Revised Version 1895

2 Kings 25:6-20

6Then theytookוַֽיִּתְפְּשׂוּ֙vai.yit.pe.SuH8610thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, andcarriedH5927himupH5927unto thekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894toRiblahרִבְלָ֑תָהriv.La.tahH7247; and they gavejudgmentמִשְׁפָּֽט׃mish.PatH4941uponאֶל־'el-H413him.

7And theyslewשָׁחֲט֖וּsha.cha.TuH7819thesonsבְּנֵי֙be.NeiH1121ofZedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֔הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667beforeH5869hiseyesלְעֵינָ֑יוle.'ei.NavH5869, andputH935outH935theeyesעֵינֵ֤י'ei.NeiH5869ofZedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙tzid.ki.Ya.huH6667, andboundוַיַּאַסְרֵ֙הוּ֙vai.ya.'as.Re.huH631him infettersבַֽנְחֻשְׁתַּ֔יִםvan.chush.Ta.yimH5178, andcarriedH935him toBabylonבָּבֶֽל׃ סba.VelH894.

8NowH7227in thefifthהַֽחֲמִישִׁי֙ha.cha.mi.ShiH2549monthוּבַחֹ֤דֶשׁu.va.Cho.deshH2320, on theseventhבְּשִׁבְעָ֣הbe.shiv.'AhH7651dayH2320of themonthלַחֹ֔דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320,whichהִ֗יאHi'H1931was the nineteenthyearH8141ofkingלַמֶּ֖לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Nebuchadnezzarנְבֻכַדְנֶאצַּ֣רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5019,kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֑לba.VelH894,cameבָּ֞אba'H935Nebuzaradanנְבוּזַרְאֲדָ֧ןne.vu.zar.'a.DanH5018thecaptainH7227of theguardטַבָּחִ֛יםta.ba.ChimH2876, aservantעֶ֥בֶד'E.vedH5650of thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894, untoJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389:

9And heburntוַיִּשְׂרֹ֥ףvai.yis.RofH8313thehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, and theking’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004; andallכָּל־kol-H3605thehousesבָּתֵּ֧יba.TeiH1004ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֛םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,evenH853everyכָּל־kol-H3605greatגָּד֖וֹלga.DolH1419houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004,burntשָׂרַ֥ףsa.RafH8313he withfireבָּאֵֽשׁ׃ba.'EshH784.

10Andallכָּל־kol-H3605thearmyחֵ֣ילcheilH2428of theChaldeansכַּשְׂדִּ֔יםkas.DimH3778, that were with thecaptainרַב־rav-H7227of theguardטַבָּחִֽים׃ta.ba.ChimH2876, brakedownנָֽתְצוּ֙na.te.TzuH5422thewallsחוֹמֹ֥תcho.MotH2346ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389roundH5439aboutH5439.

11And the residue of thepeopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971that wereleftהַנִּשְׁאָרִ֣יםha.nish.'a.RimH7604in thecityבָּעִ֗ירba.'IrH5892, andthoseH834thatfellהַנֹּֽפְלִים֙ha.no.fe.LimH5307awayH1540, thatfellנָפְלוּ֙na.fe.LuH5307to thekingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894, and the residue of themultitudeהֶהָמ֑וֹןhe.ha.MonH1995,didH834Nebuzaradanנְבוּזַרְאֲדָ֖ןne.vu.zar.'a.DanH5018thecaptainרַב־rav-H7227of theguardטַבָּחִֽים׃ta.ba.ChimH2876carryH1540awayH1540captiveH1540.

12But thecaptainרַב־rav-H7227of theguardטַבָּחִ֑יםta.ba.ChimH2876leftהִשְׁאִ֖ירhish.'IrH7604of the poorest of thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776to bevinedressersלְכֹֽרְמִ֖יםle.kho.re.MimH3755and husbandmen.

13And thepillarsעַמּוּדֵ֨י'a.mu.DeiH5982ofbrassH5178that were in thehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004of theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, and the bases and the brasenseaיָ֧םyamH3220that were in thehouseבְּבֵית־be.veit-H1004of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,didH834theChaldeansכַשְׂדִּ֑יםkhas.DimH3778breakH7665inpiecesH7665, andcarriedוַיִּשְׂא֥וּvai.yis.'UH5375thebrassH5178of them toBabylonבָּבֶֽלָה׃ba.Ve.lahH894.

14And thepotsהַסִּירֹ֨תha.si.RotH5518, and theshovelsהַיָּעִ֜יםhai.ya.'ImH3257, and thesnuffersהַֽמְזַמְּר֣וֹתham.za.me.RotH4212, and thespoonsהַכַּפּ֗וֹתha.ka.PotH3709, andallכָּל־kol-H3605thevesselsכְּלֵ֧יke.LeiH3627ofbrassהַנְּחֹ֛שֶׁתha.ne.Cho.shetH5178wherewith theyministeredיְשָֽׁרְתוּ־ye.sha.re.tu-H8334,tookH3947theyawayH3947.

15And thefirepansהַמַּחְתּוֹת֙ha.mach.tOtH4289, and the basons; thatwhichאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834was ofgoldזָהָב֙za.HavH2091, ingoldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091; and thatwhichוַאֲשֶׁר־va.'a.Sher-H834was ofsilverכֶּ֖סֶףKe.sefH3701, insilverכָּ֑סֶףKa.sefH3701, thecaptainרַב־rav-H7227of theguardטַבָּחִֽים׃ta.ba.ChimH2876tookH3947awayH3947.

16Thetwoשְׁנַ֗יִםshe.Na.yimH8147pillarsהָעַמּוּדִ֣ים׀ha.'a.mu.DimH5982, the oneseaהַיָּ֤םhai.YamH3220, and the bases,whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010hadmadeעָשָׂ֥ה'a.SahH6213for thehouseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068; thebrassלִנְחֹ֖שֶׁתlin.Cho.shetH5178ofallכָּל־kol-H3605theseהָאֵֽלֶּה׃ha.'E.lehH428vesselsהַכֵּלִ֥יםha.ke.LimH3627waswithoutלֹא־lo'-H3808weightמִשְׁקָ֔לmish.KalH4948.

17Theheightקוֹמַ֣ת׀ko.MatH6967of the onepillarהָעַמּ֣וּדha.'a.MudH5982waseighteenעֶשְׂרֵ֨ה'es.RehH6240cubitsאַמָּ֜ה'a.MahH520, and a chapiter ofbrassנְחֹשֶׁת֮ne.cho.ShetH5178wasuponH5921it: and theheightוְקוֹמַ֣תve.ko.MatH6967of the chapiter wasthreeשָׁלֹ֣שׁsha.LoshH7969cubitsאַמּוֹת֒'a.mahH520; withnetworkוּשְׂבָכָ֨הu.se.va.KhahH7639andpomegranatesוְרִמֹּנִ֧יםve.ri.mo.NimH7416uponH5921the chapiterroundH5439aboutH5439,allהַכֹּ֣לha.KolH3605ofbrassנְחֹ֑שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178: and like untotheseוְכָאֵ֛לֶּהve.kha.'E.lehH428had thesecondהַשֵּׁנִ֖יha.she.NiH8145pillarלַֽעַמּ֥וּדla.'a.MudH5982withnetworkהַשְּׂבָכָֽה׃ha.se.va.KhahH7639.

18And thecaptainרַב־rav-H7227of theguardH8104tookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947Seraiahשְׂרָיָה֙se.ra.YahH8304thechiefהָרֹ֔אשׁha.RoshH7218priestכֹּהֵ֣ןko.HenH3548, andZephaniahצְפַנְיָ֖הוּtze.fan.Ya.huH6846thesecondמִשְׁנֶ֑הmish.NehH4932priestכֹּהֵ֣ןko.HenH3548, and thethreeשְׁלֹ֖שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969keepersשֹׁמְרֵ֥יsho.me.ReiH8104of the door:

19andoutוּמִן־u.min-H4480of thecityהָעִ֡ירha.'IrH5892hetookלָקַח֩la.KachH3947anofficerסָרִ֨יסsa.RisH5631that wassetH834over themenאִישׁ֙'ishH376ofwarהַמִּלְחָמָ֗הha.mil.cha.MahH4421; andfiveוַחֲמִשָּׁ֨הva.cha.mi.ShahH2568menH376of them thatsawמֵרֹאֵ֤יme.ro.'EiH7200theking’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428faceפְנֵֽי־fe.nei-H6440,whichH834werefoundנִמְצְא֣וּnim.tze.'UH4672in thecityבָעִ֔ירva.'IrH5892; and thescribeהַסֹּפֵר֙ha.so.FerH5608, thecaptainשַׂ֣רsarH8269of thehostהַצָּבָ֔אha.tza.Va'H6635,whichH834musteredהַמַּצְבִּ֖אha.matz.Bi'H6633thepeopleעַ֣ם'amH5971of thelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776; and threescoremenH376of thepeopleמֵעַ֣םme.'AmH5971of thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776, that werefoundהַֽנִּמְצְאִ֖יםha.nim.tze.'ImH4672in thecityבָּעִֽיר׃ba.'IrH5892.

20AndNebuzaradanנְבוּזַרְאֲדָ֖ןne.vu.zar.'a.DanH5018thecaptainרַב־rav-H7227of theguardטַבָּחִ֑יםta.ba.ChimH2876tookH3947them, andbroughtH3947them to thekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894toRiblahרִבְלָֽתָה׃riv.La.tahH7247.

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