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2 Chronicles 20:3-12

3AndJehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֛טye.ho.sha.FatH3092fearedוַיִּרָ֕אvai.yi.Ra'H3372, andsetוַיִּתֵּ֧ןvai.yi.TenH5414himselfפָּנָ֖יוpa.NavH6440toseekלִדְר֣וֹשׁlid.Ro.oshH1875unto theLORDלַיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068; and heproclaimedוַיִּקְרָא־vai.yik.ra'-H7121afastצ֖וֹםTzomH6685throughoutH3605allH3605Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

4AndJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063gatheredוַיִּקָּבְצ֣וּvai.yi.ka.ve.TzuH6908themselvesH6908togetherH6908, toseekלְבַקֵּ֖שׁle.va.KeshH1245help of theLORDמֵֽיְהוָ֑הme.Yah.wehH3068:evenגַּ֚םgamH1571outH1245ofallמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605thecitiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063theycameבָּ֖אוּBa.'uH935toseekלְבַקֵּ֥שׁle.va.KeshH1245theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

5AndJehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֗טye.ho.sha.FatH3092stoodוַיַּעֲמֹ֣דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975in thecongregationבִּקְהַ֧לbik.HalH6951ofJudahיְהוּדָ֛הye.hu.DahH3063andJerusalemוִירוּשָׁלִַ֖םvi.ru.sha.LimH3389, in thehouseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440thenewהַחֲדָשָֽׁה׃ha.cha.da.ShahH2319courtהֶחָצֵ֥רhe.cha.TzerH2691;

6and hesaidוַיֹּאמַ֗רvai.yo.MarH559, OLORDיְהוָ֞הYah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430of ourfathersאֲבֹתֵ֙ינוּ֙'a.vo.Tei.nuH1, artnotH3808thouGodאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430inheavenבַּשָּׁמַ֔יִםba.sha.Ma.yimH8064? and artnotH3808thourulerמוֹשֵׁ֔לmo.ShelH4910overallבְּכֹ֖לbe.KholH3605thekingdomsמַמְלְכ֣וֹתmam.le.KhotH4467of thenationsהַגּוֹיִ֑םha.go.YimH1471? and in thinehandוּבְיָדְךָ֙u.ve.ya.de.KhaH3027ispowerH3027and might,soH3808thatnoneוְאֵ֥יןve.'EinH369isableH3027to withstand thee.

7Didstnotהֲלֹ֣א׀ha.Lo'H3808thou, O ourGodאֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,driveH3423outH3423theinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵי֙yo.she.VeiH3427of thislandהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776beforeמִלִּפְנֵ֖יmi.lif.NeiH6440thypeopleעַמְּךָ֣'a.me.KhaH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, and gavest it to theseedלְזֶ֛רַעle.Ze.ra'H2233ofAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֥ם'av.ra.HamH85thyfriendאֹֽהַבְךָ֖'o.hav.KhaH157foreverלְעוֹלָֽם׃le.'o.LamH5769?

8And theydweltוַיֵּשְׁב֖וּ־vai.ye.she.Vu-H3427therein, and havebuiltוַיִּבְנ֨וּvai.yiv.NuH1129thee asanctuaryמִקְדָּ֖שׁmik.DashH4720therein for thynameלְשִׁמְךָ֥le.shim.KhaH8034,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

9Ifאִם־'im-H518evilרָעָ֗הra.'AhH7451comeתָּב֨וֹאta.Vo'H935uponעָלֵ֜ינוּ'a.Lei.nuH5921usאֵלֶ֛יךָ'e.Lei.khaH413, theswordחֶרֶב֮che.RevH2719,judgmentשְׁפוֹט֮she.fOtH8196, orpestilenceוְדֶ֣בֶרve.De.verH1698, orfamineוְרָעָב֒ve.ra.'AvH7458,weכִּ֥יkiH3588willstandנַֽעַמְדָ֞הna.'am.DahH5975beforeלִפְנֵ֨יlif.NeiH6440thishouseהַבַּ֤יִתha.Ba.yitH1004, andbeforeוּלְפָנֶ֔יךָu.le.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee, (for thynameשִׁמְךָ֖shim.KhaH8034is in thishouseבַּבַּ֣יִתba.Ba.yitH1004,) andcryוְנִזְעַ֥קve.niz.'AkH2199unto thee in our affliction, and thou wilthearוְתִשְׁמַ֥עve.tish.Ma'H8085andsaveוְתוֹשִֽׁיעַ׃ve.to.Shi.a'H3467.

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.

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