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2 Chronicles 35:20-27

20Afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310allכָל־khol-H3605this, whenJosiahיֹֽאשִׁיָּ֙הוּ֙yo.shi.Ya.huH2977hadpreparedהֵכִ֤יןhe.KhinH3559thetempleהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,Necoנְכ֧וֹne.KhoH5224kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofEgyptמִצְרַ֛יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714wentH3318upעָלָ֞ה'a.LahH5927tofightלְהִלָּחֵ֥םle.hi.la.ChemH3898againstH5921Carchemishבְּכַרְכְּמִ֖ישׁbe.khar.ke.MishH3751byEuphratesפְּרָ֑תpe.RatH6578: andJosiahיֹאשִׁיָּֽהוּ׃yo.shi.Ya.huH2977wentH3318outH3318againstH5921him.

21But hesentוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971ambassadorsמַלְאָכִ֣ים׀mal.'a.KhimH4397to him,sayingלֵאמֹר֩׀le.MorH559,Whatמַה־mah-H4100have I todoוְאַל־ve.'al-H408with thee, thoukingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063? I comenotH3808againstH5921thee thisdayהַיּוֹם֙hai.yOmH3117, butagainstH5921thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004wherewith I havewarמִלְחַמְתִּ֔יmil.cham.TiH4421; andGodוֵאלֹהִ֖יםve.lo.HimH430hathcommandedאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559meאֵלָ֣יו'e.LavH413tomakeכִּ֚יkiH3588haste: forbear thee from meddling withGodמֵאֱלֹהִ֥יםme.'E.lo.HimH430, who is withmeאֶל־'el-H413, that hedestroyיַשְׁחִיתֶֽךָ׃yash.chi.Te.khaH7843theenotH3808.

22Neverthelessכִּ֤יkiH3588Josiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֨הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977wouldnotוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808turnהֵסֵב֩he.SevH5437hisfaceפָנָ֜יוfa.NavH6440from him, butdisguisedהִתְחַפֵּ֔שׂhit.cha.PesH2664himselfH6440, that he mightfightלְהִלָּחֵֽם־le.hi.la.chem-H3898with him, and hearkenednotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808unto thewordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697ofNecoנְכ֖וֹne.KhoH5224, from the month ofGodאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430, andcameוַיָּבֹ֕אvai.ya.Vo'H935tofightלְהִלָּחֵ֖םle.hi.la.ChemH3898in thevalleyבְּבִקְעַ֥תbe.vik.'AtH1237ofMegiddoמְגִדּֽוֹ׃me.gi.DoH4023.

23And thearchersוַיֹּרוּ֙vai.yo.RuH3384shotהַיֹּרִ֔יםhai.yo.RimH3384atkingלַמֶּ֖לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Josiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֑הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977; and thekingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to hisservantsלַעֲבָדָיו֙la.'a.va.DavH5650, HavemeH5650awayהַעֲבִיר֔וּנִיha.'a.vi.Ru.niH5674; for I am sorewoundedהָחֳלֵ֖יתִיho.cho.Lei.tiH2470.

24SoH4480hisservantsעֲבָדָ֜יו'a.va.DavH5650tookH4191himoutH4480of thechariotהַמֶּרְכָּבָ֗הha.mer.ka.VahH4818, andputH4191him in thesecondהַמִּשְׁנֶה֮ha.mish.NehH4932chariotH4818that he had, and brought him toJerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389; and hediedH4191, and wasburiedוַיִּקָּבֵ֖רvai.yi.ka.VerH6912in the sepulchres of hisfathersאֲבֹתָ֑יו'a.vo.TavH1. Andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063andJerusalemוִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םvi.Ru.sha.LimH3389mournedמִֽתְאַבְּלִ֖יםmit.'a.be.LimH56forJosiahיֹאשִׁיָּֽהוּ׃ פyo.shi.Ya.huH2977.

25AndJeremiahיִרְמְיָהוּ֮yir.me.ya.HuH3414lamented forJosiahיֹאשִׁיָּהוּ֒yo.shi.ya.HuH2977: andallH3605thesingingהַשָּׁרִ֣ים׀ha.sha.RimH7891menH3605andsingingוְ֠הַשָּׁרוֹתVe.ha.sha.rotH7891womenוַיְקוֹנֵ֣ןvay.ko.NenH6969spake ofJosiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֙הוּ֙yo.shi.Ya.huH2977in theirlamentationsבְּקִינ֨וֹתֵיהֶ֤םbe.ki.No.tei.HemH7015, unto thisdayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117; and theymadeוַיִּתְּנ֥וּםvai.yi.te.NumH5414them anordinanceלְחֹ֖קle.ChokH2706inIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478: and,beholdוְהִנָּ֥םve.hi.NamH2005, they arewrittenכְּתוּבִ֖יםke.tu.VimH3789in thelamentationsהַקִּינֽוֹת׃ha.ki.NotH7015.

26Now therestוְיֶ֛תֶרve.Ye.terH3499of theactsH1697ofJosiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֖הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977, and his gooddeedsH1697, according to thatwhichH1697iswrittenכַּכָּת֖וּבka.ka.TuvH3789in thelawבְּתוֹרַ֥תbe.to.RatH8451of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068,

27and hisactsוּדְבָרָ֕יוu.de.va.RavH1697,firstהָרִאשֹׁנִ֖יםha.ri.sho.NimH7223andlastוְהָאַחֲרֹנִ֑יםve.ha.'a.cha.ro.NimH314,beholdהִנָּ֣םhi.NamH2005, they arewrittenכְּתוּבִ֔יםke.tu.VimH3789in thebookסֵ֥פֶרSe.ferH5612of thekingsמַלְכֵֽי־mal.khei-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478andJudahוִיהוּדָֽה׃vi.hu.DahH3063.

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