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  10:1 ¶
And
´Aç´äv
אַחאָב°
had seventy°
sons°
in
Šömrôn
שֹׁמרוֹן.°
And
Yëhû´
יֵהוּא°
wrote°°
letters,°
and sent°°
to
Šömrôn
שֹׁמרוֹן,°
unto°
the rulers°
of
Yizræ`e´l
יִזרְעֶאל,°
to the elders,°
and to°
them that brought up°°
´Aç´äv's
אַחאָב°
[children], saying,°° |
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10:1 ¶
And Achav had seventy sons in Shomron. And Yehu wrote letters, and sent to Shomron, unto the rulers of Yizreel, to the elders, and to them that brought up Achav's [children], saying, |
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10:2
Now°
as soon as this°
letter°
cometh°°
to°
you, seeing your
´áđôn's
אֲדוֹן°
sons°
[are] with°
you, and [there are] with°
you chariots°
and horses,°
a fenced°
city°
also, and armour;° |
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10:2
Now as soon as this letter cometh to you, seeing your adon's sons [are] with you, and [there are] with you chariots and horses, a fenced city also, and armour; |
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10:3
Look even out°°
the best°
and meetest°
of your
´áđôn's
אֲדוֹן°
sons,°°°
and set°°
[him] on°
his father's°
throne,°
and fight°°
for°
your
´áđôn's
אֲדוֹן°
house.° |
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10:3
Look even out the best and meetest of your adon's sons, and set [him] on his father's throne, and fight for your adon's house. |
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10:4
But they were exceedingly°
afraid,°°
and said,°°
Behold,°
two°
kings°
stood°°
not°
before°
him: how°
then shall we°
stand?°° |
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10:4
But they were exceedingly afraid, and said, Behold, two kings stood not before him: how then shall we stand? |
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10:5
And he that°
[was] over°
the house,°
and he that°
[was] over°
the city,°
the elders°
also, and the bringers up°°
[of the children], sent°°
to°
Yëhû´
יֵהוּא,°
saying,°°
We°
[are] thy servants,°
and will do°°
all°
that°
thou shalt bid°°°
us; we will not°
make any°
king:°°°
do°°
thou [that which is] good°
in thine eyes.° |
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10:5
And he that [was] over the house, and he that [was] over the city, the elders also, and the bringers up [of the children], sent to Yehu, saying, We [are] thy servants, and will do all that thou shalt bid us; we will not make any king: do thou [that which is] good in thine eyes. |
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10:6
Then he wrote°°
a letter°
the second time°
to°
them, saying,°°
If°
ye°
[be] mine, and [if] ye°
will hearken°°
unto my voice,°
take°°
ye°
the heads°
of the men°°
your
´áđôn's
אֲדוֹן°
sons,°
and come°°
to°
me to
Yizræ`e´l
יִזרְעֶאל°
by to morrow°
this time.°
Now the king's°
sons,°
[being] seventy°
persons,°
[were] with°
the great men°
of the city,°
which brought them up.°°° |
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10:6
Then he wrote a letter the second time to them, saying, If ye [be] mine, and [if] ye will hearken unto my voice, take ye the heads of the men your adon's sons, and come to me to Yizreel by to morrow this time. Now the king's sons, [being] seventy persons, [were] with the great men of the city, which brought them up. |
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10:7
And it came to pass,°
when the letter°
came°°
to°
them, that they took°°°
the king's°
sons,°
and slew°°
seventy°
persons,°
and put°°°
their heads°
in baskets,°
and sent°°°
him [them] to
Yizræ`e´l
יִזרְעֶאל.° |
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10:7
And it came to pass, when the letter came to them, that they took the king's sons, and slew seventy persons, and put their heads in baskets, and sent him [them] to Yizreel. |
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10:8 ¶
And there came°°
a messenger,°
and told°°
him, saying,°°
They have brought°°
the heads°
of the king's°
sons.°
And he said,°°
Lay°°
ye them in two°
heaps°
at the entering in°
of the gate°
until°
the morning.° |
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10:8 ¶
And there came a messenger, and told him, saying, They have brought the heads of the king's sons. And he said, Lay ye them in two heaps at the entering in of the gate until the morning. |
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10:9
And it came to pass°
in the morning,°
that he went out,°°
and stood,°°
and said°°
to°
all°
the people,°
Ye°
[be] righteous:°
behold,°
I°
conspired°°
against°
my
´áđôn
אֲדוֹן,°
and slew°°
him: but who°
slew°°°
all°
these?° |
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10:9
And it came to pass in the morning, that he went out, and stood, and said to all the people, Ye [be] righteous: behold, I conspired against my adon, and slew him: but who slew all these? |
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10:10
Know°°
now°
that°
there shall fall°°
unto the earth°
nothing°
of the word°°
of
Yähwè
יָהוֶה,°
which°
Yähwè
יָהוֶה°
spake°°
concerning°
the house°
of
´Aç´äv
אַחאָב:°
for
Yähwè
יָהוֶה°
hath done°°°
[that] which°
he spake°°
by°
his servant°
´Ëliyyà
אֵלִיָּה.° |
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10:10
Know now that there shall fall unto the earth nothing of the word of Yahweh, which Yahweh spake concerning the house of Achav: for Yahweh hath done [that] which he spake by his servant Eliyyah. |
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10:11
So
Yëhû´
יֵהוּא°
slew°°°
all°
that remained°°
of the house°
of
´Aç´äv
אַחאָב°
in
Yizræ`e´l
יִזרְעֶאל,°
and all°
his great men,°
and his kinsfolks,°°
and his priests,°
until°
he left°°
him none°
remaining.° |
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10:11
So Yehu slew all that remained of the house of Achav in Yizreel, and all his great men, and his kinsfolks, and his priests, until he left him none remaining. |
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10:12 ¶
And he arose°°
and departed,°°
and came°°°
to
Šömrôn
שֹׁמרוֹן.°
[And] as he°
[was] at the shearing°°
house°°°
in the way,° |
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10:12 ¶
And he arose and departed, and came to Shomron. [And] as he [was] at the shearing house in the way, |
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10:13
Yëhû´
יֵהוּא°
met°°
with°
the brethren°
of
´Áçazyà
אֲחַזיָה°
king°
of
Yæhûđà
יְהוּדָה,°
and said,°°
Who°
[are] ye?°
And they answered,°°
We°
[are] the brethren°
of
´Áçazyà
אֲחַזיָה;°
and we go down°°
to salute°
the children°
of the king°
and the children°
of the queen.° |
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10:13
Yehu met with the brethren of Achazyah king of Yehudah, and said, Who [are] ye? And they answered, We [are] the brethren of Achazyah; and we go down to salute the children of the king and the children of the queen. |
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10:14
And he said,°°
Take°°
them alive.°
And they took°°
them alive,°
and slew°°
them at°
the pit°
of the shearing house,°
[even] two°
and forty°
men;°
neither°
left°°
he any°
of°
them. |
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10:14
And he said, Take them alive. And they took them alive, and slew them at the pit of the shearing house, [even] two and forty men; neither left he any of them. |
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10:15 ¶
And when he was departed°°°
thence,°°
he lighted°°
on°°
Yæhônäđäv
יְהוֹנָדָב°
the son°
of
Rëȼäv
רֵכָב°
[coming] to meet°°°
him: and he saluted°°
him, and said°°
to°
him, Is°°
thine heart°
right,°
as°
my heart°
[is] with°
thy heart?°
And
Yæhônäđäv
יְהוֹנָדָב°
answered,°°
It is.°
If it be,°
give°°
[me]°
thine hand.°
And he gave°°
[him] his hand;°
and he took him up°°
to°
him into°
the chariot.° |
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10:15 ¶
And when he was departed thence, he lighted on Yehonadav the son of Rekhav [coming] to meet him: and he saluted him, and said to him, Is thine heart right, as my heart [is] with thy heart? And Yehonadav answered, It is. If it be, give [me] thine hand. And he gave [him] his hand; and he took him up to him into the chariot. |
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10:16
And he said,°°
Come°°°
with°
me, and see°°
my zeal°
for
Yähwè
יָהוֶה.°
So they made him ride°°
in his chariot.° |
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10:16
And he said, Come with me, and see my zeal for Yahweh. So they made him ride in his chariot. |
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10:17
And when he came°°
to
Šömrôn
שֹׁמרוֹן,°
he slew°°°
all°
that remained°°
unto
´Aç´äv
אַחאָב°
in
Šömrôn
שֹׁמרוֹן,°
till°
he had destroyed°°
him, according to the saying°
of
Yähwè
יָהוֶה,°
which°
he spake°°
to°
´Ëliyyà
אֵלִיָּה.° |
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10:17
And when he came to Shomron, he slew all that remained unto Achav in Shomron, till he had destroyed him, according to the saying of Yahweh, which he spake to Eliyyah. |
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10:18 ¶
And
Yëhû´
יֵהוּא°
gathered°°°
all°
the people°
together,°°
and said°°
unto°
them,
´Aç´äv
אַחאָב°
served°°°
Bä`al
בָּעַל°
a little;°
[but]
Yëhû´
יֵהוּא°
shall serve°°
him much.°° |
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10:18 ¶
And Yehu gathered all the people together, and said unto them, Achav served Baal a little; [but] Yehu shall serve him much. |
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10:19
Now°
therefore call°°
unto°
me all°
the prophets°
of
Bä`al
בָּעַל,°
all°
his servants,°°
and all°
his priests;°
let none°°
be wanting:°°
for°
I have a great°
sacrifice°
[to do] to
Bä`al
בָּעַל;°
whosoever°°
shall be wanting,°°
he shall not°
live.°°
But
Yëhû´
יֵהוּא°
did°°
[it] in subtilty,°
to the intent°
that he might destroy°°°
the worshippers°°
of
Bä`al
בָּעַל.° |
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10:19
Now therefore call unto me all the prophets of Baal, all his servants, and all his priests; let none be wanting: for I have a great sacrifice [to do] to Baal; whosoever shall be wanting, he shall not live. But Yehu did [it] in subtilty, to the intent that he might destroy the worshippers of Baal. |
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10:20
And
Yëhû´
יֵהוּא°
said,°°
Proclaim°°
a solemn assembly°
for
Bä`al
בָּעַל.°
And they proclaimed°°
[it]. |
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10:20
And Yehu said, Proclaim a solemn assembly for Baal. And they proclaimed [it]. |
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10:21
And
Yëhû´
יֵהוּא°
sent°°
through all°
Yiŝrä´ël
יִשׂרָאֵל:°
and all°
the worshippers°°
of
Bä`al
בָּעַל°
came,°°
so that there was not°
a man°
left°°
that°
came°°
not.°
And they came°°
into the house°
of
Bä`al
בָּעַל;°
and the house°
of
Bä`al
בָּעַל°
was full°°
from one end°
to another.° |
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10:21
And Yehu sent through all Yisrael: and all the worshippers of Baal came, so that there was not a man left that came not. And they came into the house of Baal; and the house of Baal was full from one end to another. |
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10:22
And he said°°
unto him that°
[was] over°
the vestry,°
Bring forth°°
vestments°
for all°
the worshippers°°
of
Bä`al
בָּעַל.°
And he brought them forth°°
vestments.° |
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10:22
And he said unto him that [was] over the vestry, Bring forth vestments for all the worshippers of Baal. And he brought them forth vestments. |
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10:23
And
Yëhû´
יֵהוּא°
went,°°
and
Yæhônäđäv
יְהוֹנָדָב°
the son°
of
Rëȼäv
רֵכָב,°
into the house°
of
Bä`al
בָּעַל,°
and said°°
unto the worshippers°°
of
Bä`al
בָּעַל,°
Search,°°
and look°°
that°
there be°
here°
with°
you none of the servants°°
of
Yähwè
יָהוֶה,°
but°°
the worshippers°°
of
Bä`al
בָּעַל°
only.° |
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10:23
And Yehu went, and Yehonadav the son of Rekhav, into the house of Baal, and said unto the worshippers of Baal, Search, and look that there be here with you none of the servants of Yahweh, but the worshippers of Baal only. |
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10:24
And when they went in°°
to offer°°
sacrifices°
and burnt offerings,°
Yëhû´
יֵהוּא°
appointed°°
fourscore°
men°
without,°
and said,°°
[If] any°
of°
the men°°
whom°
I°
have brought°°
into°
your hands°
escape,°°
[he that letteth him go], his life°
[shall be] for°
the life°
of him. |
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10:24
And when they went in to offer sacrifices and burnt offerings, Yehu appointed fourscore men without, and said, [If] any of the men whom I have brought into your hands escape, [he that letteth him go], his life [shall be] for the life of him. |
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10:25
And it came to pass,°
as soon as he had made an end°°
of offering°°
the burnt offering,°
that
Yëhû´
יֵהוּא°
said°°
to the guard°°
and to the captains,°
Go in,°°
[and] slay°°
them; let none°°
come forth.°°
And they smote°°
them with the edge°
of the sword;°
and the guard°°
and the captains°
cast [them] out,°°
and went°°°
to°
the city°
of the house°
of
Bä`al
בָּעַל.° |
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10:25
And it came to pass, as soon as he had made an end of offering the burnt offering, that Yehu said to the guard and to the captains, Go in, [and] slay them; let none come forth. And they smote them with the edge of the sword; and the guard and the captains cast [them] out, and went to the city of the house of Baal. |
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10:26
And they brought forth°°°
the images°
out of the house°
of
Bä`al
בָּעַל,°
and burned°°
them. |
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10:26
And they brought forth the images out of the house of Baal, and burned them. |
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10:27
And they brake down°°°
the image°
of
Bä`al
בָּעַל,°
and brake down°°°
the house°
of
Bä`al
בָּעַל,°
and made°°
it a draught house°°°
unto°
this day.° |
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10:27
And they brake down the image of Baal, and brake down the house of Baal, and made it a draught house unto this day. |
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10:28
Thus
Yëhû´
יֵהוּא°
destroyed°°°
Bä`al
בָּעַל°
out of
Yiŝrä´ël
יִשׂרָאֵל.°° |
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10:28
Thus Yehu destroyed Baal out of Yisrael. |
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10:29 ¶
Howbeit°
[from] the sins°
of
Yorov`äm
יָרָבעָם°
the son°
of
Næväţ
נְבָט,°
who°
made°
Yiŝrä´ël
יִשׂרָאֵל°
to sin,°°
Yëhû´
יֵהוּא°
departed°°
not°
from after°°
them, [to wit], the golden°
calves°
that°
[were] in
Bêŧ ´Ël
בֵּית־אֵל,°
and that°
[were] in
Dän
דָּן.° |
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10:29 ¶
Howbeit [from] the sins of Yorovam the son of Nevat, who made Yisrael to sin, Yehu departed not from after them, [to wit], the golden calves that [were] in Beth-El, and that [were] in Dan. |
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10:30
And
Yähwè
יָהוֶה°
said°°
unto°
Yëhû´
יֵהוּא,°
Because°°
thou hast done well°°
in executing°°
[that which is] right°
in mine eyes,°
[and] hast done°°
unto the house°
of
´Aç´äv
אַחאָב°
according to all°
that°
[was] in mine heart,°
thy children°
of the fourth°
[generation] shall sit°°
on°
the throne°
of
Yiŝrä´ël
יִשׂרָאֵל.° |
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10:30
And Yahweh said unto Yehu, Because thou hast done well in executing [that which is] right in mine eyes, [and] hast done unto the house of Achav according to all that [was] in mine heart, thy children of the fourth [generation] shall sit on the throne of Yisrael. |
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10:31
But
Yëhû´
יֵהוּא°
took no heed°°°
to walk°°°
in the law°
of
Yähwè
יָהוֶה°
´Élöhîm
אֱלֹהִים°
of
Yiŝrä´ël
יִשׂרָאֵל°
with all°
his heart:°
for he departed°°
not°
from°°
the sins°
of
Yorov`äm
יָרָבעָם,°
which°
made°
Yiŝrä´ël
יִשׂרָאֵל°
to sin.°° |
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10:31
But Yehu took no heed to walk in the law of Yahweh Elohim of Yisrael with all his heart: for he departed not from the sins of Yorovam, which made Yisrael to sin. |
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10:32 ¶
In those°
days°
Yähwè
יָהוֶה°
began°°
to cut°°
Yiŝrä´ël
יִשׂרָאֵל°
short:°°°
and
Çázä´ël
חֲזָאֵל°
smote°°
them in all°
the coasts°
of
Yiŝrä´ël
יִשׂרָאֵל;° |
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10:32 ¶
In those days Yahweh began to cut Yisrael short: and Chazael smote them in all the coasts of Yisrael; |
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10:33
From°
Yardën
יַרדֵּן°
eastward,°°°
all°
the land°
of
Gil`äđ
גִּלעָד,°
the
Gäđîm
גָּדִים,°
and the
Ræ´ûvënîm
רְאוּבֵנִים,°
and the
Mænaššîm
מְנַשִּׁים,°
from
`Árö`ër
עֲרֹעֵר,°°
which°
[is] by°
the river°
´Arnôn
אַרנוֹן,°
even
Gil`äđ
גִּלעָד°
and
Bäšän
בָּשָׁן.° |
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10:33
From Yarden eastward, all the land of Gilad, the Gadim, and the Reuvenim, and the Menashshim, from Aroer, which [is] by the river Arnon, even Gilad and Bashan. |
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10:34
Now the rest°
of the acts°
of
Yëhû´
יֵהוּא,°
and all°
that°
he did,°°
and all°
his might,°
[are] they°
not°
written°°
in°
the book°
of the chronicles°°
of the kings°
of
Yiŝrä´ël
יִשׂרָאֵל?° |
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10:34
Now the rest of the acts of Yehu, and all that he did, and all his might, [are] they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Yisrael? |
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10:35
And
Yëhû´
יֵהוּא°
slept°°
with°
his fathers:°
and they buried°°
him in
Šömrôn
שֹׁמרוֹן.°
And
Yæhô´äçäz
יְהוֹאָחָז°
his son°
reigned°°
in his stead.° |
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10:35
And Yehu slept with his fathers: and they buried him in Shomron. And Yehoachaz his son reigned in his stead. |
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10:36
And the time°
that°
Yëhû´
יֵהוּא°
reigned°°
over°
Yiŝrä´ël
יִשׂרָאֵל°
in
Šömrôn
שֹׁמרוֹן°
[was] twenty°
and eight°
years.° |
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10:36
And the time that Yehu reigned over Yisrael in Shomron [was] twenty and eight years. |
