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2 Chronicles 12:2-9

2And it cameH1961aboutH1961in Kingלַמֶּ֣לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Rehoboam’sרְחַבְעָ֔םre.chav.'AmH7346fifthהַֽחֲמִישִׁית֙ha.cha.mi.ShitH2549yearבַּשָּׁנָ֤הba.sha.NahH8141,becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588they had beenH4603unfaithfulH4603to the Lordבַּיהוָֽה׃ba.Yah.wehH3068, thatShishakשִׁישַׁ֥קshi.ShakH7895kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Egyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714cameH5927upH5927againstעַל־'al-H5921Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389

3with 1,200בְּאֶ֤לֶף וּמָאתַ֙יִם֙be.'E.lef u.ma.Ta.yimH505 H3967chariotsרֶ֔כֶבRe.khevH7393and sixtyוּבְשִׁשִּׁ֥יםu.ve.shi.ShimH8346thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505horsemenפָּרָשִׁ֑יםpa.ra.ShimH6571.And the peopleלָעָ֞םla.'AmH5971whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834cameבָּ֤אוּBa.'uH935with him from Egyptמִמִּצְרַ֔יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714were innumerableוְאֵ֣ין מִסְפָּ֗רve.'Ein mis.ParH369 H4557:the Lubimלוּבִ֥יםlu.VimH3864,the Sukkiimסֻכִּיִּ֖יםsu.ki.YimH5525,and the Ethiopiansוְכוּשִֽׁים׃ve.khu.ShimH3569.

4And he capturedוַיִּלְכֹּ֛דvai.yil.KodH3920the fortifiedהַמְּצֻר֖וֹתha.me.tzu.RotH4694citiesעָרֵ֥י'a.ReiH5892of Judahלִֽיהוּדָ֑הli.hu.DahH3063and cameוַיָּבֹ֖אvai.ya.Vo'H935as farעַד־'ad-H5704as Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ סye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

5ThenShemaiahוּֽשְׁמַֽעְיָ֤הu.she.ma'.YahH8098the prophetהַנָּבִיא֙ha.na.Vi'H5030cameבָּ֣אba'H935to Rehoboamרְחַבְעָ֔םre.chav.'AmH7346and the princesוְשָׂרֵ֣יve.sa.ReiH8269of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834had gatheredנֶאֶסְפ֥וּne.'es.FuH622at Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389becauseמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH4480 H6440of Shishakשִׁישָׁ֑קshi.ShakH7895,and he saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “ThisH3541isH3541whatH3541the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559: ‘You have abandonedעֲזַבְתֶּ֣ם'a.zav.TemH5800Me, so I alsoוְאַף־ve.'af-H637have abandonedעָזַ֥בְתִּי'a.Zav.tiH5800youto Shishakשִׁישָֽׁק׃shi.ShakH7895.’”

6So the princesשָׂרֵֽי־sa.rei-H8269of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478and the kingוְהַמֶּ֑לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428humbledוַיִּכָּנְע֥וּvai.yi.ka.ne.'UH3665themselves and saidוַיֹּאמְר֖וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, “TheLordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068is righteousצַדִּ֥יק׀tza.DikH6662.”

7When the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068sawוּבִרְא֤וֹתu.vir.'otH7200that they had humbledנִכְנָ֔עוּnikh.Na.'uH3665themselves, the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068cameהָיָה֩ha.YahH1961to Shemaiahשְׁמַֽעְיָ֧ה׀she.ma'.YahH8098,sayingלֵאמֹ֛רle.MorH559, “They have humbledנִכְנְע֖וּnikh.ne.'UH3665themselves, soI will not destroyאַשְׁחִיתֵ֑ם'ash.chi.TemH7843them; and I will grantוְנָתַתִּ֨יve.na.ta.TiH5414them a littleכִּמְעַט֙kim.'AtH4592deliveranceלִפְלֵיטָ֔הlif.lei.TahH6413, andMy wrathחֲמָתִ֛יcha.ma.TiH2534will not be pouredתִתַּ֧ךְti.TakhH5413outH5413on Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִַ֖םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389by meansבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of Shishakשִׁישָֽׁק׃shi.ShakH7895.

8But they will becomeיִהְיוּ־yih.yu-H1961his slavesלַעֲבָדִ֑יםla.'a.va.DimH5650, sothat they may learnוְיֵדְעוּ֙ve.ye.de.'UH3045the difference betweenMy serviceעֲב֣וֹדָתִ֔יa.Vo.da.TiH5656and the serviceוַעֲבוֹדַ֖תva.'a.vo.DatH5656of the kingdomsמַמְלְכ֥וֹתmam.le.KhotH4467of the countriesהָאֲרָצֽוֹת׃ סha.'a.ra.TzotH776.”

9So Shishakשִׁישַׁ֥קshi.ShakH7895kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Egyptמִצְרַיִם֮mitz.ra.YimH4714wentH5927upH5927againstעַל־'al-H5921Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַם֒ye.ru.sha.LimH3389,and he tookוַיִּקַּ֞חvai.yi.KachH3947the treasuresאֹצְר֣וֹת'o.tze.RotH214of the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068and the treasuresאֹֽצְרוֹת֙'o.tze.rOtH214of the king’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428palaceבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004.He tookלָקָ֑חla.KachH3947everythingהַכֹּ֖לha.KolH3605;he even tookוַיִּקַּח֙vai.yi.KachH3947the goldהַזָּהָ֔בha.za.HavH2091shieldsמָגִנֵּ֣יma.gi.NeiH4043whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834Solomonשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃she.lo.MohH8010had madeעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213.

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