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2 Chronicles 25:5-13

5MoreoverAmaziahאֲמַצְיָ֙הוּ֙'a.matz.Ya.huH558gatheredH6908Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063togetherH6908, andorderedH6485them according to theirfathers’אָב֗וֹת'a.VotH1housesלְבֵית־le.veit-H1004,underH1004captainsלְשָׂרֵ֤יle.sa.ReiH8269ofthousandsהָאֲלָפִים֙ha.'a.la.FimH505andcaptainsוּלְשָׂרֵ֣יu.le.sa.ReiH8269ofhundredsהַמֵּא֔וֹתha.me.'otH3967,evenאֶת־'et-H853allלְכָל־le.kholH3605Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063andBenjaminוּבִנְיָמִ֑ןu.vin.ya.MinH1144: and henumberedH6485them fromtwentyעֶשְׂרִ֤ים'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldלְמִבֶּ֨ןle.mi.BenH1121andupwardוָמַ֔עְלָהva.Ma'.lahH4605, andfoundוַיִּמְצָאֵ֗םvai.yim.tza.'EmH4672themthreeשְׁלֹשׁ־she.losh-H7969hundredמֵא֨וֹתme.'otH3967thousandאֶ֤לֶף'E.lefH505chosenmenH970, able togoH3318forthיוֹצֵ֣אyo.Tze'H3318towarצָבָ֔אtza.Va'H6635, that couldhandleאֹחֵ֖ז'o.ChezH270spearרֹ֥מַחRo.machH7420andshieldוְצִנָּֽה׃ve.tzi.NahH6793.

6Hehiredוַיִּשְׂכֹּ֣רvai.yis.KorH7936also anhundredמֵ֥אָהMe.'ahH3967thousandאֶ֛לֶף'E.lefH505mightyגִּבּ֥וֹרgi.BorH1368menH1368of valour out ofIsraelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֗לmi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478for anhundredבְּמֵאָ֥הbe.me.'AhH3967talentsכִכַּר־khi.kar-H3603ofsilverכָּֽסֶף׃Ka.sefH3701.

7But therecameבָּ֤אba'H935amanוְאִ֣ישׁve.'IshH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֗יםha.'E.lo.HimH430to him,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Okingהַמֶּ֕לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,letאַל־'al-H408notH369thearmyצְבָ֣אtze.Va'H6635ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478goיָבֹ֥אya.Vo'H935with thee; for theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068isnotH369withIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, to wit, withallכֹּ֖לkolH3605thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofEphraimאֶפְרָֽיִם׃'ef.Ra.yimH669.

8Butifאִם־'im-H518thou wiltgoבֹּ֣אbo'H935,doעֲשֵׂ֖ה'a.SehH6213valiantlyH2388, bestrongחֲזַ֣קcha.ZakH2388for thebattleלַמִּלְחָמָ֑הla.mil.cha.MahH4421:Godהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430shallcastH3782theedownH3782beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440theenemyאוֹיֵ֔ב'o.YevH341; forGodבֵּאלֹהִ֖יםbe.lo.HimH430hathpowerכֹּ֛חַKo.achH3581tohelpלַעְז֥וֹרla'.ZorH5826, and tocastH3782downH3782.

9AndAmaziahאֲמַצְיָ֙הוּ֙'a.matz.Ya.huH558saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to themanלְאִ֣ישׁle.'IshH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, Butwhatוּמַֽה־u.mah-H4100shallweH834doלַּעֲשׂוֹת֙la.'a.sOtH6213for thehundredלִמְאַ֣תlim.'AtH3967talentsהַכִּכָּ֔רha.ki.KarH3603whichH834I havegivenנָתַ֖תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414to the army ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478? And themanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430answeredוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, TheLORDלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068is able togiveלָ֥תֶתLa.tetH5414theemuchהַרְבֵּ֥הhar.BehH7235moreH7235thanH7235this.

10ThenAmaziahאֲמַצְיָ֗הוּ'a.matz.Ya.huH558separatedוַיַּבְדִּילֵ֣םvai.yav.di.LemH914them, to wit, the army that wascomeבָּ֤אba'H935to himoutH413ofEphraimמֵֽאֶפְרַ֔יִםme.'ef.Ra.yimH669, togoH935homeלִמְקוֹמָ֑םlim.ko.MamH4725againH7725: wherefore theirangerאַפָּ֤ם'a.PamH639wasgreatlyמְאֹד֙me.'OdH3966kindledוַיִּ֨חַרvai.Yi.charH2734againstH413Judahבִּֽיהוּדָ֔הbi.hu.DahH3063, and theyreturnedוַיָּשׁ֥וּבוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725homeלִמְקוֹמָ֖םlim.ko.MamH4725infierceבָּחֳרִי־bo.cho.ri-H2750angerאָֽף׃ פ'AfH639.

11AndAmaziahוַאֲמַצְיָ֙הוּ֙va.'a.matz.Ya.huH558tookH2388courageH2388, andledוַיִּנְהַג֙vai.yin.HagH5090forth hispeopleעַמּ֔וֹa.MoH5971, and went to theValleyגֵּ֣יאgei'H1516ofSaltהַמֶּ֑לַחha.Me.lachH4417, andsmoteוַיַּ֥ךְvai.YakhH5221of thechildrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121ofSeirשֵׂעִ֖ירse.'IrH8165tenעֲשֶׂ֥רֶת'a.Se.retH6235thousandאֲלָפִֽים׃'a.la.FimH505.

12AndotherH3605tenוַעֲשֶׂ֨רֶתva.'a.Se.retH6235thousandאֲלָפִ֜ים'a.la.FimH505did thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063carryH935awayH7993aliveחַיִּ֗יםchai.YimH2416, andbroughtH935them unto thetopלְרֹ֣אשׁle.RoshH7218of therockהַסָּ֑לַעha.Sa.la'H5553, andcastH7993themdownH7993from thetopמֵֽרֹאשׁ־me.rosh-H7218of therockהַסֶּ֖לַעha.Se.la'H5553, that theyallH3605werebrokenH1234inpiecesH1234.

13But themenH1121of thearmyH4421whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834Amaziahאֲמַצְיָ֙הוּ֙'a.matz.Ya.huH558sentH7725backהֵשִׁ֤יבhe.ShivH7725, that they shouldnotH1121goH7725with him tobattleלַמִּלְחָמָ֔הla.mil.cha.MahH4421, fell upon thecitiesבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063, fromSamariaמִשֹּׁמְר֖וֹןmi.sho.me.RonH8111evenוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704untoBeth-horonH1032, andsmoteוַיַּכּ֤וּvai.ya.KuH5221of themthreeשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969thousandאֲלָפִ֔ים'a.la.FimH505, andtookH962muchרַבָּֽה׃ סra.BahH7227spoilH962.

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