New American Standard Bible 2020

2 Kings 25:2-4

2So the cityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892was under siegeבַּמָּצ֑וֹרba.ma.TzorH4692untilעַ֚ד'adH5704the eleventhעַשְׁתֵּ֣י עֶשְׂרֵ֣ה'ash.Tei 'es.RehH6249 H6240yearשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141of Kingלַמֶּ֖לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּֽהוּ׃tzid.ki.Ya.huH6667.

3On the ninthבְּתִשְׁעָ֣הbe.tish.'AhH8672day of the fourthmonthH2320the famineהָרָעָ֖בha.ra.'AvH7458was so severeוַיֶּחֱזַ֥קvai.ye.che.ZakH2388in the cityבָּעִ֑ירba.'IrH5892that there was noוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808foodלֶ֖חֶםLe.chemH3899for the peopleלְעַ֥םle.'AmH5971of the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

4Then the cityהָעִ֗ירha.'IrH5892was brokenוַתִּבָּקַ֣עva.ti.ba.Ka'H1234into, and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the menH376of warהַמִּלְחָמָ֤ה׀ha.mil.cha.MahH4421fledby nightהַלַּ֙יְלָה֙ha.Lay.lahH3915by wayדֶּ֜רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of the gateשַׁ֣עַר׀Sha.'arH8179betweenבֵּ֣יןbeinH996the two wallsהַחֹמֹתַ֗יִםha.cho.mo.Ta.yimH2346that were besideH5921the king’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428gardenגַּ֣ןganH1588,though the Chaldeansוְכַשְׂדִּ֥יםve.khas.DimH3778were allH5439aroundH5439the cityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892. Andthey wentוַיֵּ֖לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980by wayדֶּ֥רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of the Arabahהָעֲרָבָֽה׃ha.'a.ra.VahH6160.

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