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2 Chronicles 20:25-30

25And when Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֣טye.ho.sha.FatH3092and his peopleוְעַמּוֹ֮ve.'a.MoH5971cameוַיָּבֹ֨אvai.ya.Vo'H935to take awayלָבֹ֣זla.VozH962the spoilשְׁלָלָם֒she.la.LamH7998of them, they foundוַיִּמְצְאוּ֩vai.yim.tze.'UH4672among them in abundanceלָרֹ֜בla.RoH7230both richesוּרְכ֤וּשׁu.re.KhushH7399with the dead bodiesוּפְגָרִים֙u.fe.ga.RimH6297,and preciousH2532jewelsוּכְלֵ֣יu.khe.LeiH3627,which they stripped offוַיְנַצְּל֥וּvay.na.tze.LuH5337for themselves, more thanלְאֵ֣יןle.'EinH369they could carry awayמַשָּׂ֑אma.Sa'H4853:and they were threeשְׁלוֹשָׁ֛הshe.lo.ShahH7969daysיָמִ֧יםya.MimH3117in gatheringבֹּזְזִ֥יםbo.ze.ZimH962of the spoilהַשָּׁלָ֖לha.sha.LalH7998,it was so muchרַב־rav-H7227.

26And on the fourthהָרְבִעִ֗יha.re.vi.'IH7243dayוּבַיּ֣וֹםu.vai.YomH3117they assembledנִקְהֲלוּ֙nik.ha.LuH6950themselves in the valleyלְעֵ֣מֶקle.'E.mekH6010of Berachahבְּרָכָ֔הbe.ra.KhahH1294;for there they blessedבֵּרֲכ֣וּbe.ra.KhuH1288the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068:therefore the nameשֵׁ֨םshemH8034of the same placeהַמָּק֥וֹםha.ma.KomH4725was calledקָֽרְא֞וּka.re.'UH7121,The valleyעֵ֥מֶק'E.mekH6010of Berachahבְּרָכָ֖הbe.ra.KhahH1294,unto this dayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117.

27Then they returnedוַ֠יָּשֻׁבוּVai.ya.shu.vuH7725,every manאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376of Judahיְהוּדָ֤הye.hu.DahH3063and Jerusalemוִֽירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙vi.ru.sha.LimH3389,and Jehoshaphatוִֽיהוֹשָׁפָ֣טvi.ho.sha.FatH3092in the forefrontבְּרֹאשָׁ֔םbe.ro.ShamH7218of them, to go againלָשׁ֥וּבla.ShuvH7725to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389with joyבְּשִׂמְחָ֑הbe.sim.ChahH8057;for the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068had made them to rejoiceשִׂמְּחָ֥םsi.me.ChamH8055over their enemiesמֵֽאוֹיְבֵיהֶֽם׃Me.'oy.vei.HemH341.

28And they cameוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935to Jerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389with psalteriesבִּנְבָלִ֥יםbin.va.LimH5035and harpsוּבְכִנֹּר֖וֹתu.ve.khi.no.RotH3658and trumpetsוּבַחֲצֹצְר֑וֹתu.va.cha.tzo.tze.RotH2689unto the houseבֵּ֖יתbeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

29And the fearפַּ֣חַדPa.chadH6343of Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430was on all the kingdomsמַמְלְכ֣וֹתmam.le.KhotH4467of thosecountriesהָאֲרָצ֑וֹתha.'a.ra.TzotH776,when they had heardבְּשָׁמְעָ֕םbe.sha.me.'AmH8085that the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068foughtנִלְחַ֣םnil.ChamH3898against the enemiesאוֹיְבֵ֥י'oy.VeiH341of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

30So the realmמַלְכ֣וּתmal.KhutH4438of Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֑טye.ho.sha.FatH3092was quietוַתִּשְׁקֹ֖טva.tish.KotH8252:for his Godאֱלֹהָ֖יו'e.lo.HavH430gave him restוַיָּ֧נַֽחvai.Ya.nachH5117round aboutמִסָּבִֽיב׃ פmi.sa.VivH5439.

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