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2 Kings 9:5-7

5And when he cameוַיָּבֹ֗אvai.ya.Vo'H935,behold, the captainsשָׂרֵ֤יsa.ReiH8269of the hostהַחַ֙יִל֙ha.Cha.yilH2428weresittingיֹֽשְׁבִ֔יםyo.she.VimH3427;and he saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,I have an errandדָּבָ֥רda.VarH1697to thee, O captainהַשָּׂ֑רha.SarH8269.And Jehuיֵהוּא֙ye.Hu'H3058saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Unto which of all us? And he saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,To thee, O captainהַשָּֽׂר׃ha.SarH8269.

6And he aroseוַיָּ֙קָם֙vai.Ya.komH6965,and wentוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'H935into the houseהַבַּ֔יְתָהha.Bay.tahH1004;and he pouredוַיִּצֹ֥קvai.yi.TzokH3332the oilהַשֶּׁ֖מֶןha.She.menH8081on his headרֹאשׁ֑וֹro.ShoH7218,and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Thus saithאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559 Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,I have anointedמְשַׁחְתִּ֧יךָֽme.shach.Ti.khaH4886thee kingלְמֶ֛לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428over the peopleעַ֥ם'amH5971of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, evenover Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

7And thou shalt smiteוְהִ֨כִּיתָ֔הve.Hi.ki.TahH5221the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Ahabאַחְאָ֖ב'ach.'AvH256thy masterאֲדֹנֶ֑יךָ'a.do.Nei.khaH113,that I may avengeוְנִקַּמְתִּ֞יve.ni.kam.TiH5358the bloodדְּמֵ֣י׀de.MeiH1818of my servantsעֲבָדַ֣י'a.va.DaiH5650the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֗יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030,and the bloodוּדְמֵ֛יu.de.MeiH1818of all the servantsעַבְדֵ֥י'av.DeiH5650of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,at the handמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027of Jezebelאִיזָֽבֶל׃'i.Za.velH348.

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