Isaiah 39
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בָּעֵ֣תat the timeהַהִ֡ואthe thatשָׁלַ֡חhe sentמְרֹדַ֣ךְMerodach-בַּ֠לְאֲדָןBaladanבֶּֽן־the son ofבַּלְאֲדָ֧ןBaladanמֶֽלֶךְ־the king ofבָּבֶ֛לBabylonסְפָרִ֥יםlettersוּמִנְחָ֖הand a giftאֶל־toחִזְקִיָּ֑הוּHezekiahוַיִּשְׁמַ֕עand he had heardכִּ֥יthatחָלָ֖הhe had been sickוַֽיֶּחֱזָֽק׃and he was strong
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וַיִּשְׂמַ֣חand he was pleasedעֲלֵיהֶם֮on themחִזְקִיָּהוּ֒Hezekiahוַיַּרְאֵ֣םand he showed themאֶת־obj.בֵּ֣יתthe house ofנְכֹת֡וֹtreasure hisאֶת־obj.הַכֶּסֶף֩the silverוְאֶת־and obj.הַזָּהָ֨בthe goldוְאֶת־and obj.הַבְּשָׂמִ֜יםthe spicesוְאֵ֣ת׀and obj.הַשֶּׁ֣מֶןthe oilהַטּ֗וֹבthe goodוְאֵת֙and obj.כָּל־allבֵּ֣יתthe house ofכֵּלָ֔יוweapons hisוְאֵ֛תand obj.כָּל־allאֲשֶׁ֥רthatנִמְצָ֖אit was foundבְּאֹֽצְרֹתָ֑יוin storehouses hisלֹֽא־notהָיָ֣הit wasדָבָ֗רanythingאֲ֠שֶׁרwhichלֹֽא־notהֶרְאָ֧םhe showed themחִזְקִיָּ֛הוּHezekiahבְּבֵית֖וֹin house hisוּבְכָל־and in allמֶמְשַׁלְתּֽוֹ׃realm his
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וַיָּבֹא֙and he cameיְשַׁעְיָ֣הוּIsaiahהַנָּבִ֔יאthe prophetאֶל־toהַמֶּ֖לֶךְthe kingחִזְקִיָּ֑הוּHezekiahוַיֹּ֨אמֶרand he saidאֵלָ֜יוto himמָ֥הwhat?אָמְר֣וּ׀did they sayהָאֲנָשִׁ֣יםthe menהָאֵ֗לֶּהthe theseוּמֵאַ֙יִן֙and from where?יָבֹ֣אוּare they comingאֵלֶ֔יךָto youוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙and he saidחִזְקִיָּ֔הוּHezekiahמֵאֶ֧רֶץfrom a landרְחוֹקָ֛הdistantבָּ֥אוּthey have comeאֵלַ֖יto meמִבָּבֶֽל׃from Babylon
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הִנֵּה֮here!יָמִ֣יםdaysבָּאִים֒are comingוְנִשָּׂ֣א׀and it will be carried offכָּל־allאֲשֶׁ֣רthatבְּבֵיתֶ֗ךָis in house yourוַאֲשֶׁ֨רand thatאָצְר֧וּthey stored upאֲבֹתֶ֛יךָancestors yourעַד־untilהַיּ֥וֹםthe dayהַזֶּ֖הthe thisבָּבֶ֑לBabylonלֹֽא־notיִוָּתֵ֥רit will remainדָּבָ֖רanythingאָמַ֥רhe saysיְהוָֽה׃Yahweh
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