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2 Kings 11:1-7

1NowH3588whenAthaliahוַֽעֲתַלְיָה֙va.'a.tal.YahH6271themotherאֵ֣ם'emH517ofAhaziahאֲחַזְיָ֔הוּ'a.chaz.Ya.huH274sawרָאֲתָ֖הra.'a.tahH7200thatherH3605sonבְּנָ֑הּbe.NahH1121wasdeadמֵ֣תmetH4191,sheH3588aroseוַתָּ֙קָם֙va.Ta.komH6965anddestroyedוַתְּאַבֵּ֔דva.te.'a.BedH6allH3605theseedזֶ֥רַעZe.ra'H2233royalהַמַּמְלָכָֽה׃ha.mam.la.KhahH4467.

2ButJehoshebaיְהוֹשֶׁ֣בַעye.ho.She.va'H3089, thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofkingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ־ha.Me.lekh-H4428Joramי֠וֹרָםYo.romH3141,sisterאֲח֨וֹת'a.ChotH269ofAhaziahאֲחַזְיָ֜הוּ'a.chaz.Ya.huH274,tookH3947Joashיוֹאָ֣שׁyo.'AshH3101thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAhaziahאֲחַזְיָ֗ה'a.chaz.YahH274, andstoleוַתִּגְנֹ֤בva.tig.NoH1589himawayH3947from among theking’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121that were slain,evenH3808him and hisnurseמֵינִקְתּ֖וֹmei.nik.ToH3243, andputH4191them in the bedchamber; and theyhidוַיַּסְתִּ֧רוּvai.yas.Ti.ruH5641him fromAthaliahעֲתַלְיָ֖הוּ'a.tal.Ya.huH6271,soH3947that he wasnotH3808slain.

3And he was withherעַל־'al-H5921hidמִתְחַבֵּ֖אmit.cha.Be'H2244in thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068sixשֵׁ֣שׁsheshH8337yearsשָׁנִ֑יםsha.NimH8141: andAthaliahוַעֲתַלְיָ֖הva.'a.tal.YahH6271reignedמֹלֶ֥כֶתmo.Le.khetH4427over thelandהָאָֽרֶץ׃ פha.'A.retzH776.

4And in theseventhהַ֠שְּׁבִיעִיתHa.she.vi.'itH7637yearוּבַשָּׁנָ֣הu.va.sha.NahH8141Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֜עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077sentשָׁלַ֨חsha.LachH7971and fetched thecaptainsשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269overhundredsהַמֵּא֗וֹתha.me.yotH3967, of theCaritesלַכָּרִי֙la.ka.RiH3746and of theguardוְלָ֣רָצִ֔יםve.La.ra.TzimH7323, andbroughtוַיָּבֵ֥אvai.ya.Ve'H935them to himintoאֵלָ֖יו'e.LavH413thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068; and hemadeוַיִּכְרֹת֩vai.yikh.RotH3772acovenantבְּרִ֜יתbe.RitH1285with them, andtookוַיִּקַּ֣ח׀vai.yi.KachH3947anoathוַיַּשְׁבַּ֤עvai.yash.Ba'H7650of them in thehouseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, and shewed them theking’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428sonבֶּן־ben-H1121.

5And hecommandedוַיְצַוֵּ֣םvay.tza.VemH6680them,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, This is thethingהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697that ye shalldoתַּעֲשׂ֑וּןta.'a.SunH6213: athirdהַשְּׁלִשִׁ֤יתha.she.li.ShitH7992partH4480ofyouאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834, thatcomeבָּאֵ֣יba.'EiH935in on thesabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֔תha.sha.BatH7676, shall bekeepersH8104of thewatchH8104of theking’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004;

6And athirdוְהַשְּׁלִשִׁית֙ve.ha.she.li.ShitH7992partוְהַשְּׁלִשִׁ֥יתve.ha.she.li.ShitH7992shall be at thegateבְּשַׁ֣עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179Surס֔וּרSurH5495; and athirdH7992partH7992at thegateבַּשַּׁ֖עַרba.Sha.'arH8179behindאַחַ֣ר'a.CharH310theguardH8104:soאֶת־'et-H853shall yekeepוּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֛םu.she.mar.TemH8104thewatchH8104of thehouseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004, and be a barrier.

7And thetwoוּשְׁתֵּ֤יu.she.TeiH8147companies ofyouH3605,evenאֶת־'et-H853allH3605thatgoיֹצְאֵ֣יyo.tze.'EiH3318forthH3318on thesabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֑תha.sha.BatH7676, shallkeepוְשָֽׁמְר֛וּve.sha.me.RuH8104thewatchH8104of thehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068aboutאֶל־'el-H413thekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

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