2 Chronicles 36
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וַיַּמְלֵ֨ךְand he made kingמֶֽלֶךְ־the king ofמִצְרַ֜יִםEgyptאֶת־obj.אֶלְיָקִ֣יםEliakimאָחִ֗יוbrother hisעַל־overיְהוּדָה֙Judahוִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םand Jerusalemוַיַּסֵּ֥בand he changedאֶת־obj.שְׁמ֖וֹname hisיְהוֹיָקִ֑יםJehoiakimוְאֶת־and obj.יוֹאָחָ֤זJehoahazאָחִיו֙brother hisלָקַ֣חhe tookנְכ֔וֹNechoוַיְבִיאֵ֖הוּand he brought himמִצְרָֽיְמָה׃ פEgypt towards
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וְיֶתֶר֩and the rest ofדִּבְרֵ֨יthe matters ofיְהֽוֹיָקִ֜יםJehoiakimוְתֹֽעֲבֹתָ֤יוand abominations hisאֲשֶׁר־whichעָשָׂה֙he didוְהַנִּמְצָ֣אand the what was foundעָלָ֔יוon himהִנָּ֣םthere theyכְּתוּבִ֗יםare writtenעַל־onסֵ֛פֶרthe scroll ofמַלְכֵ֥יthe kings ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לIsraelוִֽיהוּדָ֑הand Judahוַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְand he became kingיְהוֹיָכִ֥יןJehoiachinבְּנ֖וֹson hisתַּחְתָּֽיו׃ פin place of him
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וְלִתְשׁוּבַ֣תand to the return ofהַשָּׁנָ֗הthe yearשָׁלַח֙he sentהַמֶּ֣לֶךְthe kingנְבֽוּכַדְנֶאצַּ֔רNebuchadnezzarוַיְבִאֵ֣הוּand he brought himבָבֶ֔לָהBabylon towardsעִם־withכְּלֵ֖יthe articles ofחֶמְדַּ֣תpreciousness ofבֵּית־the house ofיְהוָ֑הYahwehוַיַּמְלֵךְ֙and he made kingאֶת־obj.צִדְקִיָּ֣הוּZedekiahאָחִ֔יוrelative hisעַל־overיְהוּדָ֖הJudahוִֽירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ פand Jerusalem
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וְ֠גַםand alsoבַּמֶּ֤לֶךְagainst the kingנְבֽוּכַדְנֶאצַּר֙Nebuchadnezzarמָרָ֔דhe rebelledאֲשֶׁ֥רwhoהִשְׁבִּיע֖וֹhe had made swear an oath himבֵּֽאלֹהִ֑יםby Godוַיֶּ֤קֶשׁand he made stiffאֶת־obj.עָרְפּוֹ֙neck hisוַיְאַמֵּ֣ץand he made hardאֶת־obj.לְבָב֔וֹheart hisמִשּׁ֕וּבfrom turning backאֶל־toיְהוָ֖הYahwehאֱלֹהֵ֥יthe God ofיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Israel
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גַּ֠םalsoכָּל־allשָׂרֵ֨יthe leaders ofהַכֹּהֲנִ֤יםthe priestsוְהָעָם֙and the peopleהִרְבּ֣וּthey increasedלִמְעָלto act unfaithfullyמַ֔עַלunfaithfulnessכְּכֹ֖לaccording to allתֹּעֲב֣וֹתthe abominations ofהַגּוֹיִ֑םthe nationsוַֽיְטַמְּאוּ֙and they made uncleanאֶת־obj.בֵּ֣יתthe house ofיְהוָ֔הYahwehאֲשֶׁ֥רwhichהִקְדִּ֖ישׁhe had consecratedבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃in Jerusalem
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וַיִּֽהְי֤וּand they wereמַלְעִבִים֙deridingבְּמַלְאֲכֵ֣יin the messengers ofהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםthe Godוּבוֹזִ֣יםand despisingדְּבָרָ֔יוwords hisוּמִֽתַּעְתְּעִ֖יםand mockingבִּנְבִאָ֑יוat prophets hisעַ֠דuntilעֲל֧וֹתcame upחֲמַת־the anger ofיְהוָ֛הYahwehבְּעַמּ֖וֹon people hisעַד־untilלְאֵ֥יןto there notמַרְפֵּֽא׃was healing
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וַיַּ֨עַלand he brought upעֲלֵיהֶ֜םon themאֶת־obj.מֶ֣לֶךְthe king ofכַּשְׂדִּ֗יםthe Chaldeansוַיַּהֲרֹ֨גand he killedבַּחוּרֵיהֶ֤םyoung men theirבַּחֶ֙רֶב֙with the swordבְּבֵ֣יתin the house ofמִקְדָּשָׁ֔םsanctuary theirוְלֹ֥אand notחָמַ֛לhe had compassionעַל־onבָּח֥וּרyoung manוּבְתוּלָ֖הand young womanזָקֵ֣ןthe oldוְיָשֵׁ֑שׁand the decrepitהַכֹּ֖לthe everyoneנָתַ֥ןhe gaveבְּיָדֽוֹ׃in hand his
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וְ֠כֹלand allכְּלֵ֞יthe articles ofבֵּ֤יתthe house ofהָאֱלֹהִים֙the Godהַגְּדֹלִ֣יםthe greatוְהַקְּטַנִּ֔יםand the smallוְאֹֽצְרוֹת֙and the treasures ofבֵּ֣יתthe house ofיְהוָ֔הYahwehוְאֹצְר֥וֹתand the treasures ofהַמֶּ֖לֶךְthe kingוְשָׂרָ֑יוand officials hisהַכֹּ֖לthe everythingהֵבִ֥יאhe broughtבָבֶֽל׃Babylon
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וַֽיִּשְׂרְפוּ֙and they burnedאֶת־obj.בֵּ֣יתthe house ofהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםthe Godוַֽיְנַתְּצ֔וּand they pulled downאֵ֖תobj.חוֹמַ֣תthe wall ofיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םJerusalemוְכָל־and allאַרְמְנוֹתֶ֙יהָ֙palaces itsשָׂרְפ֣וּthey burnedבָאֵ֔שׁwith the fireוְכָל־and allכְּלֵ֥יthe articles ofמַחֲמַדֶּ֖יהָpreciousnesses itsלְהַשְׁחִֽית׃ סto destroy
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לְמַלֹּ֤אותto fulfillדְּבַר־the word ofיְהוָה֙Yahwehבְּפִ֣יby the mouth ofיִרְמְיָ֔הוּJeremiahעַד־untilרָצְתָ֥הit has acceptedהָאָ֖רֶץthe landאֶת־obj.שַׁבְּתוֹתֶ֑יהָsabbaths itsכָּל־allיְמֵ֤יthe days ofהָשַּׁמָּה֙the desolation of itשָׁבָ֔תָהit restedלְמַלֹּ֖אותto completeשִׁבְעִ֥יםseventyשָׁנָֽה׃ פyears
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וּבִשְׁנַ֣תand in yearאַחַ֗תoneלְכ֙וֹרֶשׁ֙of Cyrusמֶ֣לֶךְthe king ofפָּרַ֔סPersiaלִכְל֥וֹתto fulfillדְּבַר־the word ofיְהוָ֖הYahwehבְּפִ֣יby the mouth ofיִרְמְיָ֑הוּJeremiahהֵעִ֣ירhe stirred upיְהוָ֗הYahwehאֶת־obj.ר֙וּחַ֙the spirit ofכּ֣וֹרֶשׁCyrusמֶֽלֶךְ־the king ofפָּרַ֔סPersiaוַיַּֽעֲבֶר־and he caused to passקוֹל֙a proclamationבְּכָל־in allמַלְכוּת֔וֹkingdom hisוְגַם־and alsoבְּמִכְתָּ֖בin writingלֵאמֹֽר׃ סto saying
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כֹּה־thusאָמַ֞רhe saysכּ֣וֹרֶשׁ׀Cyrusמֶ֣לֶךְthe king ofפָּרַ֗סPersiaכָּל־allמַמְלְכ֤וֹתthe kingdoms ofהָאָ֙רֶץ֙the earthנָ֣תַןhe has givenלִ֗יto meיְהוָה֙Yahwehאֱלֹהֵ֣יthe God ofהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםthe heavensוְהֽוּא־and heפָקַ֤דhe has appointedעָלַי֙on meלִבְנֽוֹת־to buildל֣וֹfor himבַ֔יִתa houseבִּירוּשָׁלִַ֖םin Jerusalemאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichבִּֽיהוּדָ֑הis in Judahמִֽי־who?בָכֶ֣םis among youמִכָּל־from allעַמּ֗וֹpeople hisיְהוָ֧הYahwehאֱלֹהָ֛יוGod hisעִמּ֖וֹbe with himוְיָֽעַל׃and let him go up
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