Revised Version 1895

2 Kings 10:1-7

1NowAhabוּלְאַחְאָ֛בu.le.'ach.'AvH256hadseventyשִׁבְעִ֥יםshiv.'ImH7657sonsבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121inSamariaבְּשֹׁמְר֑וֹןbe.sho.me.RonH8111. AndJehuיֵה֨וּאye.Hu'H3058wroteוַיִּכְתֹּב֩vai.yikh.ToH3789lettersסְפָרִ֜יםse.fa.RimH5612, andsentוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971toSamariaשֹׁמְר֗וֹןsho.me.RonH8111, unto therulersשָׂרֵ֤יsa.ReiH8269ofJezreelיִזְרְעֶאל֙yiz.re.'eLH3157, even theeldersהַזְּקֵנִ֔יםha.ze.ke.NimH2205, and unto them that broughtupהָאֹמְנִ֥יםha.'o.me.NimH539thesonsH1121ofAhabאַחְאָ֖ב'ach.'AvH256,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2Andnowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258assoonH6258as thisletterהַסֵּ֤פֶרha.Se.ferH5612cometh toyouH935, seeing yourmaster’sאֲדֹנֵיכֶ֑ם'a.do.nei.KhemH113sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121are withyouH935, and there are withyouH935chariotsהָרֶ֣כֶבha.Re.khevH7393andhorsesוְהַסּוּסִ֔יםve.ha.su.SimH5483, a fencedcityוְעִ֥ירve.'IrH5892also, and armour;

3lookוּרְאִיתֶ֞םu.re.'i.TemH7200yeoutH5921thebestהַטּ֤וֹבha.TovH2896and meetest of yourmaster’sאֲדֹנֵיכֶ֔ם'a.do.nei.KhemH113sonsמִבְּנֵ֣יmi.be.NeiH1121, andsetוְשַׂמְתֶּ֖םve.sam.TemH7760him on hisfather’sאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1throneכִּסֵּ֣אki.Se'H3678, andfightוְהִֽלָּחֲמ֖וּve.hi.la.cha.MuH3898for yourmaster’sאֲדֹנֵיכֶֽם׃'a.do.nei.KhemH113houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004.

4But they wereexceedinglyH3966afraidוַיִּֽרְאוּ֙vai.yir.'UH3372, andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559,Beholdהִנֵּה֙hi.NehH2009, thetwoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147kingsהַמְּלָכִ֔יםha.me.la.KhimH4428stoodעָמְד֖וּ'a.me.DuH5975notלֹ֥אlo'H3808beforeלְפָנָ֑יוle.fa.NavH6440him:howוְאֵ֖יךְve.'EikhH349then shallweאֲנָֽחְנוּ׃'a.Na.che.nuH587standנַעֲמֹ֥דna.'a.ModH5975?

5And he that was over thehouseholdהַבַּ֣יִתha.Ba.yitH1004, and he that was over thecityהָעִ֟ירha.'IrH5892, theeldersוְהַזְּקֵנִים֩ve.ha.ze.ke.NimH2205also, and they thatbroughtH6213upH5921the children,sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971toJehuיֵה֤וּא׀ye.Hu'H3058,sayingH559,WeH587are thyservantsעֲבָדֶ֣יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650, and willdoH6213allH3605that thou shalt bidusH413;weH587willnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808makeH6213anyH3605manאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376kingנַמְלִ֣יךְnam.LikhH4427:doH6213thou thatwhichH834isgoodהַטּ֥וֹבha.TovH2896in thineeyesבְּעֵינֶ֖יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869.

6Then hewroteוַיִּכְתֹּ֣בvai.yikh.ToH3789aletterסֵ֨פֶר׀Se.ferH5612thesecondשֵׁנִ֜יתshe.NitH8145time to them,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,IfH518ye be on mysideאֶת־'et-H854, andifH518ye will hearken unto myvoiceוּלְקֹלִ֣י׀u.le.ko.LiH6963,takeקְחוּ֙ke.ChuH3947ye theheadsרָאשֵׁי֙ra.SheiH7218of themenאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376yourmaster’sאֲדֹנֵיכֶ֔ם'a.do.nei.KhemH113sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121, andcomeוּבֹ֧אוּu.Vo.'uH935tomeH413toJezreelיִזְרְעֶ֑אלָהyiz.re.'E.lahH3157bytomorrowמָחָ֖רma.CharH4279this time.Nowכָּעֵ֥תka.'EtH6256theking’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428sonsוּבְנֵ֤יu.ve.NeiH1121,beingH1121seventyשִׁבְעִ֣יםshiv.'ImH7657personsH376, were with thegreatגְּדֹלֵ֥יge.do.LeiH1419menH376of thecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892, whichbroughtH935themupמְגַדְּלִ֥יםme.ga.de.LimH1431.

7And itcameH935topassH935, when theletterהַסֵּ֙פֶר֙ha.Se.ferH5612cameH935to them, that theytookוַיִּקְחוּ֙vai.yik.ChuH3947theking’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121, andslewוַֽיִּשְׁחֲט֖וּvai.yish.cha.TuH7819them,evenH853seventyשִׁבְעִ֣יםshiv.'ImH7657personsאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376, andputוַיָּשִׂ֤ימוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760theirheadsרָֽאשֵׁיהֶם֙ra.shei.HemH7218inbasketsבַּדּוּדִ֔יםba.du.DimH1731, andsentוַיִּשְׁלְח֥וּvai.yish.le.ChuH7971them unto him toJezreelיִזְרְעֶֽאלָה׃yiz.re.'E.lahH3157.

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