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2 Chronicles 14:8-14

8And Asaלְאָסָ֗אle.'a.Sa'H609had an armyH2428of menthat bareנֹשֵׂ֣אno.Se'H5375targetsצִנָּ֣הtzi.NahH6793and spearsוָרֹמַח֒va.ro.MachH7420,out of Judahמִֽיהוּדָה֙mi.hu.DahH3063threeH7969hundredH3967thousandH505;and out of Benjaminוּמִבִּנְיָמִ֗ןu.mi.bin.ya.MinH1144,that bareנֹשְׂאֵ֤יno.se.'EiH5375shieldsמָגֵן֙ma.GenH4043and drewוְדֹ֣רְכֵיve.Do.re.kheiH1869bowsקֶ֔שֶׁתKe.shetH7198,two hundredH3967and fourscoreוּשְׁמוֹנִ֖יםu.she.mo.NimH8084thousandH505: all these weremighty menגִּבּ֥וֹרֵיgi.Bo.reiH1368of valourH2428.

9And there came outH3318against them Zerahזֶ֣רַחZe.rachH2226the Ethiopianהַכּוּשִׁ֗יha.ku.ShiH3569with an hostבְּחַ֙יִל֙be.Cha.yilH2428of a thousandאֶ֣לֶף'E.lefH505thousandאֲלָפִ֔ים'a.la.FimH505,and threeשְׁלֹ֣שׁshe.LoshH7969hundredמֵא֑וֹתme.'otH3967chariotsוּמַרְכָּב֖וֹתu.mar.ka.VotH4818;and cameוַיָּבֹ֖אvai.ya.Vo'H935unto MareshahH4762.

10Then AsaH609went outוַיֵּצֵ֥אvai.ye.Tze'H3318againstלְפָנָ֑יוle.fa.NavH6440him, and they set the battleמִלְחָמָ֔הmil.cha.MahH4421in arrayוַיַּֽעַרְכוּ֙vai.ya.'ar.KhuH6186in the valleyבְּגֵ֥יאbe.Gei'H1516of Zephathahצְפַ֖תָהtze.Fa.tahH6859at Mareshahלְמָרֵשָֽׁה׃le.ma.re.ShahH4762.

11And AsaH609criedוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121unto the LordH3068his Godאֱלֹהָיו֮'e.lo.HavH430,and saidוַיֹּאמַר֒vai.yo.MarH559,LordH3068, it isnothing with thee to helpלַעְזוֹר֙la'.zOrH5826,whetherבֵּ֥יןbeinH996with manyרַב֙ravH7227,or with them that have no powerכֹּ֔חַKo.achH3581:helpעָזְרֵ֜נוּ'a.ze.Re.nuH5826us, O LordH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙'e.lo.Hei.nuH430;for we restנִשְׁעַ֔נּוּnish.'A.nuH8172on thee, and in thy nameוּבְשִׁמְךָ֣u.ve.shim.KhaH8034we goבָ֔אנוּVa.nuH935against this multitudeהֶהָמ֖וֹןhe.ha.MonH1995.O LordH3068, thou artour Godאֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙'e.lo.Hei.nuH430;let not manאֱנֽוֹשׁ׃ ס'e.No.oshH582prevailיַעְצֹ֥רya'.TzorH6113against thee.

12So the LordH3068smoteוַיִּגֹּ֤ףvai.yi.GofH5062the EthiopiansH3569beforeH6440AsaH609,and beforeH6440Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063;and the EthiopiansH3569fledוַיָּנֻ֖סוּvai.ya.Nu.suH5127.

13And Asaאָסָ֜א'a.Sa'H609and the peopleוְהָעָ֣םve.ha.'AmH5971that werewith him pursuedוַיִּרְדְּפֵ֨םvai.yir.de.FemH7291them unto GerarH1642:and the Ethiopiansמִכּוּשִׁים֙mi.ku.ShimH3569were overthrownוַיִּפֹּ֤לvai.yi.PolH5307,that they could not recoverמִֽחְיָ֔הmich.YahH4241themselves; for they were destroyedנִשְׁבְּר֥וּnish.be.RuH7665beforeלִפְנֵֽי־lif.nei-H6440the LordH3068,and beforeוְלִפְנֵ֣יve.lif.NeiH6440his hostמַחֲנֵ֑הוּma.cha.Ne.huH4264;and they carried awayוַיִּשְׂא֥וּvai.yis.'UH5375veryמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966muchהַרְבֵּ֥הhar.BehH7235spoilשָׁלָ֖לsha.LalH7998.

14And they smoteH5221all the citiesהֶֽעָרִים֙he.'a.RimH5892round aboutסְבִיב֣וֹתse.vi.VotH5439Gerarגְּרָ֔רge.RarH1642;for the fearפַֽחַד־fa.chad-H6343of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068came upon them: and they spoiledוַיָּבֹ֙זּוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.zuH962all the citiesהֶ֣עָרִ֔יםhe.'a.RimH5892;for there was exceeding muchרַבָּ֖הra.BahH7227spoilבִזָּ֥הvi.ZahH961in them.

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