New American Standard Bible 2020

2 Kings 3:16-20

16And he saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “ThisH3541isH3541whatH3541the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559: ‘Makeעָשֹׂ֛ה'a.SohH6213thisהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088valleyהַנַּ֥חַלha.Na.chalH5158fullגֵּבִ֥ים׀ge.VimH1356of trenchesגֵּבִֽים׃ge.VimH1356.’

17For the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559thisכֹ֣ה׀khohH3541: ‘You will not seeתִרְא֥וּtir.'UH7200windר֙וּחַ֙Ru.achH7307,norH3808will you seeתִרְא֣וּtir.'UH7200rainגֶ֔שֶׁםGe.shemH1653;yet that valleyוְהַנַּ֥חַלve.ha.Na.chalH5158shall be filledיִמָּ֣לֵאyi.Ma.le'H4390with waterמָ֑יִםMa.yimH4325,so that you will drinkוּשְׁתִיתֶ֛םu.she.ti.TemH8354,you, your livestockוּמִקְנֵיכֶ֖םu.mik.nei.KhemH4735, and your otheranimalsוּֽבְהֶמְתְּכֶֽם׃U.ve.hem.te.KhemH929.

18And thisH2088isH7043anH7043insignificantH7043thingH7043in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068;He will also giveוְנָתַ֥ןve.na.TanH5414the Moabitesמוֹאָ֖בmo.'AvH4124into your handבְּיֶדְכֶֽם׃be.yed.KhemH3027.

19Then you shall strikeוְהִכִּיתֶ֞םve.hi.ki.TemH5221everyכָּל־kol-H3605fortifiedמִבְצָר֙miv.TzarH4013cityעִ֤יר'irH5892and everyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605choiceמִבְח֔וֹרmiv.ChorH4004cityעִ֣יר'irH5892, andcutH5307downH5307everyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605goodטוֹב֙tOvH2896treeעֵ֥ץ'etzH6086and stopתִּסְתֹּ֑מוּtis.To.muH5640upH5640allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the springsמַעְיְנֵי־ma'.ye.nei-H4599of waterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325,and spoilתַּכְאִ֖בוּtakh.'I.vuH3510everyוְכֹל֙ve.KholH3605goodהַטּוֹבָ֔הha.to.VahH2896plotH2513ofH2513landהַחֶלְקָ֣הha.chel.KahH2513with stonesבָּאֲבָנִֽים׃ba.'a.va.NimH68.’”

20And it happenedוַיְהִ֤יvay.HiH1961in the morningבַבֹּ֙קֶר֙va.Bo.kerH1242about the time ofofferingכַּעֲל֣וֹתka.'a.LotH5927the sacrificeהַמִּנְחָ֔הha.min.ChahH4503,that beholdוְהִנֵּה־ve.hi.neh-H2009,waterמַ֥יִםMa.yimH4325cameבָּאִ֖יםba.'ImH935from the directionמִדֶּ֣רֶךְmi.De.rekhH1870of EdomH112,and the countryהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776was filledוַתִּמָּלֵ֥אva.ti.ma.Le'H4390with waterהַמָּֽיִם׃ha.Ma.yimH4325.

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