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2 Chronicles 25:5-13

5Moreover, Amaziahאֲמַצְיָ֙הוּ֙'a.matz.Ya.huH558assembledוַיִּקְבֹּ֤ץvai.yik.BotzH6908Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063and appointedוַיַּֽעֲמִידֵ֣םvai.ya.'a.mi.DemH5975them according to theirfathers’אָב֗וֹת'a.VotH1householdsלְבֵית־le.veit-H1004under commandersלְשָׂרֵ֤יle.sa.ReiH8269of thousandsהָאֲלָפִים֙ha.'a.la.FimH505and commandersוּלְשָׂרֵ֣יu.le.sa.ReiH8269of hundredsהַמֵּא֔וֹתha.me.'otH3967throughoutלְכָל־le.kholH3605Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063and Benjaminוּבִנְיָמִ֑ןu.vin.ya.MinH1144; and hetookH6485aH6485censusH6485of thosefrom twentyעֶשְׂרִ֤ים'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldלְמִבֶּ֨ןle.mi.BenH1121and upwardוָמַ֔עְלָהva.Ma'.lahH4605and foundוַיִּמְצָאֵ֗םvai.yim.tza.'EmH4672them to bethreeשְׁלֹשׁ־she.losh-H7969hundredמֵא֨וֹתme.'otH3967thousandאֶ֤לֶף'E.lefH505choiceH970menH970, ableto goיוֹצֵ֣אyo.Tze'H3318to warצָבָ֔אtza.Va'H6635andhandleאֹחֵ֖ז'o.ChezH270spearרֹ֥מַחRo.machH7420and shieldוְצִנָּֽה׃ve.tzi.NahH6793.

6He also hiredוַיִּשְׂכֹּ֣רvai.yis.KorH7936a hundredמֵ֥אָהMe.'ahH3967thousandאֶ֛לֶף'E.lefH505valiantחָ֖יִלCha.yilH2428warriorsגִּבּ֥וֹרgi.BorH1368from Israelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֗לmi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478fora hundredבְּמֵאָ֥הbe.me.'AhH3967talentsכִכַּר־khi.kar-H3603of silverכָּֽסֶף׃Ka.sefH3701.

7Buta manוְאִ֣ישׁve.'IshH376of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֗יםha.'E.lo.HimH430cameבָּ֤אba'H935to him sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “O kingהַמֶּ֕לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,do not let the armyצְבָ֣אtze.Va'H6635of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478comeיָבֹ֥אya.Vo'H935with you, for the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068is not with Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478nor withanyכֹּ֖לkolH3605of the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Ephraimאֶפְרָֽיִם׃'ef.Ra.yimH669.

8But ifאִם־'im-H518you do goבֹּ֣אbo'H935,doעֲשֵׂ֖ה'a.SehH6213it,be strongחֲזַ֣קcha.ZakH2388for the battleלַמִּלְחָמָ֑הla.mil.cha.MahH4421; yetGodהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430willbringH3782you downH3782beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the enemyH340,for Godבֵּאלֹהִ֖יםbe.lo.HimH430hasיֶשׁ־yesh-H3426the powerכֹּ֛חַKo.achH3581to helpלַעְז֥וֹרla'.ZorH5826and tobringH3782downH3782.”

9Amaziahאֲמַצְיָ֙הוּ֙'a.matz.Ya.huH558saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the manלְאִ֣ישׁle.'IshH376of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, “But whatוּמַֽה־u.mah-H4100are weto doלַּעֲשׂוֹת֙la.'a.sOtH6213about thehundredלִמְאַ֣תlim.'AtH3967talentsהַכִּכָּ֔רha.ki.KarH3603whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I have givenנָתַ֖תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414to the troopsלִגְד֣וּדlig.DudH1416of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478?”And the manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of Godהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430answeredוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “The Lordלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068hasיֵ֚שׁyeshH3426muchהַרְבֵּ֥הhar.BehH7235moreH7235to giveלָ֥תֶתLa.tetH5414you thanH4480thisמִזֶּֽה׃mi.ZehH2088.”

10Then Amaziahאֲמַצְיָ֗הוּ'a.matz.Ya.huH558dismissedוַיַּבְדִּילֵ֣םvai.yav.di.LemH914the troopsלְהַגְּדוּד֙le.ha.ge.DudH1416whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834cameבָּ֤אba'H935to him from Ephraimמֵֽאֶפְרַ֔יִםme.'ef.Ra.yimH669,to goלָלֶ֖כֶתla.Le.khetH1980homeלִמְקוֹמָ֑םlim.ko.MamH4725;so their angerאַפָּ֤ם'a.PamH639burnedוַיִּ֨חַרvai.Yi.charH2734against Judahבִּֽיהוּדָ֔הbi.hu.DahH3063,and they returnedוַיָּשׁ֥וּבוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725homeלִמְקוֹמָ֖םlim.ko.MamH4725in fierceבָּחֳרִי־bo.cho.ri-H2750angerאָֽף׃ פ'AfH639.

11Now Amaziahוַאֲמַצְיָ֙הוּ֙va.'a.matz.Ya.huH558gatheredH2388his courageH2388and ledH5090his peopleעַמּ֔וֹa.MoH5971outH5090,and wentוַיֵּ֖לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980tothe Valleyגֵּ֣יאgei'H1516of Saltהַמֶּ֑לַחha.Me.lachH4417,and struckH5221andH5221killedH5221tenעֲשֶׂ֥רֶת'a.Se.retH6235thousandאֲלָפִֽים׃'a.la.FimH505of the sonsבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of Seirשֵׂעִ֖ירse.'IrH8165.

12The sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063also capturedשָׁבוּ֙sha.VuH7617tenוַעֲשֶׂ֨רֶתva.'a.Se.retH6235thousandאֲלָפִ֜ים'a.la.FimH505aliveחַיִּ֗יםchai.YimH2416and broughtוַיְבִיא֖וּםvay.vi.'UmH935them to the topלְרֹ֣אשׁle.RoshH7218of the cliffהַסָּ֑לַעha.Sa.la'H5553,and threwH7993them downH7993from the topמֵֽרֹאשׁ־me.rosh-H7218of the cliffהַסֶּ֖לַעha.Se.la'H5553so that they were allוְכֻלָּ֥םve.khu.LamH3605dashedH1234toH1234piecesH1234.

13But thetroopsוּבְנֵ֣י הַגְּד֗וּדu.ve.Nei ha.ge.DudH1121 H1416whomאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834Amaziahאֲמַצְיָ֙הוּ֙'a.matz.Ya.huH558sentH7725backהֵשִׁ֤יבhe.ShivH7725, thosenot goingמִלֶּ֤כֶתmi.Le.khetH1980with him to battleלַמִּלְחָמָ֔הla.mil.cha.MahH4421,raidedוַֽיִּפְשְׁטוּ֙vai.yif.she.TuH6584the citiesבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063from Samariaמִשֹּׁמְר֖וֹןmi.sho.me.RonH8111to Beth-horonH1032,and struckH5221andH5221killedH5221threeשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969thousandאֲלָפִ֔ים'a.la.FimH505of them, and plunderedוַיָּבֹ֖זּוּvai.ya.Vo.zuH962a largeH7227amountH7227of spoilsבִּזָּ֥הbi.ZahH961.

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