New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Chronicles 14:6-8

6He builtH1129fortifiedמְצוּרָ֖הme.tzu.RahH4694citiesH5892in JudahH3063,sinceH3588the landH776was undisturbedשָׁקְטָ֣הsha.ke.TahH8252, andthereH369was noH369oneH369at warמִלְחָמָה֙mil.cha.MahH4421with him during thoseH428yearsבַּשָּׁנִ֣יםba.sha.NimH8141,becauseH3588the LordH3068had givenהֵנִ֥יחַhe.Ni.achH5117him restוַיָּ֥נַֽחvai.Ya.nachH5117.

7For he saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to JudahH3063, “Let us buildנִבְנֶ֣ה׀niv.NehH1129theseH428citiesהֶעָרִ֣יםhe.'a.RimH5892and surroundוְנָסֵ֨בve.na.SevH5437themwith wallsחוֹמָ֣הcho.MahH2346and towersוּמִגְדָּלִים֮u.mig.da.LimH4026,gatesדְּלָתַ֣יִםde.la.Ta.yimH1817and barsוּבְרִיחִים֒u.ve.ri.ChimH1280.The landהָאָ֜רֶץha.'A.retzH776is stillעוֹדֶ֨נּוּo.De.nuH5750oursלְפָנֵ֗ינוּle.fa.Nei.nuH6440becauseכִּ֤יkiH3588we have soughtדָרַ֙שְׁנוּ֙da.Rash.nuH1875the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430;we have soughtדָּרַ֕שְׁנוּda.Rash.nuH1875Him, and He has givenH5117us restוַיָּ֥נַֽחvai.Ya.nachH5117on everyH5439sideH5439.”So they builtוַיִּבְנ֖וּvai.yiv.NuH1129and prosperedוַיַּצְלִֽיחוּ׃ פvai.yatz.Li.chuH6743.

8Now Asaלְאָסָ֗אle.'a.Sa'H609hadוַיְהִ֣יvay.HiH1961an armyH2428of300,000H7969 H3967 H505from Judahמִֽיהוּדָה֙mi.hu.DahH3063,bearingנֹשֵׂ֣אno.Se'H5375largeH6793shieldsצִנָּ֣הtzi.NahH6793and spearsוָרֹמַח֒va.ro.MachH7420,and 280,000וּשְׁמוֹנִ֖יםu.she.mo.NimH3967 H8084 H505from Benjaminוּמִבִּנְיָמִ֗ןu.mi.bin.ya.MinH1144,bearingנֹשְׂאֵ֤יno.se.'EiH5375shieldsמָגֵן֙ma.GenH4043and wieldingוְדֹ֣רְכֵיve.Do.re.kheiH1869bowsקֶ֔שֶׁתKe.shetH7198;allכָּל־kol-H3605of them were valiantH2428warriorsגִּבּ֥וֹרֵיgi.Bo.reiH1368.

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