2 Kings 24
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וַיְשַׁלַּ֣חand he sentיְהוָ֣ה׀Yahwehבּ֡וֹon the himאֶת־obj.גְּדוּדֵ֣יthe marauding bands ofכַשְׂדִּים֩the Chaldeansוְאֶת־and obj.גְּדוּדֵ֨יthe marauding bands ofאֲרָ֜םAramוְאֵ֣ת׀and obj.גְּדוּדֵ֣יthe marauding bands ofמוֹאָ֗בMoabוְאֵת֙and obj.גְּדוּדֵ֣יthe marauding bands ofבְנֵֽי־the people ofעַמּ֔וֹןAmmonוַיְשַׁלְּחֵ֥םand he sent themבִּֽיהוּדָ֖הon Judahלְהַֽאֲבִיד֑וֹto destroy itכִּדְבַ֣רaccording to the word ofיְהוָ֔הYahwehאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichדִּבֶּ֔רhe had spokenבְּיַ֖דby the hand ofעֲבָדָ֥יוservants hisהַנְּבִיאִֽים׃the prophets
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וְלֹֽא־and notהֹסִ֥יףhe repeatedעוֹד֙againמֶ֣לֶךְthe king ofמִצְרַ֔יִםEgyptלָצֵ֖אתto come outמֵֽאַרְצ֑וֹfrom own land hisכִּֽי־forלָקַ֞חhe had takenמֶ֣לֶךְthe king ofבָּבֶ֗לBabylonמִנַּ֤חַלfrom the wadi ofמִצְרַ֙יִם֙Egyptעַד־toנְהַר־the river ofפְּרָ֔תEuphratesכֹּ֛לallאֲשֶׁ֥רthatהָיְתָ֖הit had belongedלְמֶ֥לֶךְto the king ofמִצְרָֽיִם׃ פEgypt
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בֶּן־was a son ofשְׁמֹנֶ֨הeight-עֶשְׂרֵ֤הteenשָׁנָה֙yearsיְהוֹיָכִ֣יןJehoiachinבְּמָלְכ֔וֹwhen became king heוּשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הand threeחֳדָשִׁ֔יםmonthsמָלַ֖ךְhe reignedבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םin Jerusalemוְשֵׁ֣םand the name ofאִמּ֔וֹmother hisנְחֻשְׁתָּ֥אwas Nehushtaבַת־the daughter ofאֶלְנָתָ֖ןElnathanמִירוּשָׂלִָֽם׃from Jerusalem
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וַיֵּצֵ֞אand he went outיְהוֹיָכִ֤יןJehoiachinמֶֽלֶךְ־the king ofיְהוּדָה֙Judahעַל־toמֶ֣לֶךְthe king ofבָּבֶ֔לBabylonה֣וּאheוְאִמּ֔וֹand mother hisוַעֲבָדָ֖יוand servants hisוְשָׂרָ֣יוand officials hisוְסָֽרִיסָ֑יוand court-officials hisוַיִּקַּ֤חand he tookאֹתוֹ֙obj. himמֶ֣לֶךְthe king ofבָּבֶ֔לBabylonבִּשְׁנַ֥תin yearשְׁמֹנֶ֖הeightלְמָלְכֽוֹ׃of reigning his
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וַיּוֹצֵ֣אand he brought outמִשָּׁ֗םfrom thereאֶת־obj.כָּל־allאוֹצְרוֹת֙the treasures ofבֵּ֣יתthe house ofיְהוָ֔הYahwehוְאֽוֹצְר֖וֹתand the treasures ofבֵּ֣יתthe house ofהַמֶּ֑לֶךְthe kingוַיְקַצֵּ֞ץand he cut upאֶת־obj.כָּל־allכְּלֵ֣יthe articles ofהַזָּהָ֗בthe goldאֲשֶׁ֨רwhichעָשָׂ֜הhe had madeשְׁלֹמֹ֤הSolomonמֶֽלֶךְ־the king ofיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Israelבְּהֵיכַ֣לfor the temple ofיְהוָ֔הYahwehכַּֽאֲשֶׁ֖רjust asדִּבֶּ֥רhe had spokenיְהוָֽה׃Yahweh
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וְהִגְלָ֣הand he took into exileאֶת־obj.כָּל־allיְ֠רוּשָׁלִַםJerusalemוְֽאֶת־and obj.כָּל־allהַשָּׂרִ֞יםthe officialsוְאֵ֣ת׀and obj.כָּל־allגִּבּוֹרֵ֣יthe mighty men ofהַחַ֗יִלthe strengthעֲשֶׂ֤רֶתtenאֲלָפִים֙thousandsגּוֹלֶ֔הexilesוְכָל־and everyהֶחָרָ֖שׁthe craftsmanוְהַמַּסְגֵּ֑רand the smithלֹ֣אnotנִשְׁאַ֔רanyone was leftזוּלַ֖תexceptדַּלַּ֥תthe poor people ofעַם־the people ofהָאָֽרֶץ׃the land
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וַיֶּ֥גֶלand he took into exileאֶת־obj.יְהוֹיָכִ֖יןJehoiachinבָּבֶ֑לָהBabylon towardsוְאֶת־and obj.אֵ֣םthe mother ofהַ֠מֶּלֶךְthe kingוְאֶת־and obj.נְשֵׁ֨יthe wives ofהַמֶּ֜לֶךְthe kingוְאֶת־and obj.סָרִיסָ֗יוcourt-officials hisוְאֵת֙and obj.אֵילֵ֣יthe leaders ofהָאָ֔רֶץthe landהוֹלִ֛יךְhe led awayגּוֹלָ֥הexilesמִירוּשָׁלִַ֖םfrom Jerusalemבָּבֶֽלָה׃Babylon towards
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וְאֵת֩and obj.כָּל־allאַנְשֵׁ֨יthe men ofהַחַ֜יִלthe strengthשִׁבְעַ֣תsevenאֲלָפִ֗יםthousandsוְהֶחָרָ֤שׁand the craftsmanוְהַמַּסְגֵּר֙and the smithאֶ֔לֶףone thousandהַכֹּ֕לthe everyoneגִּבּוֹרִ֖יםwarriorsעֹשֵׂ֣יmakers ofמִלְחָמָ֑הwarוַיְבִיאֵ֧םand he brought themמֶֽלֶךְ־the king ofבָּבֶ֛לBabylonגּוֹלָ֖הexilesבָּבֶֽלָה׃Babylon towards
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בֶּן־was a son ofעֶשְׂרִ֨יםtwentyוְאַחַ֤תand oneשָׁנָה֙yearsצִדְקִיָּ֣הוּZedekiahבְמָלְכ֔וֹwhen became king heוְאַחַ֤תand one plusעֶשְׂרֵה֙tenשָׁנָ֔הyearsמָלַ֖ךְhe reignedבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םin Jerusalemוְשֵׁ֣םand the name ofאִמּ֔וֹmother hisחֲמוּטַ֥לwas Hamutalבַּֽת־the daughter ofיִרְמְיָ֖הוּJeremiahמִלִּבְנָֽה׃from Libnah
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