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2 Chronicles 35:20-24

20Afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310all this, when Josiahיֹֽאשִׁיָּ֙הוּ֙yo.shi.Ya.huH2977had preparedהֵכִ֤יןhe.KhinH3559the templeהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,Nechoנְכ֧וֹne.KhoH5224kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Egyptמִצְרַ֛יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714came upעָלָ֞ה'a.LahH5927to fightלְהִלָּחֵ֥םle.hi.la.ChemH3898against Carchemishבְּכַרְכְּמִ֖ישׁbe.khar.ke.MishH3751by Euphratesפְּרָ֑תpe.RatH6578:and Josiahיֹאשִׁיָּֽהוּ׃yo.shi.Ya.huH2977went outוַיֵּצֵ֥אvai.ye.Tze'H3318againstH7125him.

21But he sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971ambassadorsמַלְאָכִ֣ים׀mal.'a.KhimH4397to him, sayingלֵאמֹר֩׀le.MorH559,What have I to do with thee, thou kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063? I comenot against thee this dayהַיּוֹם֙hai.yOmH3117,but against the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004wherewith I have warמִלְחַמְתִּ֔יmil.cham.TiH4421:for Godוֵאלֹהִ֖יםve.lo.HimH430commandedאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559me to make hasteלְבַֽהֲלֵ֑נִיle.va.ha.Le.niH926:forbearחֲדַל־cha.dal-H2308thee from meddling withGodמֵאֱלֹהִ֥יםme.'E.lo.HimH430, who iswith me, that he destroyיַשְׁחִיתֶֽךָ׃yash.chi.Te.khaH7843thee not.

22Nevertheless Josiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֨הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977would not turnהֵסֵב֩he.SevH5437his faceפָנָ֜יוfa.NavH6440from him, but disguisedהִתְחַפֵּ֔שׂhit.cha.PesH2664himself, that he might fightלְהִלָּחֵֽם־le.hi.la.chem-H3898with him, and hearkenedשָׁמַ֛עsha.Ma'H8085not unto the wordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of Nechoנְכ֖וֹne.KhoH5224from the mouthמִפִּ֣יmi.PiH6310of Godאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430,and cameוַיָּבֹ֕אvai.ya.Vo'H935to fightלְהִלָּחֵ֖םle.hi.la.ChemH3898in the valleyבְּבִקְעַ֥תbe.vik.'AtH1237of Megiddoמְגִדּֽוֹ׃me.gi.DoH4023.

23And the archersוַיֹּרוּ֙vai.yo.RuH3384shotהַיֹּרִ֔יםhai.yo.RimH3384at kingלַמֶּ֖לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Josiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֑הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977;and the kingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to his servantsלַעֲבָדָיו֙la.'a.va.DavH5650,Have me awayהַעֲבִיר֔וּנִיha.'a.vi.Ru.niH5674;for I am soreמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966woundedהָחֳלֵ֖יתִיho.cho.Lei.tiH2470.

24His servantsעֲבָדָ֜יו'a.va.DavH5650therefore tookוַיַּֽעֲבִירֻ֨הוּvai.ya.'a.vi.Ru.huH5674him out of that chariotהַמֶּרְכָּבָ֗הha.mer.ka.VahH4818,and putוַֽיַּרְכִּיבֻהוּ֮vai.yar.ki.vu.HuH7392him in the secondהַמִּשְׁנֶה֮ha.mish.NehH4932chariotרֶ֣כֶבRe.khevH7393that he had; and they broughtH3212him to Jerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389,and he diedוַיָּ֕מָתvai.Ya.motH4191,and was buriedוַיִּקָּבֵ֖רvai.yi.ka.VerH6912in one ofthe sepulchresבְּקִבְר֣וֹתbe.kiv.RotH6913of his fathersאֲבֹתָ֑יו'a.vo.TavH1.And all Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063and Jerusalemוִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םvi.Ru.sha.LimH3389mournedמִֽתְאַבְּלִ֖יםmit.'a.be.LimH56for Josiahיֹאשִׁיָּֽהוּ׃ פyo.shi.Ya.huH2977.

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