2 Kings 3

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וִיהוֹרָ֣םand Jehoram בֶּן־the son of אַחְאָ֗בAhab מָלַ֤ךְhe became king עַל־over יִשְׂרָאֵל֙Israel בְּשֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹןin Samaria בִּשְׁנַת֙in year שְׁמֹנֶ֣הeight-עֶשְׂרֵ֔הteen לִיהוֹשָׁפָ֖טof Jehoshaphat מֶ֣לֶךְthe king of יְהוּדָ֑הJudah וַיִּמְלֹ֖ךְand he reigned שְׁתֵּים־two plus עֶשְׂרֵ֥הten שָׁנָֽה׃years

וַיַּעֲשֶׂ֤הand he did הָרַע֙the evil בְּעֵינֵ֣יin the eyes of יְהוָ֔הYahweh רַ֕קonly לֹ֥אnot כְאָבִ֖יוlike father his וּכְאִמּ֑וֹand like mother his וַיָּ֙סַר֙and he removed אֶת־obj.מַצְּבַ֣תthe sacred pillar of הַבַּ֔עַלthe Baal אֲשֶׁ֥רwhich עָשָׂ֖הhe had made אָבִֽיו׃father his

רַ֠קonly בְּחַטֹּ֞אותto the sins of יָרָבְעָ֧םJeroboam בֶּֽן־the son of נְבָ֛טNebat אֲשֶׁר־which הֶחֱטִ֥יאhe caused to sin אֶת־obj.יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לIsrael דָּבֵ֑קhe clung לֹא־not סָ֖רhe turned aside מִמֶּֽנָּה׃ סfrom it

וּמֵישַׁ֥עand Mesha מֶֽלֶךְ־the king of מוֹאָ֖בMoab הָיָ֣הhe was נֹקֵ֑דa sheep-breeder וְהֵשִׁ֤יבand he returned לְמֶֽלֶךְ־to the king of יִשְׂרָאֵל֙Israel מֵאָה־one hundred אֶ֣לֶףthousand כָּרִ֔יםlambs וּמֵ֥אָהand one hundred אֶ֖לֶףthousand אֵילִ֥יםrams צָֽמֶר׃wool

וַיְהִ֖יand it was כְּמ֣וֹתwhen died אַחְאָ֑בAhab וַיִּפְשַׁ֥עand he rebelled מֶֽלֶךְ־the king of מוֹאָ֖בMoab בְּמֶ֥לֶךְagainst the king of יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Israel

וַיֵּצֵ֞אand he went out הַמֶּ֧לֶךְthe king יְהוֹרָ֛םJehoram בַּיּ֥וֹםon the day הַה֖וּאthe that מִשֹּׁמְר֑וֹןfrom Samaria וַיִּפְקֹ֖דand he mustered אֶת־obj.כָּל־all יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Israel

וַיֹּ֕אמֶרand he said אֵי־where?זֶ֥הthis הַדֶּ֖רֶךְis the way נַעֲלֶ֑הwhich we will go up וַיֹּ֕אמֶרand he said דֶּ֖רֶךְthe way of מִדְבַּ֥רthe wilderness of אֱדֽוֹם׃Edom

וַיֵּלֶךְ֩and he went מֶ֨לֶךְthe king of יִשְׂרָאֵ֤לIsrael וּמֶֽלֶך־and the king of יְהוּדָה֙Judah וּמֶ֣לֶךְand the king of אֱד֔וֹםEdom וַיָּסֹ֕בּוּand they went around דֶּ֖רֶךְa journey of שִׁבְעַ֣תseven יָמִ֑יםdays וְלֹא־and not הָיָ֨הit belonged מַ֧יִםwater לַֽמַּחֲנֶ֛הto the army וְלַבְּהֵמָ֖הand to the animals אֲשֶׁ֥רwhich בְּרַגְלֵיהֶֽם׃was at feet their

וַיֹּ֖אמֶרand he said מֶ֣לֶךְthe king of יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לIsrael אֲהָ֕הּalas!כִּֽי־for קָרָ֣אhe has summoned יְהוָ֗הYahweh לִשְׁלֹ֙שֶׁת֙to the three הַמְּלָכִ֣יםthe kings הָאֵ֔לֶּהthe these לָתֵ֥תto give אוֹתָ֖םobj. them בְּיַד־in the hand of מוֹאָֽב׃Moab

וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙and he said יְה֣וֹשָׁפָ֔טJehoshaphat יֵ֥שׁthere אוֹת֖וֹobj. him דְּבַר־is the word of יְהוָ֑הYahweh וַיֵּרְד֣וּand they went down אֵלָ֗יוto him מֶ֧לֶךְthe king of יִשְׂרָאֵ֛לIsrael וִיהוֹשָׁפָ֖טand Jehoshaphat וּמֶ֥לֶךְand the king of אֱדֽוֹם׃Edom

וְעַתָּ֖הand now קְחוּ־fetchלִ֣יfor meמְנַגֵּ֑ןa musician וְהָיָה֙and it was כְּנַגֵּ֣ןwhen played הַֽמְנַגֵּ֔ןthe musician וַתְּהִ֥יand it was עָלָ֖יוon him יַד־the hand of יְהוָֽה׃Yahweh

וַיֹּ֕אמֶרand he said כֹּ֖הthus אָמַ֣רhe says יְהוָ֑הYahweh עָשֹׂ֛הmake הַנַּ֥חַלthe wadi הַזֶּ֖הthe this גֵּבִ֥ים׀ditches גֵּבִֽים׃ditches

כִּֽי־for כֹ֣ה׀thus אָמַ֣רhe says יְהוָ֗הYahweh לֹֽא־not תִרְא֥וּyou will see ר֙וּחַ֙wind וְלֹֽא־and not תִרְא֣וּyou will see גֶ֔שֶׁםrain וְהַנַּ֥חַלand the wadi הַה֖וּאthe that יִמָּ֣לֵאit will be filled מָ֑יִםwater וּשְׁתִיתֶ֛םand you will drink אַתֶּ֥םyou וּמִקְנֵיכֶ֖םand livestock your וּֽבְהֶמְתְּכֶֽם׃and animals your

וְנָקַ֥לand it will be trifling זֹ֖אתthis בְּעֵינֵ֣יin the eyes of יְהוָ֑הYahweh וְנָתַ֥ןand he will give אֶת־obj.מוֹאָ֖בMoab בְּיֶדְכֶֽם׃in hand your

וַיְהִ֤יand it was בַבֹּ֙קֶר֙in the morning כַּעֲל֣וֹתwhen went up הַמִּנְחָ֔הthe offering וְהִנֵּה־and there!מַ֥יִםwaters בָּאִ֖יםwere coming מִדֶּ֣רֶךְfrom the direction of אֱד֑וֹםEdom וַתִּמָּלֵ֥אand it was filled הָאָ֖רֶץthe land אֶת־obj.הַמָּֽיִם׃the waters

וְכָל־and all מוֹאָב֙Moab שָֽׁמְע֔וּthey had heard כִּֽי־that עָל֥וּthey had come up הַמְּלָכִ֖יםthe kings לְהִלָּ֣חֶםto fightבָּ֑םagainst themוַיִּצָּעֲק֗וּand they were summoned מִכֹּ֨לfrom every חֹגֵ֤רone who girds on חֲגֹרָה֙a belt וָמַ֔עְלָהand up -wards וַיַּעַמְד֖וּand they took their stand עַֽל־at הַגְּבֽוּל׃the border

וַיַּשְׁכִּ֣ימוּand they rose early בַבֹּ֔קֶרin the morning וְהַשֶּׁ֖מֶשׁand the sun זָרְחָ֣הit shone עַל־on הַמָּ֑יִםthe water וַיִּרְא֨וּand they saw מוֹאָ֥בMoab מִנֶּ֛גֶדfrom before אֶת־obj.הַמַּ֖יִםthe water אֲדֻמִּ֥יםred כַּדָּֽם׃like the blood

וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙and they said דָּ֣םis blood זֶ֔הthis הָחֳרֵ֤בcertainly to fight נֶֽחֶרְבוּ֙they have fought one another הַמְּלָכִ֔יםthe kings וַיַּכּ֖וּand they have struck down אִ֣ישׁeach אֶת־obj.רֵעֵ֑הוּneighbor his וְעַתָּ֥הand therefore לַשָּׁלָ֖לto the plunder מוֹאָֽב׃O Moab

וַיָּבֹאוּ֮and they came אֶל־to מַחֲנֵ֣הthe camp of יִשְׂרָאֵל֒Israel וַיָּקֻ֤מוּand they arose יִשְׂרָאֵל֙Israel וַיַּכּ֣וּand they struck down אֶת־obj.מוֹאָ֔בMoab וַיָּנֻ֖סוּand they fled מִפְּנֵיהֶ֑םfrom before them וַיַּכּוּand they struck downבָ֔הּin itוְהַכּ֖וֹתand they struck down אֶת־obj.מוֹאָֽב׃Moab

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