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2 Kings 3:20-27

20AnditcameH935topassinthemorningבַבֹּ֙קֶר֙va.Bo.kerH1242,whentheoblationwasH1961offeredH5927up,thatbehold,therecameH935waterמַ֥יִםMa.yimH4325bythewayH1870ofEdomאֱד֑וֹם'e.DomH123,andthecountrywasH1961filledוַתִּמָּלֵ֥אva.ti.ma.Le'H4390withwaterהַמָּֽיִם׃ha.Ma.yimH4325.

21AndalltheMoabitesheardH8085thatthekingsהַמְּלָכִ֖יםha.me.la.KhimH4428werecomeעָל֥וּ'a.LuH5927uptofightלְהִלָּ֣חֶםle.hi.La.chemH3898againstthem,andtheywerecalledtogether,allthatwereabletoputonarmour,andupwardH4605,andstoodוַיַּעַמְד֖וּvai.ya.'am.DuH5975bytheborderהַגְּבֽוּל׃ha.ge.VulH1366.

22AndtheyroseH7925upearlyוַיַּשְׁכִּ֣ימוּvai.yash.Ki.muH7925inthemorningבַבֹּ֔קֶרva.Bo.kerH1242,andthesunוְהַשֶּׁ֖מֶשׁve.ha.She.meshH8121roseH7925uponthewaterהַמָּ֑יִםha.Ma.yimH4325,andtheMoabitessawH7200thewaterהַמַּ֖יִםha.Ma.yimH4325ontheothersideredאֲדֻמִּ֥ים'a.du.MimH122asbloodכַּדָּֽם׃ka.DamH1818.

23AndtheysaidH559,Thisisbloodדָּ֣םdamH1818:thekingsהַמְּלָכִ֔יםha.me.la.KhimH4428areentirelydestroyed,andhavesmittenoneH376another;andnowH6258,Moabמוֹאָֽב׃mo.'AvH4124,tothespoilH7998!

24AndwhentheycameH935tothecampמַחֲנֵ֣הma.cha.NehH4264ofIsraelH3478,theIsraelitesroseH6965upandsmotetheMoabites,andtheyfledH5127beforethem;andtheyenteredinandsmoteMoabH4124.

25Andtheybeatdownthecitiesוְהֶעָרִ֣יםve.he.'a.RimH5892,andoneverygoodט֠וֹבָהToahH2896pieceoflandחֶלְקָ֣הchel.KahH2513castH7993everymanH376hisstoneH68andfilledוּמִלְא֗וּהָu.mil.'U.haH4390it,andtheystoppedH5640everywellofwaterמַ֤יִםMa.yimH4325,andfelledH5307everygoodט֣וֹבTovH2896treeעֵֽץ־'etz-H6086,untiltheyleftH7604[only]thestonesH68atKirhareseth;andtheslingerswentH5437aboutit,andsmoteit.

26Andthekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofMoabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124sawH7200thatthebattleהַמִּלְחָמָ֑הha.mil.cha.MahH4421wastoosevereH2388forhim,andhetookH3947withhimsevenשְׁבַע־she.va'-H7651hundredH3967menאִ֜ישׁ'ishH376thatdrewH8025swordsחֶ֗רֶבChe.revH2719,tobreakלְהַבְקִ֛יעַle.hav.Ki.a'H1234throughtothekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofEdomאֱד֖וֹם'e.DomH123,buttheycouldnot.

27AndhetookH3947hiseldestsonבְּנ֨וֹbe.NoH1121,thatshouldhavereignedיִמְלֹ֣ךְyim.LokhH4427inhisstead,andofferedוַיַּעֲלֵ֤הוּvai.ya.'a.Le.huH5927himupforaburnt-offeringuponthewallהַ֣חֹמָ֔הha.cho.MahH2346.AndtherewasH1961greatגָּד֖וֹלga.DolH1419wrathקֶצֶף־ke.tzef-H7110againstIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;andtheydepartedוַיִּסְעוּ֙vai.yis.'UH5265fromhim,andreturnedוַיָּשֻׁ֖בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725to[theirown]landלָאָֽרֶץ׃ פla.'A.retzH776.

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