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2 Chronicles 20:1-6

1It came to pass after thisאַֽחֲרֵיכֵ֡ן'a.cha.rei.KhenH310also, thatthe childrenבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121of Moabמוֹאָב֩mo.'AvH4124,and the childrenוּבְנֵ֨יu.ve.NeiH1121of Ammonעַמּ֜וֹןa.MonH5983, and with them otherbeside the Ammonitesמֵֽהָעַמּוֹנִ֛יםme.ha.'a.mo.NimH5984,cameבָּ֣אוּBa.'uH935against Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֖טye.ho.sha.FatH3092to battleלַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃la.mil.cha.MahH4421.

2Then there cameוַיָּבֹ֗אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935some that toldוַיַּגִּ֤ידוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046Jehoshaphatלִֽיהוֹשָׁפָט֙li.ho.sha.FatH3092,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,There comethבָּ֣אba'H935a greatרָ֛בravH7227multitudeהָמ֥וֹןha.MonH1995against thee from beyondמֵעֵ֥בֶרme.'E.verH5676the seaלַיָּ֖םlai.YamH3220on this side Syriaמֵאֲרָ֑םme.'a.RamH758; and, behold, they bein Hazazon–tamarH2688, which isEn–gediH5872.

3And Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֛טye.ho.sha.FatH3092fearedוַיִּרָ֕אvai.yi.Ra'H3372,and setוַיִּתֵּ֧ןvai.yi.TenH5414himselfפָּנָ֖יוpa.NavH6440to seekלִדְר֣וֹשׁlid.Ro.oshH1875Yhwhלַיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068,and proclaimedוַיִּקְרָא־vai.yik.ra'-H7121a fastצ֖וֹםTzomH6685throughoutעַל־'al-H5921all Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

4And Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063gathered themselves togetherוַיִּקָּבְצ֣וּvai.yi.ka.ve.TzuH6908,to askלְבַקֵּ֖שׁle.va.KeshH1245helpof Yhwhמֵֽיְהוָ֑הme.Yah.wehH3068:even out of all the citiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063they cameבָּ֖אוּBa.'uH935to seekלְבַקֵּ֥שׁle.va.KeshH1245Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

5And Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֗טye.ho.sha.FatH3092stoodוַיַּעֲמֹ֣דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975in the congregationבִּקְהַ֧לbik.HalH6951of Judahיְהוּדָ֛הye.hu.DahH3063and Jerusalemוִירוּשָׁלִַ֖םvi.ru.sha.LimH3389,in the houseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440the newהַחֲדָשָֽׁה׃ha.cha.da.ShahH2319courtהֶחָצֵ֥רhe.cha.TzerH2691,

6And saidוַיֹּאמַ֗רvai.yo.MarH559,O Yhwhיְהוָ֞הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430of our fathersאֲבֹתֵ֙ינוּ֙'a.vo.Tei.nuH1, artnot thou Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430in heavenבַּשָּׁמַ֔יִםba.sha.Ma.yimH8064?and rulestמוֹשֵׁ֔לmo.ShelH4910notthou over all the kingdomsמַמְלְכ֣וֹתmam.le.KhotH4467of the heathenהַגּוֹיִ֑םha.go.YimH1471?and in thine handוּבְיָדְךָ֙u.ve.ya.de.KhaH3027is there notpowerכֹּ֣חַKo.achH3581and mightוּגְבוּרָ֔הu.ge.vu.RahH1369,so that none is able to withstandלְהִתְיַצֵּֽב׃le.hit.ya.TzevH3320thee?

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