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2 Chronicles 32:2-6

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.

4So there was gatheredH6908muchרָ֔בRavH7227peopleעַם־'am-H5971togetherH6908,who stoppedוַֽיִּסְתְּמוּ֙vai.yis.te.MuH5640all the fountainsהַמַּעְיָנ֔וֹתha.ma'.ya.NotH4599,and the brookהַנַּ֛חַלha.Na.chalH5158that ranהַשּׁוֹטֵ֥ףha.sho.TefH7857through the midstבְּתוֹךְ־be.tokh-H8432of the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Why should the kingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804comeיָב֙וֹאוּ֙ya.Vo.'uH935,and findוּמָצְא֖וּu.ma.tze.'UH4672muchרַבִּֽים׃ra.BimH7227waterמַ֥יִםMa.yimH4325?

5Also he strengthenedוַיִּתְחַזַּ֡קvai.yit.cha.ZakH2388himself, and built upוַיִּבֶן֩vai.yi.VenH1129all the wallהַחוֹמָ֨הha.cho.MahH2346that was brokenהַפְּרוּצָ֜הha.pe.ru.TzahH6555, and raised itupוַיַּ֣עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927to the towersהַמִּגְדָּל֗וֹתha.mig.da.LotH4026,and anotherאַחֶ֔רֶת'a.Che.retH312wallהַחוֹמָ֣הha.cho.MahH2346withoutוְלַח֙וּצָה֙ve.la.Chu.tzahH2351,and repairedוַיְחַזֵּ֥קvay.cha.ZekH2388Milloהַמִּלּ֖וֹאha.mi.Lo'H4407inthe cityעִ֣יר'irH5892of Davidדָּוִ֑ידda.VidH1732,and madeוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213dartsשֶׁ֛לַחShe.lachH7973and shieldsוּמָגִנִּֽים׃u.ma.gi.NimH4043in abundanceלָרֹ֖בla.RoH7230.

6And he setוַיִּתֵּ֛ןvai.yi.TenH5414captainsשָׂרֵ֥יsa.ReiH8269of warמִלְחָמ֖וֹתmil.cha.MotH4421over the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971,and gathered them togetherוַיִּקְבְּצֵ֣םvai.yik.be.TzemH6908to him in the streetרְחוֹב֙re.chOvH7339of the gateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179of the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,and spakeוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696comfortablyלְבָבָ֖םle.va.VamH3824to them, sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

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