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2 Chronicles 12:5-8

5Then cameבָּ֣אba'H935Shemaiahוּֽשְׁמַֽעְיָ֤הu.she.ma'.YahH8098the prophetהַנָּבִיא֙ha.na.Vi'H5030to Rehoboamרְחַבְעָ֔םre.chav.'AmH7346, and tothe princesוְשָׂרֵ֣יve.sa.ReiH8269of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,that were gathered togetherנֶאֶסְפ֥וּne.'es.FuH622to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389becauseמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH6440of Shishakשִׁישָׁ֑קshi.ShakH7895,and saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, Thus saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,Ye have forsakenעֲזַבְתֶּ֣ם'a.zav.TemH5800me, and therefore have I alsoוְאַף־ve.'af-H637leftעָזַ֥בְתִּי'a.Zav.tiH5800you in the handבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of Shishakשִׁישָֽׁק׃shi.ShakH7895.

6Whereupon the princesשָׂרֵֽי־sa.rei-H8269of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478and the kingוְהַמֶּ֑לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428humbledוַיִּכָּנְע֥וּvai.yi.ka.ne.'UH3665themselves; and they saidוַיֹּאמְר֖וּvai.yo.me.RuH559,Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068isrighteousצַדִּ֥יק׀tza.DikH6662.

7And when Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068sawוּבִרְא֤וֹתu.vir.'otH7200that they humbledנִכְנָ֔עוּnikh.Na.'uH3665themselves, the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of Yhwhיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068came to Shemaiahשְׁמַֽעְיָ֧ה׀she.ma'.YahH8098,sayingלֵאמֹ֛רle.MorH559,They have humbledנִכְנְע֖וּnikh.ne.'UH3665themselves; thereforeI will not destroyאַשְׁחִיתֵ֑ם'ash.chi.TemH7843them, but I will grantוְנָתַתִּ֨יve.na.ta.TiH5414them someכִּמְעַט֙kim.'AtH4592deliveranceלִפְלֵיטָ֔הlif.lei.TahH6413;and my wrathחֲמָתִ֛יcha.ma.TiH2534shall not be poured outתִתַּ֧ךְti.TakhH5413upon Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִַ֖םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389by the handבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of Shishakשִׁישָֽׁק׃shi.ShakH7895.

8Nevertheless they shall be his servantsלַעֲבָדִ֑יםla.'a.va.DimH5650;that they may knowוְיֵדְעוּ֙ve.ye.de.'UH3045my serviceעֲב֣וֹדָתִ֔יa.Vo.da.TiH5656,and the serviceוַעֲבוֹדַ֖תva.'a.vo.DatH5656of the kingdomsמַמְלְכ֥וֹתmam.le.KhotH4467of the countriesהָאֲרָצֽוֹת׃ סha.'a.ra.TzotH776.

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