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2 Kings 24:8-20

8Jehoiachinיְהוֹיָכִ֣יןye.ho.ya.KhinH3078waseighteenשְׁמֹנֶ֨ה עֶשְׂרֵ֤הshe.mo.Neh 'es.RehH6240 H8083yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121when he began to reignבְּמָלְכ֔וֹbe.ma.le.KhoH4427,and he reignedמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389threeוּשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הu.she.lo.ShahH7969monthsחֳדָשִׁ֔יםcho.da.ShimH2320.And his mother’sאִמּ֔וֹ'i.MoH517nameוְשֵׁ֣םve.ShemH8034wasNehushtaנְחֻשְׁתָּ֥אne.chush.Ta'H5179,the daughterבַת־vat-H1323of Elnathanאֶלְנָתָ֖ן'el.na.TanH494of Jerusalemמִירוּשָׂלִָֽם׃mi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

9And he didוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213that which wasevilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,according to all that his fatherאָבִֽיו׃'a.VivH1had doneעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213.

10At that timeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256the servantsעַבְדֵ֛י'av.DeiH5650of Nebuchadnezzarנְבֻכַדְנֶאצַּ֥רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5019kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894came upעָל֗וּa.lahH5927against Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,and the cityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892was besiegedוַתָּבֹ֥א בַּמָּצֽוֹר׃va.ta.Vo' ba.ma.TzorH4692 H935.

11And Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶאצַּ֥רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5019kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894cameוַיָּבֹ֛אvai.ya.Vo'H935against the cityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892,and his servantsוַעֲבָדָ֖יוva.'a.va.DavH5650did besiegeצָרִ֥יםtza.RimH6696it.

12And Jehoiachinיְהוֹיָכִ֤יןye.ho.ya.KhinH3078the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063went outוַיֵּצֵ֞אvai.ye.Tze'H3318to the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894,he, and his motherוְאִמּ֔וֹve.'i.MoH517,and his servantsוַעֲבָדָ֖יוva.'a.va.DavH5650,and his princesוְשָׂרָ֣יוve.sa.RavH8269,and his officersוְסָֽרִיסָ֑יוve.sa.ri.SavH5631:and the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894tookוַיִּקַּ֤חvai.yi.KachH3947him in the eighthשְׁמֹנֶ֖הshe.mo.NehH8083yearבִּשְׁנַ֥תbish.NatH8141of his reignלְמָלְכֽוֹ׃le.ma.le.KhoH4427.

13And he carried outוַיּוֹצֵ֣אvai.yo.Tze'H3318thence all the treasuresאוֹצְרוֹת֙'otz.rOtH214of the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,and the treasuresוְאֽוֹצְר֖וֹתve.'otz.RotH214of the king’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004,and cut in piecesוַיְקַצֵּ֞ץvay.ka.TzetzH7112all the vesselsכְּלֵ֣יke.LeiH3627of goldהַזָּהָ֗בha.za.HavH2091which Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֤הshe.lo.MohH8010kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478had madeעָשָׂ֜ה'a.SahH6213in the templeבְּהֵיכַ֣לbe.hei.KhalH1964of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,as the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068had saidדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696.

14And he carried awayH1540all Jerusalemיְ֠רוּשָׁלִַםYe.ru.sha.limH3389,and all the princesהַשָּׂרִ֞יםha.sa.RimH8269,and all the mighty menגִּבּוֹרֵ֣יgi.bo.ReiH1368of valourהַחַ֗יִלha.Cha.yilH2428, eventenעֲשֶׂ֤רֶתa.sa.rahH6235thousandאֲלָפִים֙'a.la.FimH505captivesH1540,and all the craftsmenהֶחָרָ֖שׁhe.cha.RashH2796and smithsוְהַמַּסְגֵּ֑רve.ha.mas.GerH4525:none remainedנִשְׁאַ֔רnish.'ArH7604,saveזוּלַ֖תzu.LatH2108the poorest sortדַּלַּ֥תda.LatH1803of the peopleעַם־'am-H5971of the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

15And he carried awayוַיֶּ֥גֶלvai.Ye.gelH1540Jehoiachinיְהוֹיָכִ֖יןye.ho.ya.KhinH3078to Babylonבָּבֶ֑לָהba.Ve.lahH894,and the king’sהַ֠מֶּלֶךְHa.Me.lekhH4428motherאֵ֣ם'emH517,and the king’sהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428wivesנְשֵׁ֨יne.SheiH802,and his officersסָרִיסָ֗יוsa.ri.SavH5631,and the mightyאֵילֵ֣י'e.vi.leiH193 H352of the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776, thosecarriedH3212he into captivityגּוֹלָ֥הgo.LahH1473from Jerusalemמִירוּשָׁלִַ֖םmi.ru.sha.LimH3389to Babylonבָּבֶֽלָה׃ba.Ve.lahH894.

16And all the menאַנְשֵׁ֨י'an.SheiH582of mightהַחַ֜יִלha.Cha.yilH2428, evensevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651thousandאֲלָפִ֗ים'a.la.FimH505,and craftsmenוְהֶחָרָ֤שׁve.he.cha.RashH2796and smithsוְהַמַּסְגֵּר֙ve.ha.mas.GerH4525a thousandאֶ֔לֶף'E.lefH505, all that werestrongגִּבּוֹרִ֖יםgi.bo.RimH1368andaptעֹשֵׂ֣י'o.SeiH6213for warמִלְחָמָ֑הmil.cha.MahH4421,even them the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֛לba.VelH894broughtוַיְבִיאֵ֧םvay.vi.'EmH935captiveגּוֹלָ֖הgo.LahH1473to Babylonבָּבֶֽלָה׃ba.Ve.lahH894.

17And the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֛לba.VelH894made Mattaniahמַתַּנְיָ֥הma.tan.YahH4983his father’s brotherדֹד֖וֹdo.DoH1730kingוַיַּמְלֵ֧ךְvai.yam.LekhH4427in his stead, and changedוַיַּסֵּ֥בvai.ya.SevH5437his nameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034to Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּֽהוּ׃ פtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667.

18Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֣הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667wastwentyעֶשְׂרִ֨ים'es.RimH6242and oneוְאַחַ֤תve.'a.ChatH259yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121when he began to reignבְמָלְכ֔וֹve.ma.le.KhoH4427,and he reignedמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427elevenוְאַחַ֤ת עֶשְׂרֵה֙ve.'a.Chat 'es.RehH6240 H259yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389.And his mother’sאִמּ֔וֹ'i.MoH517nameוְשֵׁ֣םve.ShemH8034wasHamutalחֲמוּטַ֥לcha.mi.talH2537,the daughterבַּֽת־bat-H1323of Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414of Libnahמִלִּבְנָֽה׃mi.liv.NahH3841.

19And he didוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213that which wasevilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,according to all that Jehoiakimיְהוֹיָקִֽים׃ye.ho.ya.KimH3079had doneעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213.

20For through the angerאַ֣ף'afH639of the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068it came to pass in Jerusalemבִירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙vi.ru.sha.LimH3389and Judahוּבִ֣יהוּדָ֔הu.Vi.hu.DahH3063,until he had cast them outהִשְׁלִכ֥וֹhish.li.KhoH7993from his presenceפָּנָ֑יוpa.NavH6440,that Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֖הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667rebelledוַיִּמְרֹ֥דvai.yim.RodH4775against the kingבְּמֶ֥לֶךְbe.Me.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶֽל׃ סba.VelH894.

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