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2 Kings 16:9-16

9And the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804hearkenedוַיִּשְׁמַ֤עvai.yish.Ma'H8085unto him: for the kingמֶ֨לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֤וּר'a.ShurH804went upוַיַּעַל֩vai.ya.'AlH5927against Damascusדַּמֶּ֙שֶׂק֙da.Me.sekH1834,and tookוַֽיִּתְפְּשֶׂ֔הָvai.yit.pe.Se.haH8610it, and carried the people ofit captiveוַיַּגְלֶ֖הָvai.yag.Le.haH1540to Kirקִ֑ירָהKi.rahH7024,and slewהֵמִֽית׃he.MitH4191Rezinרְצִ֖יןre.TzinH7526.

10And kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahazאָחָ֡ז'a.ChazH271wentH3212to Damascusדּוּמֶּ֔שֶׂקdu.Me.sekH1834to meetH7125Tiglath–pileserH8407kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Assyriaאַשּׁוּר֙'a.ShurH804,and sawוַיַּ֥רְאvai.Yar'H7200an altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַha.miz.Be.achH4196that wasat Damascusבְּדַמָּ֑שֶׂקbe.da.Ma.sekH1834:and kingהַמֶּ֨לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahazאָחָ֜ז'a.ChazH271sentוַיִּשְׁלַח֩vai.yish.LachH7971to Urijahאוּרִיָּ֣ה'u.ri.YahH223the priestהַכֹּהֵ֗ןha.ko.HenH3548the fashionדְּמ֧וּתde.MutH1823of the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֛חַha.miz.Be.achH4196,and the patternתַּבְנִית֖וֹtav.ni.ToH8403of it, according to all the workmanshipמַעֲשֵֽׂהוּ׃ma.'a.Se.huH4639thereof.

11And Urijahאוּרִיָּ֥ה'u.ri.YahH223the priestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.HenH3548builtוַיִּ֛בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129an altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַha.miz.Be.achH4196according to all that kingהַמֶּ֨לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahazאָחָ֜ז'a.ChazH271had sentשָׁלַח֩sha.LachH7971from Damascusמִדַּמֶּ֗שֶׂקmi.da.Me.sekH1834:so Urijahאוּרִיָּ֣ה'u.ri.YahH223the priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548madeעָשָׂה֙'a.SahH6213itagainst kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ־ha.Me.lekh-H4428Ahazאָחָ֖ז'a.ChazH271cameבּ֥וֹאBo'H935from Damascusמִדַּמָּֽשֶׂק׃mi.da.Ma.sekH1834.

12And when the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428was comeוַיָּבֹ֤אvai.ya.Vo'H935from Damascusמִדַּמֶּ֔שֶׂקmi.da.Me.sekH1834,the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sawוַיַּ֥רְאvai.Yar'H7200the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַha.miz.Be.achH4196:and the kingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428approachedוַיִּקְרַ֥בvai.yik.RavH7126to the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַha.miz.Be.achH4196,and offeredוַיַּ֥עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927thereon.

13And he burntוַיַּקְטֵ֤רvai.yak.TerH6999his burnt offeringעֹֽלָתוֹ֙o.la.ToH5930and his meat offeringמִנְחָת֔וֹmin.cha.ToH4503,and pouredוַיַּסֵּ֖ךְvai.ya.SekhH5258his drink offeringנִסְכּ֑וֹnis.KoH5262,and sprinkledוַיִּזְרֹ֛קvai.yiz.RokH2236the bloodדַּֽם־dam-H1818of his peace offeringsהַשְּׁלָמִ֥יםha.she.la.MimH8002,upon the altarהַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃ha.miz.Be.achH4196.

14And he broughtוַיַּקְרֵ֗בvai.yak.RevH7126also the brasenהַנְּחֹשֶׁת֮ha.ne.cho.ShetH5178altarהַמִּזְבַּ֣חha.miz.BachH4196, which wasbeforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָה֒Yah.wehH3068,from the forefrontפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of the houseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,from between the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַha.miz.Be.achH4196and the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,and putוַיִּתֵּ֥ןvai.yi.TenH5414it on the northצָפֽוֹנָה׃tza.Fo.nahH6828sideיֶ֥רֶךְYe.rekhH3409of the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַha.miz.Be.achH4196.

15And kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ־ha.Me.lekh-H4428Ahazאָ֠חָז'A.chozH271commandedוַיְצַוֶּ֣הvay.tza.vuhH6680Urijahאוּרִיָּ֨ה'u.ri.YahH223the priestהַכֹּהֵ֜ןha.ko.HenH3548,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,Upon the greatהַגָּד֡וֹלha.ga.DolH1419altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֣חַha.miz.Be.achH4196burnהַקְטֵ֣רhak.TerH6999the morningהַבֹּקֶר֩ha.bo.KerH1242burnt offeringעֹֽלַת־'o.lat-H5930,and the eveningהָעֶ֜רֶבha.'E.revH6153meat offeringמִנְחַ֨תmin.ChatH4503,and the king’sהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428burnt sacrificeעֹלַ֧ת'o.LatH5930,and his meat offeringמִנְחָת֗וֹmin.cha.ToH4503,with the burnt offeringעֹלַ֞ת'o.LatH5930of all the peopleעַ֤ם'amH5971of the landהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776,and their meat offeringוּמִנְחָתָ֣םu.min.cha.TamH4503,and their drink offeringsוְנִסְכֵּיהֶ֔םve.nis.kei.HemH5262;and sprinkleתִּזְרֹ֑קtiz.RokH2236upon it all the bloodדַּ֥םdamH1818of the burnt offeringעֹלָ֛ה'o.LahH5930,and all the bloodדַּם־dam-H1818of the sacrificeזֶ֖בַחZe.vachH2077:and the brasenהַנְּחֹ֛שֶׁתha.ne.Cho.shetH5178altarוּמִזְבַּ֧חu.miz.BachH4196shall be for me to enquireלְבַקֵּֽר׃le.va.KerH1239by.

16Thus didוַיַּ֖עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213Urijahאוּרִיָּ֣ה'u.ri.YahH223the priestהַכֹּהֵ֑ןha.ko.HenH3548,according to all that kingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahazאָחָֽז׃'a.ChazH271commandedצִוָּ֖הtzi.VahH6680.

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