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2 Chronicles 32:1-20

1Afterאַחֲרֵ֨י'a.cha.ReiH310these thingsהַדְּבָרִ֤יםha.de.va.RimH1697,and the establishmentוְהָאֱמֶת֙ve.ha.'e.MetH571thereof, Sennacheribסַנְחֵרִ֣יבsan.che.RivH5576kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֑וּר'a.ShurH804cameבָּ֖אba'H935,and enteredוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'H935into Judahבִֽיהוּדָ֗הvi.hu.DahH3063,and encampedוַיִּ֙חַן֙vai.Yi.chanH2583against the fencedהַבְּצֻר֔וֹתha.be.tzu.RotH1219citiesהֶעָרִ֣יםhe.'a.RimH5892,and thoughtוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to winלְבִקְעָ֥םle.vik.'AmH1234them for himself.

2And when HezekiahH3169sawוַיַּרְא֙vai.yaR'H7200that Sennacheribסַנְחֵרִ֑יבsan.che.RivH5576was comeבָ֖אva'H935,and that he was purposedוּפָנָ֕יוu.fa.NavH6440to fightלַמִּלְחָמָ֖הla.mil.cha.MahH4421against Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389,

3He took counselוַיִּוָּעַ֗ץvai.yi.va.'AtzH3289with his princesשָׂרָיו֙sa.RavH8269and his mighty menוְגִבֹּרָ֔יוve.gi.bo.RavH1368to stopלִסְתּוֹם֙lis.tOmH5640the watersמֵימֵ֣יmei.MeiH4325of the fountainsהָעֲיָנ֔וֹתha.'a.ya.NotH5869which werewithoutמִח֣וּץmi.ChutzH2351the cityלָעִ֑ירla.'IrH5892:and they did helpוַֽיַּעְזְרֽוּהוּ׃Vai.ya'.ze.Ru.huH5826him.

4So there was gatheredH6908muchרָ֔בRavH7227peopleעַם־'am-H5971togetherH6908,who stoppedוַֽיִּסְתְּמוּ֙vai.yis.te.MuH5640all the fountainsהַמַּעְיָנ֔וֹתha.ma'.ya.NotH4599,and the brookהַנַּ֛חַלha.Na.chalH5158that ranהַשּׁוֹטֵ֥ףha.sho.TefH7857through the midstבְּתוֹךְ־be.tokh-H8432of the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Why should the kingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804comeיָב֙וֹאוּ֙ya.Vo.'uH935,and findוּמָצְא֖וּu.ma.tze.'UH4672muchרַבִּֽים׃ra.BimH7227waterמַ֥יִםMa.yimH4325?

5Also he strengthenedוַיִּתְחַזַּ֡קvai.yit.cha.ZakH2388himself, and built upוַיִּבֶן֩vai.yi.VenH1129all the wallהַחוֹמָ֨הha.cho.MahH2346that was brokenהַפְּרוּצָ֜הha.pe.ru.TzahH6555, and raised itupוַיַּ֣עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927to the towersהַמִּגְדָּל֗וֹתha.mig.da.LotH4026,and anotherאַחֶ֔רֶת'a.Che.retH312wallהַחוֹמָ֣הha.cho.MahH2346withoutוְלַח֙וּצָה֙ve.la.Chu.tzahH2351,and repairedוַיְחַזֵּ֥קvay.cha.ZekH2388Milloהַמִּלּ֖וֹאha.mi.Lo'H4407inthe cityעִ֣יר'irH5892of Davidדָּוִ֑ידda.VidH1732,and madeוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213dartsשֶׁ֛לַחShe.lachH7973and shieldsוּמָגִנִּֽים׃u.ma.gi.NimH4043in abundanceלָרֹ֖בla.RoH7230.

6And he setוַיִּתֵּ֛ןvai.yi.TenH5414captainsשָׂרֵ֥יsa.ReiH8269of warמִלְחָמ֖וֹתmil.cha.MotH4421over the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971,and gathered them togetherוַיִּקְבְּצֵ֣םvai.yik.be.TzemH6908to him in the streetרְחוֹב֙re.chOvH7339of the gateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179of the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,and spakeוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696comfortablyלְבָבָ֖םle.va.VamH3824to them, sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

7Be strongחִזְק֣וּchiz.KuH2388and courageousוְאִמְצ֔וּve.'im.TzuH553,be not afraidתִּֽירְא֣וּti.re.'UH3372nor dismayedתֵּחַ֗תּוּte.Cha.tuH2865forH6440the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804,nor for all the multitudeהֶהָמ֣וֹןhe.ha.MonH1995that is with him: for there bemoreרַ֖בravH7227with us than with him:

8With him isan armזְר֣וֹעַze.Ro.a'H2220of fleshבָּשָׂ֔רba.SarH1320; but with us isthe Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙'e.lo.Hei.nuH430to helpלְעָזְרֵ֔נוּle.'a.ze.Re.nuH5826us, and to fightוּלְהִלָּחֵ֖םu.le.hi.la.ChemH3898our battlesמִלְחֲמֹתֵ֑נוּmil.cha.mo.Te.nuH4421.And the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971restedוַיִּסָּמְכ֣וּvai.yi.sa.me.KhuH5564themselves upon the wordsדִּבְרֵ֖יdiv.ReiH1697of HezekiahH3169kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ פye.hu.DahH3063.

9Afterאַ֣חַר'A.charH310this did Sennacheribסַנְחֵרִ֨יבsan.che.RivH5576kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֤וּר'a.ShurH804sendשָׁ֠לַחSha.lachH7971his servantsעֲבָדָיו֙'a.va.DavH5650to Jerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלַ֔יְמָהye.Ru.sha.Lay.mahH3389, (but he himself laid siegeagainst Lachishלָכִ֔ישׁla.KhishH3923,and all his powerמֶמְשַׁלְתּ֖וֹmem.shal.ToH4475with him,) unto HezekiahH3169kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,and unto all Judahיְהוּדָ֛הye.hu.DahH3063that wereat Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִַ֖םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

10Thus saithאָמַ֔ר'a.MarH559Sennacheribסַנְחֵרִ֖יבsan.che.RivH5576kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֑וּר'a.ShurH804,Whereon do ye trustבֹּטְחִ֔יםbo.te.ChimH982,that ye abideוְיֹשְׁבִ֥יםve.yo.she.VimH3427in the siegeבְּמָצ֖וֹרbe.ma.TzorH4692in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389?

11Doth not HezekiahH3169persuadeמַסִּ֣יתma.SitH5496you to giveלָתֵ֣תla.TetH5414over yourselves to dieלָמ֛וּתla.MutH4191by famineבְּרָעָ֥בbe.ra.'AvH7458and by thirstוּבְצָמָ֖אu.ve.tza.Ma'H6772,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,The Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430shall deliverיַצִּילֵ֕נוּya.tzi.Le.nuH5337us out of the handמִכַּ֖ףmi.KafH3709of the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּֽׁוּר׃'a.ShurH804?

12Hath not the same HezekiahH3169taken awayהֵסִ֥ירhe.SirH5493his high placesבָּמֹתָ֖יוba.mo.TavH1116and his altarsמִזְבְּחֹתָ֑יוmiz.be.cho.TavH4196,and commandedוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Judahלִֽיהוּדָ֤הli.hu.DahH3063and Jerusalemוְלִֽירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ve.li.ru.sha.LimH3389,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Ye shall worshipתִּֽשְׁתַּחֲו֖וּtish.ta.cha.VuH7812beforeלִפְנֵ֨יlif.NeiH6440oneאֶחָ֛ד'e.ChadH259altarמִזְבֵּ֧חַmiz.Be.achH4196,and burn incenseתַּקְטִֽירוּ׃tak.Ti.ruH6999upon it?

13Knowתֵדְע֗וּte.de.'UH3045ye not what I and my fathersוַאֲבוֹתַ֔יva.'a.vo.TaiH1have doneעָשִׂ֙יתִי֙'a.Si.tiH6213unto all the peopleעַמֵּ֣י'a.MeiH5971of otherlandsהָאֲרָצ֑וֹתha.'a.ra.TzotH776?were the godsאֱלֹהֵי֙'e.lo.HeiH430of the nationsגּוֹיֵ֣go.YeH1471of those landsהָאֲרָצ֔וֹתha.'a.ra.TzotH776any waysהֲיָכ֣וֹלha.ya.KholH3201ableיָֽכְל֗וּya.khe.LuH3201to deliverלְהַצִּ֥ילle.ha.TzilH5337their landsאַרְצָ֖ם'ar.TzamH776out of mine handמִיָּדִֽי׃mi.ya.DiH3027?

14Who was thereamong all the godsאֱלֹהֵ֞י'e.lo.HeiH430of those nationsהַגּוֹיִ֤םha.go.YimH1471that my fathersאֲבוֹתַ֔י'a.vo.TaiH1utterly destroyedהֶחֱרִ֣ימוּhe.che.Ri.muH2763,that couldיָכ֔וֹלya.KholH3201deliverלְהַצִּ֥ילle.ha.TzilH5337his peopleעַמּ֖וֹa.MoH5971out of mine handמִיָּדִ֑יmi.ya.DiH3027,that your Godאֱלֹ֣הֵיכֶ֔ם'e.Lo.hei.KhemH430should be ableיוּכַל֙yu.KhalH3201to deliverלְהַצִּ֥ילle.ha.TzilH5337you out of mine handמִיָּדִֽי׃mi.ya.DiH3027?

15Now therefore let notH3808Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֜הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396deceiveיַשִּׁיא֩ya.Shi'H5377you, nor persuadeיַסִּ֨יתya.SitH5496you on this manner, neither yet believeתַּאֲמִ֣ינוּta.'a.Mi.nuH539him: for no godאֱל֙וֹהַ֙'e.Lo.haH433of any nationגּ֣וֹיGoyH1471or kingdomוּמַמְלָכָ֔הu.mam.la.KhahH4467was ableיוּכַ֗לyu.KhalH3201to deliverלְהַצִּ֥ילle.ha.TzilH5337his peopleעַמּ֛וֹa.MoH5971out of mine handמִיָּדִ֖יmi.ya.DiH3027,and out of the handוּמִיַּ֣דu.mi.YadH3027of my fathersאֲבוֹתָ֑י'a.vo.TaiH1:how much less shall your Godאֱֽלֹהֵיכֶ֔ם'elo.hei.KhemH430deliverיַצִּ֥ילוּya.Tzi.luH5337you out of mine handמִיָּדִֽי׃mi.ya.DiH3027?

16And his servantsעֲבָדָ֔יו'a.va.DavH5650spakeדִּבְּר֣וּdi.be.RuH1696yet moreagainst the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,and against his servantעַבְדּֽוֹ׃av.DoH5650HezekiahH3169.

17He wroteכָּתַ֔בka.TavH3789also lettersוּסְפָרִ֣יםu.se.fa.RimH5612to railלְחָרֵ֕ףle.cha.RefH2778on the Lordלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and to speakוְלֵֽאמֹ֨רve.le.MorH559against him, sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,As the godsכֵּֽאלֹהֵ֞יke.lo.HeiH430of the nationsגּוֹיֵ֤go.YeH1471of otherlandsהָאֲרָצוֹת֙ha.'a.ra.tzOtH776have not deliveredהִצִּ֤ילוּhi.Tzi.luH5337their peopleעַמָּם֙'a.MamH5971out of mine handמִיָּדִ֔יmi.ya.DiH3027,so shall not the Godאֱלֹהֵ֧י'e.lo.HeiH430of HezekiahH3169deliverיַצִּ֞ילya.TzilH5337his peopleעַמּ֖וֹa.MoH5971out of mine handמִיָּדִֽי׃mi.ya.DiH3027.

18Then they criedוַיִּקְרְא֨וּvai.yik.re.'UH7121with a loudגָּד֜וֹלga.DolH1419voiceבְקוֹל־ve.kol-H6963in the Jews’ speechיְהוּדִ֗יתye.hu.DitH3066unto the peopleעַ֤ם'amH5971of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ye.ru.sha.LimH3389that wereon the wallהַֽחוֹמָ֔הha.cho.MahH2346,to affrightלְיָֽרְאָ֖םle.ya.re.'AmH3372them, and to troubleוּֽלְבַהֲלָ֑םu.le.va.ha.LamH926them; that they might takeיִלְכְּד֥וּyil.ke.DuH3920the cityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892.

19And they spakeוַֽיְדַבְּר֔וּvay.da.be.RuH1696againstכְּעַ֗לke.'AlH5921the Godאֱלֹהֵ֖י'e.lo.HeiH430of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,as against the godsאֱלֹהֵי֙'e.lo.HeiH430of the peopleעַמֵּ֣י'a.MeiH5971of the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776, which werethe workמַעֲשֵׂ֖הma.'a.SehH4639of the handsיְדֵ֥יye.DeiH3027of manהָאָדָֽם׃ סha.'a.DamH120.

20And for this causeHezekiahH3169the kingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,and the prophetהַנָּבִ֖יאha.na.Vi'H5030Isaiahוִֽישַֽׁעְיָ֧הוּvi.sha'.Ya.huH3470the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Amozאָמ֛וֹץ'a.MotzH531,prayedוַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֞לvai.yit.pa.LelH6419and criedוַֽיִּזְעֲק֖וּvai.yiz.'a.KuH2199to heavenהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ פha.sha.Ma.yimH8064.

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