Revised Version 1895

2 Kings 9:2-14

2And when thou comest thither,lookוּרְאֵֽה־u.re.'e.ho.Sha-H7200outH7200thereJehuיֵה֨וּאye.Hu'H3058thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofJehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֜טye.ho.sha.FatH3092thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNimshiנִמְשִׁ֗יnim.ShiH5250, andgoH935in, andmakeH7200himariseH6965upH6965from among hisbrethrenאֶחָ֔יו'e.ChavH251, andcarryH6965him to aninnerחֶ֥דֶרChe.derH2315chamberבְּחָֽדֶר׃be.Cha.derH2315.

3Thentakeוְלָקַחְתָּ֤ve.la.kach.TaH3947the vial ofoilהַשֶּׁ֙מֶן֙ha.She.menH8081, andpourוְיָצַקְתָּ֣ve.ya.tzak.TaH3332it on hisheadרֹאשׁ֔וֹro.ShoH7218, andsayH559,Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, I haveanointedמְשַׁחְתִּ֥יךָֽme.shach.Ti.khaH4886theekingלְמֶ֖לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478. Thenopenוּפָתַחְתָּ֥u.fa.tach.TaH6605thedoorהַדֶּ֛לֶתha.De.letH1817, andfleeוְנַ֖סְתָּהve.Nas.tahH5127, and tarrynotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808.

4So theyoungהַנַּ֛עַרha.Na.'arH5288manהַנַּ֥עַרha.Na.'arH5288, even theyoungH5288manH5288theprophetהַנָּבִ֖יאha.na.Vi'H5030, went toRamoth-gileadH7433.

5And when hecameוַיָּבֹ֗אvai.ya.Vo'H935,beholdוְהִנֵּ֨הve.hi.NehH2009, thecaptainsשָׂרֵ֤יsa.ReiH8269of the host weresittingיֹֽשְׁבִ֔יםyo.she.VimH3427; and hesaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, I have an errand to thee, Ocaptainהַשָּׂ֑רha.SarH8269. AndJehuיֵהוּא֙ye.Hu'H3058saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Untowhichמִ֣יmiH4310ofallמִכֻּלָּ֔נוּmi.ku.La.nuH3605usH413? And hesaidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, To thee, Ocaptainהַשָּֽׂר׃ha.SarH8269.

6And hearoseוַיָּ֙קָם֙vai.Ya.komH6965, andwentוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'H935intoH413thehouseהַבַּ֔יְתָהha.Bay.tahH1004; and hepouredוַיִּצֹ֥קvai.yi.TzokH3332theoilהַשֶּׁ֖מֶןha.She.menH8081on hisheadרֹאשׁ֑וֹro.ShoH7218, andsaidH559unto him,Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saith theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, I haveanointedמְשַׁחְתִּ֧יךָֽme.shach.Ti.khaH4886theekingלְמֶ֛לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428over thepeopleעַ֥ם'amH5971of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,evenH3541overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

7And thou shaltsmiteוְהִ֨כִּיתָ֔הve.Hi.ki.TahH5221thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofAhabאַחְאָ֖ב'ach.'AvH256thymasterאֲדֹנֶ֑יךָ'a.do.Nei.khaH113, that I mayavengeוְנִקַּמְתִּ֞יve.ni.kam.TiH5358thebloodדְּמֵ֣י׀de.MeiH1818of myservantsעֲבָדַ֣י'a.va.DaiH5650theprophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֗יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030, and thebloodוּדְמֵ֛יu.de.MeiH1818ofallכָּל־kol-H3605theservantsעַבְדֵ֥י'av.DeiH5650of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, at thehandמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027ofJezebelאִיזָֽבֶל׃'i.Za.velH348.

8For thewholeH3605houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofAhabאַחְאָ֑ב'ach.'AvH256shallperishוְאָבַ֖דve.'a.VadH6: and I willcutוְהִכְרַתִּ֤יve.hikh.ra.TiH3772offH3772fromAhabלְאַחְאָב֙le.'ach.'AvH256everyH3605manH3605child, and him that isshutוְעָצ֥וּרve.'a.TzurH6113upH3605and him that isleftוְעָז֖וּבve.'a.ZuvH5800atlargeH1004inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

9And I willmakeוְנָֽתַתִּי֙ve.na.ta.TiH5414thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofAhabאַחְאָ֔ב'ach.'AvH256like thehouseכְּבֵ֖יתke.VeitH1004ofJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֣םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNebatנְבָ֑טne.VatH5028, and like thehouseוּכְבֵ֖יתu.khe.VeitH1004ofBaashaבַּעְשָׁ֥אba'.Sha'H1201thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofAhijahאֲחִיָּֽה׃'a.chi.YahH281.

10And thedogsהַכְּלָבִ֛יםha.ke.la.VimH3611shalleatH398Jezebelאִיזֶ֜בֶל'i.Ze.velH348in theportionבְּחֵ֥לֶקbe.Che.lekH2506ofJezreelיִזְרְעֶ֖אלyiz.re.'ElH3157, and there shall benoneוְאֵ֣יןve.'EinH369toburyקֹבֵ֑רko.VerH6912herH398. And heopenedוַיִּפְתַּ֥חvai.yif.TachH6605thedoorהַדֶּ֖לֶתha.De.letH1817, andfledוַיָּנֹֽס׃vai.ya.NosH5127.

11ThenJehuוְיֵה֗וּאve.ye.Hu'H3058cameבָּֽא־ba'-H935forthיָצָא֙ya.Tza'H3318to theservantsעַבְדֵ֣י'av.DeiH5650of hislordאֲדֹנָ֔יו'a.do.NavH113: and onesaidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, IsallH3045wellהֲשָׁל֔וֹםha.sha.LomH7965? whereforecameH935thismadהַמְשֻׁגָּ֥עham.shu.Ga'H7696fellowH376to thee? And hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, Yeknowיְדַעְתֶּ֥םye.da'.TemH3045themanהָאִ֖ישׁha.'IshH376andwhatהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088histalkשִׂיחֽוֹ׃si.ChoH7879was.

12And theysaidH559, It isfalseשֶׁ֔קֶרShe.kerH8267;tellהַגֶּד־ha.ged-H5046usH4994nowH4994. And hesaidH559,Thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541andthusH3541spake he tomeH413,sayingH559,ThusH3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, I haveanointedמְשַׁחְתִּ֥יךָֽme.shach.Ti.khaH4886theekingלְמֶ֖לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

13Then they hasted, andtookוַיִּקְחוּ֙vai.yik.ChuH3947everyH376manH376hisgarmentבִּגְד֔וֹbig.DoH899, andputוַיָּשִׂ֥ימוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760itunderתַחְתָּ֖יוtach.TavH8478him on the top of the stairs, andblewוַֽיִּתְקְעוּ֙vai.yit.ke.'UH8628thetrumpetבַּשּׁוֹפָ֔רba.sho.FarH7782,sayingוַיֹּאמְר֖וּvai.yo.me.RuH559,Jehuיֵהֽוּא׃ye.Hu'H3058iskingמָלַ֥ךְma.LakhH4427.

14SoH1961Jehuיֵה֛וּאye.Hu'H3058thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֥טye.ho.sha.FatH3092thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNimshiנִמְשִׁ֖יnim.ShiH5250conspiredוַיִּתְקַשֵּׁ֗רvai.yit.ka.SherH7194againstאֶל־'el-H413Joramיוֹרָ֑םyo.RamH3141. (NowH1961Joramוְיוֹרָם֩ve.yo.RamH3141keptשֹׁמֵ֜רsho.MerH8104Ramoth-gileadH7433, he andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,becauseמִפְּנֵ֥יmi.pe.NeiH6440ofHazaelחֲזָאֵ֖לcha.za.'ElH2371kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofSyriaאֲרָֽם׃'a.RamH758:

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