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2 Chronicles 21:5-9

5Jehoramיְהוֹרָ֣םye.ho.RamH3088wasthirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםshe.lo.ShimH7970and twoוּשְׁתַּ֛יִםu.she.Ta.yimH8147yearsשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121when he began to reignבְּמָלְכ֑וֹbe.ma.le.KhoH4427,and he reignedמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427eightוּשְׁמוֹנֶ֣הu.she.mo.NehH8083yearsשָׁנִ֔יםsha.NimH8141in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

6And he walkedH3212in the wayבְּדֶ֣רֶךְ׀be.De.rekhH1870of the kingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,like as didעָשׂוּ֙'a.SuH6213the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Ahabאַחְאָ֔ב'ach.'AvH256:for he had the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Ahabאַחְאָ֔ב'ach.'AvH256to wifeאִשָּׁ֑ה'i.ShahH802:and he wroughtוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213that which wasevilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in the eyesבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

7Howbeit Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068wouldאָבָ֣ה'a.VahH14not destroyלְהַשְׁחִית֙le.hash.ChitH7843the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Davidדָּוִ֔ידda.VidH1732,because of the covenantהַבְּרִ֔יתha.be.RitH1285that he had madeכָּרַ֖תka.RatH3772with Davidלְדָוִ֑ידle.da.VidH1732,and as he promisedאָמַ֗ר'a.MarH559to giveלָתֵ֨תla.TetH5414a lightנִ֛ירnirH5216to him and to his sonsוּלְבָנָ֖יוu.le.va.NavH1121for everהַיָּמִֽים׃hai.ya.MimH3117.

8In his daysבְּיָמָיו֙be.ya.MavH3117the Edomitesאֱד֔וֹם'e.DomH123revoltedפָּשַׁ֣עpa.Sha'H6586from under the dominionיַד־yad-H3027of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,and madeוַיַּמְלִ֥יכוּvai.yam.Li.khuH4427themselves a kingמֶֽלֶךְ׃Me.lekhH4428.

9Then Jehoramיְהוֹרָם֙ye.ho.RamH3088went forthוַיַּֽעֲבֹ֤רvai.ya.'a.VorH5674with his princesשָׂרָ֔יוsa.RavH8269,and all his chariotsהָרֶ֖כֶבha.Re.khevH7393with him: and he rose upקָ֣םkamH6965by nightלַ֔יְלָהLay.lahH3915,and smoteוַיַּ֗ךְvai.YakhH5221the Edomitesאֱדוֹם֙'e.dOmH123which compassed him inהַסּוֹבֵ֣בha.so.VevH5437,and the captainsשָׂרֵ֥יsa.ReiH8269of the chariotsהָרָֽכֶב׃ha.Ra.khevH7393.

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