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2 Kings 10:1-7

1AndAhabוּלְאַחְאָ֛בu.le.'ach.'AvH256hadseventyשִׁבְעִ֥יםshiv.'ImH7657sonsבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121inSamariaבְּשֹׁמְר֑וֹןbe.sho.me.RonH8111. AndJehuיֵה֨וּאye.Hu'H3058wroteוַיִּכְתֹּב֩vai.yikh.ToH3789lettersסְפָרִ֜יםse.fa.RimH5612, andsentוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971toSamariaשֹׁמְר֗וֹןsho.me.RonH8111, to therulersשָׂרֵ֤יsa.ReiH8269ofJezreelיִזְרְעֶאל֙yiz.re.'eLH3157, to theeldersהַזְּקֵנִ֔יםha.ze.ke.NimH2205, and to them that broughtupהָאֹמְנִ֥יםha.'o.me.NimH539Ahab’sאַחְאָ֖ב'ach.'AvH256children,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2Now as soon as thisletterהַסֵּ֤פֶרha.Se.ferH5612comethבְּבֹ֨אbe.Vo'H935to you, seeing yourmaster’sאֲדֹנֵיכֶ֑ם'a.do.nei.KhemH113sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121are with you, and there are with youchariotsהָרֶ֣כֶבha.Re.khevH7393andhorsesוְהַסּוּסִ֔יםve.ha.su.SimH5483, afortifiedמִבְצָ֖רmiv.TzarH4013cityוְעִ֥ירve.'IrH5892also, andarmourוְהַנָּֽשֶׁק׃ve.ha.Na.shekH5402;

3Chooseוּרְאִיתֶ֞םu.re.'i.TemH7200thebestהַטּ֤וֹבha.TovH2896and mostfitוְהַיָּשָׁר֙ve.hai.ya.SharH3477of yourmaster’sאֲדֹנֵיכֶ֔ם'a.do.nei.KhemH113sonsמִבְּנֵ֣יmi.be.NeiH1121, andsetוְשַׂמְתֶּ֖םve.sam.TemH7760him on hisfather’sאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1throneכִּסֵּ֣אki.Se'H3678, andfightוְהִֽלָּחֲמ֖וּve.hi.la.cha.MuH3898for yourmaster’sאֲדֹנֵיכֶֽם׃'a.do.nei.KhemH113houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004.

4But they wereexceedinglyH3966afraidוַיִּֽרְאוּ֙vai.yir.'UH3372, andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559, Behold,twoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147kingsהַמְּלָכִ֔יםha.me.la.KhimH4428stoodעָמְד֖וּ'a.me.DuH5975notbeforeלְפָנָ֑יוle.fa.NavH6440him: how then shall westandנַעֲמֹ֥דna.'a.ModH5975?

5And he that was over thehouseהַבַּ֣יִתha.Ba.yitH1004, and he that was over thecityהָעִ֟ירha.'IrH5892, theeldersוְהַזְּקֵנִים֩ve.ha.ze.ke.NimH2205also, and those who broughtupוְהָאֹמְנִ֨יםve.ha.'o.me.NimH539the children,sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971toJehuיֵה֤וּא׀ye.Hu'H3058,sayingלֵאמֹר֙le.MorH559, We are thyservantsעֲבָדֶ֣יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650, and willdoנַעֲשֶׂ֑הna.'a.SehH6213all that thou shaltbidתֹּאמַ֥רto.MarH559us; we will not makeanyאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376kingנַמְלִ֣יךְnam.LikhH4427:doעֲשֵֽׂה׃'a.SehH6213thou that which isgoodהַטּ֥וֹבha.TovH2896in thyeyesבְּעֵינֶ֖יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869.

6Then hewroteוַיִּכְתֹּ֣בvai.yikh.ToH3789aletterסֵ֨פֶר׀Se.ferH5612the secondtimeשֵׁנִ֜יתshe.NitH8145to them,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, If ye are mine, and if ye willhearkenשֹׁמְעִ֗יםsho.me.'ImH8085to myvoiceוּלְקֹלִ֣י׀u.le.ko.LiH6963,takeקְחוּ֙ke.ChuH3947ye theheadsרָאשֵׁי֙ra.SheiH7218of themenאַנְשֵׁ֣י'an.SheiH582yourmaster’sאֲדֹנֵיכֶ֔ם'a.do.nei.KhemH113sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121, andcomeוּבֹ֧אוּu.Vo.'uH935to me toJezreelיִזְרְעֶ֑אלָהyiz.re.'E.lahH3157by tomorrowמָחָ֖רma.CharH4279thistimeכָּעֵ֥תka.'EtH6256. Now theking’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428sonsוּבְנֵ֤יu.ve.NeiH1121, beingseventyשִׁבְעִ֣יםshiv.'ImH7657personsאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376, were with the greatmenגְּדֹלֵ֥יge.do.LeiH1419of thecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892, who brought themupמְגַדְּלִ֥יםme.ga.de.LimH1431.

7And it came to pass, when theletterהַסֵּ֙פֶר֙ha.Se.ferH5612cameכְּבֹ֤אke.Vo'H935to them, that theytookוַיִּקְחוּ֙vai.yik.ChuH3947theking’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121, andslewוַֽיִּשְׁחֲט֖וּvai.yish.cha.TuH7819seventyשִׁבְעִ֣יםshiv.'ImH7657personsאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376, andputוַיָּשִׂ֤ימוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760theirheadsרָֽאשֵׁיהֶם֙ra.shei.HemH7218inbasketsבַּדּוּדִ֔יםba.du.DimH1731, andsentוַיִּשְׁלְח֥וּvai.yish.le.ChuH7971them to him toJezreelיִזְרְעֶֽאלָה׃yiz.re.'E.lahH3157.

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