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2 Chronicles 28:5-8

5Wherefore Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068his Godאֱלֹהָיו֮'e.lo.HavH430deliveredוַֽיִּתְּנֵ֜הוּvai.yi.te.Ne.huH5414him into the handבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH3027of the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Syriaאֲרָם֒'a.RamH758;and they smoteוַיַּ֨כּוּ־vai.Ya.ku-H5221him, and carried awayוַיִּשְׁבּ֤וּvai.yish.BuH7617a great multitudeגְדוֹלָ֔הge.do.LahH1419of them captivesשִׁבְיָ֣הshiv.YahH7633,and broughtוַיָּבִ֖יאוּvai.ya.Vi.'uH935themto Damascusדַּרְמָ֑שֶׂקdar.Ma.sekH1834.And he was also deliveredנִתָּ֔ןni.TanH5414into the handבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of the kingמֶ֤לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,who smoteוַיַּךְ־vai.yakh-H5221him with a greatגְדוֹלָֽה׃ סge.do.LahH1419slaughterמַכָּ֥הma.KahH4347.

6For Pekahפֶּ֨קַחPe.kachH6492the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Remaliahרְמַלְיָ֜הוּre.mal.Ya.huH7425slewוַיַּהֲרֹג֩vai.ya.ha.RogH2026in Judahבִּֽיהוּדָ֗הbi.hu.DahH3063an hundredמֵאָ֨הme.'AhH3967and twentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֥יםve.'es.RimH6242thousandאֶ֛לֶף'E.lefH505in oneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259dayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117, which wereall valiantחָ֑יִלCha.yilH2428menבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121;because they had forsakenבְּעָזְבָ֕םbe.'a.ze.VamH5800Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of their fathersאֲבוֹתָֽם׃'a.vo.TamH1.

7And Zichriזִכְרִ֣י׀zikh.RiH2147,a mighty manגִּבּ֣וֹרgi.BorH1368of Ephraimאֶפְרַ֗יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669,slewוַֽיַּהֲרֹ֞גvai.ya.ha.RogH2026Maaseiahמַעֲשֵׂיָ֙הוּ֙ma.'a.se.Ya.huH4641the king’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sonבֶּן־ben-H1121,and Azrikamעַזְרִיקָ֖ם'az.ri.KamH5840the governorנְגִ֣ידne.GidH5057of the houseהַבָּ֑יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,and Elkanahאֶלְקָנָ֖ה'el.ka.NahH511that wasnextמִשְׁנֵ֥הmish.NehH4932to the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ סha.Me.lekhH4428.

8And the childrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֨לYis.ra.'ElH3478carried away captiveוַיִּשְׁבּוּ֩vai.yish.BuH7617of their brethrenמֵֽאֲחֵיהֶ֜םme.'a.chei.HemH251two hundredמָאתַ֣יִםma.Ta.yimH3967thousandאֶ֗לֶף'E.lefH505,womenנָשִׁים֙na.ShimH802,sonsבָּנִ֣יםba.NimH1121,and daughtersוּבָנ֔וֹתu.va.NotH1323,and took also awayבָּזְז֣וּba.ze.ZuH962muchרָ֖בravH7227spoilשָׁלָ֥לsha.LalH7998from them, and broughtוַיָּבִ֥יאוּvai.ya.Vi.'uH935the spoilהַשָּׁלָ֖לha.sha.LalH7998to Samariaלְשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃ סle.sho.me.RonH8111.

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