2 Chronicles 20
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וַיָּבֹ֗אוּand people cameוַיַּגִּ֤ידוּand they toldלִֽיהוֹשָׁפָט֙to Jehoshaphatלֵאמֹ֔רto sayingבָּ֣אis comingעָלֶ֜יךָon youהָמ֥וֹןa multitudeרָ֛בgreatמֵעֵ֥בֶרfrom the other sideלַיָּ֖םof the seaמֵאֲרָ֑םfrom Aramוְהִנָּם֙and there theyבְּחַֽצְצ֣וֹןare in Hazezonתָּמָ֔רTamarהִ֖יאitעֵ֥יןis Enגֶּֽדִי׃Gedi
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וַיֹּאמַ֗רand he saidיְהוָ֞הO Yahwehאֱלֹהֵ֤יthe God ofאֲבֹתֵ֙ינוּ֙ancestors ourהֲלֹ֨א¿ notאַתָּֽה־are youה֤וּאheאֱלֹהִים֙Godבַּשָּׁמַ֔יִםin the heavensוְאַתָּ֣הand youמוֹשֵׁ֔לare rulerבְּכֹ֖לover allמַמְלְכ֣וֹתthe kingdoms ofהַגּוֹיִ֑םthe nationsוּבְיָדְךָ֙and are in hand yourכֹּ֣חַpowerוּגְבוּרָ֔הand strengthוְאֵ֥יןand there notעִמְּךָ֖is with youלְהִתְיַצֵּֽב׃to hold ground
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הֲלֹ֣א׀¿ notאַתָּ֣הyouאֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּO God ourהוֹרַ֙שְׁתָּ֙did you dispossessאֶת־obj.יֹשְׁבֵי֙the inhabitants ofהָאָ֣רֶץthe landהַזֹּ֔אתthe thisמִלִּפְנֵ֖יfrom to beforeעַמְּךָ֣people yourיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לIsraelוַֽתִּתְּנָ֗הּand you gave itלְזֶ֛רַעto the offspring ofאַבְרָהָ֥םAbrahamאֹֽהַבְךָ֖friend yourלְעוֹלָֽם׃for ever
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וַיֵּשְׁב֖וּ־and they have dweltבָ֑הּin itוַיִּבְנ֨וּand they have builtלְךָ֧׀for the youבָּ֛הּin the itמִקְדָּ֖שׁa sanctuaryלְשִׁמְךָ֥for name yourלֵאמֹֽר׃to saying
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אִם־ifתָּב֨וֹאit will comeעָלֵ֜ינוּon usרָעָ֗הcalamityחֶרֶב֮swordשְׁפוֹט֮judgmentוְדֶ֣בֶרand pestilenceוְרָעָב֒and famineנַֽעַמְדָ֞הwe will standלִפְנֵ֨יto beforeהַבַּ֤יִתthe houseהַזֶּה֙the thisוּלְפָנֶ֔יךָand to before youכִּ֥יforשִׁמְךָ֖name yourבַּבַּ֣יִתis in the houseהַזֶּ֑הthe thisוְנִזְעַ֥קso we may cry outאֵלֶ֛יךָto youמִצָּרָתֵ֖נוּfrom distress ourוְתִשְׁמַ֥עso you may hearוְתוֹשִֽׁיעַ׃and you may save
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וְעַתָּ֡הand thereforeהִנֵּה֩here!בְנֵֽי־the people ofעַמּ֨וֹןAmmonוּמוֹאָ֜בand Moabוְהַר־and the mountain ofשֵׂעִ֗ירSeirאֲ֠שֶׁרwhichלֹֽא־notנָתַ֤תָּהyou permittedלְיִשְׂרָאֵל֙to Israelלָב֣וֹאto goבָהֶ֔םin themבְּבֹאָ֖םwhen came theyמֵאֶ֣רֶץfrom the land ofמִצְרָ֑יִםEgyptכִּ֛יforסָ֥רוּthey turned asideמֵעֲלֵיהֶ֖םfrom on the themוְלֹ֥אand notהִשְׁמִידֽוּם׃they destroyed them
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אֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙O God ourהֲלֹ֣א¿ notתִשְׁפָּט־will you enter into judgmentבָּ֔םon themכִּ֣יforאֵ֥יןthere notבָּ֙נוּ֙in usכֹּ֔חַis strengthלִ֠פְנֵיto beforeהֶהָמ֥וֹןthe multitudeהָרָ֛בthe greatהַזֶּ֖הthe thisהַבָּ֣אwhich is comingעָלֵ֑ינוּon usוַאֲנַ֗חְנוּand weלֹ֤אnotנֵדַע֙we knowמַֽה־what?נַּעֲשֶׂ֔הwill we doכִּ֥יforעָלֶ֖יךָare on youעֵינֵֽינוּ׃eyes our
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וְיַחֲזִיאֵ֡לand Jahazielבֶּן־the son ofזְכַרְיָ֡הוּZechariahבֶּן־the son ofבְּ֠נָיָהBenaiahבֶּן־the son ofיְעִיאֵ֧לJeielבֶּן־the son ofמַתַּנְיָ֛הMattaniahהַלֵּוִ֖יthe Leviteמִן־one ofבְּנֵ֣יthe descendants ofאָסָ֑ףAsaphהָיְתָ֤הit wasעָלָיו֙on himר֣וּחַthe spirit ofיְהוָ֔הYahwehבְּת֖וֹךְin the midst ofהַקָּהָֽל׃the assembly
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וַיֹּ֗אמֶרand he saidהַקְשִׁ֤יבוּpay attentionכָל־O allיְהוּדָה֙Judahוְיֹשְׁבֵ֣יand the inhabitants ofיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םJerusalemוְהַמֶּ֖לֶךְand the kingיְהוֹשָׁפָ֑טJehoshaphatכֹּֽה־thusאָמַ֨רhe saysיְהוָ֜הYahwehלָכֶ֗םto youאַ֠תֶּםO youאַל־may notתִּֽירְא֤וּyou be afraidוְאַל־and may notתֵּחַ֙תּוּ֙you be dismayedמִפְּנֵ֨יfrom because ofהֶהָמ֤וֹןthe multitudeהָרָב֙the greatהַזֶּ֔הthe thisכִּ֣יforלֹ֥אnotלָכֶ֛םbelongs to youהַמִּלְחָמָ֖הthe battleכִּ֥יforלֵאלֹהִֽים׃to God
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לֹ֥אnotלָכֶ֖םbelongs to youלְהִלָּחֵ֣םto fightבָּזֹ֑אתin this battleהִתְיַצְּב֣וּtake your standעִמְד֡וּstandוּרְא֣וּand seeאֶת־obj.יְשׁוּעַת֩the victory ofיְהוָ֨הYahwehעִמָּכֶ֜םwith youיְהוּדָ֣הO Judahוִֽירוּשָׁלִַ֗םand Jerusalemאַל־may notתִּֽירְאוּ֙you be afraidוְאַל־and may notתֵּחַ֔תּוּyou be dismayedמָחָר֙tomorrowצְא֣וּgo outלִפְנֵיהֶ֔םto before themוַיהוָ֖הand Yahwehעִמָּכֶֽם׃will be with you
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וַיַּשְׁכִּ֣ימוּand they rose earlyבַבֹּ֔קֶרin the morningוַיֵּצְא֖וּand they went outלְמִדְבַּ֣רto the wilderness ofתְּק֑וֹעַTekoaוּבְצֵאתָ֞םand when went out theyעָמַ֣דhe stoodיְהוֹשָׁפָ֗טJehoshaphatוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙and he saidשְׁמָע֗וּנִיlisten to meיְהוּדָה֙O Judahוְיֹשְׁבֵ֣יand the inhabitants ofיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םJerusalemהַאֲמִ֜ינוּtrustבַּיהוָ֤הin Yahwehאֱלֹהֵיכֶם֙God yourוְתֵ֣אָמֵ֔נוּso you may be establishedהַאֲמִ֥ינוּtrustבִנְבִיאָ֖יוin prophets hisוְהַצְלִֽיחוּ׃and succeed
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וַיִּוָּעַץ֙and he consultedאֶל־toהָעָ֔םthe peopleוַיַּעֲמֵ֤דand he appointedמְשֹֽׁרֲרִים֙those who sangלַיהוָ֔הto Yahwehוּֽמְהַֽלְלִ֖יםand those who praisedלְהַדְרַת־to adornment ofקֹ֑דֶשׁholinessבְּצֵאת֙when went outלִפְנֵ֣יto beforeהֶֽחָל֔וּץthe man equippedוְאֹֽמְרִים֙and sayingהוֹד֣וּgive thanksלַיהוָ֔הto Yahwehכִּ֥יforלְעוֹלָ֖םis for everחַסְדּֽוֹ׃covenant loyalty his
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וּבְעֵת֩and at the timeהֵחֵ֨לּוּwhen they beganבְרִנָּ֜הwith a shout of joyוּתְהִלָּ֗הand praiseנָתַ֣ןhe setיְהוָ֣ה׀Yahwehמְ֠אָֽרְבִיםambushersעַל־onבְּנֵ֨יthe people ofעַמּ֜וֹןAmmonמוֹאָ֧בMoabוְהַר־and the mountain ofשֵׂעִ֛ירSeirהַבָּאִ֥יםwho were comingלִֽיהוּדָ֖הto Judahוַיִּנָּגֵֽפוּ׃and they were defeated
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וַ֠יַּֽעַמְדוּand they rose upבְּנֵ֨יthe people ofעַמּ֧וֹןAmmonוּמוֹאָ֛בand Moabעַל־onיֹשְׁבֵ֥יthe inhabitants ofהַר־the mountain ofשֵׂעִ֖ירSeirלְהַחֲרִ֣יםto totally destroy themוּלְהַשְׁמִ֑ידand to destroy themוּכְכַלּוֹתָם֙and just as had finished theyבְּיוֹשְׁבֵ֣יwith the inhabitants ofשֵׂעִ֔ירSeirעָזְר֥וּthey helpedאִישׁ־eachבְּרֵעֵ֖הוּon neighbor hisלְמַשְׁחִֽית׃to destruction
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וַיָּבֹ֨אand he wentיְהוֹשָׁפָ֣טJehoshaphatוְעַמּוֹ֮and people hisלָבֹ֣זto plunderאֶת־obj.שְׁלָלָם֒booty theirוַיִּמְצְאוּ֩and they foundבָהֶ֨םamong themלָרֹ֜בto abundanceוּרְכ֤וּשׁand propertyוּפְגָרִים֙and corpsesוּכְלֵ֣יand articles ofחֲמֻד֔וֹתprecious thingsוַיְנַצְּל֥וּand they plunderedלָהֶ֖םfor themselvesלְאֵ֣יןto there notמַשָּׂ֑אwas carryingוַיִּֽהְי֞וּand they wereיָמִ֧יםdaysשְׁלוֹשָׁ֛הthreeבֹּזְזִ֥יםplunderingאֶת־obj.הַשָּׁלָ֖לthe bootyכִּ֥יforרַב־was muchהֽוּא׃it
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וּבַיּ֣וֹםand on the dayהָרְבִעִ֗יthe fourthנִקְהֲלוּ֙they assembledלְעֵ֣מֶקto the valley ofבְּרָכָ֔הBerachahכִּי־forשָׁ֖םthereבֵּרֲכ֣וּthey blessedאֶת־obj.יְהוָ֑הYahwehעַל־there-כֵּ֡ן-foreקָֽרְא֞וּpeople have calledאֶת־obj.שֵׁ֨םthe name ofהַמָּק֥וֹםthe placeהַה֛וּאthe thatעֵ֥מֶקthe valley ofבְּרָכָ֖הBerachahעַד־untilהַיּֽוֹם׃this day
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וַ֠יָּשֻׁבוּand they turned backכָּל־everyאִ֨ישׁthe man ofיְהוּדָ֤הJudahוִֽירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙and Jerusalemוִֽיהוֹשָׁפָ֣טand Jehoshaphatבְּרֹאשָׁ֔םat head theirלָשׁ֥וּבto returnאֶל־toיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םJerusalemבְּשִׂמְחָ֑הwith joyכִּֽי־forשִׂמְּחָ֥םhe had made rejoice themיְהוָ֖הYahwehמֵֽאוֹיְבֵיהֶֽם׃from enemies their
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וַיִּמְלֹ֥ךְand he reignedיְהוֹשָׁפָ֖טJehoshaphatעַל־overיְהוּדָ֑הJudahבֶּן־a son ofשְׁלֹשִׁים֩thirtyוְחָמֵ֨שׁand fiveשָׁנָ֜הyearsבְּמָלְכ֗וֹwhen became king heוְעֶשְׂרִ֨יםand twentyוְחָמֵ֤שׁand fiveשָׁנָה֙yearsמָלַ֣ךְhe reignedבִּֽירוּשָׁלִַ֔םin Jerusalemוְשֵׁ֣םand the name ofאִמּ֔וֹmother hisעֲזוּבָ֖הwas Azubahבַּת־the daughter ofשִׁלְחִֽי׃Shilhi
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וְיֶ֙תֶר֙and the rest ofדִּבְרֵ֣יthe matters ofיְהוֹשָׁפָ֔טJehoshaphatהָרִאשֹׁנִ֖יםthe formerוְהָאַחֲרֹנִ֑יםand the latterהִנָּ֣םthere theyכְּתוּבִ֗יםare writtenבְּדִבְרֵי֙in the words ofיֵה֣וּאJehuבֶן־the son ofחֲנָ֔נִיHananiאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichהֹֽעֲלָ֔הit was recordedעַל־onסֵ֖פֶרthe scroll ofמַלְכֵ֥יthe kings ofיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Israel
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וַיִּתְנַבֵּ֞אand he prophesiedאֱלִיעֶ֤זֶרEliezerבֶּן־the son ofדֹּדָוָ֙הוּ֙Dodavahuמִמָּ֣רֵשָׁ֔הfrom Mareshahעַל־onיְהוֹשָׁפָ֖טJehoshaphatלֵאמֹ֑רto sayingכְּהִֽתְחַבֶּרְךָ֣as making alliance youעִם־withאֲחַזְיָ֗הוּAhaziahפָּרַ֤ץhe will breakיְהוָה֙Yahwehאֶֽת־obj.מַעֲשֶׂ֔יךָworks yourוַיִּשָּׁבְר֣וּand they were brokenאֳנִיּ֔וֹתshipsוְלֹ֥אand notעָצְר֖וּthey retainedלָלֶ֥כֶתto goאֶל־toתַּרְשִֽׁישׁ׃Tarshish
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