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2 Chronicles 20:10-22

10Andnowוְעַתָּ֡הve.'a.TahH6258,beholdהִנֵּה֩hi.NehH2009, thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofAmmonעַמּ֨וֹןa.MonH5983andMoabוּמוֹאָ֜בu.mo.'AvH4124andmountוְהַר־ve.har-H2022Seirשֵׂעִ֗ירse.'IrH8165,whomאֲ֠שֶׁר'a.SherH834thou wouldestnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808letנָתַ֤תָּהna.Ta.tahH5414Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵל֙le.Yis.ra.'ElH3478invadeלָב֣וֹאla.Vo'H935, when theycameבְּבֹאָ֖םbe.vo.'AmH935outמֵעֲלֵיהֶ֖םme.'a.lei.HemH5921of thelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, but theyturnedH5493asideסָ֥רוּSa.ruH5493from them, anddestroyedהִשְׁמִידֽוּם׃hish.mi.DumH8045themnotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808;

11beholdוְהִ֨נֵּה־ve.Hi.neh-H2009,howH834they rewardusH5921, tocomeלָבוֹא֙la.Vo'H935tocastH3423usH5921outH3423of thypossessionH3423,whichH834thou hastgivenH3423usH5921toinheritH3423.

12O ourGodאֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙'e.lo.Hei.nuH430, wilt thounotH3808judgeתִשְׁפָּט־tish.pot-H8199them? forweH587havenoH3808mightagainstH5921thisgreatהָרָ֛בha.RavH7227company that comethagainstH5921usH5921;neitherH3808knowנֵדַע֙ne.Da'H3045weH587whatמַֽה־mah-H4100todoנַּעֲשֶׂ֔הna.'a.SehH6213: but oureyesעֵינֵֽינוּ׃'ei.Nei.nuH5869areuponH5921thee.

13Andallוְכָ֨ל־ve.Khol-H3605Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063stoodעֹמְדִ֖ים'o.me.DimH5975beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, with theirlittleטַפָּ֖םta.PamH2945onesH2945, theirwivesנְשֵׁיהֶ֥םne.shei.HemH802, and theirchildrenוּבְנֵיהֶֽם׃ פu.ve.nei.HemH1121.

14Thenuponעָלָיו֙'a.LavH5921Jahazielוְיַחֲזִיאֵ֡לve.ya.cha.zi.'ElH3166thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofZechariahזְכַרְיָ֡הוּze.khar.Ya.huH2148, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofBenaiahבְּ֠נָיָהBe.na.yahH1141, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJeielיְעִיאֵ֧לye.'i.'ElH3273, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofMattaniahמַתַּנְיָ֛הma.tan.YahH4983, theLeviteהַלֵּוִ֖יha.le.ViH3881, of thesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofAsaphאָסָ֑ף'a.SafH623,cameהָיְתָ֤הha.ye.TahH1961thespiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068in themidstבְּת֖וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of thecongregationהַקָּהָֽל׃ha.ka.HalH6951;

15and hesaidH559, Hearken ye,allכָל־khol-H3605Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063, and yeinhabitantsוְיֹשְׁבֵ֣יve.yo.she.VeiH3427ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389, and thoukingוְהַמֶּ֖לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֑טye.ho.sha.FatH3092:thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068untoyouH859,Fearתִּֽירְא֤וּti.re.'UH3372notH3808ye,neitherH3808bedismayedתֵּחַ֙תּוּ֙te.Cha.tuH2865by reason of thisgreatהָרָב֙ha.RavH7227multitudeהֶהָמ֤וֹןhe.ha.MonH1995; for thebattleהַמִּלְחָמָ֖הha.mil.cha.MahH4421isnotH3808yoursH859, butGod’sלֵאלֹהִֽים׃le.lo.HimH430.

16Tomorrowמָחָר֙ma.CharH4279goH5927yedownרְד֣וּre.DuH3381againstעֲלֵיהֶ֔ם'a.lei.HemH5921them:beholdהִנָּ֥םhi.NamH2005, theycomeH5927upH5927by theascentבְּמַעֲלֵ֣הbe.ma.'a.LehH4608ofZizהַצִּ֑יץha.TzitzH6732; and ye shallfindוּמְצָאתֶ֤םu.me.tza.TemH4672them at theendבְּס֣וֹףbe.SofH5490of thevalleyהַנַּ֔חַלha.Na.chalH5158,beforeפְּנֵ֖יpe.NeiH6440thewildernessמִדְבַּ֥רmid.BarH4057of Jeruel.

17Ye shallnotH3808need tofightלְהִלָּחֵ֣םle.hi.la.ChemH3898in thisbattleH3898:setH5975yourselves,standעִמְד֡וּ'im.DuH5975yestillH5975, andseeוּרְא֣וּu.re.'UH7200thesalvationיְשׁוּעַת֩ye.shu.'AtH3444of theLORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068withyouH6440, OJudahיְהוּדָ֣הye.hu.DahH3063andJerusalemוִֽירוּשָׁלִַ֗םvi.ru.sha.LimH3389:fearתִּֽירְאוּ֙ti.re.'UH3372notH3808,norH3808bedismayedתֵּחַ֔תּוּte.Cha.tuH2865:tomorrowמָחָר֙ma.CharH4279goצְא֣וּtze.'UH3318outH3318againstH5973them; for theLORDוַיהוָ֖הva.Yah.wehH3068is withyouH6440.

18AndJehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֛טye.ho.sha.FatH3092bowedלְהִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֹ֖תle.hish.ta.cha.VotH7812hisheadH6440with hisfaceH6440to thegroundאָ֑רְצָה'A.re.tzahH776: andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605Judahיְהוּדָ֞הye.hu.DahH3063and theinhabitantsוְיֹשְׁבֵ֣יve.yo.she.VeiH3427ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֗םye.ru.sha.LimH3389fellנָֽפְלוּ֙na.fe.LuH5307downH7812beforeH6440theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, worshipping theLORDלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

19And theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֛םhal.vi.YimH3881, of thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of theKohathitesהַקְּהָתִ֖יםha.ke.ha.TimH6956and of thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of theKorahitesהַקָּרְחִ֑יםha.ka.re.ChimH7145,stoodH6965upH6965topraiseלְהַלֵּ֗לle.ha.LelH1984theLORDלַיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, with an exceedingloudגָּד֖וֹלga.DolH1419voiceבְּק֥וֹלbe.KolH6963.

20And theyroseH7925earlyוַיַּשְׁכִּ֣ימוּvai.yash.Ki.muH7925in themorningבַבֹּ֔קֶרva.Bo.kerH1242, andwentH3318forthH3318intoH3318thewildernessלְמִדְבַּ֣רle.mid.BarH4057ofTekoaתְּק֑וֹעַte.Ko.a'H8620: and as theywentH3318forthH3318,Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֗טye.ho.sha.FatH3092stoodעָמַ֣ד'a.MadH5975andsaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559,Hearשְׁמָע֗וּנִיshe.ma.'U.niH8085meH3318, OJudahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063, and yeinhabitantsוְיֹשְׁבֵ֣יve.yo.she.VeiH3427ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389;believeהַאֲמִ֜ינוּha.'a.Mi.nuH539in theLORDבַּיהוָ֤הba.Yah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶם֙'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,soH3318shall ye beestablishedוְתֵ֣אָמֵ֔נוּve.Te.'a.Me.nuH539;believeהַאֲמִ֥ינוּha.'a.Mi.nuH539hisprophetsבִנְבִיאָ֖יוvin.vi.'AvH5030,soH3318shall yeprosperוְהַצְלִֽיחוּ׃ve.hatz.Li.chuH6743.

21And when he hadtakenH3318counselוַיִּוָּעַץ֙vai.yi.va.'AtzH3289with thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971, heappointedוַיַּעֲמֵ֤דvai.ya.'a.MedH5975them that shouldsingמְשֹֽׁרֲרִים֙me.sho.ra.RimH7891unto theLORDH3068, andpraiseוּֽמְהַֽלְלִ֖יםu.me.ha.LimH1984the beauty ofholinessקֹ֑דֶשׁKo.deshH6944, as theywentH3318outH3318beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440thearmyH5971, andsayוְאֹֽמְרִים֙ve.'o.me.RimH559,Giveהוֹד֣וּho.DuH3034thanksH3034unto theLORDH3068; for hismercyH3068endureth foreverלְעוֹלָ֖םle.'o.LamH5769.

22And when theybeganהֵחֵ֨לּוּhe.Che.luH2490to sing and topraiseוּתְהִלָּ֗הu.te.hi.LahH8416, theLORDיְהוָ֣ה׀Yah.wehH3068setנָתַ֣ןna.TanH5414liers inwaitמְ֠אָֽרְבִיםMe.'a.re.vimH693againstH5921thechildrenבְּנֵ֨יbe.NeiH1121ofAmmonעַמּ֜וֹןa.MonH5983,Moabמוֹאָ֧בmo.'AvH4124, andmountH2022Seirשֵׂעִ֛ירse.'IrH8165,whichH2022werecomeהַבָּאִ֥יםha.ba.'ImH935againstH5921Judahלִֽיהוּדָ֖הli.hu.DahH3063; and they were smitten.

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