2 Chronicles 12
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בְּאֶ֤לֶףwith one thousandוּמָאתַ֙יִם֙and two hundredרֶ֔כֶבchariotsוּבְשִׁשִּׁ֥יםand with sixtyאֶ֖לֶףthousandפָּרָשִׁ֑יםhorsemenוְאֵ֣יןand notמִסְפָּ֗רnumberלָעָ֞םbelonged to the peopleאֲשֶׁר־whichבָּ֤אוּthey cameעִמּוֹ֙with himמִמִּצְרַ֔יִםfrom Egyptלוּבִ֥יםLibyansסֻכִּיִּ֖יםSukkitesוְכוּשִֽׁים׃and Cushites
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וּֽשְׁמַֽעְיָ֤הand Shemaiahהַנָּבִיא֙the prophetבָּ֣אhe cameאֶל־toרְחַבְעָ֔םRehoboamוְשָׂרֵ֣יand the leaders ofיְהוּדָ֔הJudahאֲשֶׁר־whoנֶאֶסְפ֥וּthey had gatheredאֶל־toיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םJerusalemמִפְּנֵ֣יfrom because ofשִׁישָׁ֑קShishakוַיֹּ֨אמֶרand he saidלָהֶ֜םto themכֹּה־thusאָמַ֣רhe saysיְהוָ֗הYahwehאַתֶּם֙youעֲזַבְתֶּ֣םyou have abandonedאֹתִ֔יobj. meוְאַף־and alsoאֲנִ֛יIעָזַ֥בְתִּיI have abandonedאֶתְכֶ֖םobj. youבְּיַד־in the hand ofשִׁישָֽׁק׃Shishak
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וּבִרְא֤וֹתand when sawיְהוָה֙Yahwehכִּ֣יthatנִכְנָ֔עוּthey had humbled themselvesהָיָה֩it cameדְבַר־the word ofיְהוָ֨הYahwehאֶל־toשְׁמַֽעְיָ֧ה׀Shemaiahלֵאמֹ֛רto sayingנִכְנְע֖וּthey have humbled themselvesלֹ֣אnotאַשְׁחִיתֵ֑םI will destroy themוְנָתַתִּ֨יand I will giveלָהֶ֤םto themכִּמְעַט֙like a littleלִפְלֵיטָ֔הto deliveranceוְלֹא־and notתִתַּ֧ךְit will pour forthחֲמָתִ֛יrage myבִּירוּשָׁלִַ֖םon Jerusalemבְּיַד־by the hand ofשִׁישָֽׁק׃Shishak
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וַיַּ֨עַלand he came upשִׁישַׁ֥קShishakמֶֽלֶךְ־the king ofמִצְרַיִם֮Egyptעַל־onיְרוּשָׁלִַם֒Jerusalemוַיִּקַּ֞חand he tookאֶת־obj.אֹצְר֣וֹתthe treasures ofבֵּית־the house ofיְהוָ֗הYahwehוְאֶת־and obj.אֹֽצְרוֹת֙the treasures ofבֵּ֣יתthe house ofהַמֶּ֔לֶךְthe kingאֶת־obj.הַכֹּ֖לthe everythingלָקָ֑חhe tookוַיִּקַּח֙and he tookאֶת־obj.מָגִנֵּ֣יthe shields ofהַזָּהָ֔בthe goldאֲשֶׁ֥רwhichעָשָׂ֖הhe had madeשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃Solomon
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וַיַּ֨עַשׂand he madeהַמֶּ֤לֶךְthe kingרְחַבְעָם֙Rehoboamתַּחְתֵּיהֶ֔םin place of themמָגִנֵּ֖יshields ofנְחֹ֑שֶׁתbronzeוְהִפְקִ֗ידand he entrusted themעַל־onיַד֙the hand ofשָׂרֵ֣יthe commanders ofהָרָצִ֔יםthe runnersהַשֹּׁ֣מְרִ֔יםwho guardedפֶּ֖תַחthe entrance ofבֵּ֥יתthe house ofהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃the king
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וַיִּתְחַזֵּ֞קand he strengthened himselfהַמֶּ֧לֶךְthe kingרְחַבְעָ֛םRehoboamבִּירוּשָׁלִַ֖םin Jerusalemוַיִּמְלֹ֑ךְand he reignedכִּ֣יforבֶן־was a son ofאַרְבָּעִ֣יםfortyוְאַחַ֣תand oneשָׁנָה֩yearsרְחַבְעָ֨םRehoboamבְּמָלְכ֜וֹwhen became king heוּֽשֲׁבַ֨עand seven-עֶשְׂרֵ֥הteenשָׁנָ֣ה׀yearsמָלַ֣ךְhe reignedבִּֽירוּשָׁלִַ֗םin Jerusalemהָ֠עִירthe cityאֲשֶׁר־whereבָּחַ֨רhe had chosenיְהוָ֜הYahwehלָשׂ֨וּםto putאֶת־obj.שְׁמ֥וֹname hisשָׁם֙thereמִכֹּל֙from allשִׁבְטֵ֣יthe tribes ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsraelוְשֵׁ֣םand the name ofאִמּ֔וֹmother hisנַעֲמָ֖הwas Naamahהָֽעַמֹּנִֽית׃the Ammonite woman
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וְדִבְרֵ֣יand the matters ofרְחַבְעָ֗םRehoboamהָרִאשֹׁנִים֙the formerוְהָאֲ֣חַרוֹנִ֔יםand the latterהֲלֹא־¿ notהֵ֨םare theyכְּתוּבִ֜יםwrittenבְּדִבְרֵ֨יin the words ofשְׁמַֽעְיָ֧הShemaiahהַנָּבִ֛יאthe prophetוְעִדּ֥וֹand Iddoהַחֹזֶ֖הthe seerלְהִתְיַחֵ֑שׂfor genealogical enrollmentוּמִלְחֲמ֧וֹתand the wars ofרְחַבְעָ֛םRehoboamוְיָרָבְעָ֖םand Jeroboamכָּל־were allהַיָּמִֽים׃the days
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