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2 Chronicles 23:12-15

12Now when Athaliahעֲתַלְיָ֗הוּ'a.tal.Ya.huH6271heardוַתִּשְׁמַ֣עva.tish.Ma'H8085the noiseק֤וֹלKolH6963of the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971runningהָֽרָצִ֔יםha.ra.TzimH7323and praisingוְהַֽמְהַֽלְלִ֖יםve.ham.ha.LimH1984the kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,she cameוַתָּב֥וֹאva.ta.Vo'H935to the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971into the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068:

13And she lookedוַתֵּ֡רֶאva.Te.re'H7200,and, behold, the kingהַמֶּלֶךְ֩ha.me.leKhH4428stoodעוֹמֵ֨דo.MedH5975at his pillarעַמּוּד֜וֹa.mu.DoH5982at the entering inבַּמָּב֗וֹאba.ma.Vo'H3996,and the princesוְהַשָּׂרִ֣יםve.ha.sa.RimH8269and the trumpetsוְהַחֲצֹצְרוֹת֮ve.ha.cha.tzo.tze.rOtH2689by the kingהַמֶּלֶךְ֒ha.me.leKhH4428:and all the peopleעַ֨ם'amH5971of the landהָאָ֜רֶץha.'A.retzH776rejoicedשָׂמֵ֗חַsa.Me.achH8056,and soundedוְתוֹקֵ֙עַ֙ve.to.Ke.a'H8628with trumpetsבַּחֲצֹ֣צְר֔וֹתba.cha.Tzo.tze.RotH2689,also the singersוְהַמְשֽׁוֹרֲרִים֙ve.ham.sho.ra.RimH7891with instrumentsבִּכְלֵ֣יbikh.LeiH3627of musickהַשִּׁ֔ירha.ShirH7892,and such as taughtוּמוֹדִיעִ֖יםu.mo.di.'ImH3045to sing praiseלְהַלֵּ֑לle.ha.LelH1984.Then Athaliahעֲתַלְיָ֙הוּ֙'a.tal.Ya.huH6271rentוַתִּקְרַ֤עva.tik.Ra'H7167her clothesבְּגָדֶ֔יהָbe.ga.Dei.haH899,and saidוַתֹּ֖אמֶרva.To.merH559,Treasonקֶ֥שֶׁרKe.sherH7195,Treasonקָֽשֶׁר׃ סKa.sherH7195.

14Then Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֨עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077the priestהַכֹּהֵ֜ןha.ko.HenH3548brought outוַיּוֹצֵא֩vai.yo.Tze'H3318the captainsשָׂרֵ֥יsa.ReiH8269of hundredsהַמֵּא֣וֹת׀ha.me.'otH3967that were set overפְּקוּדֵ֣יpe.ku.DeiH6485the armyהַחַ֗יִלha.Cha.yilH2428,and saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, Have her forthהֽוֹצִיא֙וּהָ֙ho.tzi.'U.haH3318of the rangesמִבֵּ֣ית הַשְּׂדֵר֔וֹתmi.Beit ha.se.de.RotH7713 H1004:and whoso followethוְהַבָּ֥א אַחֲרֶ֖יהָve.ha.Ba' 'a.cha.Rei.haH310 H935her, let him be slainיוּמַ֣תyu.MatH4191with the swordבֶּחָ֑רֶבbe.Cha.revH2719.For the priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548saidאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559,Slayתְמִית֖וּהָte.mi.Tu.haH4191her not in the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

15So they laidוַיָּשִׂ֤ימוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760handsיָדַ֔יִםya.Da.yimH3027on her; and when she was comeוַתָּב֛וֹאva.ta.Vo'H935to the enteringמְב֥וֹאme.Vo'H3996of the horseהַסּוּסִ֖יםha.su.SimH5483gateשַֽׁעַר־sha.'ar-H8179by the king’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004,they slewוַיְמִית֖וּהָvay.mi.Tu.haH4191her there.

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