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2 Kings 20

1In thosedaysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117wasHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֖הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396sickחָלָ֥הcha.LahH2470and neardeathלָמ֑וּתla.MutH4191. And theprophetהַנָּבִ֗יאha.na.Vi'H5030Isaiahיְשַׁעְיָ֨הוּye.sha'.Ya.huH3470thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofAmozאָמ֜וֹץ'a.MotzH531cameוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'H935to him, andsaidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, Thussaithאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, Set thyhouseלְבֵיתֶ֔ךָle.vei.Te.khaH1004inorderצַ֣וtzavH6680; for thou shaltdieמֵ֥תmetH4191, and notliveתִֽחְיֶֽה׃Tich.YehH2421.

2Then heturnedוַיַּסֵּ֥בvai.ya.SevH5437hisfaceפָּנָ֖יוpa.NavH6440to thewallהַקִּ֑ירha.KirH7023, andprayedוַיִּ֨תְפַּלֵּ֔לvai.Yit.pa.LelH6419to theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

3Ibeseechאָנָּ֣ה'a.NahH577thee, OLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,rememberזְכָר־ze.khor-H2142now how I havewalkedהִתְהַלַּ֣כְתִּיhit.ha.Lakh.tiH1980beforeלְפָנֶ֗יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee intruthבֶּֽאֱמֶת֙be.'e.MetH571and with aperfectשָׁלֵ֔םsha.LemH8003heartוּבְלֵבָ֣בu.ve.le.VavH3824, and havedoneעָשִׂ֑יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213that which isgoodוְהַטּ֥וֹבve.ha.TovH2896in thysightבְּעֵינֶ֖יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869. AndHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֖הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396weptוַיֵּ֥בְךְּ בְּכִ֥יvai.Ye.vek be.KhiH1058 H1065grievouslyגָדֽוֹל׃ סga.DolH1419.

4And it came to pass, beforeIsaiahיְשַׁעְיָ֔הוּye.sha'.Ya.huH3470had goneoutיָצָ֔אya.Tza'H3318into themiddleהַתִּֽיכֹנָ֑הha.ti.kho.NahH8484courtחָצֵ֖רha.'irH2691 H5892, that thewordוּדְבַר־u.de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068came to him,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

5Returnשׁ֣וּבshuvH7725, andtellוְאָמַרְתָּ֞ve.'a.mar.TaH559Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֣הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396thecaptainנְגִיד־ne.gid-H5057of mypeopleעַמִּ֗י'a.MiH5971, Thussaithאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵי֙'e.lo.HeiH430ofDavidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732thyfatherאָבִ֔יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1, I haveheardשָׁמַ֙עְתִּי֙sha.Ma'.tiH8085thyprayerתְּפִלָּתֶ֔ךָte.fi.la.Te.khaH8605, I haveseenרָאִ֖יתִיra.'I.tiH7200thytearsדִּמְעָתֶ֑ךָdim.'a.Te.khaH1832: behold, I willhealרֹ֣פֶאRo.fe'H7495thee: on thethirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֔יha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַּיּוֹם֙bai.yOmH3117thou shalt goupתַּעֲלֶ֖הta.'a.LehH5927to thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

6And I willaddוְהֹסַפְתִּ֣יve.ho.saf.TiH3254to thydaysיָמֶ֗יךָya.Mei.khaH3117fifteenחֲמֵ֤שׁ עֶשְׂרֵה֙cha.Mesh 'es.RehH2568 H6240yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141; and I willdeliverאַצִּ֣ילְךָ֔'a.Tzi.le.khaH5337thee and thiscityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892out of thehandוּמִכַּ֤ףu.mi.KafH3709of thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁוּר֙'a.ShurH804; and I willdefendוְגַנּוֹתִי֙ve.ga.no.TiH1598thiscityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892for my own sake, and for myservantעַבְדִּֽי׃'av.DiH5650David’sדָּוִ֥דda.VidH1732sake.

7AndIsaiahיְשַֽׁעְיָ֔הוּye.sha'.Ya.huH3470saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Takeקְח֖וּke.ChuH3947alumpדְּבֶ֣לֶתde.Ve.letH1690offigsתְּאֵנִ֑יםte.'e.NimH8384. And theytookוַיִּקְח֛וּvai.yik.ChuH3947andlaidוַיָּשִׂ֥ימוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760it on theboilהַשְּׁחִ֖יןha.she.ChinH7822, and herecoveredוַיֶּֽחִי׃vai.Ye.chiH2421.

8AndHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toIsaiahיְשַׁעְיָ֔הוּye.sha'.Ya.huH3470, What shall be thesignא֔וֹת'otH226that theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068willhealיִרְפָּ֥אyir.Pa'H7495me, and that I shall goupוְעָלִ֛יתִיve.'a.Li.tiH5927into thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068thethirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֖יha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117?

9AndIsaiahיְשַׁעְיָ֗הוּye.sha'.Ya.huH3470saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Thissignהָאוֹת֙ha.'OtH226shalt thou have of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, that theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068willdoיַעֲשֶׂ֣הya.'a.SehH6213thethingהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697that he hathspokenדִּבֵּ֑רdi.BerH1696: shall theshadowהַצֵּל֙ha.TzelH6738goforwardהָלַ֤ךְha.LakhH1980tenעֶ֣שֶׂר'E.serH6235degreesמַֽעֲל֔וֹתma.'a.LotH4609, or gobackיָשׁ֖וּבya.ShuvH7725tenעֶ֥שֶׂר'E.serH6235degreesמַעֲלֽוֹת׃ma.'a.LotH4609?

10AndHezekiahH3169answeredוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, It is a lightthingנָקֵ֣לna.KelH7043for theshadowלַצֵּ֔לla.TzelH6738to goforwardלִנְט֖וֹתlin.TotH5186tenעֶ֣שֶׂר'E.serH6235degreesמַעֲל֑וֹתma.'a.LotH4609: nay, but let theshadowהַצֵּ֛לha.TzelH6738returnיָשׁ֥וּבya.ShuvH7725backwardאֲחֹרַנִּ֖ית'a.cho.ra.NitH322tenעֶ֥שֶׂר'E.serH6235degreesמַעֲלֽוֹת׃ma.'a.LotH4609.

11AndIsaiahיְשַׁעְיָ֥הוּye.sha'.Ya.huH3470theprophetהַנָּבִ֖יאha.na.Vi'H5030criedוַיִּקְרָ֛אvai.yik.Ra'H7121to theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068: and hebroughtוַיָּ֣שֶׁבvai.Ya.shevH7725theshadowהַצֵּ֗לha.TzelH6738tenעֶ֥שֶׂר'E.serH6235degreesבַּֽ֠מַּעֲלוֹתBa.ma.'a.lotH4609backwardאֲחֹֽרַנִּ֖ית'a.cho.ra.NitH322,byבְּמַעֲל֥וֹתbe.ma.'a.LotH4609which it had gonedownיָרְדָ֜הya.re.DahH3381on thedialמַעֲלֽוֹת׃ פma.'a.LotH4609ofAhazאָחָ֛ז'a.ChazH271.

12At thattimeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256BerodachbaladanH1255, thesonבֶּֽן־ben-H1121ofBaladanבַּלְאֲדָ֧ןbal.'a.DanH1081,kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֛לba.VelH894,sentשָׁלַ֡חsha.LachH7971lettersסְפָרִ֥יםse.fa.RimH5612and apresentוּמִנְחָ֖הu.min.ChahH4503toHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֑הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396: for he hadheardשָׁמַ֔עsha.Ma'H8085thatHezekiahחִזְקִיָּֽהוּ׃chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396had beensickחָלָ֖הcha.LahH2470.

13AndHezekiahחִזְקִיָּהוּ֒chiz.ki.ya.HuH2396hearkenedוַיִּשְׁמַ֣עvai.yish.Ma'H8085to them, andshowedוַיַּרְאֵ֣םvai.yar.'EmH7200them all thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of his preciousthingsנְכֹת֡וֹne.kho.ToH5238, thesilverהַכֶּסֶף֩ha.ke.SefH3701, and thegoldהַזָּהָ֨בha.za.HavH2091, and thespicesהַבְּשָׂמִ֜יםha.be.sa.MimH1314, and thepreciousהַטּ֗וֹבha.TovH2896ointmentשֶׁ֣מֶןShe.menH8081, and all thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of hisarmourכֵּלָ֔יוke.LavH3627, and all that wasfoundנִמְצָ֖אnim.Tza'H4672in histreasuriesבְּאֽוֹצְרֹתָ֑יוbe.'otz.ro.TavH214: there wasnothingדָבָ֗רda.VarH1697in hishouseבְּבֵית֖וֹbe.vei.ToH1004, nor in all hisdominionמֶמְשַׁלְתּֽוֹ׃mem.shal.ToH4475, thatHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֛הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396showedהֶרְאָ֧םher.'AmH7200them not.

14Thencameוַיָּבֹא֙vai.ya.Vo'H935Isaiahיְשַֽׁעְיָ֣הוּye.sha'.Ya.huH3470theprophetהַנָּבִ֔יאha.na.Vi'H5030tokingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֑הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396, andsaidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, Whatsaidאָמְר֣וּ׀'a.me.RuH559thesemenהָאֲנָשִׁ֣יםha.'a.na.ShimH582? and fromwhereוּמֵאַ֙יִן֙u.me.'A.yinH370cameיָבֹ֣אוּya.Vo.'uH935they to thee? AndHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֔הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, They havecomeבָּ֖אוּBa.'uH935from afarרְחוֹקָ֛הre.cho.KahH7350countryמֵאֶ֧רֶץme.'E.retzH776, even fromBabylonמִבָּבֶֽל׃mi.ba.VelH894.

15And hesaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, What have theyseenרָא֖וּra.'UH7200in thyhouseבְּבֵיתֶ֑ךָbe.vei.Te.khaH1004? AndHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֗הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396answeredוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, All the things that are in myhouseבְּבֵיתִי֙be.vei.TiH1004have theyseenרָא֔וּra.'UH7200: there isnothingדָבָ֛רda.VarH1697among mytreasuresבְּאֹצְרֹתָֽי׃be.'o.tze.ro.TaiH214that I have notshownהִרְאִיתִ֖םhir.'i.TimH7200them.

16AndIsaiahיְשַׁעְיָ֖הוּye.sha'.Ya.huH3470saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֑הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396,Hearשְׁמַ֖עshe.Ma'H8085thewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

17Behold, thedaysיָמִ֣יםya.MimH3117comeבָּאִים֒ba.'ImH935, that all that is in thyhouseבְּבֵיתֶ֗ךָbe.vei.Te.khaH1004, and that which thyfathersאֲבֹתֶ֛יךָ'a.vo.Tei.khaH1have laid up instoreאָצְר֧וּ'a.tze.RuH686to thisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117, shall becarriedוְנִשָּׂ֣א׀ve.ni.Sa'H5375intoBabylonבָּבֶ֑לָהba.Ve.lahH894:nothingדָּבָ֖רda.VarH1697shall beleftיִוָּתֵ֥רyi.va.TerH3498,saithאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

18And of thysonsוּמִבָּנֶ֜יךָu.mi.ba.Nei.khaH1121that shallissueיֵצְא֧וּye.tze.'UH3318from thee, which thou shaltbegetתּוֹלִ֖ידto.LidH3205, shall they takeawayיִקָּ֑חוּyi.kachH3947; and they shall beeunuchsסָֽרִיסִ֔יםsa.ri.SimH5631in thepalaceבְּהֵיכַ֖לbe.hei.KhalH1964of thekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofBabylonבָּבֶֽל׃ba.VelH894.

19Thensaidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396toIsaiahיְשַֽׁעְיָ֔הוּye.sha'.Ya.huH3470,Goodט֥וֹבTovH2896is thewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068which thou hastspokenדִּבַּ֑רְתָּdi.Bar.taH1696. And hesaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Is it not good, ifpeaceשָׁל֥וֹםsha.LomH7965andtruthוֶאֱמֶ֖תve.'e.MetH571shall be in mydaysבְיָמָֽי׃ve.ya.MaiH3117?

20And therestוְיֶ֨תֶרve.Ye.terH3499of theactsדִּבְרֵ֤יdiv.ReiH1697ofHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396, and all hismightגְּב֣וּרָת֔וֹge.Vu.ra.ToH1369, and how hemadeעָשָׂ֗ה'a.SahH6213apoolהַבְּרֵכָה֙ha.be.re.KhahH1295, and aconduitהַתְּעָלָ֔הha.te.'a.LahH8585, andbroughtוַיָּבֵ֥אvai.ya.Ve'H935waterהַמַּ֖יִםha.Ma.yimH4325into thecityהָעִ֑ירָהha.'I.rahH5892, are they notwrittenכְּתוּבִ֗יםke.tu.VimH3789in thebookסֵ֛פֶרSe.ferH5612of thechroniclesדִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖יםdiv.Rei hai.ya.MimH1697 H3117of thekingsלְמַלְכֵ֥יle.mal.KheiH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063?

21AndHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֖הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396sleptוַיִּשְׁכַּ֥בvai.yish.KavH7901with hisfathersאֲבֹתָ֑יו'a.vo.TavH1: andManassehמְנַשֶּׁ֥הme.na.ShehH4519hissonבְנ֖וֹve.NoH1121reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427in his stead.

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