New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Kings 25:8-16

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.

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