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2 Chronicles 16:2-9

2ThenAsaאָסָ֜א'a.Sa'H609broughtוַיֹּצֵ֨אvai.yo.Tze'H3318silverכֶּ֣סֶףKe.sefH3701andgoldוְזָהָ֗בve.za.HavH2091out of thetreasuriesמֵאֹֽצְר֛וֹתme.'o.tze.RotH214of thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068and of theking’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseוּבֵ֣יתu.VeitH1004, andsentוַיִּשְׁלַ֗חvai.yish.LachH7971toBenhadadH1130kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofSyriaאֲרָ֔ם'a.RamH758, thatdweltהַיּוֹשֵׁ֥בhai.yo.ShevH3427atDamascusבְּדַרְמֶ֖שֶׂקbe.dar.Me.sekH1834,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

3There is aleagueבְּרִית֙be.RitH1285between me and thee, as there was between myfatherאָבִ֖י'a.ViH1and thyfatherאָבִ֑יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1: behold, I havesentשָׁלַ֤חְתִּֽיsha.Lach.tiH7971theesilverכֶּ֣סֶףKe.sefH3701andgoldוְזָהָ֔בve.za.HavH2091;goH3212,breakהָפֵ֣רha.FerH6565thyleagueבְּרִֽיתְךָ֗be.ri.te.KhaH1285withBaashaבַּעְשָׁא֙ba'.Sha'H1201kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, that he maydepartוְיַעֲלֶ֖הve.ya.'a.LehH5927from me.

4AndBenhadadH1130hearkenedוַיִּשְׁמַ֨עvai.yish.Ma'H8085tokingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Asaאָסָ֗א'a.Sa'H609, andsentוַ֠יִּשְׁלַחVai.yish.lachH7971thecaptainsשָׂרֵ֨יsa.ReiH8269of hisarmiesהַחֲיָלִ֤יםha.cha.ya.LimH2428against thecitiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478; and theysmoteוַיַּכּוּ֙vai.ya.KuH5221Ijonעִיּ֣וֹןi.YonH5859, andDanדָּ֔ןDanH1835, andAbelmaimH66, and all thestoreמִסְכְּנ֖וֹתmis.ke.NotH4543citiesעָרֵ֥י'a.ReiH5892ofNaphtaliנַפְתָּלִֽי׃naf.ta.LiH5321.

5And it came to pass, whenBaashaבַּעְשָׁ֔אba'.Sha'H1201heardכִּשְׁמֹ֣עַkish.Mo.a'H8085it, that hestoppedוַיֶּחְדַּ֕לvai.yech.DalH2308buildingמִבְּנ֖וֹתmi.be.NotH1129ofRamahהָרָמָ֑הha.ra.MahH7414, and let hisworkמְלַאכְתּֽוֹ׃ סme.lakh.ToH4399ceaseוַיַּשְׁבֵּ֖תvai.yash.BetH7673.

6ThenAsaוְאָסָ֣אve.'a.Sa'H609thekingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428tookלָקַח֙la.KachH3947allJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063; and they carriedawayוַיִּשְׂא֞וּvai.yis.'UH5375thestonesאַבְנֵ֤י'av.NeiH68ofRamahהָֽרָמָה֙ha.ra.MahH7414, and thetimberעֵצֶ֔יהָ'e.Tzei.haH6086of it, with whichBaashaבַּעְשָׁ֑אba'.Sha'H1201wasbuildingבָּנָ֖הba.NahH1129; and hebuiltוַיִּ֣בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129with itGebaגֶּ֖בַעGe.va'H1387andMizpahהַמִּצְפָּֽה׃ סha.mitz.PahH4709.

7And at thattimeוּבָעֵ֣תu.va.'EtH6256Hananiחֲנָ֣נִיcha.Na.niH2607theseerH7200cameבָּ֚אba'H935toAsaאָסָ֖א'a.Sa'H609kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063, andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, Because thou hastreliedבְּהִשָּׁ֨עֶנְךָ֜be.hi.Sha.'en.khaH8172on thekingמֶ֤לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofSyriaאֲרָם֙'a.RamH758, and notreliedנִשְׁעַ֙נְתָּ֙nish.'An.taH8172on theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430, therefore hath thehostחֵ֥ילcheilH2428of thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofSyriaאֲרָ֖ם'a.RamH758escapedנִמְלַ֛טnim.LatH4422out of thyhandמִיָּדֶֽךָ׃mi.ya.De.khaH3027.

8Were not theCushitesהַכּוּשִׁ֣יםha.ku.ShimH3569and theLubimsוְהַלּוּבִ֗יםve.ha.lu.VimH3864ahugeלָרֹ֛בla.RoH7230armyלְחַ֧יִל׀le.Cha.yilH2428, withveryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966manyלְהַרְבֵּ֣הle.har.BehH7235chariotsלְרֶ֥כֶבle.Re.khevH7393andhorsemenוּלְפָרָשִׁ֖יםu.le.fa.ra.ShimH6571? yet, because thou didstrelyוּבְהִשָּֽׁעֶנְךָ֥u.ve.hi.sha.'en.KhaH8172on theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, hedeliveredנְתָנָ֥םne.ta.NamH5414them into thyhandבְּיָדֶֽךָ׃be.ya.De.khaH3027.

9For theeyesעֵינָ֞יו'ei.NavH5869of theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068run to andfroמְשֹׁטְט֤וֹתme.sho.te.TotH7751throughout the wholeearthהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776, to show himselfstrongלְ֠הִתְחַזֵּקLe.hit.cha.zekH2388in the behalf of them whoseheartלְבָבָ֥םle.va.VamH3824isperfectשָׁלֵ֛םsha.LemH8003toward him. In this thou hast donefoolishlyנִסְכַּ֣לְתָּnis.Kal.taH5528: therefore fromhenceforthמֵעַ֔תָּהme.'A.tahH6258thou shalthaveיֵ֥שׁyeshH3426warsמִלְחָמֽוֹת׃mil.cha.MotH4421.

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