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2 Chronicles 32:1-3

1Afterאַחֲרֵ֨י'a.cha.ReiH310these thingsהַדְּבָרִ֤יםha.de.va.RimH1697,and the establishmentוְהָאֱמֶת֙ve.ha.'e.MetH571thereof, Sennacheribסַנְחֵרִ֣יבsan.che.RivH5576kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֑וּר'a.ShurH804cameבָּ֖אba'H935,and enteredוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'H935into Judahבִֽיהוּדָ֗הvi.hu.DahH3063,and encampedוַיִּ֙חַן֙vai.Yi.chanH2583against the fencedהַבְּצֻר֔וֹתha.be.tzu.RotH1219citiesהֶעָרִ֣יםhe.'a.RimH5892,and thoughtוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to winלְבִקְעָ֥םle.vik.'AmH1234them for himself.

2And when HezekiahH3169sawוַיַּרְא֙vai.yaR'H7200that Sennacheribסַנְחֵרִ֑יבsan.che.RivH5576was comeבָ֖אva'H935,and that he was purposedוּפָנָ֕יוu.fa.NavH6440to fightלַמִּלְחָמָ֖הla.mil.cha.MahH4421against Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389,

3He took counselוַיִּוָּעַ֗ץvai.yi.va.'AtzH3289with his princesשָׂרָיו֙sa.RavH8269and his mighty menוְגִבֹּרָ֔יוve.gi.bo.RavH1368to stopלִסְתּוֹם֙lis.tOmH5640the watersמֵימֵ֣יmei.MeiH4325of the fountainsהָעֲיָנ֔וֹתha.'a.ya.NotH5869which werewithoutמִח֣וּץmi.ChutzH2351the cityלָעִ֑ירla.'IrH5892:and they did helpוַֽיַּעְזְרֽוּהוּ׃Vai.ya'.ze.Ru.huH5826him.

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