יתshe.NitH8145timeכָּעֵ֥תka.'EtH6256tothemsayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,Ifyearemine,andwillhearkentomyvoiceוּלְקֹלִ֣י׀u.le.ko.LiH6963,takeקְחוּ֙ke.ChuH3947theheadsרָאשֵׁי֙ra.SheiH7218ofthemenאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376yourmaster'ssonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121,andcomeוּבֹ֧אוּu.Vo.'uH935tometoJizreel to-morrowatthistimeH6256.Nowtheking'ssonsוּבְנֵ֤יu.ve.NeiH1121,seventyשִׁבְעִ֣יםshiv.'ImH7657personsH376,werewiththegreatגְּדֹלֵ֥יge.do.LeiH1419menH376ofthecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892,whobroughtH935themup.

7AnditcameH935topasswhentheletterהַסֵּ֙פֶר֙ha.Se.ferH5612cameH935tothem,thattheytookH3947theking'ssonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121,andslaughteredוַֽיִּשְׁחֲט֖וּvai.yish.cha.TuH7819seventyשִׁבְעִ֣יםshiv.'ImH7657personsH376,andputוַיָּשִׂ֤ימוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760theirheadsרָֽאשֵׁיהֶם֙ra.shei.HemH7218inbasketsבַּדּוּדִ֔יםba.du.DimH1731,andsentH7971themtohimtoJizreel.

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