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2 Chronicles 26:15-16

15And he madeוַיַּ֣עַשׂ׀vai.Ya.'asH6213in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִַ֨םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389enginesחִשְּׁבֹנ֜וֹתchi.she.vo.NotH2810,inventedמַחֲשֶׁ֣בֶתma.cha.She.vetH4284by cunning menחוֹשֵׁ֗בcho.ShevH2803,to be on the towersהַמִּגְדָּלִים֙ha.mig.da.LimH4026and upon the bulwarksהַפִּנּ֔וֹתha.pi.NotH6438,to shootלִירוֹא֙li.rO'H3384arrowsבַּֽחִצִּ֔יםba.chi.TzimH2671and greatגְּדֹל֑וֹתge.do.LotH1419stonesוּבָאֲבָנִ֖יםu.va.'a.va.NimH68withal. And his nameשְׁמוֹ֙she.MoH8034spreadוַיֵּצֵ֤אvai.ye.Tze'H3318far abroadלְמֵ֣רָח֔וֹקle.Me.ra.ChokH7350;for he was marvellouslyהִפְלִ֥יאhif.Li'H6381helpedלְהֵעָזֵ֖רle.he.'a.ZerH5826,tillH3588he was strongחָזָֽק׃cha.ZakH2388.

16But when he was strongוּכְחֶזְקָת֗וֹu.khe.chez.ka.ToH2393,his heartלִבּוֹ֙li.BoH3820was lifted upגָּבַ֤הּga.VahH1361to hisdestructionלְהַשְׁחִ֔יתle.hash.ChitH7843:for he transgressedוַיִּמְעַ֖לvai.yim.'AlH4603against Yhwhבַּיהוָ֣הba.Yah.wehH3068his Godאֱלֹהָ֑יו'e.lo.HavH430,and wentוַיָּבֹא֙vai.ya.Vo'H935into the templeהֵיכַ֣לhei.KhalH1964of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068to burn incenseלְהַקְטִ֖ירle.hak.TirH6999upon the altarמִזְבַּ֥חmiz.BachH4196of incenseהַקְּטֹֽרֶת׃ha.ke.To.retH7004.

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