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2 Chronicles 20:14-37

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.

23For thechildrenבְּנֵ֨יbe.NeiH1121ofAmmonעַמּ֧וֹןa.MonH5983andMoabוּמוֹאָ֛בu.mo.'AvH4124stoodH5975upH5975againstעַל־'al-H5921theinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֥יyo.she.VeiH3427ofmountהַר־har-H2022Seirשֵׂעִ֖ירse.'IrH8165,utterlyלְמַשְׁחִֽית׃le.mash.ChitH4889to slay anddestroyוּלְהַשְׁמִ֑ידu.le.hash.MidH8045them: and when they had made anendוּכְכַלּוֹתָם֙u.khe.kha.lo.TamH3615of theinhabitantsבְּיוֹשְׁבֵ֣יbe.yo.she.VeiH3427ofSeirשֵׂעִ֔ירse.'IrH8165,everyאִישׁ־'ish-H376onehelpedעָזְר֥וּ'a.ze.RuH5826todestroyH8045anotherבְּרֵעֵ֖הוּbe.re.'E.huH7453.

24And whenJudahוִֽיהוּדָ֛הvi.hu.DahH3063cameבָּ֥אba'H935to the watch-tower of thewildernessלַמִּדְבָּ֑רla.mid.BarH4057, theylookedוַיִּפְנוּ֙vai.yif.NuH6437uponעַל־'al-H5921themultitudeהֶ֣הָמ֔וֹןhe.ha.MonH1995; and,beholdוְהִנָּ֧םve.hi.NamH2005, they weredeadH6297bodiesH6297fallenנֹפְלִ֥יםno.fe.LimH5307to theearthאַ֖רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776, and there werenoneוְאֵ֥יןve.'EinH369thatescapedפְּלֵיטָֽה׃pe.lei.TahH6413.

25And whenJehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֣טye.ho.sha.FatH3092and hispeopleוְעַמּוֹ֮ve.'a.MoH5971cameH935totakeH962thespoilשְׁלָלָם֒she.la.LamH7998of them, theyfoundוַיִּמְצְאוּ֩vai.yim.tze.'UH4672among them inabundanceלָרֹ֜בla.RoH7230both riches anddeadH6297bodiesH6297, andpreciousחֲמֻד֔וֹתcha.mu.DotH2530jewelsוּכְלֵ֣יu.khe.LeiH3627,whichהֽוּא׃Hu'H1931theystrippedH5337offH853for themselves,moreלְאֵ֣יןle.'EinH369thanרַב־rav-H7227theycouldH5971carryמַשָּׂ֑אma.Sa'H4853awayH5337: and they werethreeשְׁלוֹשָׁ֛הshe.lo.ShahH7969daysיָמִ֧יםya.MimH3117intakingH935of thespoilהַשָּׁלָ֖לha.sha.LalH7998, it wassoוַיִּֽהְי֞וּvai.yih.YuH1961muchH7230.

26And on thefourthהָרְבִעִ֗יha.re.vi.'IH7243dayוּבַיּ֣וֹםu.vai.YomH3117theyassembledנִקְהֲלוּ֙nik.ha.LuH6950themselvesעַל־'al-H5921in thevalleyלְעֵ֣מֶקle.'E.mekH6010ofBeracahבְּרָכָ֔הbe.ra.KhahH1294; for there theyblessedבֵּרֲכ֣וּbe.ra.KhuH1288theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068: therefore thenameשֵׁ֨םshemH8034of thatplaceהַמָּק֥וֹםha.ma.KomH4725wascalledקָֽרְא֞וּka.re.'UH7121Thevalleyעֵ֥מֶק'E.mekH6010ofBeracahבְּרָכָ֖הbe.ra.KhahH1294, unto thisdayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117.

27Then theyreturnedH7725,everyכָּל־kol-H3605manאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376ofJudahיְהוּדָ֤הye.hu.DahH3063andJerusalemוִֽירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙vi.ru.sha.LimH3389, andJehoshaphatוִֽיהוֹשָׁפָ֣טvi.ho.sha.FatH3092in the forefront of them, togoH7725againH7725toJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389withjoyבְּשִׂמְחָ֑הbe.sim.ChahH8057; for theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hadmadeH7725them torejoiceשִׂמְּחָ֥םsi.me.ChamH8055over theirenemiesמֵֽאוֹיְבֵיהֶֽם׃Me.'oy.vei.HemH341.

28And theycameוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935toJerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389with psalteries andharpsוּבְכִנֹּר֖וֹתu.ve.khi.no.RotH3658andtrumpetsוּבַחֲצֹצְר֑וֹתu.va.cha.tzo.tze.RotH2689unto thehouseבֵּ֖יתbeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

29And thefearפַּ֣חַדPa.chadH6343ofGodאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430was onallכָּל־kol-H3605thekingdomsמַמְלְכ֣וֹתmam.le.KhotH4467of thecountriesהָאֲרָצ֑וֹתha.'a.ra.TzotH776, when theyheardבְּשָׁמְעָ֕םbe.sha.me.'AmH8085that theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068foughtנִלְחַ֣םnil.ChamH3898againstעַ֖ל'alH5921theenemiesאוֹיְבֵ֥י'oy.VeiH341ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

30So therealmמַלְכ֣וּתmal.KhutH4438ofJehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֑טye.ho.sha.FatH3092wasquietוַתִּשְׁקֹ֖טva.tish.KotH8252: for hisGodאֱלֹהָ֖יו'e.lo.HavH430gaveH5117himrestוַיָּ֧נַֽחvai.Ya.nachH5117roundמִסָּבִֽיב׃ פmi.sa.VivH5439aboutH5439.

31AndJehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֖טye.ho.sha.FatH3092reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֥ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427overJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063: he wasthirtyשְׁלֹשִׁים֩she.lo.ShimH7970andfiveוְחָמֵ֨שׁve.cha.MeshH2568yearsשָׁנָ֜הsha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121when he began toreignבְּמָלְכ֗וֹbe.ma.le.KhoH4427; and hereignedמָלַ֣ךְma.LakhH4427twentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֨יםve.'es.RimH6242andfiveוְחָמֵ֤שׁve.cha.MeshH2568yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141inJerusalemבִּֽירוּשָׁלִַ֔םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389: and hismother’sאִמּ֔וֹ'i.MoH517nameוְשֵׁ֣םve.ShemH8034wasAzubahעֲזוּבָ֖ה'a.zu.VahH5806thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofShilhiשִׁלְחִֽי׃shil.ChiH7977.

32And he walked in thewayבְּדֶ֛רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870ofAsaאָסָ֖א'a.Sa'H609hisfatherאָבִ֥יו'a.VivH1, andturnedH5493notוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808asideסָ֣רsarH5493from it,doingלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213thatwhichH5869wasrightהַיָּשָׁ֖רhai.ya.SharH3477in theeyesבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

33Howbeit thehighהַבָּמ֖וֹתha.ba.MotH1116placesH1116werenotלֹא־lo'-H3808takenH5493awayH5493;neitherלֹא־lo'-H3808as yet had thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971setהֵכִ֣ינוּhe.Khi.nuH3559theirheartsלְבָבָ֔םle.va.VamH3824unto theGodלֵאלֹהֵ֖יle.lo.HeiH430of theirfathersאֲבֹתֵיהֶֽם׃'a.vo.tei.HemH1.

34NowH2005therestוְיֶ֙תֶר֙ve.Ye.terH3499of theactsH1697ofJehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֔טye.ho.sha.FatH3092,firstהָרִאשֹׁנִ֖יםha.ri.sho.NimH7223andlastוְהָאַחֲרֹנִ֑יםve.ha.'a.cha.ro.NimH314,beholdH2005, they arewrittenכְּתוּבִ֗יםke.tu.VimH3789in the history ofJehuיֵה֣וּאye.Hu'H3058thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofHananiחֲנָ֔נִיcha.Na.niH2607,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834is inserted in thebookסֵ֖פֶרSe.ferH5612of thekingsמַלְכֵ֥יmal.KheiH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

35Andafterוְאַחֲרֵיכֵ֗ןve.'a.cha.rei.KhenH310thisdidH6213Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֣טye.ho.sha.FatH3092kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063joinאֶתְחַבַּר֙'et.cha.BarH2266himselfH1931withAhaziahאֲחַזְיָ֣ה'a.chaz.YahH274kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478; thesameH1931didH6213verywickedlyהִרְשִׁ֥יעַhir.Shi.a'H7561:

36and hejoinedוַיְחַבְּרֵ֣הוּvay.cha.be.Re.huH2266himself with him tomakeלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213shipsאֳנִיּ֖וֹת'o.ni.YotH591to go toTarshishתַּרְשִׁ֑ישׁtar.ShishH8659: and theymadeוַיַּעֲשׂ֥וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213theshipsאֳנִיּ֖וֹת'o.ni.YotH591inEzion-geberH6100.

37ThenEliezerאֱלִיעֶ֤זֶר'e.li.'E.zerH461thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofDodavahuדֹּדָוָ֙הוּ֙do.da.Va.huH1735ofMareshahמִמָּ֣רֵשָׁ֔הmi.Ma.re.ShahH4762prophesiedוַיִּתְנַבֵּ֞אvai.yit.na.Be'H5012againstH5921Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֖טye.ho.sha.FatH3092,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,BecauseH5921thou hastjoinedכְּהִֽתְחַבֶּרְךָ֣ke.hit.cha.ber.KhaH2266thyself withAhaziahאֲחַזְיָ֗הוּ'a.chaz.Ya.huH274, theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068hathdestroyedפָּרַ֤ץpa.RatzH6555thyworksמַעֲשֶׂ֔יךָma.'a.Sei.khaH4639. And theshipsאֳנִיּ֔וֹת'o.ni.YotH591werebrokenוַיִּשָּׁבְר֣וּvai.yi.sha.ve.RuH7665, that they werenotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808ableH4639to go toTarshishתַּרְשִֽׁישׁ׃tar.ShishH8659.

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