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2 Kings 9:24-37

24ThenJehuוְיֵה֞וּאve.ye.Hu'H3058drewH4390his bowבַקֶּ֗שֶׁתva.Ke.shetH7198with his fullH4390strengthיָד֣וֹya.DoH3027andshotוַיַּ֤ךְvai.YakhH5221Joramיְהוֹרָם֙ye.ho.RamH3088betweenבֵּ֣יןbeinH996his armsזְרֹעָ֔יוze.ro.'AvH2220;and the arrowהַחֵ֖צִיha.Che.tziH2678wentH3318throughH3318his heartמִלִּבּ֑וֹmi.li.BoH3820,and he sankוַיִּכְרַ֖עvai.yikh.Ra'H3766in his chariotבְּרִכְבּֽוֹ׃be.rikh.BoH7393.

25And Jehusaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Bidkarבִּדְקַר֙bid.KarH920his officerשָֽׁלִשׁ֔וֹshe.lo.shoH7991, “PickH5375himupH5375andthrowהַשְׁלִכֵ֔הוּhash.li.Khe.huH7993him on thepropertyבְּחֶלְקַ֕תbe.chel.KatH2513of the fieldשְׂדֵ֖הse.DehH7704of Nabothנָב֣וֹתna.VotH5022the Jezreeliteהַיִּזְרְעֵאלִ֑יhai.yiz.re.'e.LiH3158;for rememberזְכֹ֞רze.KhorH2142, whenyou and I were ridingרֹכְבִ֤יםro.khe.VimH7392togetherצְמָדִים֙tze.ma.DimH6776afterאַֽחֲרֵי֙'a.cha.ReiH310his fatherאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1Ahabאַחְאָ֣ב'ach.'AvH256, that theLordוַֽיהוָה֙va.Yah.wehH3068broughtH5375thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088pronouncementהַמַּשָּׂ֖אha.ma.Sa'H4853againstעָלָ֔יו'a.LavH5921him:

26‘I have certainlyאִם־ לֹ֡א'im- lo'H518 H3808seenרָאִ֤יתִיra.'I.tiH7200yesterdayאֶ֙מֶשׁ֙'e.meshH570the bloodדְּמֵ֣יde.MeiH1818of Nabothנָבוֹת֩na.VotH5022and the bloodדְּמֵ֨יde.MeiH1818of his sonsבָנָ֜יוva.NavH1121,’declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, ‘andI will repayוְשִׁלַּמְתִּ֥יve.shi.lam.TiH7999you on thisH2088propertyבַּחֶלְקָ֥הba.chel.KahH2513,’declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068.Nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258then, pickH5375him upH5375and throwהַשְׁלִכֵ֛הוּhash.li.Khe.huH7993him on thepropertyבַּחֶלְקָ֖הba.chel.KahH2513,in accordance with the wordכִּדְבַ֥רkid.VarH1697of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.”

27When Ahaziahוַאֲחַזְיָ֤הva.'a.chaz.YahH274the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063sawרָאָ֔הra.'AhH7200this,he fledוַיָּ֕נָסvai.Ya.nosH5127by wayדֶּ֖רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of the gardenהַגָּ֑ןha.GanH1588houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004.But Jehuיֵה֗וּאye.Hu'H3058pursuedוַיִּרְדֹּ֨ףvai.yir.DofH7291him and saidוַ֠יֹּאמֶרVai.yo.merH559, “Shootהַכֻּ֣הוּha.Ku.huH5221him tooגַּם־gam-H1571,in the chariotהַמֶּרְכָּבָ֗הha.mer.ka.VahH4818.” So they shot himat the ascentבְּמַֽעֲלֵה־be.ma.'a.leh-H4608of Gurגוּר֙gurH1483,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834is atIbleamיִבְלְעָ֔םyiv.le.'AmH2991.But he fledוַיָּ֥נָסvai.Ya.nosH5127to Megiddoמְגִדּ֖וֹme.gi.DoH4023and diedוַיָּ֥מָתvai.Ya.motH4191thereשָֽׁם׃ShamH8033.

28Then his servantsעֲבָדָ֖יו'a.va.DavH5650carriedH7392him inH7392aH7392chariotH7392to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלְָ֑מָהye.ru.sha.Le.mahH3389,and buriedוַיִּקְבְּר֨וּvai.yik.be.RuH6912him in his graveבִקְבֻרָת֛וֹvik.vu.ra.ToH6900with his fathersאֲבֹתָ֖יו'a.vo.TavH1in the cityבְּעִ֥ירbe.'IrH5892of Davidדָּוִֽד׃ פda.VidH1732.

29Now inthe eleventhאַחַ֣ת עֶשְׂרֵ֣ה'a.Chat 'es.RehH259 H6240yearH8141of Joramלְיוֹרָ֖םle.yo.RamH3141,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Ahabאַחְאָ֑ב'ach.'AvH256,Ahaziahאֲחַזְיָ֖ה'a.chaz.YahH274becameמָלַ֥ךְma.LakhH4427kingH4427overעַל־'al-H5921Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

30When Jehuיֵה֖וּאye.Hu'H3058cameוַיָּב֥וֹאvai.ya.Vo'H935to Jezreelיִזְרְעֶ֑אלָהyiz.re.'E.lahH3157,Jezebelוְאִיזֶ֣בֶלve.'i.Ze.velH348heardשָׁמְעָ֗הsha.me.'AhH8085about it, andshe putוַתָּ֨שֶׂםva.Ta.semH7760makeupבַּפּ֤וּךְba.PukhH6320on her eyesעֵינֶ֙יהָ֙'ei.Nei.haH5869and adornedוַתֵּ֣יטֶבva.Tei.tevH3190her headרֹאשָׁ֔הּro.ShahH7218,and lookedH8259downוַתַּשְׁקֵ֖ףva.tash.KefH8259throughבְּעַ֥דbe.'AdH1157the windowהַחַלּֽוֹן׃ha.cha.LonH2474.

31As Jehuוְיֵה֖וּאve.ye.Hu'H3058enteredבָּ֣אba'H935the gateבַשָּׁ֑עַרva.Sha.'arH8179,she saidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559, “Is your intentionpeaceהֲשָׁל֔וֹםha.sha.LomH7965,Zimriזִמְרִ֖יzim.RiH2174,his master’sאֲדֹנָֽיו׃'a.do.NavH113murdererהֹרֵ֥גho.RegH2026?”

32Then he raisedוַיִּשָּׂ֤אvai.yi.Sa'H5375his faceפָנָיו֙fa.NavH6440towardH413the windowהַ֣חַלּ֔וֹןha.cha.LonH2474and saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Whoמִ֥יmiH4310is with me, whoמִ֑יMiH4310?”And twoשְׁנַ֥יִםshe.Na.yimH8147orthreeשְׁלֹשָׁ֖הshe.lo.ShahH7969officialsסָרִיסִֽים׃sa.ri.SimH5631lookedH8259downוַיַּשְׁקִ֣יפוּvai.yash.Ki.fuH8259at him.

33Then he saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “ThrowH8058her downH8058.”So they threwH8058her downH8058,and someH4480of her bloodמִדָּמָ֧הּmi.da.MahH1818spatteredוַיִּ֨זvai.YizH5137on the wallהַקִּ֛ירha.KirH7023and on the horsesהַסּוּסִ֖יםha.su.SimH5483,and he trampledH7429her underfootH7429.

34When he cameH935inH935,he ateוַיֹּ֣אכַלvai.Yo.khalH398and drankוַיֵּ֑שְׁתְּvai.Ye.shetH8354;and he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Seeפִּקְדוּ־pik.du-H6485nowנָ֞אna'H4994tothisH2088cursedH779womanH779and buryוְקִבְר֔וּהָve.kiv.Ru.haH6912her, forshe is a king’sמֶ֖לֶךְMe.lekhH4428daughterבַת־vat-H1323.”

35So they wentוַיֵּלְכ֖וּvai.ye.le.KhuH1980to buryלְקָבְרָ֑הּle.ka.ve.RahH6912her, but they foundמָ֣צְאוּMa.tze.'uH4672nothingוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808of her exceptכִּ֧י אִם־ki 'im-H3588 H518the skullהַגֻּלְגֹּ֛לֶתha.gul.Go.letH1538,the feetוְהָרַגְלַ֖יִםve.ha.rag.La.yimH7272,and the palmsוְכַפּ֥וֹתve.kha.PotH3709of her handsהַיָּדָֽיִם׃hai.ya.Da.yimH3027.

36Therefore they returnedוַיָּשֻׁבוּ֮vai.ya.shu.VuH7725and informedוַיַּגִּ֣ידוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046him. And he saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “Thisה֔וּאHu'H1931is the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834He spokeדִּבֶּ֗רdi.BerH1696by His servantעַבְדּ֛וֹav.DoH5650Elijahאֵלִיָּ֥הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452the Tishbiteהַתִּשְׁבִּ֖יha.tish.BiH8664,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, ‘On thepropertyבְּחֵ֣לֶקbe.Che.lekH2506of Jezreelיִזְרְעֶ֔אלyiz.re.'ElH3157the dogsהַכְּלָבִ֖יםha.ke.la.VimH3611shall eatיֹאכְל֥וּyo.khe.LuH398the fleshבְּשַׂ֥רbe.SarH1320of Jezebelאִיזָֽבֶל׃'i.Za.velH348;

37andthe corpseנִבְלַ֣תniv.LatH5038of Jezebelאִיזֶ֗בֶל'i.Ze.velH348will be like dungכְּדֹ֛מֶןke.Do.menH1828on the faceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704in thepropertyבְּחֵ֣לֶקbe.Che.lekH2506of Jezreelיִזְרְעֶ֑אלyiz.re.'ElH3157,soאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834they cannotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808sayיֹאמְר֖וּyo.me.RuH559, “ThisH2088is Jezebelאִיזָֽבֶל׃ פ'i.Za.velH348.”’”

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