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2 Kings 11:1-7

1And when Athaliahוַֽעֲתַלְיָה֙va.'a.tal.YahH6271the motherאֵ֣ם'emH517of Ahaziahאֲחַזְיָ֔הוּ'a.chaz.Ya.huH274sawרָאֲתָ֖הra.'a.tahH7200that her sonבְּנָ֑הּbe.NahH1121was deadמֵ֣תmetH4191,she aroseוַתָּ֙קָם֙va.Ta.komH6965and destroyedוַתְּאַבֵּ֔דva.te.'a.BedH6all the seedזֶ֥רַעZe.ra'H2233royalהַמַּמְלָכָֽה׃ha.mam.la.KhahH4467.

2But Jehoshebaיְהוֹשֶׁ֣בַעye.ho.She.va'H3089,the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ־ha.Me.lekh-H4428Joramי֠וֹרָםYo.romH3141,sisterאֲח֨וֹת'a.ChotH269of Ahaziahאֲחַזְיָ֜הוּ'a.chaz.Ya.huH274,tookוַתִּקַּ֣חva.ti.KachH3947Joashיוֹאָ֣שׁyo.'AshH3101the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Ahaziahאֲחַזְיָ֗ה'a.chaz.YahH274,and stoleוַתִּגְנֹ֤בva.tig.NoH1589him from amongמִתּ֤וֹךְmi.TokhH8432the king’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121which wereslainהַמּ֣וּמָתִ֔יםha.ma.mo.timH4191;and they hidוַיַּסְתִּ֧רוּvai.yas.Ti.ruH5641him, evenhim and his nurseמֵינִקְתּ֖וֹmei.nik.ToH3243,in the bedchamberבַּחֲדַ֣ר הַמִּטּ֑וֹתba.cha.Dar ha.mi.TotH4296 H2315fromמִפְּנֵ֥יmi.pe.NeiH6440Athaliahעֲתַלְיָ֖הוּ'a.tal.Ya.huH6271,so that he was not slainהוּמָֽת׃hu.MatH4191.

3And he was with her hidמִתְחַבֵּ֖אmit.cha.Be'H2244in the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068sixשֵׁ֣שׁsheshH8337yearsשָׁנִ֑יםsha.NimH8141.And Athaliahוַעֲתַלְיָ֖הva.'a.tal.YahH6271did reignמֹלֶ֥כֶתmo.Le.khetH4427over the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ פha.'A.retzH776.

4And the seventhהַ֠שְּׁבִיעִיתHa.she.vi.'itH7637yearוּבַשָּׁנָ֣הu.va.sha.NahH8141Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֜עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077sentשָׁלַ֨חsha.LachH7971and fetchedוַיִּקַּ֣ח׀vai.yi.KachH3947the rulersשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269over hundredsהַמֵּא֗וֹתha.me.yotH3967,with the captainsלַכָּרִי֙la.ka.RiH3746and the guardוְלָ֣רָצִ֔יםve.La.ra.TzimH7323,and broughtוַיָּבֵ֥אvai.ya.Ve'H935them to him into the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,and madeוַיִּכְרֹת֩vai.yikh.RotH3772a covenantבְּרִ֜יתbe.RitH1285with them, and took an oathוַיַּשְׁבַּ֤עvai.yash.Ba'H7650of them in the houseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,and shewedוַיַּ֥רְאvai.Yar'H7200them the king’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428sonבֶּן־ben-H1121.

5And he commandedוַיְצַוֵּ֣םvay.tza.VemH6680them, sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, This isthe thingהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697that ye shall doתַּעֲשׂ֑וּןta.'a.SunH6213;A third partהַשְּׁלִשִׁ֤יתha.she.li.ShitH7992of you that enter inבָּאֵ֣יba.'EiH935on the sabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֔תha.sha.BatH7676shall even be keepersוְשֹׁ֣מְרֵ֔יve.Sho.me.ReiH8104of the watchמִשְׁמֶ֖רֶתmish.Me.retH4931of the king’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004;

6And a third partוְהַשְּׁלִשִׁית֙ve.ha.she.li.ShitH7992shall beat the gateבְּשַׁ֣עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179of Surס֔וּרSurH5495;and a third partוְהַשְּׁלִשִׁ֥יתve.ha.she.li.ShitH7992at the gateבַּשַּׁ֖עַרba.Sha.'arH8179behindאַחַ֣ר'a.CharH310the guardהָרָצִ֑יםha.ra.TzimH7323:so shall ye keepוּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֛םu.she.mar.TemH8104the watchמִשְׁמֶ֥רֶתmish.Me.retH4931of the houseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,that it be not broken downמַסָּֽח׃ma.SachH4535.

7And twoוּשְׁתֵּ֤יu.she.TeiH8147partsהַיָּדוֹת֙hai.ya.dOtH3027of all you that go forthיֹצְאֵ֣יyo.tze.'EiH3318on the sabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֑תha.sha.BatH7676,even they shall keepוְשָֽׁמְר֛וּve.sha.me.RuH8104the watchמִשְׁמֶ֥רֶתmish.Me.retH4931of the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068aboutאֶל־'el-H413the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

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