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2 Kings 9:3-6

3Then takeוְלָקַחְתָּ֤ve.la.kach.TaH3947the boxפַךְ־fakh-H6378of oilהַשֶּׁ֙מֶן֙ha.She.menH8081,and pourוְיָצַקְתָּ֣ve.ya.tzak.TaH3332iton his headרֹאשׁ֔וֹro.ShoH7218,and sayוְאָֽמַרְתָּ֙ve.'a.mar.TaH559,Thus saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,I have anointedמְשַׁחְתִּ֥יךָֽme.shach.Ti.khaH4886thee kingלְמֶ֖לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428over Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478.Then openוּפָתַחְתָּ֥u.fa.tach.TaH6605the doorהַדֶּ֛לֶתha.De.letH1817,and fleeוְנַ֖סְתָּהve.Nas.tahH5127,and tarryתְחַכֶּֽה׃te.cha.KehH2442not.

4So the young manהַנַּ֛עַרha.Na.'arH5288, eventhe young manהַנַּ֥עַרha.Na.'arH5288the prophetהַנָּבִ֖יאha.na.Vi'H5030,wentH3212to Ramoth–gileadגִּלְעָֽד׃gil.'AdH1568 H7433.

5And when he cameוַיָּבֹ֗אvai.ya.Vo'H935,behold, the captainsשָׂרֵ֤יsa.ReiH8269of the hostהַחַ֙יִל֙ha.Cha.yilH2428weresittingיֹֽשְׁבִ֔יםyo.she.VimH3427;and he saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,I have an errandדָּבָ֥רda.VarH1697to thee, O captainהַשָּׂ֑רha.SarH8269.And Jehuיֵהוּא֙ye.Hu'H3058saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Unto which of all us? And he saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,To thee, O captainהַשָּֽׂר׃ha.SarH8269.

6And he aroseוַיָּ֙קָם֙vai.Ya.komH6965,and wentוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'H935into the houseהַבַּ֔יְתָהha.Bay.tahH1004;and he pouredוַיִּצֹ֥קvai.yi.TzokH3332the oilהַשֶּׁ֖מֶןha.She.menH8081on his headרֹאשׁ֑וֹro.ShoH7218,and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Thus saithאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,I have anointedמְשַׁחְתִּ֧יךָֽme.shach.Ti.khaH4886thee kingלְמֶ֛לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428over the peopleעַ֥ם'amH5971of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, evenover Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

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