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2 Kings 25:22-30

22And as forthe peopleוְהָעָ֗םve.ha.'AmH5971that remainedהַנִּשְׁאָר֙ha.nish.'ArH7604in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,whom Nebuchadnezzarנְבֽוּכַדְנֶאצַּ֖רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5019kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֑לba.VelH894had leftהִשְׁאִ֔ירhish.'IrH7604,even over them he made Gedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֖הוּge.dal.Ya.huH1436the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Ahikamאֲחִיקָ֥ם'a.chi.KamH296,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Shaphanשָׁפָֽן׃ פsha.FanH8227,rulerוַיַּפְקֵ֣דvai.yaf.KedH6485.

23And when all the captainsשָׂרֵ֨יsa.ReiH8269of the armiesהַחֲיָלִ֜יםha.cha.ya.LimH2428,they and their menוְהָאֲנָשִׁ֗יםve.ha.'a.na.ShimH582,heardוַיִּשְׁמְעוּ֩vai.yish.me.'UH8085that the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶל֙ba.VelH894had made Gedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֔הוּge.dal.Ya.huH1436governorהִפְקִ֤ידhif.KidH6485,there cameוַיָּבֹ֥אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to Gedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֖הוּge.dal.Ya.huH1436to Mizpahהַמִּצְפָּ֑הha.mitz.PahH4709,even Ishmaelוְיִשְׁמָעֵ֣אלve.yish.ma.'ElH3458the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nethaniahנְתַנְיָ֡הne.tan.YahH5418,and Johananוְיוֹחָנָ֣ןve.yo.cha.NanH3110the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Careahקָ֠רֵחַKa.re.achH7143,and Seraiahוּשְׂרָיָ֨הu.se.ra.YahH8304the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Tanhumethתַּנְחֻ֜מֶתtan.Chu.metH8576the Netophathiteהַנְּטֹפָתִ֗יha.ne.to.fa.TiH5200,and Jaazaniahוְיַֽאֲזַנְיָ֙הוּ֙ve.ya.'a.zan.Ya.huH2970the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of a Maachathiteהַמַּ֣עֲכָתִ֔יha.Ma.'a.kha.TiH4602,they and their menוְאַנְשֵׁיהֶֽם׃ve.'an.shei.HemH582.

24And Gedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֙הוּ֙ge.dal.Ya.huH1436swareוַיִּשָּׁבַ֨עvai.yi.sha.Va'H7650to them, and to their menוּלְאַנְשֵׁיהֶ֔םu.le.'an.shei.HemH582,and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, Fearתִּֽירְא֖וּti.re.'UH3372not to be the servantsמֵעַבְדֵ֣יme.'av.DeiH5650of the Chaldeesהַכַּשְׂדִּ֑יםha.kas.DimH3778:dwellשְׁב֣וּshe.VuH3427in the landבָאָ֗רֶץva.'A.retzH776,and serveוְעִבְד֛וּve.'iv.DuH5647the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894;and it shall be wellוְיִטַ֥בve.yi.TavH3190with you.

25But it came to pass in the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֗יha.she.vi.'IH7637monthבַּחֹ֣דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320,that Ishmaelיִשְׁמָעֵ֣אלyish.ma.'ElH3458the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nethaniahנְ֠תַנְיָהNe.tan.yahH5418,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Elishamaאֱלִ֨ישָׁמָ֜ע'e.Li.sha.Ma'H476,of the seedמִזֶּ֣רַעmi.Ze.ra'H2233royalהַמְּלוּכָ֗הha.me.lu.KhahH4410,cameבָּ֣אba'H935,and tenוַעֲשָׂרָ֤הva.'a.sa.RahH6235menאֲנָשִׁים֙'a.na.ShimH582with him, and smoteוַיַּכּ֥וּvai.ya.KuH5221Gedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֖הוּge.dal.Ya.huH1436,that he diedוַיָּמֹ֑תvai.ya.MotH4191,and the Jewsהַיְּהוּדִים֙hai.ye.hu.DimH3064and the Chaldeesהַכַּשְׂדִּ֔יםha.kas.DimH3778that were with him at Mizpahבַּמִּצְפָּֽה׃ba.mitz.PahH4709.

26And all the peopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971,both smallמִקָּטֹ֤ןmi.ka.TonH6996and greatגָּדוֹל֙ga.dOlH1419,and the captainsוְשָׂרֵ֣יve.sa.ReiH8269of the armiesהַחֲיָלִ֔יםha.cha.ya.LimH2428,aroseוַיָּקֻ֨מוּvai.ya.Ku.muH6965,and cameוַיָּבֹ֖אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714:for they were afraidיָרְא֖וּya.re.'UH3372ofמִפְּנֵ֥יmi.pe.NeiH6440the Chaldeesכַשְׂדִּֽים׃ פkhas.DimH3778.

27And it came to pass in the sevenוָשֶׁ֜בַעva.She.va'H7651and thirtiethבִשְׁלֹשִׁ֨יםvish.lo.ShimH7970yearשָׁנָ֗הsha.NahH8141of the captivityלְגָלוּת֙le.ga.LutH1546of Jehoiachinיְהוֹיָכִ֣יןye.ho.ya.KhinH3078kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,in the twelfthבִּשְׁנֵ֤ים עָשָׂר֙bish.Neim 'a.SarH6240 H8147monthחֹ֔דֶשׁCho.deshH2320,on the sevenוְשִׁבְעָ֖הve.shiv.'AhH7651and twentiethבְּעֶשְׂרִ֥יםbe.'es.RimH6242dayof the monthלַחֹ֑דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320, thatEvil–merodachH192kingמֶ֨לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֜לba.VelH894in the yearבִּשְׁנַ֣תbish.NatH8141that he began to reignמָלְכ֗וֹma.le.KhoH4427did lift upנָשָׂ֡אna.Sa'H5375the headרֹ֛אשׁroshH7218of Jehoiachinיְהוֹיָכִ֥יןye.ho.ya.KhinH3078kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063out of prisonמִבֵּ֥ית כֶּֽלֶא׃mi.Beit Ke.le'H3608 H1004;

28And he spakeוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696kindlyטֹב֑וֹתto.VotH2896to him, and setוַיִּתֵּן֙vai.yi.TenH5414his throneכִּסְא֔וֹkis.'OH3678above the throneכִּסֵּ֧אki.Se'H3678of the kingsהַמְּלָכִ֛יםha.me.la.KhimH4428that werewith him in Babylonבְּבָבֶֽל׃be.va.VelH894;

29And changedוְשִׁנָּ֕אve.shi.Na'H8132his prisonכִלְא֑וֹkhil.'OH3608garmentsבִּגְדֵ֣יbig.DeiH899:and he did eatוְאָכַ֨לve.'a.KhalH398breadלֶ֧חֶםLe.chemH3899continuallyתָּמִ֛ידta.MidH8548beforeלְפָנָ֖יוle.fa.NavH6440him all the daysיְמֵ֥יye.MeiH3117of his lifeחַיָּֽיו׃chai.YavH2416.

30And his allowanceוַאֲרֻחָת֗וֹva.'a.ru.cha.ToH737wasa continualתָּמִ֧ידta.MidH8548allowanceאֲרֻחַ֨ת'a.ru.ChatH737givenנִתְּנָה־ni.te.nah-H5414him of the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,a dailyי֣וֹםYomH3117rateדְּבַר־de.var-H1697for every dayבְּיוֹמ֑וֹbe.yo.MoH3117,all the daysיְמֵ֥יye.MeiH3117of his lifeחַיָּֽו׃chai.YavH2416.

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