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1 Kings 13:1-5

1And, behold, there cameבָּ֧אba'H935a manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of Godאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430out of Judahמִיהוּדָ֛הmi.hu.DahH3063by the wordבִּדְבַ֥רbid.VarH1697of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068unto Beth–elH1008:and Jeroboamוְיָרָבְעָ֛םve.ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379stoodעֹמֵ֥ד'o.MedH5975by the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַha.miz.Be.achH4196to burn incenseלְהַקְטִֽיר׃le.hak.TirH6999.

2And he criedוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121against the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֙חַ֙ha.miz.Be.achH4196in the wordבִּדְבַ֣רbid.VarH1697of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,and saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559,O altarמִזְבֵּ֣חַmiz.Be.achH4196,altarמִזְבֵּ֔חַmiz.Be.achH4196,thus saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068;Behold, a childבֵ֞ןvenH1121shall be bornנוֹלָ֤דno.LadH3205unto the houseלְבֵית־le.veit-H1004of Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732,Josiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֣הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977by nameשְׁמ֔וֹshe.MoH8034;and upon thee shall he offerוְזָבַ֣חve.za.VachH2076the priestsכֹּהֲנֵ֤יko.ha.NeiH3548of the high placesהַבָּמוֹת֙ha.ba.mOtH1116that burn incenseהַמַּקְטִרִ֣יםha.mak.ti.RimH6999upon thee, and men’sאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120bonesוְעַצְמ֥וֹתve.'atz.MotH6106shall be burntיִשְׂרְפ֥וּyis.re.FuH8313upon thee.

3And he gaveוְנָתַן֩ve.na.TanH5414a signמוֹפֵת֙mo.FetH4159the same dayבַּיּ֨וֹםbai.YomH3117,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, This isthe signהַמּוֹפֵ֔תha.mo.FetH4159which Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068hath spokenדִּבֶּ֣רdi.BerH1696;Behold, the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֙חַ֙ha.miz.Be.achH4196shall be rentנִקְרָ֔עnik.Ra'H7167,and the ashesהַדֶּ֥שֶׁןha.De.shenH1880that areupon it shall be poured outוְנִשְׁפַּ֖ךְve.nish.PakhH8210.

4And it came to pass, when kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֧םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379heardכִשְׁמֹ֨עַkhish.Mo.a'H8085the sayingדְּבַ֣רde.VarH1697of the manאִישׁ־'ish-H376of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֗יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,which had criedקָרָ֤אka.Ra'H7121against the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֙חַ֙ha.miz.Be.achH4196in Beth–elH1008,that he put forthוַיִּשְׁלַ֨חvai.yish.LachH7971his handיָד֛וֹya.DoH3027from the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַha.miz.Be.achH4196,sayingלֵאמֹ֣ר׀le.MorH559,Lay holdתִּפְשֻׂ֑הוּtif.Su.huH8610on him. And his handיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027,which he put forthשָׁלַ֣חsha.LachH7971against him, dried upוַתִּיבַ֤שׁva.ti.VashH3001,so that he couldיָכֹ֖לya.KholH3201not pull it in againלַהֲשִׁיבָ֥הּla.ha.shi.VahH7725to him.

5The altarוְהַמִּזְבֵּ֣חַve.ha.miz.Be.achH4196also was rentנִקְרָ֔עnik.Ra'H7167,and the ashesהַדֶּ֖שֶׁןha.De.shenH1880poured outוַיִּשָּׁפֵ֥ךְvai.yi.sha.FekhH8210from the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַha.miz.Be.achH4196,according to the signכַּמּוֹפֵ֗תka.mo.FetH4159which the manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430had givenנָתַ֛ןna.TanH5414by the wordבִּדְבַ֥רbid.VarH1697of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

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