New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Kings 25:22-30

22Now as forthe peopleוְהָעָ֗םve.ha.'AmH5971who were leftהַנִּשְׁאָר֙ha.nish.'ArH7604in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,whomאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834Nebuchadnezzarנְבֽוּכַדְנֶאצַּ֖רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5019kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֑לba.VelH894had leftהִשְׁאִ֔ירhish.'IrH7604,he appointedוַיַּפְקֵ֣דvai.yaf.KedH6485Gedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֖הוּge.dal.Ya.huH1436the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Ahikamאֲחִיקָ֥ם'a.chi.KamH296,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Shaphanשָׁפָֽן׃ פsha.FanH8227overעֲלֵיהֶ֔ם'a.lei.HemH5921them.

23When allכָל־khol-H3605the captainsשָׂרֵ֨יsa.ReiH8269of the forcesהַחֲיָלִ֜יםha.cha.ya.LimH2428, they and theirmenH376,heardוַיִּשְׁמְעוּ֩vai.yish.me.'UH8085that the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶל֙ba.VelH894had appointedהִפְקִ֤ידhif.KidH6485Gedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֔הוּge.dal.Ya.huH1436governor,they cameוַיָּבֹ֥אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to Gedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֖הוּge.dal.Ya.huH1436toMizpahהַמִּצְפָּ֑הha.mitz.PahH4709,namely, Ishmaelוְיִשְׁמָעֵ֣אלve.yish.ma.'ElH3458the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nethaniahנְתַנְיָ֡הne.tan.YahH5418,and JohananH3076the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Kareahקָ֠רֵחַKa.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 the Maacathiteהַמַּ֣עֲכָתִ֔יha.Ma.'a.kha.TiH4602,they and their menH376.

24Gedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֙הוּ֙ge.dal.Ya.huH1436sworeוַיִּשָּׁבַ֨עvai.yi.sha.Va'H7650to them and their menH376and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “Do not be afraidתִּֽירְא֖וּti.re.'UH3372of the servantsמֵעַבְדֵ֣יme.'av.DeiH5650of the Chaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּ֑יםha.kas.DimH3778;liveשְׁב֣וּshe.VuH3427in the landבָאָ֗רֶץva.'A.retzH776and serveוְעִבְד֛וּve.'iv.DuH5647the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894,and it will be wellוְיִטַ֥בve.yi.TavH3190with you.”

25But it cameH1961about 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 royalהַמְּלוּכָ֗הha.me.lu.KhahH4410familyמִזֶּ֣רַעmi.Ze.ra'H2233,cameבָּ֣אba'H935with tenוַעֲשָׂרָ֤הva.'a.sa.RahH6235menH376and struckוַיַּכּ֥וּvai.ya.KuH5221Gedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֖הוּge.dal.Ya.huH1436down so that he diedוַיָּמֹ֑תvai.ya.MotH4191along with the Jewsהַיְּהוּדִים֙hai.ye.hu.DimH3064and the Chaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּ֔יםha.kas.DimH3778whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834were with him at Mizpahבַּמִּצְפָּֽה׃ba.mitz.PahH4709.

26Then allכָל־khol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971,bothH4480smallמִקָּטֹ֤ןmi.ka.TonH6996and greatגָּדוֹל֙ga.dOlH1419,and the captainsוְשָׂרֵ֣יve.sa.ReiH8269of the forcesהַחֲיָלִ֔יםha.cha.ya.LimH2428aroseוַיָּקֻ֨מוּvai.ya.Ku.muH6965and wentוַיָּבֹ֖אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714;for they were afraidיָרְא֖וּya.re.'UH3372of the Chaldeansכַשְׂדִּֽים׃ פkhas.DimH3778.

27Now it cameוַיְהִי֩vay.HiH1961about in the thirty-seventhבִשְׁלֹשִׁ֨ים וָשֶׁ֜בַעvish.lo.Shim va.She.va'H7970 H7651yearשָׁנָ֗הsha.NahH8141ofthe exileלְגָלוּת֙le.ga.LutH1546of Jehoiachinיְהוֹיָכִ֣יןye.ho.ya.KhinH3078kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,in the twelfthבִּשְׁנֵ֤ים עָשָׂר֙bish.Neim 'a.SarH8147 H6240monthחֹ֔דֶשׁCho.deshH2320,on the twenty-seventhבְּעֶשְׂרִ֥ים וְשִׁבְעָ֖הbe.'es.Rim ve.shiv.'AhH6242 H7651dayof the monthלַחֹ֑דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320,that Evil-merodachH192kingמֶ֨לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֜לba.VelH894,in the yearבִּשְׁנַ֣תbish.NatH8141that he becameH4427kingמָלְכ֗וֹma.le.KhoH4427,releasedנָשָׂ֡א רֹ֛אשׁna.Sa' roshH5375 H7218Jehoiachinיְהוֹיָכִ֥יןye.ho.ya.KhinH3078kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063from prisonמִבֵּ֥ית כֶּֽלֶא׃mi.Beit Ke.le'H1004 H3608;

28and hespokeוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696kindlyH2899to him and setוַיִּתֵּן֙vai.yi.TenH5414his throneכִּסְא֔וֹkis.'OH3678aboveמֵעַ֗לme.'AlH4480 H5921the throneכִּסֵּ֧אki.Se'H3678of the kingsהַמְּלָכִ֛יםha.me.la.KhimH4428whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834werewith him in Babylonבְּבָבֶֽל׃be.va.VelH894.

29Jehoiachin changedוְשִׁנָּ֕אve.shi.Na'H8132his prisonכִלְא֑וֹkhil.'OH3608clothesבִּגְדֵ֣יbig.DeiH899andhadוְאָכַ֨לve.'a.KhalH398his mealsלֶ֧חֶםLe.chemH3899inthe king’s presenceלְפָנָ֖יוle.fa.NavH6440regularlyתָּמִ֛ידta.MidH8548allכָּל־kol-H3605the daysיְמֵ֥יye.MeiH3117of his lifeH2425;

30and for hisallowanceוַאֲרֻחָת֗וֹva.'a.ru.cha.ToH737,a regularתָּמִ֧ידta.MidH8548allowanceאֲרֻחַ֨ת'a.ru.ChatH737was givenנִתְּנָה־ni.te.nah-H5414him by the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,a portionדְּבַר־de.var-H1697for eachי֣וֹםYomH3117dayבְּיוֹמ֑וֹbe.yo.MoH3117,allכֹּ֖לkolH3605the daysיְמֵ֥יye.MeiH3117of his lifeH2425.

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