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2 Kings 19:9-13

9And when he heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֗עvai.yish.Ma'H8085sayלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559of Tirhakahתִּרְהָ֤קָהtir.Ha.kahH8640kingמֶֽלֶך־Me.lekh-H4428of Ethiopiaכּוּשׁ֙kushH3568,Behold, he is come outיָצָ֖אya.Tza'H3318to fightלְהִלָּחֵ֣םle.hi.la.ChemH3898against thee: he sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֔יםmal.'a.KhimH4397againוַיָּ֙שָׁב֙vai.Ya.shovH7725unto Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֖הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

10Thus shall ye speakתֹאמְר֗וּןtom.RunH559to Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֤הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Let not thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430in whom thou trustestבֹּטֵ֥חַbo.Te.achH982deceiveיַשִּׁאֲךָ֣ya.shi.'a.KhaH5377thee, sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Jerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389shall not be deliveredתִנָּתֵן֙ti.na.TenH5414into the handבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027of the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּֽׁוּר׃'a.ShurH804.

11Behold, thou hast heardשָׁמַ֗עְתָּsha.Ma'.taH8085what the kingsמַלְכֵ֥יmal.KheiH4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֛וּר'a.ShurH804have doneעָשׂ֜וּ'a.SuH6213to all landsהָאֲרָצ֖וֹתha.'a.ra.TzotH776,by destroying them utterlyלְהַֽחֲרִימָ֑םle.ha.cha.ri.MamH2763:and shalt thou be deliveredתִּנָּצֵֽל׃ti.na.TzelH5337?

12Have the godsאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430of the nationsהַגּוֹיִם֙ha.go.YimH1471deliveredהַהִצִּ֨ילוּha.hi.Tzi.luH5337them which my fathersאֲבוֹתַ֔י'a.vo.TaiH1have destroyedשִׁחֲת֣וּshi.cha.TuH7843; asGozanגּוֹזָ֖ןgo.ZanH1470,and Haranחָרָ֑ןcha.RanH2771,and Rezephוְרֶ֥צֶףve.Re.tzefH7530,and the childrenוּבְנֵי־u.ve.nei-H1121of Edenעֶ֖דֶן'E.denH5729which werein Thelasarבִּתְלַאשָּֽׂר׃bit.la.SarH8515?

13Where isthe kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Hamathחֲמָת֙cha.MatH2574,and the kingוּמֶ֣לֶךְu.Me.lekhH4428of Arpadאַרְפָּ֔ד'ar.PadH774,and the kingוּמֶ֖לֶךְu.Me.lekhH4428of the cityלָעִ֣ירla.'IrH5892of Sepharvaimסְפַרְוָ֑יִםse.far.Va.yimH5617,of Henaהֵנַ֖עhe.Na'H2012,and Ivahוְעִוָּֽה׃ve.'i.VahH5755?

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