2 Kings 20
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בַּיָּמִ֣יםin the daysהָהֵ֔םthe thoseחָלָ֥הhe became sickחִזְקִיָּ֖הוּHezekiahלָמ֑וּתto dieוַיָּבֹ֣אand he cameאֵ֠לָיוto himיְשַׁעְיָ֨הוּIsaiahבֶן־the son ofאָמ֜וֹץAmozהַנָּבִ֗יאthe prophetוַיֹּ֨אמֶרand he saidאֵלָ֜יוto himכֹּֽה־thusאָמַ֤רhe saysיְהוָה֙Yahwehצַ֣וcommandלְבֵיתֶ֔ךָto household yourכִּ֛יthatמֵ֥תare about to dieאַתָּ֖הyouוְלֹ֥אand notתִֽחְיֶֽה׃you will live
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אָנָּ֣הI beg youיְהוָ֗הO Yahwehזְכָר־rememberנָ֞אpleaseאֵ֣תobj.אֲשֶׁ֧רthis:הִתְהַלַּ֣כְתִּיI have walked aboutלְפָנֶ֗יךָto before youבֶּֽאֱמֶת֙in faithfulnessוּבְלֵבָ֣בand with a heartשָׁלֵ֔םcompleteוְהַטּ֥וֹבand the goodבְּעֵינֶ֖יךָin view yourעָשִׂ֑יתִיI have doneוַיֵּ֥בְךְּand he weptחִזְקִיָּ֖הוּHezekiahבְּכִ֥יweepingגָדֽוֹל׃ סgreat
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שׁ֣וּבgo backוְאָמַרְתָּ֞and you will sayאֶל־toחִזְקִיָּ֣הוּHezekiahנְגִיד־the ruler ofעַמִּ֗יpeople myכֹּֽה־thusאָמַ֤רhe saysיְהוָה֙Yahwehאֱלֹהֵי֙the God ofדָּוִ֣דDavidאָבִ֔יךָancestor yourשָׁמַ֙עְתִּי֙I have heardאֶת־obj.תְּפִלָּתֶ֔ךָprayer yourרָאִ֖יתִיI have seenאֶת־obj.דִּמְעָתֶ֑ךָtears yourהִנְנִי֙here Iרֹ֣פֶאam about to healלָ֔ךְto youבַּיּוֹם֙on the dayהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֔יthe thirdתַּעֲלֶ֖הyou will go upבֵּ֥יתthe house ofיְהוָֽה׃Yahweh
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וְהֹסַפְתִּ֣יand I will addעַל־toיָמֶ֗יךָdays yourחֲמֵ֤שׁfif-עֶשְׂרֵה֙teenשָׁנָ֔הyearsוּמִכַּ֤ףand from the hand ofמֶֽלֶךְ־the king ofאַשּׁוּר֙Assyriaאַצִּ֣ילְךָ֔I will deliver youוְאֵ֖תand obj.הָעִ֣ירthe cityהַזֹּ֑אתthe thisוְגַנּוֹתִי֙and I will defendעַל־onהָעִ֣ירthe cityהַזֹּ֔אתthe thisלְמַֽעֲנִ֔יfor own sake myוּלְמַ֖עַןand for the sake ofדָּוִ֥דDavidעַבְדִּֽי׃servant my
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וַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he saidיְשַׁעְיָ֗הוּIsaiahזֶה־thisלְּךָ֤for youהָאוֹת֙will be the signמֵאֵ֣תfrom withיְהוָ֔הYahwehכִּ֚יthatיַעֲשֶׂ֣הhe will doיְהוָ֔הYahwehאֶת־obj.הַדָּבָ֖רthe thingאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichדִּבֵּ֑רhe has spokenהָלַ֤ךְit has goneהַצֵּל֙the shadowעֶ֣שֶׂרtenמַֽעֲל֔וֹתstepsאִם־or?יָשׁ֖וּבwill it go backעֶ֥שֶׂרtenמַעֲלֽוֹת׃steps
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וַיִּשְׁמַ֣עand he listenedעֲלֵיהֶם֮to themחִזְקִיָּהוּ֒Hezekiahוַיַּרְאֵ֣םand he showed themאֶת־obj.כָּל־allבֵּ֣יתthe house ofנְכֹת֡וֹtreasure hisאֶת־obj.הַכֶּסֶף֩the silverוְאֶת־and obj.הַזָּהָ֨בthe goldוְאֶת־and obj.הַבְּשָׂמִ֜יםthe spicesוְאֵ֣ת׀and obj.שֶׁ֣מֶןthe oil ofהַטּ֗וֹבthe goodוְאֵת֙and obj.בֵּ֣יתthe house ofכֵּלָ֔יוweapons hisוְאֵ֛תand obj.כָּל־allאֲשֶׁ֥רthatנִמְצָ֖אit was foundבְּאֽוֹצְרֹתָ֑יוin storehouses hisלֹֽא־notהָיָ֣הit wasדָבָ֗רanythingאֲ֠שֶׁרwhichלֹֽא־notהֶרְאָ֧םhe showed themחִזְקִיָּ֛הוּHezekiahבְּבֵית֖וֹin house hisוּבְכָל־and in allמֶמְשַׁלְתּֽוֹ׃realm his
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וַיָּבֹא֙and he cameיְשַֽׁעְיָ֣הוּIsaiahהַנָּבִ֔יאthe prophetאֶל־toהַמֶּ֖לֶךְthe kingחִזְקִיָּ֑הוּHezekiahוַיֹּ֨אמֶרand he saidאֵלָ֜יוto himמָ֥הwhat?אָמְר֣וּ׀did they sayהָאֲנָשִׁ֣יםthe menהָאֵ֗לֶּהthe theseוּמֵאַ֙יִן֙and from where?יָבֹ֣אוּare they comingאֵלֶ֔יךָto youוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙and he saidחִזְקִיָּ֔הוּHezekiahמֵאֶ֧רֶץfrom a landרְחוֹקָ֛הdistantבָּ֖אוּthey cameמִבָּבֶֽל׃from Babylon
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הִנֵּה֮here!יָמִ֣יםdaysבָּאִים֒are comingוְנִשָּׂ֣א׀and it will be carried offכָּל־allאֲשֶׁ֣רthatבְּבֵיתֶ֗ךָis in house yourוַאֲשֶׁ֨רand that whichאָצְר֧וּthey have stored upאֲבֹתֶ֛יךָancestors yourעַד־untilהַיּ֥וֹםthe dayהַזֶּ֖הthe thisבָּבֶ֑לָהBabylon towardsלֹֽא־notיִוָּתֵ֥רit will be left behindדָּבָ֖רanythingאָמַ֥רhe saysיְהוָֽה׃Yahweh
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וְיֶ֨תֶרand the rest ofדִּבְרֵ֤יthe matters ofחִזְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙Hezekiahוְכָל־and allגְּב֣וּרָת֔וֹmight hisוַאֲשֶׁ֣רand whichעָשָׂ֗הhe madeאֶת־obj.הַבְּרֵכָה֙the poolוְאֶת־and obj.הַתְּעָלָ֔הthe conduitוַיָּבֵ֥אand he broughtאֶת־obj.הַמַּ֖יִםthe watersהָעִ֑ירָהthe city towardsהֲלֹא־¿ notהֵ֣םare theyכְּתוּבִ֗יםwrittenעַל־onסֵ֛פֶרthe scroll ofדִּבְרֵ֥יthe matters ofהַיָּמִ֖יםthe daysלְמַלְכֵ֥יof the kings ofיְהוּדָֽה׃Judah
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