New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Kings 25:6-21

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.

8Now on the seventhבְּשִׁבְעָ֣הbe.shiv.'AhH7651day of thefifthהַֽחֲמִישִׁי֙ha.cha.mi.ShiH2549monthH2320,whichהִ֗יאHi'H1931was the nineteenthתְּשַֽׁע־ עֶשְׂרֵ֣הte.sha'- 'es.RehH8672 H6240yearH8141of Kingלַמֶּ֖לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Nebuchadnezzarנְבֻכַדְנֶאצַּ֣רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5019,kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֑לba.VelH894,Nebuzaradanנְבוּזַרְאֲדָ֧ןne.vu.zar.'a.DanH5018the captainרַב־rav-H7227of the guardטַבָּחִ֛יםta.ba.ChimH2876,a servantעֶ֥בֶד'E.vedH5650of the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894,cameבָּ֞אba'H935to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

9He burnedוַיִּשְׂרֹ֥ףvai.yis.RofH8313the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,the king’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004,and allכָּל־kol-H3605the housesבָּתֵּ֧יba.TeiH1004of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֛םye.ru.sha.LimH3389;even everyכָּל־kol-H3605greatגָּד֖וֹלga.DolH1419houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004he burnedשָׂרַ֥ףsa.RafH8313with fireבָּאֵֽשׁ׃ba.'EshH784.

10So allכָּל־kol-H3605the armyחֵ֣ילcheilH2428of the Chaldeansכַּשְׂדִּ֔יםkas.DimH3778whoאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834were withthe captainרַב־rav-H7227of the guardטַבָּחִֽים׃ta.ba.ChimH2876brokeH5422downH5422the wallsחוֹמֹ֥תcho.MotH2346aroundסָבִ֑יבsa.VivH5439Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

11Thenthe restיֶ֨תֶרYe.terH3499of the peopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971who were leftהַנִּשְׁאָרִ֣יםha.nish.'a.RimH7604in the cityבָּעִ֗ירba.'IrH5892and the desertersהַנֹּֽפְלִים֙ha.no.fe.LimH5307whoאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834had desertedנָפְלוּ֙na.fe.LuH5307to the kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894and the restיֶ֣תֶרYe.terH3499of the peopleH5971,Nebuzaradanנְבוּזַרְאֲדָ֖ןne.vu.zar.'a.DanH5018the captainרַב־rav-H7227of the guardטַבָּחִֽים׃ta.ba.ChimH2876carriedH1540awayH1540into exileהֶגְלָ֕הheg.LahH1540.

12But the captainרַב־rav-H7227of the guardטַבָּחִ֑יםta.ba.ChimH2876leftהִשְׁאִ֖ירhish.'IrH7604someH4480ofthe poorestוּמִדַּלַּ֣תu.mid.da.LatH1803of the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776to be vinedressersלְכֹֽרְמִ֖יםle.kho.re.MimH3755and plowmenוּלְיֹגְבִֽים׃u.le.yo.ge.VimH3009.

13Now the bronzeהַנְּחֹ֜שֶׁתha.ne.Cho.shetH5178pillarsעַמּוּדֵ֨י'a.mu.DeiH5982whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834were in the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,and the standsהַמְּכֹנ֞וֹתha.me.kho.NotH4350andthe bronzeהַנְּחֹ֛שֶׁתha.ne.Cho.shetH5178seaיָ֧םyamH3220whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834were in the houseבְּבֵית־be.veit-H1004of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,the Chaldeansכַשְׂדִּ֑יםkhas.DimH3778brokeH7665in piecesH7665and carriedוַיִּשְׂא֥וּvai.yis.'UH5375thebronzeנְחֻשְׁתָּ֖םne.chush.TamH5178to Babylonבָּבֶֽלָה׃ba.Ve.lahH894.

14They tookלָקָֽחוּ׃la.Ka.chuH3947away the potsהַסִּירֹ֨תha.si.RotH5518,the shovelsהַיָּעִ֜יםhai.ya.'ImH3257,the snuffersהַֽמְזַמְּר֣וֹתham.za.me.RotH4212,the spoonsהַכַּפּ֗וֹתha.ka.PotH3709,and allכָּל־kol-H3605the bronzeהַנְּחֹ֛שֶׁתha.ne.Cho.shetH5178vesselsכְּלֵ֧יke.LeiH3627whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834were usedH8334in templeserviceH8334.

15The captainרַב־rav-H7227of the guardטַבָּחִֽים׃ta.ba.ChimH2876also tookלָקַ֖חla.KachH3947away the firepansהַמַּחְתּוֹת֙ha.mach.tOtH4289and the basinsהַמִּזְרָק֗וֹתha.miz.ra.KotH4219,whatאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834was fineH3701goldH2091and whatוַאֲשֶׁר־va.'a.Sher-H834was fineH3701silverH3701.

16The twoשְׁנַ֗יִםshe.Na.yimH8147pillarsהָעַמּוּדִ֣ים׀ha.'a.mu.DimH5982,the oneהָֽאֶחָד֙ha.'e.ChadH259seaהַיָּ֤םhai.YamH3220,and the standsוְהַמְּכֹנ֔וֹתve.ha.me.kho.NotH4350whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010had madeעָשָׂ֥ה'a.SahH6213for the houseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068--the bronzeלִנְחֹ֖שֶׁתlin.Cho.shetH5178of allכָּל־kol-H3605theseהָאֵֽלֶּה׃ha.'E.lehH428vesselsהַכֵּלִ֥יםha.ke.LimH3627was beyondלֹא־lo'-H3808weightמִשְׁקָ֔לmish.KalH4948.

17The heightקוֹמַ֣ת׀ko.MatH6967of the oneהָאֶחָ֗דha.'e.ChadH259pillarהָעַמּ֣וּדha.'a.MudH5982was eighteenשְׁמֹנֶה֩ עֶשְׂרֵ֨הshe.mo.Neh 'es.RehH8083 H6240cubitsאַמָּ֜ה'a.MahH520,and a bronzeנְחֹשֶׁת֮ne.cho.ShetH5178capitalוְכֹתֶ֨רֶתve.kho.Te.retH3805was on it; the heightוְקוֹמַ֣תve.ko.MatH6967of the capitalהַכֹּתֶרֶת֮ha.ko.te.RetH3805was threeשָׁלֹ֣שׁsha.LoshH7969cubitsאַמּוֹת֒'a.mahH520,with a networkוּשְׂבָכָ֨הu.se.va.KhahH7639and pomegranatesוְרִמֹּנִ֧יםve.ri.mo.NimH7416on the capitalהַכֹּתֶ֛רֶתha.ko.Te.retH3805allH5439aroundH5439,allהַכֹּ֣לha.KolH3605of bronzeנְחֹ֑שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178.And the secondהַשֵּׁנִ֖יha.she.NiH8145pillarלַֽעַמּ֥וּדla.'a.MudH5982was like theseוְכָאֵ֛לֶּהve.kha.'E.lehH428with networkהַשְּׂבָכָֽה׃ha.se.va.KhahH7639.

18Then the captainרַב־rav-H7227of the guardטַבָּחִ֗יםta.ba.ChimH2876tookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947Seraiahשְׂרָיָה֙se.ra.YahH8304the chiefהָרֹ֔אשׁha.RoshH7218priestכֹּהֵ֣ןko.HenH3548andZephaniahצְפַנְיָ֖הוּtze.fan.Ya.huH6846the secondמִשְׁנֶ֑הmish.NehH4932priestכֹּהֵ֣ןko.HenH3548,with the threeשְׁלֹ֖שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969officersשֹׁמְרֵ֥יsho.me.ReiH8104of the templeהַסַּֽף׃ha.SafH5592.

19From the cityהָעִ֡ירha.'IrH5892he tookלָקַח֩la.KachH3947oneאֶחָ֜ד'e.ChadH259officialסָרִ֨יסsa.RisH5631whoאֲֽשֶׁר־'asher-H834was overseerפָקִ֣יד׀fa.KidH6496of the menאִישׁ֙'ishH376of warהַמִּלְחָמָ֗הha.mil.cha.MahH4421, andfiveוַחֲמִשָּׁ֨הva.cha.mi.ShahH2568of the king’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428advisersמֵרֹאֵ֤יme.ro.'EiH582 H7200whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834were foundנִמְצְא֣וּnim.tze.'UH4672in the cityבָעִ֔ירva.'IrH5892; and thescribeH5613of the captainשַׂ֣רsarH8269of the armyהַצָּבָ֔אha.tza.Va'H6635who musteredהַמַּצְבִּ֖אha.matz.Bi'H6633the peopleעַ֣ם'amH5971of the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776;and sixtyוְשִׁשִּׁ֥יםve.shi.ShimH8346menH376of the peopleמֵעַ֣םme.'AmH5971of the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776who were foundהַֽנִּמְצְאִ֖יםha.nim.tze.'ImH4672in the cityבָּעִֽיר׃ba.'IrH5892.

20Nebuzaradanנְבוּזַרְאֲדָ֖ןne.vu.zar.'a.DanH5018the captainרַב־rav-H7227of the guardטַבָּחִ֑יםta.ba.ChimH2876tookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947them and broughtוַיֹּ֧לֶךְvai.Yo.lekhH1980them to the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894atRiblahרִבְלָֽתָה׃riv.La.tahH7247.

21Then the kingמֶ֨לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֧לba.VelH894struckוַיַּ֣ךְvai.YakhH5221them down and putוַיְמִיתֵ֛םvay.mi.TemH4191them to deathH4191at Riblahבְּרִבְלָ֖הbe.riv.LahH7247in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Hamathחֲמָ֑תcha.MatH2574.So Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063was ledH1540awayH1540into exileוַיִּ֥גֶלvai.Yi.gelH1540from its landאַדְמָתֽוֹ׃'ad.ma.ToH127.

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