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2 Kings 8:17-22

17Thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםshe.lo.ShimH7970and twoוּשְׁתַּ֛יִםu.she.Ta.yimH8147yearsשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121was he when he began to reignבְמָלְכ֑וֹve.ma.le.KhoH4427;and he reignedמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427eightוּשְׁמֹנֶ֣הu.she.mo.NehH8083yearsשָׁנִ֔יםsha.nahH8141in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

18And he walkedH3212in the wayבְּדֶ֣רֶךְ׀be.De.rekhH1870of the kingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,as didעָשׂוּ֙'a.SuH6213the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Ahabאַחְאָ֔ב'ach.'AvH256:for the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Ahabאַחְאָ֔ב'ach.'AvH256was his wifeלְאִשָּׁ֑הle.'i.ShahH802:and he didוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213evilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

19Yet Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068wouldאָבָ֤ה'a.VahH14not destroyלְהַשְׁחִ֣יתle.hash.ChitH7843Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063for Davidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732his servant’sעַבְדּ֑וֹav.DoH5650sake, as he promisedאָֽמַר־'a.mar-H559him to giveלָתֵ֨תla.TetH5414him alwayהַיָּמִֽים׃hai.ya.MimH3117a lightנִ֛ירnirH5216, andto his childrenלְבָנָ֖יוle.va.NavH1121.

20In his daysבְּיָמָיו֙be.ya.MavH3117Edomאֱד֔וֹם'e.DomH123revoltedפָּשַׁ֣עpa.Sha'H6586from under the handיַד־yad-H3027of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,and madeוַיַּמְלִ֥כוּvai.yam.Li.khuH4427a kingמֶֽלֶךְ׃Me.lekhH4428over themselves.

21So Joramיוֹרָם֙yo.RamH3141went overוַיַּעֲבֹ֤רvai.ya.'a.VorH5674to Zairצָעִ֔ירָהtza.'I.rahH6811,and all the chariotsהָרֶ֖כֶבha.Re.khevH7393with him: and he roseקָ֣םkamH6965by nightלַ֗יְלָהLay.lahH3915,and smoteוַיַּכֶּ֨הvai.ya.KehH5221the Edomitesאֱד֜וֹם'e.DomH123which compassed him aboutהַסֹּבֵ֤יבha.so.VeivH5437,and the captainsשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of the chariotsהָרֶ֔כֶבha.Re.khevH7393:and the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971fledוַיָּ֥נָסvai.Ya.nosH5127into their tentsלְאֹהָלָֽיו׃le.'o.ha.LavH168.

22Yet Edomאֱד֗וֹם'e.DomH123revoltedוַיִּפְשַׁ֣עvai.yif.Sha'H6586from under the handיַד־yad-H3027of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063unto this dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117.Then Libnahלִבְנָ֖הliv.NahH3841revoltedתִּפְשַׁ֥עtif.Sha'H6586at the sameהַהִֽיא׃ha.Hi'H1931timeבָּעֵ֥תba.'EtH6256.

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