2 Chronicles 28
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וְה֥וּאand heהִקְטִ֖ירhe made smokeבְּגֵ֣יאin the valley ofבֶן־Benהִנֹּ֑םHinnomוַיַּבְעֵ֤רand he burnedאֶת־obj.בָּנָיו֙sons hisבָּאֵ֔שׁin the fireכְּתֹֽעֲבוֹת֙according to the abominations ofהַגּוֹיִ֔םthe nationsאֲשֶׁר֙whichהֹרִ֣ישׁhe dispossessedיְהוָ֔הYahwehמִפְּנֵ֖יfrom beforeבְּנֵ֥יthe people ofיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Israel
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וַֽיִּתְּנֵ֜הוּand he gave himיְהוָ֣הYahwehאֱלֹהָיו֮God hisבְּיַ֣דin the hand ofמֶ֣לֶךְthe king ofאֲרָם֒Aramוַיַּ֨כּוּ־and they defeatedב֔וֹin himוַיִּשְׁבּ֤וּand they took captiveמִמֶּ֙נּוּ֙from himשִׁבְיָ֣הa group of captivesגְדוֹלָ֔הlargeוַיָּבִ֖יאוּand they brought themדַּרְמָ֑שֶׂקDamascusוְ֠גַםand alsoבְּיַד־in the hand ofמֶ֤לֶךְthe king ofיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Israelנִתָּ֔ןhe was givenוַיַּךְ־and he defeatedבּ֖וֹin himמַכָּ֥הa defeatגְדוֹלָֽה׃ סgreat
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וַיַּהֲרֹג֩and he killedפֶּ֨קַחPekahבֶּן־the son ofרְמַלְיָ֜הוּRemaliahבִּֽיהוּדָ֗הamong Judahמֵאָ֨הone hundredוְעֶשְׂרִ֥יםand twentyאֶ֛לֶףthousandבְּי֥וֹםin a dayאֶחָ֖דoneהַכֹּ֣לthe allבְּנֵי־were sons ofחָ֑יִלstrengthבְּעָזְבָ֕םbecause had forsaken theyאֶת־obj.יְהוָ֖הYahwehאֱלֹהֵ֥יthe God ofאֲבוֹתָֽם׃ancestors their
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וַיִּשְׁבּוּ֩and they took captiveבְנֵֽי־the people ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֨לIsraelמֵֽאֲחֵיהֶ֜םof relatives theirמָאתַ֣יִםtwo hundredאֶ֗לֶףthousandנָשִׁים֙womenבָּנִ֣יםsonsוּבָנ֔וֹתand daughtersוְגַם־and alsoשָׁלָ֥לbootyרָ֖בmuchבָּזְז֣וּthey plunderedמֵהֶ֑םfrom themוַיָּבִ֥יאוּand they broughtאֶת־obj.הַשָּׁלָ֖לthe bootyלְשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃ סto Samaria
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וְ֠שָׁםand thereהָיָ֨הhe wasנָבִ֥יאa prophetלַֽיהוָה֮of Yahwehעֹדֵ֣דwas Odedשְׁמוֹ֒name hisוַיֵּצֵ֗אand he went outלִפְנֵ֤יto beforeהַצָּבָא֙the armyהַבָּ֣אwhich was comingלְשֹׁמְר֔וֹןto Samariaוַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he saidלָהֶ֗םto themהִ֠נֵּהhere!בַּחֲמַ֨תin the wrath ofיְהוָ֧הYahwehאֱלֹהֵֽי־the God ofאֲבוֹתֵיכֶ֛םancestors yourעַל־towardsיְהוּדָ֖הJudahנְתָנָ֣םhe gave themבְּיֶדְכֶ֑םin hand yourוַתַּֽהַרְגוּ־and you have killedבָ֣םamong themבְזַ֔עַףin a rageעַ֥דwhich toלַשָּׁמַ֖יִםto the heavensהִגִּֽיעַ׃it has reached
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וְ֠עַתָּהand nowבְּנֵֽי־the people ofיְהוּדָ֤הJudahוִֽירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙and Jerusalemאַתֶּ֣םyouאֹמְרִ֔יםare sayingלִכְבֹּ֛שׁto subjugateלַעֲבָדִ֥יםto male slavesוְלִשְׁפָח֖וֹתand to female slavesלָכֶ֑םfor yourselvesהֲלֹ֤א¿ notרַק־certainlyאַתֶּם֙youעִמָּכֶ֣םwith youאֲשָׁמ֔וֹתare guiltsלַיהוָ֖הto Yahwehאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃God your
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וַיָּקֻ֨מוּand they rose upאֲנָשִׁ֜יםmenמֵרָאשֵׁ֣יsome of the leaders ofבְנֵֽי־the descendants ofאֶפְרַ֗יִםEphraimעֲזַרְיָ֤הוּAzariahבֶן־the son ofיְהֽוֹחָנָן֙Jehohananבֶּרֶכְיָ֣הוּBerekiahבֶן־the son ofמְשִׁלֵּמ֔וֹתMeshillemothוִֽיחִזְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙and Jechizkiahבֶּן־the son ofשַׁלֻּ֔םShallumוַעֲמָשָׂ֖אand Amasaבֶּן־the son ofחַדְלָ֑יHadlaiעַל־onהַבָּאִ֖יםthe ones who were comingמִן־fromהַצָּבָֽא׃the war
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וַיֹּאמְר֣וּand they saidלָהֶ֗םto themלֹא־notתָבִ֤יאוּyou must bringאֶת־obj.הַשִּׁבְיָה֙the group of captivesהֵ֔נָּהhereכִּי֩forלְאַשְׁמַ֨תto the guilt ofיְהוָ֤הYahwehעָלֵ֙ינוּ֙on usאַתֶּ֣םare you?אֹמְרִ֔יםsayingלְהֹסִ֥יףto addעַל־toחַטֹּאתֵ֖ינוּsins ourוְעַל־and toאַשְׁמָתֵ֑ינוּguilt ourכִּֽי־forרַבָּ֤הmuchאַשְׁמָה֙guiltלָ֔נוּbelongs to usוַחֲר֥וֹןand burning ofאָ֖ףangerעַל־is towardsיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סIsrael
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וַיָּקֻ֣מוּand they aroseהָאֲנָשִׁים֩the menאֲשֶׁר־whoנִקְּב֨וּthey had been designatedבְשֵׁמ֜וֹתby namesוַיַּחֲזִ֣יקוּand they took holdבַשִּׁבְיָ֗הon the group of captivesוְכָֽל־and allמַעֲרֻמֵּיהֶם֮naked people theirהִלְבִּ֣ישׁוּthey clothedמִן־fromהַשָּׁלָל֒the bootyוַיַּלְבִּשׁ֣וּםand they clothed themוַ֠יַּנְעִלוּםand they shod themוַיַּאֲכִל֨וּםand they fed themוַיַּשְׁק֜וּםand they gave to drink themוַיְסֻכ֗וּםand they anointed themוַיְנַהֲל֤וּםand they led themבַּחֲמֹרִים֙on donkeysלְכָל־to anyכּוֹשֵׁ֔לone who stumbledוַיְבִיא֛וּםand they brought themיְרֵח֥וֹJerichoעִיר־the city ofהַתְּמָרִ֖יםthe palm treesאֵ֣צֶלbesideאֲחֵיהֶ֑םrelatives theirוַיָּשׁ֖וּבוּand they returnedשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃ פSamaria
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וּפְלִשְׁתִּ֣יםand the Philistinesפָּשְׁט֗וּthey had made a raidבְּעָרֵ֨יon the cities ofהַשְּׁפֵלָ֣הthe Shephelahוְהַנֶּגֶב֮and the Negevלִֽיהוּדָה֒of Judahוַֽ֠יִּלְכְּדוּand they had capturedאֶת־obj.בֵּֽית־Bethשֶׁ֨מֶשׁShemeshוְאֶת־and obj.אַיָּל֜וֹןAijalonוְאֶת־and obj.הַגְּדֵר֗וֹתthe Gederothוְאֶת־and obj.שׂוֹכ֤וֹSocohוּבְנוֹתֶ֙יהָ֙and daughters itsוְאֶת־and obj.תִּמְנָ֣הTimnahוּבְנוֹתֶ֔יהָand daughters itsוְאֶת־and obj.גִּמְז֖וֹGimzoוְאֶת־and obj.בְּנֹתֶ֑יהָdaughters itsוַיֵּשְׁב֖וּand they dweltשָֽׁם׃there
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וַיִּזְבַּ֗חand he sacrificedלֵֽאלֹהֵ֣יto the gods ofדַרְמֶשֶׂק֮Damascusהַמַּכִּ֣יםwhich had defeatedבּוֹ֒in himוַיֹּ֗אמֶרand he saidכִּ֠יthatאֱלֹהֵ֤יthe gods ofמַלְכֵֽי־the kings ofאֲרָם֙Aramהֵ֚םtheyמַעְזְרִ֣יםare helpingאוֹתָ֔םobj. themלָהֶ֥םto the themאֲזַבֵּ֖חַI will sacrificeוְיַעְזְר֑וּנִיand they will help meוְהֵ֛םand theyהָֽיוּ־they becameל֥וֹfor himלְהַכְשִׁיל֖וֹinto causing overthrow hisוּלְכָל־and to allיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Israel
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וַיֶּאֱסֹ֨ףand he gatheredאָחָ֜זAhazאֶת־obj.כְּלֵ֣יthe utensils ofבֵית־the house ofהָֽאֱלֹהִ֗יםthe Godוַיְקַצֵּץ֙and he cut upאֶת־obj.כְּלֵ֣יthe utensils ofבֵית־the house ofהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםthe Godוַיִּסְגֹּ֖רand he closedאֶת־obj.דַּלְת֣וֹתthe doors ofבֵּית־the house ofיְהוָ֑הYahwehוַיַּ֨עַשׂand he madeל֧וֹfor himselfמִזְבְּח֛וֹתaltarsבְּכָל־at everyפִּנָּ֖הcornerבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃in Jerusalem
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וַיִּשְׁכַּ֨בand he lay downאָחָ֜זAhazעִם־withאֲבֹתָ֗יוancestors hisוַֽיִּקְבְּרֻ֤הוּand people buried himבָעִיר֙in the cityבִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םin Jerusalemכִּ֚יforלֹ֣אnotהֱבִיאֻ֔הוּthey brought himלְקִבְרֵ֖יto the graves ofמַלְכֵ֣יthe kings ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לIsraelוַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְand he became kingיְחִזְקִיָּ֥הֽוּHezekiahבְנ֖וֹson hisתַּחְתָּֽיו׃ פin place of him
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