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2 Kings 18:13-19

13Now in the fourteenthוּבְאַרְבַּע֩ עֶשְׂרֵ֨הu.ve.'ar.Ba' 'es.RehH6240 H702yearשָׁנָ֜הsha.NahH8141of kingלַמֶּ֣לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֗הchiz.ki.YahH2396did Sennacheribסַנְחֵרִ֤יבsan.che.RivH5576kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Assyriaאַשּׁוּר֙'a.ShurH804come upעָלָ֞ה'a.LahH5927against all the fencedהַבְּצֻר֖וֹתha.be.tzu.RotH1219citiesעָרֵ֧י'a.ReiH5892of Judahיְהוּדָ֛הye.hu.DahH3063,and tookוַֽיִּתְפְּשֵֽׂם׃Vai.yit.pe.SemH8610them.

14And Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֣הchiz.ki.YahH2396kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֣הye.hu.DahH3063sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971to the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Assyriaאַשּׁוּר֩׀'a.ShurH804to Lachishלָכִ֨ישָׁה׀la.Khi.shahH3923,sayingלֵאמֹ֤ר׀le.MorH559,I have offendedחָטָ֙אתִי֙cha.Ta.tiH2398;returnשׁ֣וּבshuvH7725from me: that which thou puttestתִּתֵּ֥ןti.TenH5414on me will I bearאֶשָּׂ֑א'e.Sa'H5375.And the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֜וּר'a.ShurH804appointedוַיָּ֨שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760unto Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֣הchiz.ki.YahH2396kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063threeשְׁלֹ֤שׁshe.LoshH7969hundredמֵאוֹת֙me.'OtH3967talentsכִּכַּר־ki.kar-H3603of silverכֶּ֔סֶףKe.sefH3701and thirtyוּשְׁלֹשִׁ֖יםu.she.lo.ShimH7970talentsכִּכַּ֥רki.KarH3603of goldזָהָֽב׃za.HavH2091.

15And Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֔הchiz.ki.YahH2396gaveוַיִּתֵּן֙vai.yi.TenH5414himall the silverהַכֶּ֖סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701that was foundהַנִּמְצָ֣אha.nim.Tza'H4672in the houseבֵית־veit-H1004of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,and in the treasuresוּבְאֹצְר֖וֹתu.ve.'o.tze.RotH214of the king’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004.

16At that timeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256did Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֜הchiz.ki.YahH2396cut offקִצַּ֨ץki.TzatzH7112the gold fromthe doorsדַּלְת֨וֹתdal.TotH1817of the templeהֵיכַ֤לhei.KhalH1964of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, and fromthe pillarsהָאֹ֣מְנ֔וֹתha.'O.me.NotH547which Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֖הchiz.ki.YahH2396kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063had overlaidצִפָּ֔הtzi.PahH6823,and gaveוַֽיִּתְּנֵ֖םvai.yi.te.NemH5414it to the kingלְמֶ֥לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּֽׁוּר׃ פ'a.ShurH804.

17And the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֡וּר'a.ShurH804sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971Tartanתַּרְתָּ֥ןtar.TanH8661and RabsarisH7249and Rab–shakehH7262from Lachishלָכִ֜ישׁla.KhishH3923to kingהַמֶּ֧לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֛הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396with a greatכָּבֵ֖דka.VedH3515hostH2426against Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389.And they went upוַֽיַּעֲלוּ֙vai.ya.'a.LuH5927and cameוַיָּבֹ֣אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389.And when they were come upוַיַּעֲל֣וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927,they cameוַיָּבֹ֗אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935and stoodוַיַּֽעַמְדוּ֙vai.ya.'am.DuH5975by the conduitבִּתְעָלַת֙bit.'a.LatH8585of the upperהָֽעֶלְיוֹנָ֔הha.'el.yo.NahH5945poolהַבְּרֵכָ֣הha.be.re.KhahH1295, which isin the highwayבִּמְסִלַּ֖תbim.si.LatH4546of the fuller’sכוֹבֵֽס׃kho.VesH3526fieldשְׂדֵ֥הse.DehH7704.

18And when they had calledוַֽיִּקְרְאוּ֙vai.yik.re.'UH7121to the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,there came outוַיֵּצֵ֧אvai.ye.Tze'H3318to them Eliakimאֶלְיָקִ֥ים'el.ya.KimH471the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Hilkiahחִלְקִיָּ֖הוּchil.ki.Ya.huH2518, which wasover the householdהַבָּ֑יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,and Shebnaוְשֶׁבְנָה֙ve.shev.NahH7644the scribeהַסֹּפֵ֔רha.so.FerH5608,and Joahוְיוֹאָ֥חve.yo.'AchH3098the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Asaphאָסָ֖ף'a.SafH623the recorderהַמַּזְכִּֽיר׃ha.maz.KirH2142.

19And Rab–shakehH7262saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, Speakאִמְרוּ־'im.ru-H559ye now to Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֑הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396,Thus saithאָמַ֞ר'a.MarH559the greatהַגָּדוֹל֙ha.ga.dOlH1419kingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804,What confidenceהַבִּטָּח֛וֹןha.bi.ta.ChonH986isthis wherein thou trustestבָּטָֽחְתָּ׃ba.Ta.che.taH982?

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