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2 Chronicles 25:16-20

16And itcameH1961topassH1961, as hetalkedבְּדַבְּר֣וֹbe.da.be.RoH1696with him, that thekingלַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙la.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Haveweכִּֽי־ki-H3588madeH6213thee of theking’sH4428counselלַעֲצָתִֽי׃ פla.'a.tza.TiH6098? forbear;whyלָ֣מָּהLa.mahH4100shouldest thou besmittenיַכּ֑וּךָya.Ku.khaH5221? Then theprophetהַנָּבִ֗יאha.na.Vi'H5030forbare, andsaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, Iknowיָדַ֗עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045thatGodאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430hath determined todestroyלְהַשְׁחִיתֶ֔ךָle.hash.chi.Te.khaH7843thee,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588thou hastdoneH6213this, and hastnotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808hearkened unto mycounselH6098.

17ThenAmaziahאֲמַצְיָ֙הוּ֙'a.matz.Ya.huH558kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063tookH1980adviceוַיִּוָּעַ֗ץvai.yi.va.'AtzH3289, andsentH7971toJoashיוֹאָ֨שׁyo.'AshH3101, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJehoahazיְהוֹאָחָ֧זye.ho.'a.ChazH3059thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJehuיֵה֛וּאye.Hu'H3058,kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Comeלְכָ֖הle.khahH1980,letH7971usאֶל־'el-H413lookנִתְרָאֶ֥הnit.ra.'EhH7200one another in thefaceפָנִֽים׃fa.NimH6440.

18AndJoashיוֹאָ֣שׁyo.'AshH3101kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֞חvai.yish.LachH7971toAmaziahאֲמַצְיָ֣הוּ'a.matz.Ya.huH558kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָה֮ye.hu.DahH3063,sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559, The thistle that was inLebanonבַּלְּבָנ֗וֹןba.le.va.NonH3844sentשָׁ֠לַחSha.lachH7971to thecedarהָאֶ֜רֶזha.'E.rezH730that was inLebanonבַּלְּבָנוֹן֙ba.le.va.nOnH3844,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Giveתְּנָֽה־te.nah-H5414thydaughterבִּתְּךָ֥bi.te.KhaH1323to mysonלִבְנִ֖יliv.NiH1121towifeלְאִשָּׁ֑הle.'i.ShahH802: and therepassedוַֽתַּעֲבֹ֞רva.ta.'a.VorH5674by awildהַשָּׂדֶה֙ha.sa.DehH7704beastחַיַּ֤תchai.YatH2416that was inLebanonבַּלְּבָנ֔וֹןba.le.va.NonH3844; and trodedownוַתִּרְמֹ֖סva.tir.MosH7429the thistle.

19Thou sayest,Loהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009, thou hastsmittenהִכִּ֙יתָ֙hi.Ki.taH5221Edomאֱד֔וֹם'e.DomH123; and thineheartלִבְּךָ֖li.be.KhaH3820lifteth theeupוּנְשָׂאֲךָ֥u.ne.sa.'a.KhaH5375to boast:abideשְׁבָ֣הshe.VahH3427nowעַתָּה֙'a.TahH6258athomeבְּבֵיתֶ֔ךָbe.vei.Te.khaH1004;whyלָ֤מָּהLa.mahH4100shouldest thou meddle to thy hurt, that thou shouldestfallוְנָ֣פַלְתָּ֔ve.Na.fal.taH5307,evenאֶת־'et-H853thou, andJudahוִיהוּדָ֥הvi.hu.DahH3063with thee?

20ButAmaziahאֲמַצְיָ֔הוּ'a.matz.Ya.huH558wouldnotוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808hearשָׁמַ֣עsha.Ma'H8085; for it was ofGodמֵהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙me.ha.'E.lo.HimH430, that he mightdeliverתִּתָּ֣םti.TamH5414themintoH3027thehandבְּיָ֑דbe.YadH3027of their enemies,becauseכִּ֤יkiH3588they hadsoughtדָֽרְשׁ֔וּda.re.ShuH1875afterכִּ֣יkiH3588thegodsאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofEdomאֱדֽוֹם׃'e.DomH123.

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