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2 Kings 9:21-36

21AndJoramיְהוֹרָם֙ye.ho.RamH3088saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, MakereadyH631. And theymadeH631readyH631hischariotרִכְבּ֑וֹrikh.BoH7393. AndJoramיְהוֹרָ֣םye.ho.RamH3088kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִ֠שְׂרָאֵלYis.ra.'elH3478andAhaziahוַאֲחַזְיָ֨הוּva.'a.chaz.Ya.huH274kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֜הye.hu.DahH3063wentH3318outH3318,eachאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376in hischariotבְּרִכְבּ֗וֹbe.rikh.BoH7393, and theywentH3318outH3318tomeetH7125Jehuיֵה֔וּאye.Hu'H3058, andfoundוַיִּמְצָאֻ֔הוּvai.yim.tza.'U.huH4672him in theportionבְּחֶלְקַ֖תbe.chel.KatH2513ofNabothנָב֥וֹתna.VotH5022theJezreeliteהַיִּזְרְעֵאלִֽי׃hai.yiz.re.'e.LiH3158.

22And itcameH1961topassH1961, whenJoramיְהוֹרָם֙ye.ho.RamH3088sawH7200Jehuיֵה֔וּאye.Hu'H3058, that hesaidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Is itpeaceהֲשָׁל֣וֹםha.sha.LomH7965,Jehuיֵה֑וּאye.Hu'H3058? And heansweredוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559,Whatמָ֣הmahH4100peaceהַשָּׁל֔וֹםha.sha.LomH7965,soH1961longעַד־'ad-H5704as the whoredoms of thymotherאִמְּךָ֛'i.me.KhaH517Jezebelאִיזֶ֧בֶל'i.Ze.velH348andherH7200witchcraftsוּכְשָׁפֶ֖יהָu.khe.sha.Fei.haH3785aresoH1961manyהָרַבִּֽים׃ha.ra.BimH7227?

23AndJoramיְהוֹרָ֛םye.ho.RamH3088turnedוַיַּהֲפֹ֧ךְvai.ya.ha.FokhH2015hishandsיָדָ֖יוya.DavH3027, andfledוַיָּנֹ֑סvai.ya.NosH5127, andsaidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toAhaziahאֲחַזְיָ֖הוּ'a.chaz.Ya.huH274, There istreacheryמִרְמָ֥הmir.MahH4820, OAhaziahאֲחַזְיָֽה׃'a.chaz.YahH274.

24AndJehuוְיֵה֞וּאve.ye.Hu'H3058drewH4390hisbowבַקֶּ֗שֶׁתva.Ke.shetH7198with hisfullH4390strengthH2220, andsmoteH5221Joramיְהוֹרָם֙ye.ho.RamH3088betweenבֵּ֣יןbeinH996hisarmsזְרֹעָ֔יוze.ro.'AvH2220, and thearrowהַחֵ֖צִיha.Che.tziH2678wentH3318outH3318at hisheartמִלִּבּ֑וֹmi.li.BoH3820, and he sunkdownH5221in hischariotבְּרִכְבּֽוֹ׃be.rikh.BoH7393.

25ThensaidH559JehuH559toBidkarבִּדְקַר֙bid.KarH920his captain,TakeH5375upH5375, andcastהַשְׁלִכֵ֔הוּhash.li.Khe.huH7993him in theportionבְּחֶלְקַ֕תbe.chel.KatH2513of thefieldשְׂדֵ֖הse.DehH7704ofNabothנָב֣וֹתna.VotH5022theJezreeliteהַיִּזְרְעֵאלִ֑יhai.yiz.re.'e.LiH3158: forrememberזְכֹ֞רze.KhorH2142howכִּֽי־ki-H3588that, when I and thourodeרֹכְבִ֤יםro.khe.VimH7392togetherH5921afterאַֽחֲרֵי֙'a.cha.ReiH310Ahabאַחְאָ֣ב'ach.'AvH256hisfatherאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1, theLORDוַֽיהוָה֙va.Yah.wehH3068laidH5375thisburdenהַמַּשָּׂ֖אha.ma.Sa'H4853uponH5921him;

26Surelyאִם־'im-H518I haveseenרָאִ֤יתִיra.'I.tiH7200yesterdayאֶ֙מֶשׁ֙'e.meshH570thebloodדְּמֵ֣יde.MeiH1818ofNabothנָבוֹת֩na.VotH5022, and thebloodדְּמֵ֨יde.MeiH1818of hissonsבָנָ֜יוva.NavH1121, saith theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068; and I will requite thee in this plat, saith theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068.Nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258thereforetakeשָׂ֧אsa'H5375andcastH7993himintoH7993the plat of ground, according to thewordכִּדְבַ֥רkid.VarH1697of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

27But whenAhaziahוַאֲחַזְיָ֤הva.'a.chaz.YahH274thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063sawרָאָ֔הra.'AhH7200this, hefledוַיָּ֕נָסvai.Ya.nosH5127by thewayדֶּ֖רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of thegardenהַגָּ֑ןha.GanH1588houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004. AnJehuיֵה֗וּאye.Hu'H3058followedH310afterH310him, andsaidוַ֠יֹּאמֶרVai.yo.merH559,SmiteH5221him also in thechariotהַמֶּרְכָּבָ֗הha.mer.ka.VahH4818: and theysmoteH5221him at theascentבְּמַֽעֲלֵה־be.ma.'a.leh-H4608ofGurגוּר֙gurH1483,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834is byIbleamיִבְלְעָ֔םyiv.le.'AmH2991. And hefledוַיָּ֥נָסvai.Ya.nosH5127toMegiddoמְגִדּ֖וֹme.gi.DoH4023, anddiedוַיָּ֥מָתvai.Ya.motH4191there.

28And hisservantsעֲבָדָ֖יו'a.va.DavH5650carriedH7392him in achariotH7392toJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלְָ֑מָהye.ru.sha.Le.mahH3389, andburiedוַיִּקְבְּר֨וּvai.yik.be.RuH6912him in his sepulchre with hisfathersאֲבֹתָ֖יו'a.vo.TavH1in thecityבְּעִ֥ירbe.'IrH5892ofDavidדָּוִֽד׃ פda.VidH1732.

29And in theeleventhעֶשְׂרֵ֣ה'es.RehH6240yearH8141ofJoramלְיוֹרָ֖םle.yo.RamH3141thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAhabאַחְאָ֑ב'ach.'AvH256beganAhaziahאֲחַזְיָ֖ה'a.chaz.YahH274toreignמָלַ֥ךְma.LakhH4427overJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

30And whenJehuיֵה֖וּאye.Hu'H3058wascomeH935toJezreelיִזְרְעֶ֑אלָהyiz.re.'E.lahH3157,Jezebelוְאִיזֶ֣בֶלve.'i.Ze.velH348heardשָׁמְעָ֗הsha.me.'AhH8085of it; andsheH348paintedherH935eyesעֵינֶ֙יהָ֙'ei.Nei.haH5869, and tiredherH935headרֹאשָׁ֔הּro.ShahH7218, andlookedוַתַּשְׁקֵ֖ףva.tash.KefH8259outH8259at thewindowהַחַלּֽוֹן׃ha.cha.LonH2474.

31And asJehuוְיֵה֖וּאve.ye.Hu'H3058enteredבָּ֣אba'H935in at thegateבַשָּׁ֑עַרva.Sha.'arH8179, shesaidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559, Is itpeaceהֲשָׁל֔וֹםha.sha.LomH7965, thouZimriזִמְרִ֖יzim.RiH2174, thymaster’sאֲדֹנָֽיו׃'a.do.NavH113murdererהֹרֵ֥גho.RegH2026?

32And heliftedוַיִּשָּׂ֤אvai.yi.Sa'H5375upH5375hisfaceפָנָיו֙fa.NavH6440to thewindowהַ֣חַלּ֔וֹןha.cha.LonH2474, andsaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Who is on mysideאִתִּ֖י'i.TiH854? who? And therelookedוַיַּשְׁקִ֣יפוּvai.yash.Ki.fuH8259outH8259to himtwoשְׁנַ֥יִםshe.Na.yimH8147orthreeשְׁלֹשָׁ֖הshe.lo.ShahH7969eunuchsסָרִיסִֽים׃sa.ri.SimH5631.

33And hesaidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Throwשִׁמְט֖וּהָshim.tu.hH8058herH413downH7429. So theythrewוַֽיִּשְׁמְט֑וּהָvai.yish.me.Tu.haH8058herH413downH7429: and some ofherH413bloodמִדָּמָ֧הּmi.da.MahH1818was sprinkled on thewallהַקִּ֛ירha.KirH7023, and on thehorsesהַסּוּסִ֖יםha.su.SimH5483: and he trodeherH413underH7429foot.

34And when he wascomeH935in, he dideatוַיֹּ֣אכַלvai.Yo.khalH398anddrinkוַיֵּ֑שְׁתְּvai.Ye.shetH8354; and hesaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,SeeH935nowנָ֞אna'H4994to thiscursedהָאֲרוּרָ֤הha.'a.ru.RahH779womanH1323, andburyוְקִבְר֔וּהָve.kiv.Ru.haH6912herH935: forsheהִֽיא׃Hi'H1931is aking’sמֶ֖לֶךְMe.lekhH4428daughterבַת־vat-H1323.

35And they went toburyלְקָבְרָ֑הּle.ka.ve.RahH6912herH518: but theyfoundמָ֣צְאוּMa.tze.'uH4672noH3808moreH3808ofherH518thanH3808theskullהַגֻּלְגֹּ֛לֶתha.gul.Go.letH1538, and thefeetוְהָרַגְלַ֖יִםve.ha.rag.La.yimH7272, and thepalmsוְכַפּ֥וֹתve.kha.PotH3709ofherH518handsהַיָּדָֽיִם׃hai.ya.Da.yimH3027.

36Wherefore theycameH7725againH7725, andtoldוַיַּגִּ֣ידוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046him. And hesaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, This is thewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he spake by hisservantעַבְדּ֛וֹav.DoH5650Elijahאֵלִיָּ֥הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452the Tishbite,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, In theportionבְּחֵ֣לֶקbe.Che.lekH2506ofJezreelיִזְרְעֶ֔אלyiz.re.'ElH3157shall thedogsהַכְּלָבִ֖יםha.ke.la.VimH3611eatיֹאכְל֥וּyo.khe.LuH398thefleshבְּשַׂ֥רbe.SarH1320ofJezebelאִיזָֽבֶל׃'i.Za.velH348:

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