New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Kings 3:25-27

25Thus they destroyedיַהֲרֹ֡סוּya.ha.Ro.suH2040the citiesוְהֶעָרִ֣יםve.he.'a.RimH5892;and eachH376oneH376threwיַשְׁלִ֨יכוּyash.Li.khuH7993a stoneאַבְנ֜וֹ'av.NoH68on everyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605pieceH2513of goodט֠וֹבָהToahH2896landחֶלְקָ֣הchel.KahH2513and filledוּמִלְא֗וּהָu.mil.'U.haH4390it. So they stoppedיִסְתֹּ֙מוּ֙yis.To.muH5640allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the springsמַעְיַן־ma'.yan-H4599of waterמַ֤יִםMa.yimH4325and felledיַפִּ֔ילוּya.Pi.luH5307allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the goodט֣וֹבTovH2896treesעֵֽץ־'etz-H6086,untilעַד־'ad-H5704inKir-haresethH7025onlythey leftהִשְׁאִ֧ירhish.'IrH7604its stonesאֲבָנֶ֛יהָ'a.va.Nei.haH68;however, the slingersהַקַּלָּעִ֖יםha.ka.la.'ImH7051wentH5437aboutH5437itand struckוַיַּכּֽוּהָ׃vai.ya.Ku.haH5221it.

26When the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Moabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124sawוַיַּרְא֙vai.yaR'H7200that the battleהַמִּלְחָמָ֑הha.mil.cha.MahH4421was tooמִמֶּ֖נּוּmi.Me.nuH4480fierceחָזַ֥קcha.ZakH2388for him, he tookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947with him 700שְׁבַע־ מֵא֨וֹתshe.va'- me.'otH7651 H3967menאִ֜ישׁ'ishH376who drewשֹׁ֣לֵֽףSho.lefH8025swordsחֶ֗רֶבChe.revH2719,to breakלְהַבְקִ֛יעַle.hav.Ki.a'H1234throughH1234to the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of EdomH112;but they couldיָכֹֽלוּ׃ya.Kho.luH3201not.

27Then he tookוַיִּקַּח֩vai.yi.KachH3947his oldestהַבְּכ֜וֹרha.be.KhorH1060sonבְּנ֨וֹbe.NoH1121whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834was to reignיִמְלֹ֣ךְyim.LokhH4427in his placeתַּחְתָּ֗יוtach.TavH8478, andofferedוַיַּעֲלֵ֤הוּvai.ya.'a.Le.huH5927him as a burntעֹלָה֙'o.LahH5930offeringH5930on the wallהַ֣חֹמָ֔הha.cho.MahH2346.And there cameוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961greatגָּד֖וֹלga.DolH1419wrathקֶצֶף־ke.tzef-H7110againstH5921Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and they departedוַיִּסְעוּ֙vai.yis.'UH5265from him and returnedוַיָּשֻׁ֖בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725to their own landלָאָֽרֶץ׃ פla.'A.retzH776.

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