2 Chronicles 16
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בִּשְׁנַ֨תin yearשְׁלֹשִׁ֤יםthirtyוָשֵׁשׁ֙and sixלְמַלְכ֣וּתof the reign ofאָסָ֔אAsaעָלָ֞הhe came upבַּעְשָׁ֤אBaashaמֶֽלֶךְ־the king ofיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Israelעַל־onיְהוּדָ֔הJudahוַיִּ֖בֶןand he builtאֶת־obj.הָרָמָ֑הthe Ramahלְבִלְתִּ֗יto notתֵּ֚תsurely permittingיוֹצֵ֣אone going outוָבָ֔אor one coming inלְאָסָ֖אto Asaמֶ֥לֶךְthe king ofיְהוּדָֽה׃Judah
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וַיֹּצֵ֨אand he brought outאָסָ֜אAsaכֶּ֣סֶףsilverוְזָהָ֗בand goldמֵאֹֽצְר֛וֹתfrom the treasuries ofבֵּ֥יתthe house ofיְהוָ֖הYahwehוּבֵ֣יתand the house ofהַמֶּ֑לֶךְthe kingוַיִּשְׁלַ֗חand he sent itאֶל־toבֶּן־Benהֲדַד֙Hadadמֶ֣לֶךְthe king ofאֲרָ֔םAramהַיּוֹשֵׁ֥בwho dweltבְּדַרְמֶ֖שֶׂקin Damascusלֵאמֹֽר׃to saying
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בְּרִית֙a covenantבֵּינִ֣יbe between meוּבֵינֶ֔ךָand between youוּבֵ֥יןand betweenאָבִ֖יfather myוּבֵ֣יןand betweenאָבִ֑יךָfather yourהִנֵּ֨הhere!שָׁלַ֤חְתִּֽיI have sentלְךָ֙to youכֶּ֣סֶףsilverוְזָהָ֔בand goldלֵ֞ךְgoהָפֵ֣רbreakבְּרִֽיתְךָ֗covenant yourאֶת־withבַּעְשָׁא֙Baashaמֶ֣לֶךְthe king ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsraelוְיַעֲלֶ֖הso he may go upמֵעָלָֽי׃from on the me
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וַיִּשְׁמַ֨עand he listenedבֶּןBenהֲדַ֜דHadadאֶל־toהַמֶּ֣לֶךְthe kingאָסָ֗אAsaוַ֠יִּשְׁלַחand he sentאֶת־obj.שָׂרֵ֨יthe commanders ofהַחֲיָלִ֤יםthe armiesאֲשֶׁר־whichלוֹ֙belonged to the himאֶל־againstעָרֵ֣יthe cities ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsraelוַיַּכּוּ֙and they struck downאֶת־obj.עִיּ֣וֹןIjonוְאֶת־and obj.דָּ֔ןDanוְאֵ֖תand obj.אָבֵ֣לAbelמָ֑יִםMaimוְאֵ֥תand obj.כָּֽל־allמִסְכְּנ֖וֹתthe stores ofעָרֵ֥יthe cities ofנַפְתָּלִֽי׃Naphtali
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וְאָסָ֣אand Asaהַמֶּ֗לֶךְthe kingלָקַח֙he tookאֶת־obj.כָּל־allיְהוּדָ֔הJudahוַיִּשְׂא֞וּand they carried offאֶת־obj.אַבְנֵ֤יthe stones ofהָֽרָמָה֙the Ramahוְאֶת־and obj.עֵצֶ֔יהָwoods itsאֲשֶׁ֥רwhichבָּנָ֖הhe had builtבַּעְשָׁ֑אBaashaוַיִּ֣בֶןand he builtבָּהֶ֔םwith themאֶת־obj.גֶּ֖בַעGebaוְאֶת־and obj.הַמִּצְפָּֽה׃ סthe Mizpah
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וּבָעֵ֣תand at the timeהַהִ֗יאthe thatבָּ֚אhe cameחֲנָ֣נִיHananiהָרֹאֶ֔הthe seerאֶל־toאָסָ֖אAsaמֶ֣לֶךְthe king ofיְהוּדָ֑הJudahוַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he saidאֵלָ֗יוto himבְּהִשָּׁ֨עֶנְךָ֜because depending youעַל־onמֶ֤לֶךְthe king ofאֲרָם֙Aramוְלֹ֤אand notנִשְׁעַ֙נְתָּ֙you dependedעַל־onיְהוָ֣הYahwehאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָGod yourעַל־there-כֵּ֗ן-foreנִמְלַ֛טit has escapedחֵ֥ילthe army ofמֶֽלֶךְ־the king ofאֲרָ֖םAramמִיָּדֶֽךָ׃from hand your
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הֲלֹ֧א¿ notהַכּוּשִׁ֣יםthe Cushitesוְהַלּוּבִ֗יםand the Libyansהָי֨וּwere theyלְחַ֧יִל׀to an armyלָרֹ֛בfor multitudeלְרֶ֥כֶבto chariotryוּלְפָרָשִׁ֖יםand to horsemenלְהַרְבֵּ֣הto abundanceמְאֹ֑דexceedinglyוּבְהִשָּֽׁעֶנְךָ֥and because depending youעַל־onיְהוָ֖הYahwehנְתָנָ֥םhe gave themבְּיָדֶֽךָ׃in hand your
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כִּ֣יforיְהוָ֗הYahwehעֵינָ֞יוeyes hisמְשֹׁטְט֤וֹתare roving aboutבְּכָל־in allהָאָ֙רֶץ֙the earthלְ֠הִתְחַזֵּקto show himself strongעִם־withלְבָבָ֥םthose who heart theirשָׁלֵ֛םis completeאֵלָ֖יוto himנִסְכַּ֣לְתָּyou have acted foolishlyעַל־onזֹ֑אתthisכִּ֣יforמֵעַ֔תָּהfrom nowיֵ֥שׁthereעִמְּךָ֖with youמִלְחָמֽוֹת׃will be wars
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וַיֶּחֱלֶ֣אand he became sickאָסָ֡אAsaבִּשְׁנַת֩in yearשְׁלוֹשִׁ֨יםthirtyוָתֵ֤שַׁעand nineלְמַלְכוּתוֹ֙of reign hisבְּרַגְלָ֔יוin feet hisעַד־was toלְמַ֖עְלָהto upwards towardsחָלְי֑וֹsickness hisוְגַם־and alsoבְּחָלְיוֹ֙in sickness hisלֹא־notדָרַ֣שׁhe soughtאֶת־obj.יְהוָ֔הYahwehכִּ֖יforבָּרֹפְאִֽים׃in the physicians
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וַיִּקְבְּרֻ֣הוּand people buried himבְקִבְרֹתָ֗יוin own graves hisאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichכָּֽרָה־he had dugלוֹ֮for himselfבְּעִ֣ירin the city ofדָּוִיד֒Davidוַיַּשְׁכִּיבֻ֗הוּand they made lie himבַּמִּשְׁכָּב֙in the lying placeאֲשֶׁ֤רwhichמִלֵּא֙he had filledבְּשָׂמִ֣יםspicesוּזְנִ֔יםand kindsמְרֻקָּחִ֖יםmixedבְּמִרְקַ֣חַתas ointment ofמַעֲשֶׂ֑הworkוַיִּשְׂרְפוּ־and they burnedל֥וֹfor himשְׂרֵפָ֖הa burningגְּדוֹלָ֥הgreatעַד־up toלִמְאֹֽד׃ פto muchness
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