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2 Kings 25

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וַיְהִי֩and it wasבִשְׁנַ֨תin the yearהַתְּשִׁיעִ֜יתof the ninthלְמָלְכ֗וֹof reigning hisבַּחֹ֣דֶשׁin the monthהָעֲשִׂירִי֮the tenthבֶּעָשׂ֣וֹרon the tenלַחֹדֶשׁ֒of the monthבָּ֠אhe cameנְבֻכַדְנֶאצַּ֨רNebuchadnezzarמֶֽלֶךְ־the king ofבָּבֶ֜לBabylonה֧וּאheוְכָל־and allחֵיל֛וֹarmy hisעַל־onיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םJerusalemוַיִּ֣חַןand he encampedעָלֶ֑יהָon itוַיִּבְנ֥וּand they builtעָלֶ֖יהָon itדָּיֵ֥קa siege-wallסָבִֽיב׃all around
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וַתָּבֹ֥אand it cameהָעִ֖ירthe cityבַּמָּצ֑וֹרin the state of siegeעַ֚דuntilעַשְׁתֵּ֣יone plusעֶשְׂרֵ֣הtenשָׁנָ֔הyearלַמֶּ֖לֶךְof the kingצִדְקִיָּֽהוּ׃Zedekiah
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בַּחֹדֶשׁin the monthבְּתִשְׁעָ֣הon day nineהָרְבִיעִיthe fourthלַחֹ֔דֶשׁof the monthוַיֶּחֱזַ֥קand it was severeהָרָעָ֖בthe famineבָּעִ֑ירin the cityוְלֹא־and notהָ֥יָהit belongedלֶ֖חֶםfoodלְעַ֥םto the people ofהָאָֽרֶץ׃the land
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וַתִּבָּקַ֣עand it was broken intoהָעִ֗ירthe cityוְכָל־and allאַנְשֵׁ֨יthe men ofהַמִּלְחָמָ֤ה׀the warהַלַּ֙יְלָה֙this nightדֶּ֜רֶךְthe way ofשַׁ֣עַר׀the gateבֵּ֣יןbetweenהַחֹמֹתַ֗יִםthe two wallsאֲשֶׁר֙whichעַל־was atגַּ֣ןthe garden ofהַמֶּ֔לֶךְthe kingוְכַשְׂדִּ֥יםand the Chaldeansעַל־were onהָעִ֖ירthe cityסָבִ֑יבall aroundוַיֵּ֖לֶךְand he wentדֶּ֥רֶךְthe direction ofהָעֲרָבָֽה׃the Arabah
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וַיִּרְדְּפ֤וּand they pursuedחֵיל־the army ofכַּשְׂדִּים֙the Chaldeansאַחַ֣רafterהַמֶּ֔לֶךְthe kingוַיַּשִּׂ֥גוּand they overtookאֹת֖וֹobj. himבְּעַרְב֣וֹתin the plains ofיְרֵח֑וֹJerichoוְכָל־and allחֵיל֔וֹarmy hisנָפֹ֖צוּthey were scatteredמֵעָלָֽיו׃from with the him
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וַֽיִּתְפְּשׂוּ֙and they seizedאֶת־obj.הַמֶּ֔לֶךְthe kingוַיַּעֲל֥וּand they brought upאֹת֛וֹobj. himאֶל־toמֶ֥לֶךְthe king ofבָּבֶ֖לBabylonרִבְלָ֑תָהRiblah towardsוַיְדַבְּר֥וּand they spokeאִתּ֖וֹwith himמִשְׁפָּֽט׃judgment
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וְאֶת־and obj.בְּנֵי֙the sons ofצִדְקִיָּ֔הוּZedekiahשָׁחֲט֖וּthey slaughteredלְעֵינָ֑יוto eyes hisוְאֶת־and obj.עֵינֵ֤יthe eyes ofצִדְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙Zedekiahעִוֵּ֔רhe made blindוַיַּאַסְרֵ֙הוּ֙and he bound himבַֽנְחֻשְׁתַּ֔יִםwith the bronze fettersוַיְבִאֵ֖הוּand he brought himבָּבֶֽל׃ סBabylon
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וּבַחֹ֤דֶשׁand in the monthהַֽחֲמִישִׁי֙the fifthבְּשִׁבְעָ֣הon day sevenלַחֹ֔דֶשׁof the monthהִ֗יאitשְׁנַת֙was yearתְּשַֽׁע־nine-עֶשְׂרֵ֣הteenשָׁנָ֔הyearלַמֶּ֖לֶךְof the kingנְבֻכַדְנֶאצַּ֣רNebuchadnezzarמֶֽלֶךְ־the king ofבָּבֶ֑לBabylonבָּ֞אhe cameנְבוּזַרְאֲדָ֧ןNebuzaradanרַב־the chief ofטַבָּחִ֛יםthe bodyguardsעֶ֥בֶדthe servant ofמֶֽלֶךְ־the king ofבָּבֶ֖לBabylonיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃Jerusalem
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וַיִּשְׂרֹ֥ףand he burnedאֶת־obj.בֵּית־the house ofיְהוָ֖הYahwehוְאֶת־and obj.בֵּ֣יתthe house ofהַמֶּ֑לֶךְthe kingוְאֵ֨תand obj.כָּל־allבָּתֵּ֧יthe houses ofיְרוּשָׁלִַ֛םJerusalemוְאֶת־and obj.כָּל־everyבֵּ֥יתhouse ofגָּד֖וֹלa great personשָׂרַ֥ףhe burnedבָּאֵֽשׁ׃with the fire
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וְאֶת־and obj.חוֹמֹ֥תthe walls ofיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םJerusalemסָבִ֑יבall aroundנָֽתְצוּ֙they broke downכָּל־allחֵ֣ילthe army ofכַּשְׂדִּ֔יםthe Chaldeansאֲשֶׁ֖רwhoרַב־was the chief ofטַבָּחִֽים׃the bodyguards
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וְאֵת֩and obj.יֶ֨תֶרthe rest ofהָעָ֜םthe peopleהַנִּשְׁאָרִ֣יםwhich remainedבָּעִ֗ירin the cityוְאֶת־and obj.הַנֹּֽפְלִים֙those who fellאֲשֶׁ֤רwhoנָפְלוּ֙they fellעַל־onהַמֶּ֣לֶךְthe king ofבָּבֶ֔לBabylonוְאֵ֖תand obj.יֶ֣תֶרthe rest ofהֶהָמ֑וֹןthe multitudeהֶגְלָ֕הhe took into exileנְבוּזַרְאֲדָ֖ןNebuzaradanרַב־the chief ofטַבָּחִֽים׃the bodyguards
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וּמִדַּלַּ֣תand some of the poor people ofהָאָ֔רֶץthe landהִשְׁאִ֖ירhe left behindרַב־the chief ofטַבָּחִ֑יםthe bodyguardsלְכֹֽרְמִ֖יםto vinedressersוּלְיֹגְבִֽים׃and to ploughmen
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וְאֶת־and obj.עַמּוּדֵ֨יthe pillars ofהַנְּחֹ֜שֶׁתthe bronzeאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichבֵּית־were the house ofיְהוָ֗הYahwehוְֽאֶת־and obj.הַמְּכֹנ֞וֹתthe standsוְאֶת־and obj.יָ֧םthe sea ofהַנְּחֹ֛שֶׁתthe bronzeאֲשֶׁ֥רwhichבְּבֵית־was in the house ofיְהוָ֖הYahwehשִׁבְּר֣וּthey brokeכַשְׂדִּ֑יםthe Chaldeansוַיִּשְׂא֥וּand they carriedאֶת־obj.נְחֻשְׁתָּ֖םbronze theirבָּבֶֽלָה׃Babylon towards
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וְאֶת־and obj.הַסִּירֹ֨תthe potsוְאֶת־and obj.הַיָּעִ֜יםthe shovelsוְאֶת־and obj.הַֽמְזַמְּר֣וֹתthe snuffersוְאֶת־and obj.הַכַּפּ֗וֹתthe pansוְאֵ֨תand obj.כָּל־allכְּלֵ֧יthe articles ofהַנְּחֹ֛שֶׁתthe bronzeאֲשֶׁ֥רwhichיְשָֽׁרְתוּ־people servedבָ֖םwith themלָקָֽחוּ׃they took
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וְאֶת־and obj.הַמַּחְתּוֹת֙the fire-pansוְאֶת־and obj.הַמִּזְרָק֗וֹתthe bowlsאֲשֶׁ֤רwhichזָהָב֙were goldזָהָ֔בgoldוַאֲשֶׁר־and whichכֶּ֖סֶףwere silverכָּ֑סֶףsilverלָקַ֖חhe tookרַב־the chief ofטַבָּחִֽים׃the bodyguards
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הָעַמּוּדִ֣ים׀the pillarsשְׁנַ֗יִםtwoהַיָּ֤םthe seaהָֽאֶחָד֙the oneוְהַמְּכֹנ֔וֹתand the standsאֲשֶׁר־whichעָשָׂ֥הhe had madeשְׁלֹמֹ֖הSolomonלְבֵ֣יתfor the house ofיְהוָ֑הYahwehלֹא־notהָיָ֣הit belongedמִשְׁקָ֔לweightלִנְחֹ֖שֶׁתto the bronze ofכָּל־allהַכֵּלִ֥יםthe articlesהָאֵֽלֶּה׃the these
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שְׁמֹנֶה֩was eight-עֶשְׂרֵ֨הteenאַמָּ֜הcubitsקוֹמַ֣ת׀the height ofהָעַמּ֣וּדthe pillarהָאֶחָ֗דthe oneוְכֹתֶ֨רֶתand a capitalעָלָ֥יו׀was on itנְחֹשֶׁת֮bronzeוְקוֹמַ֣תand the height ofהַכֹּתֶרֶת֮the capitalשָׁלֹ֣שׁwas threeאַמּוֹת֒cubitsוּשְׂבָכָ֨הand a networkוְרִמֹּנִ֧יםand pomegranatesעַֽל־were onהַכֹּתֶ֛רֶתthe capitalסָבִ֖יבall aroundהַכֹּ֣לthe everythingנְחֹ֑שֶׁתwas bronzeוְכָאֵ֛לֶּהand like these thingsלַֽעַמּ֥וּדbelonged to the pillarהַשֵּׁנִ֖יthe secondעַל־withהַשְּׂבָכָֽה׃the network
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וַיִּקַּ֣חand he tookרַב־the chief ofטַבָּחִ֗יםthe bodyguardsאֶת־obj.שְׂרָיָה֙Seraiahכֹּהֵ֣ןthe priest ofהָרֹ֔אשׁthe headוְאֶת־and obj.צְפַנְיָ֖הוּZephaniahכֹּהֵ֣ןa priestמִשְׁנֶ֑הsecondוְאֶת־and obj.שְׁלֹ֖שֶׁתthe threeשֹׁמְרֵ֥יthe keepers ofהַסַּֽף׃the threshold
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וּמִן־and fromהָעִ֡ירthe cityלָקַח֩he tookסָרִ֨יסa court-officialאֶחָ֜דoneאֲֽשֶׁר־whoה֥וּאheפָקִ֣יד׀was overseerעַל־overאַנְשֵׁ֣יthe men ofהַמִּלְחָמָ֗הthe warוַחֲמִשָּׁ֨הand fiveאֲנָשִׁ֜יםmenמֵרֹאֵ֤יfrom those who sawפְנֵֽי־of the face ofהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙the kingאֲשֶׁ֣רwhoנִמְצְא֣וּthey were foundבָעִ֔ירin the cityוְאֵ֗תand obj.הַסֹּפֵר֙the scribeשַׂ֣רthe commander ofהַצָּבָ֔אthe armyהַמַּצְבִּ֖אwho musteredאֶת־obj.עַ֣םthe people ofהָאָ֑רֶץthe landוְשִׁשִּׁ֥יםand sixtyאִישׁ֙manמֵעַ֣םfrom the people ofהָאָ֔רֶץthe landהַֽנִּמְצְאִ֖יםwho were foundבָּעִֽיר׃in the city
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וַיִּקַּ֣חand he tookאֹתָ֔םobj. themנְבוּזַרְאֲדָ֖ןNebuzaradanרַב־the chief ofטַבָּחִ֑יםthe bodyguardsוַיֹּ֧לֶךְand he broughtאֹתָ֛םobj. themעַל־toמֶ֥לֶךְthe king ofבָּבֶ֖לBabylonרִבְלָֽתָה׃Riblah towards
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וַיַּ֣ךְand he struck downאֹתָם֩obj. themמֶ֨לֶךְthe king ofבָּבֶ֧לBabylonוַיְמִיתֵ֛םand he put to death themבְּרִבְלָ֖הat Riblahבְּאֶ֣רֶץin the land ofחֲמָ֑תHamathוַיִּ֥גֶלand it went into exileיְהוּדָ֖הJudahמֵעַ֥לfrom onאַדְמָתֽוֹ׃land its
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וְהָעָ֗םand the peopleהַנִּשְׁאָר֙who remainedבְּאֶ֣רֶץin the land ofיְהוּדָ֔הJudahאֲשֶׁ֣רwhomהִשְׁאִ֔ירhe left behindנְבֽוּכַדְנֶאצַּ֖רNebuchadnezzarמֶ֣לֶךְthe king ofבָּבֶ֑לBabylonוַיַּפְקֵ֣דand he appointedעֲלֵיהֶ֔םover themאֶת־obj.גְּדַלְיָ֖הוּGedaliahבֶּן־the son ofאֲחִיקָ֥םAhikamבֶּן־the son ofשָׁפָֽן׃ פShaphan
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וַיִּשְׁמְעוּ֩and they heardכָל־allשָׂרֵ֨יthe commanders ofהַחֲיָלִ֜יםthe armiesהֵ֣מָּהtheyוְהָאֲנָשִׁ֗יםand the menכִּֽי־thatהִפְקִ֤ידhe had appointedמֶֽלֶךְ־the king ofבָּבֶל֙Babylonאֶת־obj.גְּדַלְיָ֔הוּGedaliahוַיָּבֹ֥אוּand they cameאֶל־toגְּדַלְיָ֖הוּGedaliahהַמִּצְפָּ֑הthe Mizpahוְיִשְׁמָעֵ֣אלand Ishmaelבֶּן־the son ofנְתַנְיָ֡הNethaniahוְיוֹחָנָ֣ןand Johananבֶּן־the son ofקָ֠רֵחַKareahוּשְׂרָיָ֨הand Seraiahבֶן־the son ofתַּנְחֻ֜מֶתTanhumethהַנְּטֹפָתִ֗יthe Netophathiteוְיַֽאֲזַנְיָ֙הוּ֙and Jaazaniahבֶּן־the son ofהַמַּ֣עֲכָתִ֔יthe Maacathiteהֵ֖מָּהtheyוְאַנְשֵׁיהֶֽם׃and men their
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וַיִּשָּׁבַ֨עand he swore an oathלָהֶ֤םto themגְּדַלְיָ֙הוּ֙Gedaliahוּלְאַנְשֵׁיהֶ֔םand to men theirוַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he saidלָהֶ֔םto themאַל־may notתִּֽירְא֖וּyou be afraidמֵעַבְדֵ֣יfrom the servants ofהַכַּשְׂדִּ֑יםthe Chaldeansשְׁב֣וּdwellבָאָ֗רֶץin the landוְעִבְד֛וּand serveאֶת־obj.מֶ֥לֶךְthe king ofבָּבֶ֖לBabylonוְיִטַ֥בso it may go wellלָכֶֽם׃ סfor you
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וַיְהִ֣י׀and it wasבַּחֹ֣דֶשׁin the monthהַשְּׁבִיעִ֗יthe seventhבָּ֣אhe cameיִשְׁמָעֵ֣אלIshmaelבֶּן־the son ofנְ֠תַנְיָהNethaniahבֶּן־the son ofאֱלִ֨ישָׁמָ֜עElishamaמִזֶּ֣רַעone of the offspring ofהַמְּלוּכָ֗הthe royaltyוַעֲשָׂרָ֤הand tenאֲנָשִׁים֙menאִתּ֔וֹwith himוַיַּכּ֥וּand they struck downאֶת־obj.גְּדַלְיָ֖הוּGedaliahוַיָּמֹ֑תand he diedוְאֶת־and obj.הַיְּהוּדִים֙the Jewsוְאֶת־and obj.הַכַּשְׂדִּ֔יםthe Chaldeansאֲשֶׁר־whoהָי֥וּthey wereאִתּ֖וֹwith himבַּמִּצְפָּֽה׃at the Mizpah
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וַיָּקֻ֨מוּand they aroseכָל־allהָעָ֜םthe peopleמִקָּטֹ֤ןfrom the smallוְעַד־and untoגָּדוֹל֙the greatוְשָׂרֵ֣יand the commanders ofהַחֲיָלִ֔יםthe armiesוַיָּבֹ֖אוּand they wentמִצְרָ֑יִםEgyptכִּ֥יforיָרְא֖וּthey were afraidמִפְּנֵ֥יof the face ofכַשְׂדִּֽים׃ פthe Chaldeans
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וַיְהִי֩and it wasבִשְׁלֹשִׁ֨יםin thirtyוָשֶׁ֜בַעand sevenשָׁנָ֗הyearלְגָלוּת֙of the exile ofיְהוֹיָכִ֣יןJehoiachinמֶֽלֶךְ־the king ofיְהוּדָ֔הJudahבִּשְׁנֵ֤יםin two plusעָשָׂר֙tenחֹ֔דֶשׁmonthבְּעֶשְׂרִ֥יםon day twentyוְשִׁבְעָ֖הand sevenלַחֹ֑דֶשׁof the monthנָשָׂ֡אhe lifted upאֱוִ֣ילEvil-מְרֹדַךְ֩Merodachמֶ֨לֶךְthe king ofבָּבֶ֜לBabylonבִּשְׁנַ֣תin the yearמָלְכ֗וֹbecame king heאֶת־obj.רֹ֛אשׁthe head ofיְהוֹיָכִ֥יןJehoiachinמֶֽלֶךְ־the king ofיְהוּדָ֖הJudahמִבֵּ֥יתfrom the house ofכֶּֽלֶא׃imprisonment
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וַיְדַבֵּ֥רand he spokeאִתּ֖וֹwith himטֹב֑וֹתgoodוַיִּתֵּן֙and he setאֶת־obj.כִּסְא֔וֹthrone hisמֵעַ֗לfrom aboveכִּסֵּ֧אthe throne ofהַמְּלָכִ֛יםthe kingsאֲשֶׁ֥רwhoאִתּ֖וֹwere with himבְּבָבֶֽל׃in Babylon
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וְשִׁנָּ֕אand he changedאֵ֖תobj.בִּגְדֵ֣יthe clothes ofכִלְא֑וֹimprisonment hisוְאָכַ֨לand he ateלֶ֧חֶםbreadתָּמִ֛ידcontinuallyלְפָנָ֖יוto before himכָּל־allיְמֵ֥יthe days ofחַיָּֽיו׃life his
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וַאֲרֻחָת֗וֹand allowance hisאֲרֻחַ֨תan allowance ofתָּמִ֧ידcontinuityנִתְּנָה־it was givenלּ֛וֹto himמֵאֵ֥תfrom withהַמֶּ֖לֶךְthe kingדְּבַר־the matter ofי֣וֹםa dayבְּיוֹמ֑וֹin day itsכֹּ֖לallיְמֵ֥יthe days ofחַיָּֽו׃life his

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