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1 Kings 16:2-13

2Forasmuch as Iexaltedהֲרִימֹתִ֙יךָ֙ha.ri.mo.Ti.khaH7311thee from thedustהֶ֣עָפָ֔רhe.'a.FarH6083, andmadeוָאֶתֶּנְךָ֣va.'e.ten.KhaH5414theeprinceנָגִ֔ידna.GidH5057over mypeopleעַמִּ֣י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478; and thou hastwalkedH3212in thewayבְּדֶ֣רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870ofJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֗םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379, and hast made mypeopleעַמִּ֣י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478tosinוַֽתַּחֲטִא֙va.ta.cha.Ti'H2398, to provoke me toangerלְהַכְעִיסֵ֖נִיle.hakh.'i.Se.niH3707with theirsinsבְּחַטֹּאתָֽם׃be.cha.to.TamH2403;

3Behold, I will takeawayמַבְעִ֛ירmav.'IrH1197theposterityאַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiH310ofBaashaבַעְשָׁ֖אva'.Sha'H1201, and theposterityוְאַחֲרֵ֣יve.'a.cha.ReiH310of hishouseבֵית֑וֹvei.ToH1004; and willmakeוְנָֽתַתִּי֙ve.na.ta.TiH5414thyhouseבֵּ֣יתְךָ֔bei.te.khaH1004like thehouseכְּבֵ֖יתke.VeitH1004ofJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֥םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNebatנְבָֽט׃ne.VatH5028.

4Him thatdiethהַמֵּ֤תha.MetH4191ofBaashaלְבַעְשָׁא֙le.va'.Sha'H1201in thecityבָּעִ֔ירba.'IrH5892shall thedogsהַכְּלָבִ֑יםha.ke.la.VimH3611eatיֹֽאכְל֖וּyo.khe.LuH398; and him thatdiethוְהַמֵּ֥תve.ha.MetH4191of his in thefieldsבַּשָּׂדֶ֔הba.sa.DehH7704shall thefowlsע֥וֹףofH5775of theairהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064eatיֹאכְל֖וּyo.khe.LuH398.

5Now therestוְיֶ֨תֶרve.Ye.terH3499of theactsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697ofBaashaבַעְשָׁ֛אva'.Sha'H1201, and what hedidעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213, and hismightוּגְבֽוּרָת֑וֹu.ge.vu.ra.ToH1369, are they notwrittenכְּתוּבִ֗יםke.tu.VimH3789in thebookסֵ֛פֶרSe.ferH5612of thechroniclesדִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖יםdiv.Rei hai.ya.MimH1697 H3117of thekingsלְמַלְכֵ֥יle.mal.KheiH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478?

6SoBaashaבַּעְשָׁא֙ba'.Sha'H1201sleptוַיִּשְׁכַּ֤בvai.yish.KavH7901with hisfathersאֲבֹתָ֔יו'a.vo.TavH1, and wasburiedוַיִּקָּבֵ֖רvai.yi.ka.VerH6912inTirzahבְּתִרְצָ֑הbe.tir.TzahH8656: andElahאֵלָ֥ה'e.LahH425hissonבְנ֖וֹve.NoH1121reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427in his stead.

7And also by thehandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of theprophetהַנָּבִ֗יאha.na.Vi'H5030Jehuיֵה֨וּאye.Hu'H3058thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofHananiחֲנָ֜נִיcha.Na.niH2607came thewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֡הYah.wehH3068againstBaashaבַּעְשָׁ֨אba'.Sha'H1201, and against hishouseבֵּית֜וֹbei.ToH1004, even for all theevilהָרָעָ֣ה׀ha.ra.'AhH7451that hedidעָשָׂ֣ה׀'a.SahH6213in thesightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, in provoking him toangerלְהַכְעִיסוֹ֙le.hakh.'i.SoH3707with theworkבְּמַעֲשֵׂ֣הbe.ma.'a.SehH4639of hishandsיָדָ֔יוya.DavH3027, in being like thehouseכְּבֵ֣יתke.VeitH1004ofJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֑םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379; and because hekilledהִכָּ֖הhi.KahH5221him.

8In thetwentyבִּשְׁנַ֨ת עֶשְׂרִ֤יםbish.Nat 'es.RimH6242 H8141andsixthוָשֵׁשׁ֙va.SheshH8337yearשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141ofAsaלְאָסָ֖אle.'a.Sa'H609kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063beganElahאֵלָ֨ה'e.LahH425thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofBaashaבַּעְשָׁ֧אba'.Sha'H1201toreignמָ֠לַךְMa.lakhH4427overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478inTirzahבְּתִרְצָ֖הbe.tir.TzahH8656, twoyearsשְׁנָתָֽיִם׃she.na.Ta.yimH8141.

9And hisservantעַבְדּ֣וֹav.DoH5650Zimriזִמְרִ֔יzim.RiH2174,captainשַׂ֖רsarH8269ofhalfמַחֲצִ֣יתma.cha.TzitH4276hischariotsהָרָ֑כֶבha.Ra.khevH7393,conspiredוַיִּקְשֹׁ֤רvai.yik.ShorH7194against him, as he was inTirzahבְתִרְצָה֙ve.tir.TzahH8656,drinkingשֹׁתֶ֣הsho.TehH8354himselfdrunkשִׁכּ֔וֹרshi.KorH7910in thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofArzaאַרְצָ֔א'ar.Tza'H777steward of hishouseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004inTirzahבְּתִרְצָֽה׃be.tir.TzahH8656.

10AndZimriזִמְרִי֙zim.RiH2174wentinוַיָּבֹ֤אvai.ya.Vo'H935andsmoteוַיַּכֵּ֣הוּvai.ya.Ke.huH5221him, andkilledוַיְמִיתֵ֔הוּvay.mi.Te.huH4191him, in thetwentyעֶשְׂרִ֣ים'es.RimH6242andseventhוָשֶׁ֔בַעva.She.va'H7651yearבִּשְׁנַת֙bish.NatH8141ofAsaלְאָסָ֖אle.'a.Sa'H609kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063, andreignedוַיִּמְלֹ֖ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427in his stead.

11And it came to pass, when he began toreignבְמָלְכ֜וֹve.ma.le.KhoH4427, as soon as hesatכְּשִׁבְתּ֣וֹke.shiv.ToH3427on histhroneכִּסְא֗וֹkis.'OH3678, that heslewהִכָּה֙hi.KahH5221all thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofBaashaבַּעְשָׁ֔אba'.Sha'H1201: heleftהִשְׁאִ֥ירhish.'IrH7604him not onemaleמַשְׁתִּ֣ין בְּקִ֑ירmash.Tin be.KirH8366 H7023, neither of hiskinsmanוְגֹאֲלָ֖יוve.go.'a.LavH1350, nor of hisfriendsוְרֵעֵֽהוּ׃ve.re.'E.huH7453.

12Thus didZimriזִמְרִ֔יzim.RiH2174destroyוַיַּשְׁמֵ֣דvai.yash.MedH8045all thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofBaashaבַּעְשָׁ֑אba'.Sha'H1201, according to thewordכִּדְבַ֤רkid.VarH1697of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, which hespokeדִּבֶּ֣רdi.BerH1696againstBaashaבַּעְשָׁ֔אba'.Sha'H1201byבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027Jehuיֵה֥וּאye.Hu'H3058theprophetהַנָּבִֽיא׃ha.na.Vi'H5030,

13For all thesinsחַטֹּ֣אותcha.TotH2403ofBaashaבַּעְשָׁ֔אba'.Sha'H1201, and thesinsוְחַטֹּ֖אותve.cha.TotH2403ofElahאֵלָ֣ה'e.LahH425hissonבְנ֑וֹve.NoH1121, by which theysinnedחָטְא֗וּcha.te.'UH2398, and by which they madeIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478tosinהֶחֱטִ֙יאוּ֙he.che.Ti.'uH2398, in provoking theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478toangerלְהַכְעִ֗יסle.hakh.'IsH3707with theirvanitiesבְּהַבְלֵיהֶֽם׃be.hav.lei.HemH1892.

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