New American Standard Bible 2020

2 Kings 22:12-20

12Then the kingהַמֶּ֡לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428commandedוַיְצַ֣וvay.TzavH6680Hilkiahחִלְקִיָּ֣הchil.ki.YahH2518the priestהַכֹּהֵ֡ןha.ko.HenH3548,Ahikamאֲחִיקָ֣ם'a.chi.KamH296the sonבֶּן־be.no.Sha-H1121of Shaphanשָׁ֠פָןSha.fanH8227,Achborעַכְבּ֨וֹרakh.BorH5907the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Micaiahמִיכָיָ֜הmi.kha.YahH4320,Shaphanשָׁפָ֣ןsha.FanH8227the scribeH5613,and Asaiahעֲשָׂיָ֥ה'a.sa.YahH6222the king’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428servantעֶֽבֶד־'e.ved-H5650,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

13“Goלְכוּ֩le.KhuH1980,inquireדִרְשׁ֨וּdir.ShuH1875of the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068for me and for the peopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971and allכָּל־kol-H3605Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063concerningH5921the wordsדִּבְרֵ֛יdiv.ReiH1697of thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088bookהַסֵּ֥פֶרha.Se.ferH5612that has been foundהַנִּמְצָ֖אha.nim.Tza'H4672, forthe wrathחֲמַ֣תcha.MatH2534of the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068that burnsנִצְּתָ֣הni.tze.TahH3341against us is greatגְדוֹלָ֞הge.do.LahH1419,becauseH5921 H834our fathersאֲבֹתֵ֗ינוּ'a.vo.Tei.nuH1did not listenשָׁמְע֜וּsha.me.'UH8085to the wordsדִּבְרֵי֙div.ReiH1697of thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088bookהַסֵּ֣פֶרha.Se.ferH5612,to actלַעֲשׂ֖וֹתla.'a.SotH6213in accordance with everythingכְּכָל־ke.khol-H3605that is writtenהַכָּת֥וּבha.ka.TuvH3789regardingH5921us.”

14So Hilkiahחִלְקִיָּ֣הוּchil.ki.Ya.huH2518the priestהַ֠כֹּהֵןHa.ko.henH3548,Ahikamוַאֲחִיקָ֨םva.'a.chi.KamH296,Achborוְעַכְבּ֜וֹרve.'akh.BorH5907,Shaphanוְשָׁפָ֣ןve.sha.FanH8227,and Asaiahוַעֲשָׂיָ֗הva.'a.sa.YahH6222wentוַיֵּ֣לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980to Huldahחֻלְדָּ֨הchul.DahH2468the prophetessהַנְּבִיאָ֜הha.ne.vi.'AhH5031,the wifeאֵ֣שֶׁת׀'E.shetH802of Shallumשַׁלֻּ֣םsha.LumH7967the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofTikvahתִּקְוָ֗הtik.VahH8616,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Harhasחַרְחַס֙char.ChasH2745,keeperשֹׁמֵ֣רsho.MerH8104of the wardrobeהַבְּגָדִ֔יםha.be.ga.DimH899(and she livedיֹשֶׁ֥בֶתyo.She.vetH3427in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִַ֖םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389in theSecondבַּמִּשְׁנֶ֑הba.mish.NehH4932Quarter); and they spokeוַֽיְדַבְּר֖וּvay.da.be.RuH1696to her.

15Then she saidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559to them, “ThisH3541isH3541whatH3541the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478saysאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559: ‘Tellאִמְר֣וּ'im.RuH559the manלָאִ֔ישׁla.'IshH376whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834sentשָׁלַ֥חsha.LachH7971you to Me,

16“ThisH3541isH3541whatH3541the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559: ‘BeholdH2009, I am going tobringמֵבִ֥יאme.Vi'H935disasterH7463on thisהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088placeהַמָּק֥וֹםha.ma.KomH4725and on its inhabitantsיֹֽשְׁבָ֑יוyo.she.VavH3427,allכָּל־kol-H3605the wordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of the bookהַסֵּ֔פֶרha.Se.ferH5612whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063has readקָרָ֖אka.Ra'H7121.

17Sinceתַּ֣חַת׀ אֲשֶׁ֣רTa.chat 'a.SherH8478 H834they have abandonedעֲזָב֗וּנִי'a.za.Vu.niH5800Me and have burnedH6999incenseH6999to otherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312godsלֵאלֹהִ֣יםle.lo.HimH430soלְמַ֙עַן֙le.Ma.'anH4616thatH4616they may provokeהַכְעִיסֵ֔נִיhakh.'i.Se.niH3707Me toH3707angerH3707with allבְּכֹ֖לbe.KholH3605the workמַעֲשֵׂ֣הma.'a.SehH4639of their handsיְדֵיהֶ֑םye.dei.HemH3027,My wrathחֲמָתִ֛יcha.ma.TiH2534burnsוְנִצְּתָ֧הve.ni.tze.TahH3341against thisהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088placeבַּמָּק֥וֹםba.ma.KomH4725,and it shall not be quenchedתִכְבֶּֽה׃tikh.BehH3518.’”

18But tothe kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063who sentהַשֹּׁלֵ֤חַha.sho.Le.achH7971you to inquireלִדְרֹ֣שׁlid.RoshH1875of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,thisH3541isH3541whatH3541you shall sayתֹאמְר֖וּto.me.RuH559to him: “ThisH3541isH3541whatH3541the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478saysאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559: ‘Regardingthe wordsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you have heardשָׁמָֽעְתָּ׃sha.Ma.'e.taH8085,

19sinceיַ֠עַןYa.'anH3282your heartלְבָ֨בְךָ֜le.Va.ve.khaH3824was tenderרַךְ־rakh-H7401andyou humbledוַתִּכָּנַ֣ע׀va.ti.ka.Na'H3665yourself beforeמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH4480 H6440the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068when you heardבְּֽשָׁמְעֲךָ֡be.sha.me.'a.KhaH8085whatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834I spokeדִּבַּרְתִּי֩di.bar.TiH1696againstעַל־'al-H5921thisהַזֶּ֜הha.ZehH2088placeהַמָּק֨וֹםha.ma.KomH4725and againstוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921its inhabitantsיֹשְׁבָ֗יוyo.she.VavH3427,that they would becomeלִהְי֤וֹתlih.YotH1961an objectH8047ofH8047horrorלְשַׁמָּה֙le.sha.MahH8047and acurseוְלִקְלָלָ֔הve.lik.la.LahH7045, and you havetornוַתִּקְרַע֙va.tik.Ra'H7167your clothesבְּגָדֶ֔יךָbe.ga.Dei.khaH899and weptוַתִּבְכֶּ֖הva.tiv.KehH1058beforeלְפָנָ֑יle.fa.NaiH6440Me, I have indeedוְגַ֧םve.GamH1571heardשָׁמַ֖עְתִּיsha.Ma'.tiH8085you,’ declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.”

20Thereforeלָכֵן֩la.KhenH3651,beholdH2009,I am going to gatherאֹֽסִפְךָ֜'o.sif.KhaH622you to your fathersאֲבֹתֶ֗יךָ'a.vo.Tei.khaH1, andyou will be gatheredוְנֶאֱסַפְתָּ֣ve.ne.'e.saf.TaH622to your graveקִבְרֹתֶיךָ֮kiv.ro.tei.ChaH6913in peaceבְּשָׁלוֹם֒be.sha.lOmH7965,and your eyesעֵינֶ֔יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869will not lookתִרְאֶ֣ינָהtir.'Ei.nahH7200at allבְּכֹל֙be.KholH3605the devastationH7463that I am going to bringמֵבִ֖יאme.Vi'H935on thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088placeהַמָּק֣וֹםha.ma.KomH4725.’”So they broughtH7725backוַיָּשִׁ֥יבוּvai.ya.Shi.vuH7725wordדָּבָֽר׃da.VarH1697to the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428.

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