New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Kings 16:7-18

7So Ahazאָחָ֜ז'a.ChazH271sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֨חvai.yish.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֗יםmal.'a.KhimH4397toTiglath-pileserH8407kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Assyriaאַשּׁוּר֙'a.ShurH804,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “I am your servantעַבְדְּךָ֥'av.de.KhaH5650and your sonוּבִנְךָ֖u.vin.KhaH1121;comeעֲלֵ֨ה'a.LehH5927up and deliverוְהוֹשִׁעֵ֜נִיve.ho.shi.'E.niH3467me from thehandמִכַּ֣ףmi.KafH3709of the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Aramאֲרָ֗ם'a.RamH758and from thehandוּמִכַּף֙u.mi.KafH3709of the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,who are risingהַקּוֹמִ֖יםha.ko.MimH6965up againstעָלָֽי׃'a.LaiH5921me.”

8Ahazאָחָ֜ז'a.ChazH271tookוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947the silverהַכֶּ֣סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701and goldהַזָּהָ֗בha.za.HavH2091that was foundהַנִּמְצָא֙ha.nim.Tza'H4672in the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068and in the treasuriesוּבְאֹֽצְר֖וֹתu.ve.'o.tze.RotH214of the king’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004,and sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֥חvai.yish.LachH7971a presentשֹֽׁחַד׃Sho.chadH7810to the kingלְמֶֽלֶךְ־le.Me.lekh-H4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֖וּר'a.ShurH804.

9So the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804listenedוַיִּשְׁמַ֤עvai.yish.Ma'H8085to him; and the kingמֶ֨לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֤וּר'a.ShurH804wentוַיַּעַל֩vai.ya.'AlH5927up againstH413Damascusדַּמֶּ֙שֶׂק֙da.Me.sekH1834andcapturedוַֽיִּתְפְּשֶׂ֔הָvai.yit.pe.Se.haH8610it, and carriedH1540the people ofit awayH1540into exileוַיַּגְלֶ֖הָvai.yag.Le.haH1540toKirקִ֑ירָהKi.rahH7024,and putהֵמִֽית׃he.MitH4191Rezinרְצִ֖יןre.TzinH7526to deathH4191.

10Now Kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahazאָחָ֡ז'a.ChazH271wentוַיֵּ֣לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980to Damascusדּוּמֶּ֔שֶׂקdu.Me.sekH1834to meetלִ֠קְרַאתLik.ratH7122Tiglath-pileserH8407kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Assyriaאַשּׁוּר֙'a.ShurH804,and sawוַיַּ֥רְאvai.Yar'H7200the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַha.miz.Be.achH4196whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834wasat Damascusבְּדַמָּ֑שֶׂקbe.da.Ma.sekH1834;and Kingהַמֶּ֨לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahazאָחָ֜ז'a.ChazH271sentוַיִּשְׁלַח֩vai.yish.LachH7971toUrijahאוּרִיָּ֣ה'u.ri.YahH223the priestהַכֹּהֵ֗ןha.ko.HenH3548thepatternדְּמ֧וּתde.MutH1823of the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֛חַha.miz.Be.achH4196and its modelתַּבְנִית֖וֹtav.ni.ToH8403,according to allלְכָֽל־le.kholH3605its workmanshipמַעֲשֵֽׂהוּ׃ma.'a.Se.huH4639.

11So Urijahאוּרִיָּ֥ה'u.ri.YahH223the priestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.HenH3548builtוַיִּ֛בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129an altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַha.miz.Be.achH4196;according to allכְּכֹ֣לke.KholH3605that Kingהַמֶּ֨לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahazאָחָ֜ז'a.ChazH271had sentשָׁלַח֩sha.LachH7971from Damascusמִדַּמֶּ֗שֶׂקmi.da.Me.sekH1834,thusכֵּ֤ןkenH3651Urijahאוּרִיָּ֣ה'u.ri.YahH223the priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548madeעָשָׂה֙'a.SahH6213it,beforeעַד־'ad-H5704the comingבּ֥וֹאBo'H935of Kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ־ha.Me.lekh-H4428Ahazאָחָ֖ז'a.ChazH271from Damascusמִדַּמָּֽשֶׂק׃mi.da.Ma.sekH1834.

12When the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428cameוַיָּבֹ֤אvai.ya.Vo'H935from Damascusמִדַּמֶּ֔שֶׂקmi.da.Me.sekH1834,the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sawוַיַּ֥רְאvai.Yar'H7200the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַha.miz.Be.achH4196; thenthe kingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428approachedוַיִּקְרַ֥בvai.yik.RavH7126the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַha.miz.Be.achH4196andwentוַיַּ֥עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927up to it,

13andburnedוַיַּקְטֵ֤רvai.yak.TerH6999his burntעֹֽלָתוֹ֙o.la.ToH5930offeringH5930and his mealH4503offeringמִנְחָת֔וֹmin.cha.ToH4503,and pouredוַיַּסֵּ֖ךְvai.ya.SekhH5258his drinkנִסְכּ֑וֹnis.KoH5262offeringH5262and sprinkledוַיִּזְרֹ֛קvai.yiz.RokH2236the bloodדַּֽם־dam-H1818of his peaceהַשְּׁלָמִ֥יםha.she.la.MimH8002offeringsH8002on the altarהַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃ha.miz.Be.achH4196.

14The bronzeהַנְּחֹשֶׁת֮ha.ne.cho.ShetH5178altarהַמִּזְבַּ֣חha.miz.BachH4196,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834wasbeforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָה֒Yah.wehH3068,he broughtוַיַּקְרֵ֗בvai.yak.RevH7126from the frontפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of the houseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,from betweenH996hisaltarהַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַha.miz.Be.achH4196and the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,and he putוַיִּתֵּ֥ןvai.yi.TenH5414it on the northצָפֽוֹנָה׃tza.Fo.nahH6828sideיֶ֥רֶךְYe.rekhH3409of hisaltarהַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַha.miz.Be.achH4196.

15Then Kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ־ha.Me.lekh-H4428Ahazאָ֠חָז'A.chozH271commandedוַיְצַוֶּ֣הvay.tza.vuhH6680Urijahאוּרִיָּ֨ה'u.ri.YahH223the priestהַכֹּהֵ֜ןha.ko.HenH3548,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, “Upon the greatהַגָּד֡וֹלha.ga.DolH1419altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֣חַha.miz.Be.achH4196burnהַקְטֵ֣רhak.TerH6999the morningהַבֹּקֶר֩ha.bo.KerH1242burntעֹֽלַת־'o.lat-H5930offeringעֹלַ֧ת'o.LatH5930and the eveningהָעֶ֜רֶבha.'E.revH6153mealH4503offeringמִנְחַ֨תmin.ChatH4503and the king’sהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428burntעֹלַ֞ת'o.LatH5930offeringעֹלָ֛ה'o.LahH5930and his mealH4503offeringמִנְחָת֗וֹmin.cha.ToH4503,with the burntH5930offeringH5930of allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleעַ֤ם'amH5971of the landהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776and their mealH4503offeringוּמִנְחָתָ֣םu.min.cha.TamH4503and their drinkוְנִסְכֵּיהֶ֔םve.nis.kei.HemH5262offeringsH5262;and sprinkleתִּזְרֹ֑קtiz.RokH2236on it allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the bloodדַּ֥םdamH1818of the burntH5930offeringH5930and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the bloodדַּם־dam-H1818of the sacrificeזֶ֖בַחZe.vachH2077. Butthe bronzeהַנְּחֹ֛שֶׁתha.ne.Cho.shetH5178altarוּמִזְבַּ֧חu.miz.BachH4196shall be for me to inquireלְבַקֵּֽר׃le.va.KerH1239by.”

16So Urijahאוּרִיָּ֣ה'u.ri.YahH223the priestהַכֹּהֵ֑ןha.ko.HenH3548didוַיַּ֖עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213according to allכְּכֹ֥לke.KholH3605that Kingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahazאָחָֽז׃'a.ChazH271commandedצִוָּ֖הtzi.VahH6680.

17Then Kingהַמֶּ֨לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahazאָחָ֜ז'a.ChazH271cutוַיְקַצֵּץ֩vay.ka.TzetzH7112offH7112the bordersהַמִּסְגְּר֣וֹתha.mis.ge.RotH4526of the standsהַמְּכֹנ֗וֹתha.me.kho.NotH4350,and removedוַיָּ֤סַרvai.Ya.sarH5493the laverהַכִּיֹּ֔רha.ki.YorH3595from them; he alsotookH3381downH3381the seaהַיָּ֣םhai.YamH3220from the bronzeהַנְּחֹ֖שֶׁתha.ne.Cho.shetH5178oxenהַבָּקָ֥רha.ba.KarH1241whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834were underתַּחְתֶּ֑יהָtach.Tei.haH8478it and putוַיִּתֵּ֣ןvai.yi.TenH5414it on a pavementמַרְצֶ֥פֶתmar.Tze.fetH4837of stoneאֲבָנִֽים׃'a.va.NimH68.

18The coveredH4146wayH4146for the sabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֜תha.sha.BatH7676whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834they had builtבָּנ֣וּba.NuH1129in the houseבַבַּ֗יִתva.Ba.yitH1004,and the outerהַֽחִיצ֔וֹנָהha.chi.Tzo.nahH2435entryמְב֤וֹאme.Vo'H3996of the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428,he removedהֵסֵ֖בhe.SevH5437from the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068becauseמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH4480 H6440of the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּֽׁוּר׃'a.ShurH804.

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