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2 Kings 24:1-9

1In his daysבְּיָמָ֣יוbe.ya.MavH3117Nebuchadnezzarנְבֻכַדְנֶאצַּ֖רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5019kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֑לba.VelH894cameH5927upH5927,and Jehoiakimיְהוֹיָקִ֥יםye.ho.ya.KimH3079becameוַיְהִי־vay.hi-H1961his servantעֶ֙בֶד֙'e.vedH5650for threeשָׁלֹ֣שׁsha.LoshH7969yearsשָׁנִ֔יםsha.NimH8141;then he turnedוַיָּ֖שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725and revoltedוַיִּמְרָד־vai.yim.rod-H4775against him.

2And the Lordיְהוָ֣ה׀Yah.wehH3068sentוַיְשַׁלַּ֣חvay.sha.LachH7971against himbandsגְּדוּדֵ֣יge.du.DeiH1416of Chaldeansכַשְׂדִּים֩khas.DimH3778,bandsגְּדוּדֵ֨יge.du.DeiH1416of Arameansאֲרָ֜ם'a.RamH758,bandsגְּדוּדֵ֣יge.du.DeiH1416of Moabitesמוֹאָ֗בmo.'AvH4124,and bandsגְּדוּדֵ֣יge.du.DeiH1416of Ammonitesבְנֵֽי־ עַמּ֔וֹןve.nei- a.MonH1121 H5983.He sentוַיְשַׁלְּחֵ֥םvay.sha.le.ChemH7971them against Judahבִּֽיהוּדָ֖הbi.hu.DahH3063to destroyלְהַֽאֲבִיד֑וֹle.ha.'a.vi.DoH6it,in accordance with the wordכִּדְבַ֣רkid.VarH1697of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834He had spokenדִּבֶּ֔רdi.BerH1696throughבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027His servantsעֲבָדָ֥יו'a.va.DavH5650the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִֽים׃ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030.

3It indeedאַ֣ךְ׀'akhH389cameהָֽיְתָה֙ha.ye.TahH1961upon Judahבִּֽיהוּדָ֔הbi.hu.DahH3063at thecommandפִּ֣יpiH6310of the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,to removeלְהָסִ֖ירle.ha.SirH5493themfrom His sightפָּנָ֑יוpa.NavH6440due to the sinsבְּחַטֹּ֣אתbe.cha.TotH2403of Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֔הme.na.ShehH4519,in accordance with everythingכְּכֹ֖לke.KholH3605that he had doneעָשָֽׂה׃'a.SahH6213,

4andalsoוְגַ֤םve.GamH1571for the innocentהַנָּקִי֙ha.na.KiH5355bloodדַּֽם־dam-H1818whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he shedשָׁפָ֔ךְsha.FakhH8210,for he filledוַיְמַלֵּ֥אvay.ma.Le'H4390Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389with innocentנָקִ֑יna.KiH5355bloodדָּ֣םdamH1818;and the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068was unwillingוְלֹֽא־ אָבָ֥הve.lo'- 'a.VahH3808 H14to forgiveלִסְלֹֽחַ׃lis.Lo.achH5545.

5Now the restוְיֶ֛תֶרve.Ye.terH3499of the actsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of Jehoiakimיְהוֹיָקִ֖יםye.ho.ya.KimH3079and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605that he didעָשָׂ֑ה'a.SahH6213,are they not writtenכְּתוּבִ֗יםke.tu.VimH3789in the Bookסֵ֛פֶרSe.ferH5612of the Chroniclesדִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖יםdiv.Rei hai.ya.MimH1697 H3117of the Kingsלְמַלְכֵ֥יle.mal.KheiH4428of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063?

6SoJehoiakimיְהוֹיָקִ֖יםye.ho.ya.KimH3079layH7901downוַיִּשְׁכַּ֥בvai.yish.KavH7901with his fathersאֲבֹתָ֑יו'a.vo.TavH1,and his sonבְּנ֖וֹbe.NoH1121Jehoiachinיְהוֹיָכִ֥יןye.ho.ya.KhinH3078becameH4427kingוַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427inH8478his placeתַּחְתָּֽיו׃tach.TavH8478.

7Nowthe kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714did not comeלָצֵ֖אתla.TzetH3318outH3318of his landמֵֽאַרְצ֑וֹme.'ar.TzoH776againהֹסִ֥יף עוֹד֙ho.Sif 'OdH5750 H3254,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֗לba.VelH894had takenלָקַ֞חla.KachH3947everythingכֹּ֛לkolH3605that belongedהָיְתָ֖הha.ye.TahH1961to the kingלְמֶ֥לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428of Egyptמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4714fromthe brookמִנַּ֤חַלmi.Na.chalH5158of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃ פmitz.Ra.yimH4714to the riverנְהַר־ne.har-H5104Euphratesפְּרָ֔תpe.RatH6578.

8Jehoiachinיְהוֹיָכִ֣יןye.ho.ya.KhinH3078waseighteenשְׁמֹנֶ֨ה עֶשְׂרֵ֤הshe.mo.Neh 'es.RehH8083 H6240yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121when he becameH4427kingבְּמָלְכ֔וֹbe.ma.le.KhoH4427,and he reignedמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427for threeוּשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הu.she.lo.ShahH7969monthsחֳדָשִׁ֔יםcho.da.ShimH2320in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389;and his mother’sאִמּ֔וֹ'i.MoH517nameוְשֵׁ֣םve.ShemH8034wasNehushtaנְחֻשְׁתָּ֥אne.chush.Ta'H5179the daughterבַת־vat-H1323of Elnathanאֶלְנָתָ֖ן'el.na.TanH494of Jerusalemמִירוּשָׂלִָֽם׃mi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

9He didוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213evilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,in accordance with allכְּכֹ֥לke.KholH3605that his fatherאָבִֽיו׃'a.VivH1had doneעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213.

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