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2 Kings 9:16-29

16SoJehuיֵהוּא֙ye.Hu'H3058rode in achariotוַיִּרְכַּ֤בvai.yir.KavH7392, andwentH3212toJezreelיִזְרְעֶ֔אלָהyiz.re.'E.lahH3157; forJoramיוֹרָ֖םyo.RamH3141layשֹׁכֵ֣בsho.KhevH7901there. AndAhaziahוַֽאֲחַזְיָה֙va.'a.chaz.YahH274kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063had comedownיָרַ֖דya.RadH3381toseeלִרְא֥וֹתlir.'otH7200Joramיוֹרָֽם׃yo.RamH3141.

17And therestoodעֹמֵ֨ד'o.MedH5975awatchmanוְהַצֹּפֶה֩ve.ha.tzo.PehH6822on thetowerהַמִּגְדָּ֜לha.mig.DalH4026inJezreelבְּיִזְרְעֶ֗אלbe.yiz.re.'ElH3157, and hespiedוַיַּ֞רְאvai.Yar'H7200thecompanyשִׁפְעַ֤תshif.'AtH8229ofJehuיֵהוּא֙ye.Hu'H3058as hecameבְּבֹא֔וֹbe.vo.'OH935, andsaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Iseeרֹאֶ֑הro.'EhH7200acompanyשִׁפְעַ֖תshif.'AtH8229. AndJoramיְהוֹרָ֗םye.ho.RamH3088saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Takeקַ֥חkachH3947anhorsemanרַכָּ֛בra.KavH7395, andsendוּֽשְׁלַ֥חu.she.LachH7971tomeetH7125them, and let himsayוְיֹאמַ֥רve.yo.MarH559, Is itpeaceהֲשָׁלֽוֹם׃ha.sha.LomH7965?

18So therewentH3212one onhorsebackרֹכֵ֨ב הַסּ֜וּסro.Khev ha.SusH7392 H5483tomeetH7125him, andsaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, Thussaithאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428, Is itpeaceהֲשָׁל֔וֹםha.sha.LomH7965? AndJehuיֵה֛וּאye.Hu'H3058saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, What hast thou to do withpeaceוּלְשָׁל֖וֹםu.le.sha.LomH7965?turnסֹ֣בsoH5437theebehindאַחֲרָ֑י'a.cha.RaiH310me. And thewatchmanהַצֹּפֶה֙ha.tzo.PehH6822toldוַיַּגֵּ֤דvai.ya.GedH5046,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Themessengerהַמַּלְאָ֥ךְha.mal.'AkhH4397cameבָּֽא־ba'-H935to them, but he doth notreturnשָֽׁב׃ShavH7725.

19Then he sentoutוַיִּשְׁלַ֗חvai.yish.LachH7971asecondשֵׁנִי֒she.NiH8145onhorsebackרֹכֵ֣ב סוּס֮ro.Khev susH7392 H5483, whocameוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'H935to them, andsaidוַיֹּ֛אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Thussaithאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, Is itpeaceשָׁל֑וֹםsha.LomH7965? AndJehuיֵה֛וּאye.Hu'H3058answeredוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, What hast thou to do withpeaceוּלְשָׁל֖וֹםu.le.sha.LomH7965?turnסֹ֥בsoH5437theebehindאַחֲרָֽי׃'a.cha.RaiH310me.

20And thewatchmanהַצֹּפֶה֙ha.tzo.PehH6822toldוַיַּגֵּ֤דvai.ya.GedH5046,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Hecameבָּ֥אba'H935even to them, and doth notreturnשָׁ֑בShavH7725: and thedrivingוְהַמִּנְהָ֗גve.ha.min.HagH4491is like thedrivingכְּמִנְהַג֙ke.min.HagH4491ofJehuיֵה֣וּאye.Hu'H3058thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofNimshiנִמְשִׁ֔יnim.ShiH5250; for hedrivethיִנְהָֽג׃yin.HagH5090furiouslyבְשִׁגָּע֖וֹןve.shi.ga.'onH7697.

21AndJoramיְהוֹרָם֙ye.ho.RamH3088saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Makereadyאֱסֹ֔ר'e.SorH631. And hischariotרִכְבּ֑וֹrikh.BoH7393was madereadyוַיֶּאְסֹ֖רvai.ye'.SorH631. AndJoramיְהוֹרָ֣םye.ho.RamH3088kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִ֠שְׂרָאֵלYis.ra.'elH3478andAhaziahוַאֲחַזְיָ֨הוּva.'a.chaz.Ya.huH274kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֜הye.hu.DahH3063wentoutוַיֵּצֵ֣אvai.ye.Tze'H3318,eachאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376in hischariotבְּרִכְבּ֗וֹbe.rikh.BoH7393, and they wentoutוַיֵּֽצְאוּ֙vai.ye.tze.'UH3318againstH7125Jehuיֵה֔וּאye.Hu'H3058, andmetוַיִּמְצָאֻ֔הוּvai.yim.tza.'U.huH4672him in theportionבְּחֶלְקַ֖תbe.chel.KatH2513ofNabothנָב֥וֹתna.VotH5022theJezreeliteהַיִּזְרְעֵאלִֽי׃hai.yiz.re.'e.LiH3158.

22And it came to pass, whenJoramיְהוֹרָם֙ye.ho.RamH3088sawכִּרְא֤וֹתkir.'otH7200Jehuיֵה֔וּאye.Hu'H3058, that hesaidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Is itpeaceהֲשָׁל֣וֹםha.sha.LomH7965,Jehuיֵה֑וּאye.Hu'H3058? And heansweredוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, Whatpeaceהַשָּׁל֔וֹםha.sha.LomH7965, so longasעַד־'ad-H5704theharlotriesזְנוּנֵ֞יze.nu.NeiH2183of thymotherאִמְּךָ֛'i.me.KhaH517Jezebelאִיזֶ֧בֶל'i.Ze.velH348and herwitchcraftsוּכְשָׁפֶ֖יהָu.khe.sha.Fei.haH3785are somanyהָרַבִּֽים׃ha.ra.BimH7227?

23AndJoramיְהוֹרָ֛םye.ho.RamH3088turnedוַיַּהֲפֹ֧ךְvai.ya.ha.FokhH2015hishandsיָדָ֖יוya.DavH3027, andfledוַיָּנֹ֑סvai.ya.NosH5127, andsaidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toAhaziahאֲחַזְיָ֖הוּ'a.chaz.Ya.huH274, There istreacheryמִרְמָ֥הmir.MahH4820, OAhaziahאֲחַזְיָֽה׃'a.chaz.YahH274.

24AndJehuוְיֵה֞וּאve.ye.Hu'H3058drew abowבַקֶּ֗שֶׁתva.Ke.shetH7198with hisfullמִלֵּ֧אmi.Le'H4390strengthיָד֣וֹya.DoH3027, andsmoteוַיַּ֤ךְvai.YakhH5221Jehoramיְהוֹרָם֙ye.ho.RamH3088between hisarmsזְרֹעָ֔יוze.ro.'AvH2220, and thearrowהַחֵ֖צִיha.Che.tziH2678wentoutוַיֵּצֵ֥אvai.ye.Tze'H3318at hisheartמִלִּבּ֑וֹmi.li.BoH3820, and he sunkdownוַיִּכְרַ֖עvai.yikh.Ra'H3766in hischariotבְּרִכְבּֽוֹ׃be.rikh.BoH7393.

25Thensaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Jehu toBidkarבִּדְקַר֙bid.KarH920hiscaptainשָֽׁלִשׁ֔וֹshe.lo.shoH7991, Takeupשָׂ֚אsa'H5375, andcastהַשְׁלִכֵ֔הוּhash.li.Khe.huH7993him into theportionבְּחֶלְקַ֕תbe.chel.KatH2513of thefieldשְׂדֵ֖הse.DehH7704ofNabothנָב֣וֹתna.VotH5022theJezreeliteהַיִּזְרְעֵאלִ֑יhai.yiz.re.'e.LiH3158: forrememberזְכֹ֞רze.KhorH2142how that, when I and thourodeרֹכְבִ֤יםro.khe.VimH7392togetherצְמָדִים֙tze.ma.DimH6776afterאַֽחֲרֵי֙'a.cha.ReiH310Ahabאַחְאָ֣ב'ach.'AvH256hisfatherאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1, theLORDוַֽיהוָה֙va.Yah.wehH3068laidנָשָׂ֣אna.Sa'H5375thisburdenהַמַּשָּׂ֖אha.ma.Sa'H4853upon him;

26Surely Isawרָאִ֤יתִיra.'I.tiH7200yesterdayאֶ֙מֶשׁ֙'e.meshH570thebloodדְּמֵ֣יde.MeiH1818ofNabothנָבוֹת֩na.VotH5022, and thebloodדְּמֵ֨יde.MeiH1818of hissonsבָנָ֜יוva.NavH1121,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068; and I willrepayוְשִׁלַּמְתִּ֥יve.shi.lam.TiH7999thee in thisplotבַּחֶלְקָ֥הba.chel.KahH2513,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068. Now thereforetakeשָׂ֧אsa'H5375andcastהַשְׁלִכֵ֛הוּhash.li.Khe.huH7993him into theplotבַּחֶלְקָ֖הba.chel.KahH2513of ground, according to thewordכִּדְבַ֥רkid.VarH1697of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

27But whenAhaziahוַאֲחַזְיָ֤הva.'a.chaz.YahH274thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063sawרָאָ֔הra.'AhH7200this, hefledוַיָּ֕נָסvai.Ya.nosH5127by thewayדֶּ֖רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of thegardenהַגָּ֑ןha.GanH1588houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004. AndJehuיֵה֗וּאye.Hu'H3058followedוַיִּרְדֹּ֨ף אַחֲרָ֜יוvai.yir.Dof 'a.cha.RavH7291 H310him, andsaidוַ֠יֹּאמֶרVai.yo.merH559,Smiteהַכֻּ֣הוּha.Ku.huH5221him also in thechariotהַמֶּרְכָּבָ֗הha.mer.ka.VahH4818. And they did so at the ascentofבְּמַֽעֲלֵה־be.ma.'a.leh-H4608Gurגוּר֙gurH1483, which is byIbleamיִבְלְעָ֔םyiv.le.'AmH2991. And hefledוַיָּ֥נָסvai.Ya.nosH5127toMegiddoמְגִדּ֖וֹme.gi.DoH4023, anddiedוַיָּ֥מָתvai.Ya.motH4191there.

28And hisservantsעֲבָדָ֖יו'a.va.DavH5650carriedוַיַּרְכִּ֧בוּvai.yar.Ki.vuH7392him in a chariot toJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלְָ֑מָהye.ru.sha.Le.mahH3389, andburiedוַיִּקְבְּר֨וּvai.yik.be.RuH6912him in hissepulchreבִקְבֻרָת֛וֹvik.vu.ra.ToH6900with hisfathersאֲבֹתָ֖יו'a.vo.TavH1in thecityבְּעִ֥ירbe.'IrH5892ofDavidדָּוִֽד׃ פda.VidH1732.

29And in theeleventhוּבִשְׁנַת֙ אַחַ֣ת עֶשְׂרֵ֣הu.vish.Nat 'a.Chat 'es.RehH259 H6240 H8141yearשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141ofJoramלְיוֹרָ֖םle.yo.RamH3141thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAhabאַחְאָ֑ב'ach.'AvH256beganAhaziahאֲחַזְיָ֖ה'a.chaz.YahH274toreignמָלַ֥ךְma.LakhH4427overJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

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