New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Chronicles 20:1-6

1Now it cameוַיְהִ֣יvay.HiH1961about afterאַֽחֲרֵיכֵ֡ן'a.cha.rei.KhenH310thisאַֽחֲרֵיכֵ֡ן'a.cha.rei.KhenH3651that the sonsבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121of Moabמוֹאָב֩mo.'AvH4124and the sonsוּבְנֵ֨יu.ve.NeiH1121of Ammonעַמּ֜וֹןa.MonH5983,togetherוְעִמָּהֶ֧ם׀ve.'i.ma.HemH5973with someH4480of theMeunitesH4586,cameבָּ֣אוּBa.'uH935to make warלַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃la.mil.cha.MahH4421againstעַל־'al-H5921Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֖טye.ho.sha.FatH3092.

2Then some cameוַיָּבֹ֗אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935and reportedוַיַּגִּ֤ידוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046to Jehoshaphatלִֽיהוֹשָׁפָט֙li.ho.sha.FatH3092,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “A greatרָ֛בravH7227multitudeהָמ֥וֹןha.MonH1995is comingבָּ֣אba'H935againstעָלֶ֜יךָ'a.Lei.khaH5921you from beyondמֵעֵ֥בֶרme.'E.verH5676the seaלַיָּ֖םlai.YamH3220, out ofAramמֵאֲרָ֑םme.'a.RamH758and beholdוְהִנָּם֙ve.hi.NamH2009, they are inHazazon-tamarH2688(that is EngediH5872).”

3Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֛טye.ho.sha.FatH3092was afraidוַיִּרָ֕אvai.yi.Ra'H3372andturnedוַיִּתֵּ֧ןvai.yi.TenH5414his attentionפָּנָ֖יוpa.NavH6440to seekלִדְר֣וֹשׁlid.Ro.oshH1875the Lordלַיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068, andproclaimedוַיִּקְרָא־vai.yik.ra'-H7121a fastצ֖וֹםTzomH6685throughoutעַל־'al-H5921allכָּל־kol-H3605Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

4So Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063gatheredוַיִּקָּבְצ֣וּvai.yi.ka.ve.TzuH6908together toseekלְבַקֵּ֖שׁle.va.KeshH1245help from the Lordמֵֽיְהוָ֑הme.Yah.wehH3068;they evenגַּ֚םgamH1571cameבָּ֖אוּBa.'uH935from allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605the citiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063to seekלְבַקֵּ֥שׁle.va.KeshH1245the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

5Then Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֗טye.ho.sha.FatH3092stoodוַיַּעֲמֹ֣דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975in the assemblyבִּקְהַ֧לbik.HalH6951of Judahיְהוּדָ֛הye.hu.DahH3063and Jerusalemוִירוּשָׁלִַ֖םvi.ru.sha.LimH3389,in the houseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440the newהַחֲדָשָֽׁה׃ha.cha.da.ShahH2319courtהֶחָצֵ֥רhe.cha.TzerH2691,

6and he saidוַיֹּאמַ֗רvai.yo.MarH559, “O Lordיְהוָ֞הYah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430of our fathersאֲבֹתֵ֙ינוּ֙'a.vo.Tei.nuH1,are You not Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430in the heavensבַּשָּׁמַ֔יִםba.sha.Ma.yimH8064? Andare You not rulerמוֹשֵׁ֔לmo.ShelH4910overH5921allבְּכֹ֖לbe.KholH3605the kingdomsמַמְלְכ֣וֹתmam.le.KhotH4467of the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֑םha.go.YimH1471?Powerכֹּ֣חַKo.achH3581and mightוּגְבוּרָ֔הu.ge.vu.RahH1369are in Your handוּבְיָדְךָ֙u.ve.ya.de.KhaH3027so that noH369oneH369can standלְהִתְיַצֵּֽב׃le.hit.ya.TzevH3320againstעִמְּךָ֖'i.me.KhaH5973You.

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