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2 Chronicles 25:6-16

6Hehiredוַיִּשְׂכֹּ֣רvai.yis.KorH7936also anhundredמֵ֥אָהMe.'ahH3967thousandאֶ֛לֶף'E.lefH505mightyגִּבּ֥וֹרgi.BorH1368men ofvalourחָ֖יִלCha.yilH2428out ofIsraelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֗לmi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478for anhundredבְּמֵאָ֥הbe.me.'AhH3967talentsכִכַּר־khi.kar-H3603ofsilverכָּֽסֶף׃Ka.sefH3701.

7But therecameבָּ֤אba'H935amanוְאִ֣ישׁve.'IshH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֗יםha.'E.lo.HimH430to him,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Okingהַמֶּ֕לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, let not thearmyצְבָ֣אtze.Va'H6635ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478goיָבֹ֥אya.Vo'H935with thee; for theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068is not withIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, that is, with all thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofEphraimאֶפְרָֽיִם׃'ef.Ra.yimH669.

8But if thou wiltgoבֹּ֣אbo'H935,doעֲשֵׂ֖ה'a.SehH6213it, bestrongחֲזַ֣קcha.ZakH2388for thebattleלַמִּלְחָמָ֑הla.mil.cha.MahH4421:Godהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430shall make theefallיַכְשִֽׁילְךָ֤yakh.shi.le.KhaH3782beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440theenemyאוֹיֵ֔ב'o.YevH341: forGodבֵּאלֹהִ֖יםbe.lo.HimH430hathיֶשׁ־yesh-H3426powerכֹּ֛חַKo.achH3581tohelpלַעְז֥וֹרla'.ZorH5826, and to castdownוּלְהַכְשִֽׁיל׃u.le.hakh.ShilH3782.

9AndAmaziahאֲמַצְיָ֙הוּ֙'a.matz.Ya.huH558saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to themanלְאִ֣ישׁle.'IshH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, But what shall wedoלַּעֲשׂוֹת֙la.'a.sOtH6213for thehundredלִמְאַ֣תlim.'AtH3967talentsהַכִּכָּ֔רha.ki.KarH3603which I havegivenנָתַ֖תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414to thearmyלִגְד֣וּדlig.DudH1416ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478? And themanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430answeredוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, TheLORDלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068isיֵ֚שׁyeshH3426able togiveלָ֥תֶתLa.tetH5414thee muchmoreהַרְבֵּ֥הhar.BehH7235than this.

10ThenAmaziahאֲמַצְיָ֗הוּ'a.matz.Ya.huH558separatedוַיַּבְדִּילֵ֣םvai.yav.di.LemH914them, that is, thearmyלְהַגְּדוּד֙le.ha.ge.DudH1416that hadcomeבָּ֤אba'H935to him out ofEphraimמֵֽאֶפְרַ֔יִםme.'ef.Ra.yimH669, togoH3212homeלִמְקוֹמָ֑םlim.ko.MamH4725againH3212: therefore theirangerאַפָּ֤ם'a.PamH639wasgreatlyמְאֹד֙me.'OdH3966kindledוַיִּ֨חַרvai.Yi.charH2734againstJudahבִּֽיהוּדָ֔הbi.hu.DahH3063, and theyreturnedוַיָּשׁ֥וּבוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725homeלִמְקוֹמָ֖םlim.ko.MamH4725ingreatבָּחֳרִי־bo.cho.ri-H2750angerאָֽף׃ פ'AfH639.

11AndAmaziahוַאֲמַצְיָ֙הוּ֙va.'a.matz.Ya.huH558strengthenedהִתְחַזַּ֔קhit.cha.ZakH2388himself, and ledforthוַיִּנְהַג֙vai.yin.HagH5090hispeopleעַמּ֔וֹa.MoH5971, andwentH3212to thevalleyגֵּ֣יאgei'H1516ofsaltהַמֶּ֑לַחha.Me.lachH4417, andsmoteוַיַּ֥ךְvai.YakhH5221of thechildrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121ofSeirשֵׂעִ֖ירse.'IrH8165tenעֲשֶׂ֥רֶת'a.Se.retH6235thousandאֲלָפִֽים׃'a.la.FimH505.

12And othertenוַעֲשֶׂ֨רֶתva.'a.Se.retH6235thousandאֲלָפִ֜ים'a.la.FimH505leftaliveחַיִּ֗יםchai.YimH2416thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063carried awaycaptiveשָׁבוּ֙sha.VuH7617, andbroughtוַיְבִיא֖וּםvay.vi.'UmH935them to thetopלְרֹ֣אשׁle.RoshH7218of therockהַסָּ֑לַעha.Sa.la'H5553, and cast themdownוַיַּשְׁלִיכ֛וּםvai.yash.li.KhumH7993from thetopמֵֽרֹאשׁ־me.rosh-H7218of therockהַסֶּ֖לַעha.Se.la'H5553, that they were all broken inpiecesנִבְקָֽעוּ׃ סniv.Ka.'uH1234.

13But thesoldiersוּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.NeiH1121of thearmyהַגְּד֗וּדha.ge.DudH1416whomAmaziahאֲמַצְיָ֙הוּ֙'a.matz.Ya.huH558sentbackהֵשִׁ֤יבhe.ShivH7725, that they should notgoH3212with him tobattleלַמִּלְחָמָ֔הla.mil.cha.MahH4421,fellוַֽיִּפְשְׁטוּ֙vai.yif.she.TuH6584upon thecitiesבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063, fromSamariaמִשֹּׁמְר֖וֹןmi.sho.me.RonH8111even toBethhoronH1032, andsmoteוַיַּכּ֤וּvai.ya.KuH5221threeשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969thousandאֲלָפִ֔ים'a.la.FimH505of them, andtookוַיָּבֹ֖זּוּvai.ya.Vo.zuH962muchרַבָּֽה׃ סra.BahH7227spoilבִּזָּ֥הbi.ZahH961.

14Now it came to pass,afterאַחֲרֵ֨י'a.cha.ReiH310thatAmaziahאֲמַצְיָ֙הוּ֙'a.matz.Ya.huH558hadcomeב֤וֹאVo'H935from theslaughterמֵֽהַכּ֣וֹתme.ha.KotH5221of theEdomitesאֲדוֹמִ֔ים'a.do.MimH130, that hebroughtוַיָּבֵ֗אvai.ya.Ve'H935thegodsאֱלֹהֵי֙'e.lo.HeiH430of thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofSeirשֵׂעִ֔ירse.'IrH8165, and set themupוַיַּֽעֲמִידֵ֥םvai.ya.'a.mi.DemH5975to be hisgodsלֵאלֹהִ֑יםle.lo.HimH430, andbowedיִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֖הyish.ta.cha.VehH7812himselfbeforeוְלִפְנֵיהֶ֥םve.lif.nei.HemH6440them, and burnedincenseיְקַטֵּֽר׃ye.ka.TerH6999to them.

15Therefore theangerאַ֥ף'afH639of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068waskindledוַיִּֽחַר־vai.yi.char-H2734againstAmaziahבַּאֲמַצְיָ֑הוּba.'a.matz.Ya.huH558, and hesentוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971to him aprophetנָבִ֔יאna.Vi'H5030, whosaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, Why hast thousoughtדָרַ֙שְׁתָּ֙da.Rash.taH1875after thegodsאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971, which could notdeliverהִצִּ֥ילוּhi.Tzi.luH5337their ownpeopleעַמָּ֖ם'a.MamH5971out of thyhandמִיָּדֶֽךָ׃mi.ya.De.khaH3027?

16And it came to pass, as hetalkedבְּדַבְּר֣וֹbe.da.be.RoH1696with him, that the kingsaidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, Art thoumadeנְתַנּ֔וּךָne.ta.Nu.khaH5414of theking’sלַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙la.Me.lekhH4428councilהַלְיוֹעֵ֤ץhal.yo.'EtzH3289?forbearחֲדַל־cha.dal-H2308; why shouldest thou besmittenיַכּ֑וּךָya.Ku.khaH5221? Then theprophetהַנָּבִ֗יאha.na.Vi'H5030stoppedוַיֶּחְדַּ֣לvai.yech.DalH2308, andsaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, Iknowיָדַ֗עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045thatGodאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430hathdeterminedיָעַ֤ץya.'AtzH3289todestroyלְהַשְׁחִיתֶ֔ךָle.hash.chi.Te.khaH7843thee, because thou hastdoneעָשִׂ֣יתָ'a.Si.taH6213this, and hast nothearkenedשָׁמַ֖עְתָּsha.Ma'.taH8085to mycounselלַעֲצָתִֽי׃ פla.'a.tza.TiH6098.

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