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2 Chronicles 36:17-20

17Therefore he broughtוַיַּ֨עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927upon them the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of the Chaldeesכַּשְׂדִּ֗יםkas.di.yimH3778,who slewוַיַּהֲרֹ֨גvai.ya.ha.RogH2026their young menבַּחוּרֵיהֶ֤םba.chu.rei.HemH970with the swordבַּחֶ֙רֶב֙ba.Che.revH2719in the houseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004of their sanctuaryמִקְדָּשָׁ֔םmik.da.ShamH4720,and had no compassionחָמַ֛לcha.MalH2550upon young manבָּח֥וּרba.ChurH970or maidenוּבְתוּלָ֖הu.ve.tu.LahH1330,old manזָקֵ֣ןza.KenH2205,or him that stooped for ageוְיָשֵׁ֑שׁve.ya.SheshH3486:he gaveנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414themall into his handבְּיָדֽוֹ׃be.ya.DoH3027.

18And all the vesselsכְּלֵ֞יke.LeiH3627of the houseבֵּ֤יתbeitH1004of Godהָאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430,greatהַגְּדֹלִ֣יםha.ge.do.LimH1419and smallוְהַקְּטַנִּ֔יםve.hak.ke.ta.NimH6996,and the treasuresוְאֹֽצְרוֹת֙ve.'o.tze.rOtH214of the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,and the treasuresוְאֹצְר֥וֹתve.'o.tze.RotH214of the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,and of his princesוְשָׂרָ֑יוve.sa.RavH8269; all thesehe broughtהֵבִ֥יאhe.Vi'H935to Babylonבָבֶֽל׃va.VelH894.

19And they burntוַֽיִּשְׂרְפוּ֙vai.yis.re.FuH8313the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,and brake downוַֽיְנַתְּצ֔וּvay.na.te.TzuH5422the wallחוֹמַ֣תcho.MatH2346of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,and burntשָׂרְפ֣וּsa.re.FuH8313all the palacesאַרְמְנוֹתֶ֙יהָ֙'ar.me.no.Tei.haH759thereof with fireבָאֵ֔שׁva.'EshH784,and destroyedלְהַשְׁחִֽית׃ סle.hash.ChitH7843all the goodlyמַחֲמַדֶּ֖יהָma.cha.ma.Dei.haH4261vesselsכְּלֵ֥יke.LeiH3627thereof.

20And them that had escapedהַשְּׁאֵרִ֥יתha.she.'e.RitH7611from the swordהַחֶ֖רֶבha.Che.revH2719carried he awayוַיֶּ֛גֶלvai.Ye.gelH1540to Babylonבָּבֶ֑לba.VelH894;where they were servantsלַעֲבָדִ֔יםla.'a.va.DimH5650to him and his sonsוּלְבָנָיו֙u.le.va.NavH1121until the reignמְלֹ֖ךְme.LokhH4427of the kingdomמַלְכ֥וּתmal.KhutH4438of Persiaפָּרָֽס׃pa.RasH6539:

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