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2 Chronicles 32:1-22

1Afterאַחֲרֵ֨י'a.cha.ReiH310thesethingsהַדְּבָרִ֤יםha.de.va.RimH1697, and theirestablishmentוְהָאֱמֶת֙ve.ha.'e.MetH571,Sennacheribסַנְחֵרִ֣יבsan.che.RivH5576kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֑וּר'a.ShurH804cameבָּ֖אba'H935, andenteredוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'H935intoJudahבִֽיהוּדָ֗הvi.hu.DahH3063, andencampedוַיִּ֙חַן֙vai.Yi.chanH2583against thefortifiedהַבְּצֻר֔וֹתha.be.tzu.RotH1219citiesהֶעָרִ֣יםhe.'a.RimH5892, andthoughtוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559towinלְבִקְעָ֥םle.vik.'AmH1234them for himself.

2And whenHezekiahH3169sawוַיַּרְא֙vai.yaR'H7200thatSennacheribסַנְחֵרִ֑יבsan.che.RivH5576hadcomeבָ֖אva'H935, and that hepurposedוּפָנָ֕יוu.fa.NavH6440tofightלַמִּלְחָמָ֖הla.mil.cha.MahH4421againstJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389,

3He tookcounselוַיִּוָּעַ֗ץvai.yi.va.'AtzH3289with hisprincesשָׂרָיו֙sa.RavH8269and his mightymenוְגִבֹּרָ֔יוve.gi.bo.RavH1368tostopלִסְתּוֹם֙lis.tOmH5640thewatersמֵימֵ֣יmei.MeiH4325of thefountainsהָעֲיָנ֔וֹתha.'a.ya.NotH5869which wereoutsideמִח֣וּץmi.ChutzH2351thecityלָעִ֑ירla.'IrH5892: and theyhelpedוַֽיַּעְזְרֽוּהוּ׃Vai.ya'.ze.Ru.huH5826him.

4So there wasgatheredH6908manyרָ֔בRavH7227peopleעַם־'am-H5971togetherH6908, whostoppedוַֽיִּסְתְּמוּ֙vai.yis.te.MuH5640all thefountainsהַמַּעְיָנ֔וֹתha.ma'.ya.NotH4599, and thebrookהַנַּ֛חַלha.Na.chalH5158thatranהַשּׁוֹטֵ֥ףha.sho.TefH7857through themidstבְּתוֹךְ־be.tokh-H8432of thelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, Why should thekingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804comeיָב֙וֹאוּ֙ya.Vo.'uH935, andfindוּמָצְא֖וּu.ma.tze.'UH4672muchרַבִּֽים׃ra.BimH7227waterמַ֥יִםMa.yimH4325?

5Also hestrengthenedוַיִּתְחַזַּ֡קvai.yit.cha.ZakH2388himself, and builtupוַיִּבֶן֩vai.yi.VenH1129all thewallהַחוֹמָ֨הha.cho.MahH2346that wasbrokenהַפְּרוּצָ֜הha.pe.ru.TzahH6555, and raised itupוַיַּ֣עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927to thetowersהַמִּגְדָּל֗וֹתha.mig.da.LotH4026, andanotherאַחֶ֔רֶת'a.Che.retH312wallהַחוֹמָ֣הha.cho.MahH2346withoutוְלַח֙וּצָה֙ve.la.Chu.tzahH2351, andrepairedוַיְחַזֵּ֥קvay.cha.ZekH2388Milloהַמִּלּ֖וֹאha.mi.Lo'H4407in thecityעִ֣יר'irH5892ofDavidדָּוִ֑ידda.VidH1732, andmadeוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213weaponsשֶׁ֛לַחShe.lachH7973andshieldsוּמָגִנִּֽים׃u.ma.gi.NimH4043inabundanceלָרֹ֖בla.RoH7230.

6And hesetוַיִּתֵּ֛ןvai.yi.TenH5414captainsשָׂרֵ֥יsa.ReiH8269ofwarמִלְחָמ֖וֹתmil.cha.MotH4421over thepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971, and gathered themtogetherוַיִּקְבְּצֵ֣םvai.yik.be.TzemH6908to him in thestreetרְחוֹב֙re.chOvH7339of thegateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179of thecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892, andencouragedוַיְדַבֵּ֥ר לְבָבָ֖םvay.da.Ber le.va.VamH1696 H3824them,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

7Bestrongחִזְק֣וּchiz.KuH2388andcourageousוְאִמְצ֔וּve.'im.TzuH553, be notafraidתִּֽירְא֣וּti.re.'UH3372nordismayedתֵּחַ֗תּוּte.Cha.tuH2865forH6440thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804, nor for all themultitudeהֶהָמ֣וֹןhe.ha.MonH1995that is with him: for there aremoreרַ֖בravH7227with us than with him:

8With him is anarmזְר֣וֹעַze.Ro.a'H2220offleshבָּשָׂ֔רba.SarH1320; but with us is theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068ourGodאֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙'e.lo.Hei.nuH430tohelpלְעָזְרֵ֔נוּle.'a.ze.Re.nuH5826us, and tofightוּלְהִלָּחֵ֖םu.le.hi.la.ChemH3898ourbattlesמִלְחֲמֹתֵ֑נוּmil.cha.mo.Te.nuH4421. And thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971restedוַיִּסָּמְכ֣וּvai.yi.sa.me.KhuH5564themselves upon thewordsדִּבְרֵ֖יdiv.ReiH1697ofHezekiahH3169kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ פye.hu.DahH3063.

9Afterאַ֣חַר'A.charH310thisSennacheribסַנְחֵרִ֨יבsan.che.RivH5576kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֤וּר'a.ShurH804sentשָׁ֠לַחSha.lachH7971hisservantsעֲבָדָיו֙'a.va.DavH5650toJerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלַ֔יְמָהye.Ru.sha.Lay.mahH3389, (but he himself laid siege againstLachishלָכִ֔ישׁla.KhishH3923, and all hispowerמֶמְשַׁלְתּ֖וֹmem.shal.ToH4475with him,) toHezekiahH3169kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063, and to allJudahיְהוּדָ֛הye.hu.DahH3063that were atJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִַ֖םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

10Thussaithאָמַ֔ר'a.MarH559Sennacheribסַנְחֵרִ֖יבsan.che.RivH5576kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֑וּר'a.ShurH804, On what do yetrustבֹּטְחִ֔יםbo.te.ChimH982, that yeabideוְיֹשְׁבִ֥יםve.yo.she.VimH3427in thesiegeבְּמָצ֖וֹרbe.ma.TzorH4692inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389?

11Doth notHezekiahH3169persuadeמַסִּ֣יתma.SitH5496you togiveלָתֵ֣תla.TetH5414over yourselves todieלָמ֛וּתla.MutH4191byfamineבְּרָעָ֥בbe.ra.'AvH7458and bythirstוּבְצָמָ֖אu.ve.tza.Ma'H6772,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, TheLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068ourGodאֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430shalldeliverיַצִּילֵ֕נוּya.tzi.Le.nuH5337us out of thehandמִכַּ֖ףmi.KafH3709of thekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofAssyriaאַשּֽׁוּר׃'a.ShurH804?

12Hath not the sameHezekiahH3169takenawayהֵסִ֥ירhe.SirH5493his highplacesבָּמֹתָ֖יוba.mo.TavH1116and hisaltarsמִזְבְּחֹתָ֑יוmiz.be.cho.TavH4196, andcommandedוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Judahלִֽיהוּדָ֤הli.hu.DahH3063andJerusalemוְלִֽירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ve.li.ru.sha.LimH3389,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Ye shallworshipתִּֽשְׁתַּחֲו֖וּtish.ta.cha.VuH7812beforeלִפְנֵ֨יlif.NeiH6440oneאֶחָ֛ד'e.ChadH259altarמִזְבֵּ֧חַmiz.Be.achH4196, and burnincenseתַּקְטִֽירוּ׃tak.Ti.ruH6999upon it?

13Knowתֵדְע֗וּte.de.'UH3045ye not what I and myfathersוַאֲבוֹתַ֔יva.'a.vo.TaiH1havedoneעָשִׂ֙יתִי֙'a.Si.tiH6213to all thepeopleעַמֵּ֣י'a.MeiH5971of otherlandsהָאֲרָצ֑וֹתha.'a.ra.TzotH776? were thegodsאֱלֹהֵי֙'e.lo.HeiH430of thenationsגּוֹיֵ֣go.YeH1471of thoselandsהָאֲרָצ֔וֹתha.'a.ra.TzotH776anywaysהֲיָכ֣וֹלha.ya.KholH3201ableיָֽכְל֗וּya.khe.LuH3201todeliverלְהַצִּ֥ילle.ha.TzilH5337theirlandsאַרְצָ֖ם'ar.TzamH776out of myhandמִיָּדִֽי׃mi.ya.DiH3027?

14Who was there among all thegodsאֱלֹהֵ֞י'e.lo.HeiH430of thosenationsהַגּוֹיִ֤םha.go.YimH1471that myfathersאֲבוֹתַ֔י'a.vo.TaiH1utterlydestroyedהֶחֱרִ֣ימוּhe.che.Ri.muH2763, thatcouldיָכ֔וֹלya.KholH3201deliverלְהַצִּ֥ילle.ha.TzilH5337hispeopleעַמּ֖וֹa.MoH5971out of myhandמִיָּדִ֑יmi.ya.DiH3027, that yourGodאֱלֹ֣הֵיכֶ֔ם'e.Lo.hei.KhemH430should beableיוּכַל֙yu.KhalH3201todeliverלְהַצִּ֥ילle.ha.TzilH5337you out of myhandמִיָּדִֽי׃mi.ya.DiH3027?

15Now therefore letnotH3808Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֜הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396deceiveיַשִּׁיא֩ya.Shi'H5377you, norpersuadeיַסִּ֨יתya.SitH5496you in this manner, neither yetbelieveתַּאֲמִ֣ינוּta.'a.Mi.nuH539him: for nogodאֱל֙וֹהַ֙'e.Lo.haH433of anynationגּ֣וֹיGoyH1471orkingdomוּמַמְלָכָ֔הu.mam.la.KhahH4467hath beenableיוּכַ֗לyu.KhalH3201todeliverלְהַצִּ֥ילle.ha.TzilH5337hispeopleעַמּ֛וֹa.MoH5971out of myhandמִיָּדִ֖יmi.ya.DiH3027, and out of thehandוּמִיַּ֣דu.mi.YadH3027of myfathersאֲבוֹתָ֑י'a.vo.TaiH1: how much less shall yourGodאֱֽלֹהֵיכֶ֔ם'elo.hei.KhemH430deliverיַצִּ֥ילוּya.Tzi.luH5337you out of myhandמִיָּדִֽי׃mi.ya.DiH3027?

16And hisservantsעֲבָדָ֔יו'a.va.DavH5650spokeדִּבְּר֣וּdi.be.RuH1696yet more against theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, and against hisservantעַבְדּֽוֹ׃av.DoH5650HezekiahH3169.

17Hewroteכָּתַ֔בka.TavH3789alsolettersוּסְפָרִ֣יםu.se.fa.RimH5612torailלְחָרֵ֕ףle.cha.RefH2778at theLORDלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, and tospeakוְלֵֽאמֹ֨רve.le.MorH559against him,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, As thegodsכֵּֽאלֹהֵ֞יke.lo.HeiH430of thenationsגּוֹיֵ֤go.YeH1471of otherlandsהָאֲרָצוֹת֙ha.'a.ra.tzOtH776have notdeliveredהִצִּ֤ילוּhi.Tzi.luH5337theirpeopleעַמָּם֙'a.MamH5971out of myhandמִיָּדִ֔יmi.ya.DiH3027, so shall not theGodאֱלֹהֵ֧י'e.lo.HeiH430ofHezekiahH3169deliverיַצִּ֞ילya.TzilH5337hispeopleעַמּ֖וֹa.MoH5971out of myhandמִיָּדִֽי׃mi.ya.DiH3027.

18Then theycriedוַיִּקְרְא֨וּvai.yik.re.'UH7121with aloudגָּד֜וֹלga.DolH1419voiceבְקוֹל־ve.kol-H6963in the Jews’speechיְהוּדִ֗יתye.hu.DitH3066to thepeopleעַ֤ם'amH5971ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ye.ru.sha.LimH3389that were on thewallהַֽחוֹמָ֔הha.cho.MahH2346, to make themafraidלְיָֽרְאָ֖םle.ya.re.'AmH3372, and totroubleוּֽלְבַהֲלָ֑םu.le.va.ha.LamH926them; that they mighttakeיִלְכְּד֥וּyil.ke.DuH3920thecityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892.

19And theyspokeוַֽיְדַבְּר֔וּvay.da.be.RuH1696againstכְּעַ֗לke.'AlH5921theGodאֱלֹהֵ֖י'e.lo.HeiH430ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389, as against thegodsאֱלֹהֵי֙'e.lo.HeiH430of thepeopleעַמֵּ֣י'a.MeiH5971of theearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776, theworkמַעֲשֵׂ֖הma.'a.SehH4639of thehandsיְדֵ֥יye.DeiH3027ofmanהָאָדָֽם׃ סha.'a.DamH120.

20And for this causeHezekiahH3169thekingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, and theprophetהַנָּבִ֖יאha.na.Vi'H5030Isaiahוִֽישַֽׁעְיָ֧הוּvi.sha'.Ya.huH3470thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofAmozאָמ֛וֹץ'a.MotzH531,prayedוַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֞לvai.yit.pa.LelH6419andcriedוַֽיִּזְעֲק֖וּvai.yiz.'a.KuH2199toheavenהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ פha.sha.Ma.yimH8064.

21And theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971anangelמַלְאָ֔ךְmal.'AkhH4397, who cutoffוַיַּכְחֵ֞דvai.yakh.ChedH3582all the mightymenגִּבּ֥וֹרgi.BorH1368ofvalourחַ֙יִל֙cha.yilH2428, and theleadersוְנָגִ֣ידve.na.GidH5057andcaptainsוְשָׂ֔רve.SarH8269in thecampבְּמַחֲנֵ֖הbe.ma.cha.NehH4264of thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֑וּר'a.ShurH804. So hereturnedוַיָּשָׁב֩vai.ya.ShavH7725withshameבְּבֹ֨שֶׁתbe.Vo.shetH1322offaceפָּנִ֜יםpa.NimH6440to his ownlandלְאַרְצ֗וֹle.'ar.TzoH776. And when he hadcomeוַיָּבֹא֙vai.ya.Vo'H935into thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of hisgodאֱלֹהָ֔יו'e.lo.HavH430, they that cameforthוּמִֽיצִיאֵ֣יu.mi.tzi.'ovH3329from his ownbowelsמֵעָ֔יוme.'AvH4578slewהִפִּילֻ֥הוּhi.pi.Lu.huH5307him there with theswordבֶחָֽרֶב׃ve.Cha.revH2719.

22Thus theLORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068savedוַיּוֹשַׁע֩vai.yo.Sha'H3467HezekiahH3169and theinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֗םye.ru.sha.LimH3389from thehandמִיַּ֛דmi.YadH3027ofSennacheribסַנְחֵרִ֥יבsan.che.RivH5576thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֖וּר'a.ShurH804, and from thehandוּמִיַּד־u.mi.yad-H3027of all others, andguidedוַֽיְנַהֲלֵ֖םvay.na.ha.LemH5095them on everysideמִסָּבִֽיב׃mi.sa.VivH5439.

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