New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Kings 25:4-7

4Then the cityהָעִ֗ירha.'IrH5892was brokenוַתִּבָּקַ֣עva.ti.ba.Ka'H1234into, and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the menH376of warהַמִּלְחָמָ֤ה׀ha.mil.cha.MahH4421fledby nightהַלַּ֙יְלָה֙ha.Lay.lahH3915by wayדֶּ֜רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of the gateשַׁ֣עַר׀Sha.'arH8179betweenבֵּ֣יןbeinH996the two wallsהַחֹמֹתַ֗יִםha.cho.mo.Ta.yimH2346besideH5921the king’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428gardenגַּ֣ןganH1588,though the Chaldeansוְכַשְׂדִּ֥יםve.khas.DimH3778were allH5439aroundH5439the cityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892. Andthey wentוַיֵּ֖לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980by wayדֶּ֥רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of the Arabahהָעֲרָבָֽה׃ha.'a.ra.VahH6160.

5But the armyחֵיל־cheil-H2428of the Chaldeansכַּשְׂדִּים֙kas.DimH3778pursuedוַיִּרְדְּפ֤וּvai.yir.de.FuH7291the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428and overtookוַיַּשִּׂ֥גוּvai.ya.Si.guH5381him in the plainsבְּעַרְב֣וֹתbe.'ar.VotH6160of Jerichoיְרֵח֑וֹye.re.ChoH3405and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605his armyחֵיל֔וֹchei.LoH2428was scatteredנָפֹ֖צוּna.Fo.tzuH6327from him.

6Thenthey capturedוַֽיִּתְפְּשׂוּ֙vai.yit.pe.SuH8610the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428andbroughtוַיַּעֲל֥וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927him to the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894atRiblahרִבְלָ֑תָהriv.La.tahH7247, andhe passedH1696sentenceH1696on him.

7They slaughteredשָׁחֲט֖וּsha.cha.TuH7819the sonsבְּנֵי֙be.NeiH1121of Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֔הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667before his eyesלְעֵינָ֑יוle.'ei.NavH5869, thenputעִוֵּ֔ר'i.VerH5786out the eyesעֵינֵ֤י'ei.NeiH5869of Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙tzid.ki.Ya.huH6667and boundוַיַּאַסְרֵ֙הוּ֙vai.ya.'as.Re.huH631him with bronzeבַֽנְחֻשְׁתַּ֔יִםvan.chush.Ta.yimH5178fettersH5178and broughtוַיְבִאֵ֖הוּvay.vi.'E.huH935him to Babylonבָּבֶֽל׃ סba.VelH894.

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