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2 Chronicles 12:2-9

2And itcameH1961topassH1961in thefifthהַֽחֲמִישִׁית֙ha.cha.mi.ShitH2549yearבַּשָּׁנָ֤הba.sha.NahH8141ofkingלַמֶּ֣לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Rehoboamרְחַבְעָ֔םre.chav.'AmH7346, thatShishakשִׁישַׁ֥קshi.ShakH7895kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofEgyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714cameH1961upעָלָ֛ה'a.LahH5927againstH5921Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588they had trespassedagainstH5921theLORDבַּיהוָֽה׃ba.Yah.wehH3068,

3with twelvehundredוּמָאתַ֙יִם֙u.ma.Ta.yimH3967chariotsרֶ֔כֶבRe.khevH7393, and threescorethousandH505horsemenפָּרָשִׁ֑יםpa.ra.ShimH6571: and thepeopleלָעָ֞םla.'AmH5971werewithoutוְאֵ֣יןve.'EinH369numberמִסְפָּ֗רmis.ParH4557thatcameH935with himoutH935ofEgyptמִמִּצְרַ֔יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714; theLubimלוּבִ֥יםlu.VimH3864, theSukkiimסֻכִּיִּ֖יםsu.ki.YimH5525, and theEthiopiansוְכוּשִֽׁים׃ve.khu.ShimH3569.

4And hetookוַיִּלְכֹּ֛דvai.yil.KodH3920the fencedcitiesעָרֵ֥י'a.ReiH5892whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834pertained toJudahלִֽיהוּדָ֑הli.hu.DahH3063, andcameוַיָּבֹ֖אvai.ya.Vo'H935untoJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ סye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

5NowH935Shemaiahוּֽשְׁמַֽעְיָ֤הu.she.ma'.YahH8098theprophetהַנָּבִיא֙ha.na.Vi'H5030cameH935toRehoboamרְחַבְעָ֔םre.chav.'AmH7346, and to theprincesוְשָׂרֵ֣יve.sa.ReiH8269ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063, that weregatheredנֶאֶסְפ֥וּne.'es.FuH622togetherH622toJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389becauseאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834ofShishakשִׁישָׁ֑קshi.ShakH7895, andsaidH559unto them,Thusכֹּה־koh-H3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, Ye have forsakenmeH413, therefore have I alsoleftH5800youאַתֶּם֙'a.TemH859in thehandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027ofShishakשִׁישָֽׁק׃shi.ShakH7895.

6Then theprincesשָׂרֵֽי־sa.rei-H8269ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478and thekingוְהַמֶּ֑לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428humbledH3665themselvesH3665; and theysaidוַיֹּאמְר֖וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, TheLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068isrighteousצַדִּ֥יק׀tza.DikH6662.

7And when theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068sawוּבִרְא֤וֹתu.vir.'otH7200that theyhumbledנִכְנָ֔עוּnikh.Na.'uH3665themselvesH1992, thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068cameH1961toShemaiahשְׁמַֽעְיָ֧ה׀she.ma'.YahH8098,sayingלֵאמֹ֛רle.MorH559, They havehumbledנִכְנְע֖וּnikh.ne.'UH3665themselvesH1992; I willnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808destroyאַשְׁחִיתֵ֑ם'ash.chi.TemH7843them: but I willgrantוְנָתַתִּ֨יve.na.ta.TiH5414themsomeH1992deliveranceלִפְלֵיטָ֔הlif.lei.TahH6413, and mywrathחֲמָתִ֛יcha.ma.TiH2534shallnotוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808bepouredתִתַּ֧ךְti.TakhH5413outאֶל־'el-H413uponH1961Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִַ֖םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389by thehandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027ofShishakשִׁישָֽׁק׃shi.ShakH7895.

8Neverthelessכִּ֥יkiH3588they shall be hisservantsלַעֲבָדִ֑יםla.'a.va.DimH5650; that they mayknowוְיֵדְעוּ֙ve.ye.de.'UH3045myserviceעֲב֣וֹדָתִ֔יa.Vo.da.TiH5656, and theserviceוַעֲבוֹדַ֖תva.'a.vo.DatH5656of thekingdomsמַמְלְכ֥וֹתmam.le.KhotH4467of thecountriesהָאֲרָצֽוֹת׃ סha.'a.ra.TzotH776.

9SoH6213Shishakשִׁישַׁ֥קshi.ShakH7895kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofEgyptמִצְרַיִם֮mitz.ra.YimH4714cameH5927upH5927againstעַל־'al-H5921Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַם֒ye.ru.sha.LimH3389, andtookH3947awayH3947thetreasuresאֹצְר֣וֹת'o.tze.RotH214of thehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004of theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, and thetreasuresאֹֽצְרוֹת֙'o.tze.rOtH214of theking’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004; hetookH3947allהַכֹּ֖לha.KolH3605awayH3947: hetookH3947awayH3947also theshieldsמָגִנֵּ֣יma.gi.NeiH4043ofgoldהַזָּהָ֔בha.za.HavH2091whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834Solomonשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃she.lo.MohH8010hadmadeH6213.

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