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2 Chronicles 21:6-13

6He walkedוַיֵּ֜לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980in the wayבְּדֶ֣רֶךְ׀be.De.rekhH1870of the kingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,justH3512asH3512the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Ahabאַחְאָ֔ב'ach.'AvH256had doneעָשׂוּ֙'a.SuH6213,for Ahab’sאַחְאָ֔ב'ach.'AvH256daughterבַּת־bat-H1323wasהָ֥יְתָהHa.ye.tahH1961his wifeאִשָּׁ֑ה'i.ShahH802;and he didוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213evilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

7Yet the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068wasH14not willingאָבָ֣ה'a.VahH14to destroyלְהַשְׁחִית֙le.hash.ChitH7843the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Davidדָּוִ֔ידda.VidH1732becauseלְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'anH4616of the covenantהַבְּרִ֔יתha.be.RitH1285whichH834He had madeכָּרַ֖תka.RatH3772with Davidלְדָוִ֑ידle.da.VidH1732,and becauseH3512He had promisedאָמַ֗ר'a.MarH559to giveלָתֵ֨תla.TetH5414a lampH5215to him and his sonsוּלְבָנָ֖יוu.le.va.NavH1121foreverכָּל־ הַיָּמִֽים׃kol- hai.ya.MimH3605 H3117.

8In his daysבְּיָמָיו֙be.ya.MavH3117EdomH112brokeH6586awayH6586fromמִתַּ֖חַתmi.Ta.chatH4480 H8478 H3027the ruleH3027of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,and appointedוַיַּמְלִ֥יכוּvai.yam.Li.khuH4427a kingמֶֽלֶךְ׃Me.lekhH4428overעֲלֵיהֶ֖ם'a.lei.HemH5921themselves.

9Then Jehoramיְהוֹרָם֙ye.ho.RamH3088crossedH5674overH5674with his commandersשָׂרָ֔יוsa.RavH8269and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605his chariotsהָרֶ֖כֶבha.Re.khevH7393with him. And he gotH6965upH6965at nightלַ֔יְלָהLay.lahH3915and struckH5221andH5221killedH5221the EdomitesH112who were surroundingהַסּוֹבֵ֣בha.so.VevH5437him, and the commandersשָׂרֵ֥יsa.ReiH8269of the chariotsהָרָֽכֶב׃ha.Ra.khevH7393.

10So EdomH112revoltedוַיִּפְשַׁ֨עvai.yif.Sha'H6586againstמִתַּ֣חַת יַד־mi.Ta.chat yad-H4480 H8478 H3027Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063to thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117.Thenאָ֣ז'azH227Libnahלִבְנָ֛הliv.NahH3841revoltedתִּפְשַׁ֥עtif.Sha'H6586at the sameהַהִ֖יאha.Hi'H1931timeבָּעֵ֥תba.'EtH6256againstמִתַּ֣חַתmi.Ta.chatH4480 H8478his ruleיָד֑וֹya.DoH3027becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588he had abandonedעָזַ֔ב'a.ZavH5800the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of his fathersאֲבֹתָֽיו׃'a.vo.TavH1.

11Furthermoreגַּם־gam-H1571,he madeעָשָֽׂה־'a.sah-H6213highבָמ֖וֹתva.MotH1116placesH1116in the mountainsבְּהָרֵ֣יbe.ha.ReiH2022of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,and caused the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389to be unfaithfulוַיֶּ֙זֶן֙vai.Ye.zenH2181,and ledH5080Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ פye.hu.DahH3063astrayH5080.

12Then a letterמִכְתָּ֔בmikh.TavH4385cameוַיָּבֹ֤אvai.ya.Vo'H935to him from Elijahמֵֽאֵלִיָּ֥הוּme.'e.li.Ya.huH452the prophetהַנָּבִ֖יאha.na.Vi'H5030,sayingH559, “ThisH3541isH3541whatH3541the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵי֙'e.lo.HeiH430of your fatherאָבִ֔יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1Davidדָּוִ֣ידda.VidH1732says: ‘Becauseתַּ֗חַת אֲשֶׁ֤רTa.chat 'a.SherH8478 H834you have not walkedהָלַ֙כְתָּ֙ha.Lakh.taH1980in the waysבְּדַרְכֵי֙be.dar.KheiH1870of your fatherאָבִ֔יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֣טye.ho.sha.FatH3092and the waysוּבְדַרְכֵ֖יu.ve.dar.KheiH1870of Asaאָסָ֥א'a.Sa'H609kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063,

13buthave walkedוַתֵּ֗לֶךְva.Te.lekhH1980in the wayבְּדֶ֙רֶךְ֙be.De.rekhH1870of the kingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and have caused Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063and the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389to be unfaithfulוַתַּזְנֶ֤הva.taz.NehH2181as the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Ahabאַחְאָ֑ב'ach.'AvH256was unfaithfulכְּהַזְנ֖וֹתke.haz.NotH2181, and youhave alsoוְגַ֨םve.GamH1571killedהָרָֽגְתָּ׃ha.Ra.ge.taH2026your brothersאַחֶ֧יךָ'a.Chei.khaH251,your own familyבֵית־ אָבִ֛יךָveit- 'a.Vi.khaH1004 H1,who were betterהַטּוֹבִ֥יםha.to.VimH2896thanמִמְּךָ֖mi.me.KhaH4480you,

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