2 Kings 16
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בֶּן־was a son ofעֶשְׂרִ֤יםtwentyשָׁנָה֙yearsאָחָ֣זAhazבְּמָלְכ֔וֹwhen became king heוְשֵׁשׁ־and six-עֶשְׂרֵ֣הteenשָׁנָ֔הyearsמָלַ֖ךְhe reignedבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םin Jerusalemוְלֹא־and notעָשָׂ֣הhe didהַיָּשָׁ֗רthe rightבְּעֵינֵ֛יin the eyes ofיְהוָ֥הYahwehאֱלֹהָ֖יוGod hisכְּדָוִ֥דlike Davidאָבִֽיו׃ancestor his
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וַיֵּ֕לֶךְand he walkedבְּדֶ֖רֶךְin the way ofמַלְכֵ֣יthe kings ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לIsraelוְגַ֤םand alsoאֶת־obj.בְּנוֹ֙son hisהֶעֱבִ֣ירhe made passבָּאֵ֔שׁin the fireכְּתֹֽעֲבוֹת֙according to the abominations ofהַגּוֹיִ֔םthe nationsאֲשֶׁ֨רwhichהוֹרִ֤ישׁhe had dispossessedיְהוָה֙Yahwehאֹתָ֔םobj. themמִפְּנֵ֖יfrom beforeבְּנֵ֥יthe people ofיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Israel
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אָ֣זthenיַעֲלֶ֣הhe came upרְצִ֣יןRezinמֶֽלֶךְ־the king ofאֲ֠רָםAramוּפֶ֨קַחand Pekahבֶּן־the son ofרְמַלְיָ֧הוּRemaliahמֶֽלֶךְ־the king ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לIsraelיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םJerusalemלַמִּלְחָמָ֑הfor the battleוַיָּצֻ֙רוּ֙and they laid siegeעַל־onאָחָ֔זAhazוְלֹ֥אand notיָכְל֖וּthey were ableלְהִלָּחֵֽם׃to do battle
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בָּעֵ֣תat the timeהַהִ֗יאthe thatהֵ֠שִׁיבhe restoredרְצִ֨יןRezinמֶֽלֶךְ־the king ofאֲרָ֤םAramאֶת־obj.אֵילַת֙Elathלַֽאֲרָ֔םto Aramוַיְנַשֵּׁ֥לand he cleared outאֶת־obj.הַיְהוּדִ֖יםthe Jewsמֵֽאֵיל֑וֹתfrom Elathוַֽאֲדוֹמִים֙and Edomitesבָּ֣אוּthey cameאֵילַ֔תElathוַיֵּ֣שְׁבוּand they have dweltשָׁ֔םthereעַ֖דuntilהַיּ֥וֹםthe dayהַזֶּֽה׃ פthe this
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וַיִּשְׁלַ֨חand he sentאָחָ֜זAhazמַלְאָכִ֗יםmessengersאֶל־toתִּ֠גְלַתTiglath-פְּלֶ֤סֶרpileserמֶֽלֶךְ־the king ofאַשּׁוּר֙Assyriaלֵאמֹ֔רto sayingעַבְדְּךָ֥am servant yourוּבִנְךָ֖and son yourאָ֑נִיIעֲלֵ֨הcome upוְהוֹשִׁעֵ֜נִיand deliver meמִכַּ֣ףfrom the hand ofמֶֽלֶךְ־the king ofאֲרָ֗םAramוּמִכַּף֙and from the hand ofמֶ֣לֶךְthe king ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsraelהַקּוֹמִ֖יםwho are rising upעָלָֽי׃on me
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וַיִּקַּ֨חand he tookאָחָ֜זAhazאֶת־obj.הַכֶּ֣סֶףthe silverוְאֶת־and obj.הַזָּהָ֗בthe goldהַנִּמְצָא֙which was foundבֵּ֣יתthe house ofיְהוָ֔הYahwehוּבְאֹֽצְר֖וֹתand in the treasuries ofבֵּ֣יתthe house ofהַמֶּ֑לֶךְthe kingוַיִּשְׁלַ֥חand he sent itלְמֶֽלֶךְ־to the king ofאַשּׁ֖וּרAssyriaשֹֽׁחַד׃a gift
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וַיֵּ֣לֶךְand he wentהַמֶּ֣לֶךְthe kingאָחָ֡זAhazלִ֠קְרַאתto meetתִּגְלַ֨תTiglath-פִּלְאֶ֤סֶרpileserמֶֽלֶךְ־the king ofאַשּׁוּר֙Assyriaדּוּמֶּ֔שֶׂקDamascusוַיַּ֥רְאand he sawאֶת־obj.הַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַthe altarאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichבְּדַמָּ֑שֶׂקwas in Damascusוַיִּשְׁלַח֩and he sentהַמֶּ֨לֶךְthe kingאָחָ֜זAhazאֶל־toאוּרִיָּ֣הUriahהַכֹּהֵ֗ןthe priestאֶת־obj.דְּמ֧וּתthe likeness ofהַמִּזְבֵּ֛חַthe altarוְאֶת־and obj.תַּבְנִית֖וֹpattern itsלְכָֽל־for allמַעֲשֵֽׂהוּ׃work its
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וַיִּ֛בֶןand he builtאוּרִיָּ֥הUriahהַכֹּהֵ֖ןthe priestאֶת־obj.הַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַthe altarכְּכֹ֣לaccording to allאֲשֶׁר־thatשָׁלַח֩he had sentהַמֶּ֨לֶךְthe kingאָחָ֜זAhazמִדַּמֶּ֗שֶׂקfrom Damascusכֵּ֤ןsoעָשָׂה֙he didאוּרִיָּ֣הUriahהַכֹּהֵ֔ןthe priestעַד־untilבּ֥וֹאcameהַמֶּֽלֶךְ־the kingאָחָ֖זAhazמִדַּמָּֽשֶׂק׃from Damascus
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וַיַּקְטֵ֤רand he made smokeאֶת־obj.עֹֽלָתוֹ֙burnt offering hisוְאֶת־and obj.מִנְחָת֔וֹgrain offering hisוַיַּסֵּ֖ךְand he poured outאֶת־obj.נִסְכּ֑וֹdrink offering hisוַיִּזְרֹ֛קand he sprinkledאֶת־obj.דַּֽם־the blood ofהַשְּׁלָמִ֥יםthe peace offeringsאֲשֶׁר־whichל֖וֹbelonged to himעַל־onהַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃the altar
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וְאֵ֨תand obj.הַמִּזְבַּ֣חthe altar ofהַנְּחֹשֶׁת֮the bronzeאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichלִפְנֵ֣יwas to beforeיְהוָה֒Yahwehוַיַּקְרֵ֗בand he brought nearמֵאֵת֙from withפְּנֵ֣יthe face ofהַבַּ֔יִתthe houseמִבֵּין֙from betweenהַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַthe altarוּמִבֵּ֖יןand from betweenבֵּ֣יתthe house ofיְהוָ֑הYahwehוַיִּתֵּ֥ןand he putאֹת֛וֹobj. itעַל־onיֶ֥רֶךְthe side ofהַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַthe altarצָפֽוֹנָה׃north -ward
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וַיְצַוֶּ֣הand he commandedהַמֶּֽלֶךְ־the kingאָ֠חָזAhazאֶת־obj.אוּרִיָּ֨הUriahהַכֹּהֵ֜ןthe priestלֵאמֹ֗רto sayingעַ֣לonהַמִּזְבֵּ֣חַthe altarהַגָּד֡וֹלthe greatהַקְטֵ֣רmake smokeאֶת־obj.עֹֽלַת־the burnt offering ofהַבֹּקֶר֩the morningוְאֶת־and obj.מִנְחַ֨תthe grain offering ofהָעֶ֜רֶבthe eveningוְֽאֶת־and obj.עֹלַ֧תthe burnt offering ofהַמֶּ֣לֶךְthe kingוְאֶת־and obj.מִנְחָת֗וֹgrain offering hisוְ֠אֵתand obj.עֹלַ֞תthe burnt offering ofכָּל־allעַ֤םthe people ofהָאָ֙רֶץ֙the landוּמִנְחָתָ֣םand grain offering theirוְנִסְכֵּיהֶ֔םand drink offerings theirוְכָל־and allדַּ֥םthe blood ofעֹלָ֛הthe burnt offeringוְכָל־and allדַּם־the blood ofזֶ֖בַחthe sacrificeעָלָ֣יוon itתִּזְרֹ֑קyou will sprinkleוּמִזְבַּ֧חand the altar ofהַנְּחֹ֛שֶׁתthe bronzeיִֽהְיֶה־it will belongלִּ֖יto meלְבַקֵּֽר׃to consult
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וַיְקַצֵּץ֩and he cut offהַמֶּ֨לֶךְthe kingאָחָ֜זAhazאֶת־obj.הַמִּסְגְּר֣וֹתthe rims ofהַמְּכֹנ֗וֹתthe standsוַיָּ֤סַרand he removedמֵֽעֲלֵיהֶם֙from on the themאֶתobj.הַכִּיֹּ֔רthe laverוְאֶת־and obj.הַיָּ֣םthe seaהוֹרִ֔דhe took downמֵעַ֛לfrom onהַבָּקָ֥רthe oxenהַנְּחֹ֖שֶׁתthe bronzeאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichתַּחְתֶּ֑יהָwere under itוַיִּתֵּ֣ןand he putאֹת֔וֹobj. itעַ֖לonמַרְצֶ֥פֶתa pavement ofאֲבָנִֽים׃stones
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וְאֶת־and obj.מוּסַ֨ךְthe covered structure ofהַשַּׁבָּ֜תthe sabbathאֲשֶׁר־whichבָּנ֣וּpeople had builtבַבַּ֗יִתin the houseוְאֶת־and obj.מְב֤וֹאthe entrance ofהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙the kingהַֽחִיצ֔וֹנָהthe outerהֵסֵ֖בhe removedבֵּ֣יתthe house ofיְהוָ֑הYahwehמִפְּנֵ֖יfrom because ofמֶ֥לֶךְthe king ofאַשּֽׁוּר׃Assyria
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