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ܒܫܢܬ ܥܣܪ̈ܝܢ ܘܬܠܬ ܫܢ̈ܝܢ ܠܝܘܐܫ ܒܪ ܐܚܙܝܐ ܡܠܟܐ ܕܝܗܘܕܐ ܐܡܠܟ ܝܗܘܐܚܙ ܒܪ ܝܗܘ ܥܠ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܒܫܡܪܝܢ ܫܒܥܣܪܐ ܫܢ̈ܝܢ
bshnth esryn wthlth shnyn lyw'sh br 'khzy' mlk' dyhwd' 'mlk yhw'khz br yhw el 'ysryl bshmryn shbesr' shnyn
In the twenty-third year of Joash the son of Ahaziah, king of Judah, Jehoahaz the son of Jehu began to reign over Israel in Samaria for seventeen years.
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ܘܥܒܕ ܕܒܝܫ ܩܕܡ ܡܪܝܐ ܘܗܠܟ ܒܚ̈ܛܗܘܗܝ ܕܝܘܪܒܥܡ ܒܪ ܢܒܛ ܕܐܚܛܝ ܠܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܘܠܐ ܣܛܐ ܡܢܗܘܢ
webd dbysh qdm mry' whlk bkhThwhy dywrbem br nbT d'khTy l'ysryl wl' sT' mnhwn
He did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight, and followed the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, with which he made Israel to sin. He didn’t depart from it.
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ܘܐܬܚܡܬ ܪܘܓܙܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܥܠ ܐܝܣܪܐܝܠ ܘܐܫܠܡ ܐܢܘܢ ܒܐܝܕܐ ܕܚܙܐܝܠ ܡܠܟܐ ܕܐܕܘܡ ܘܒܐܝܕܐ ܕܒܪܗܕܕ ܒܪ ܚܙܐܝܠ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܝܘܡ̈ܬܐ
w'thkhmth rwgzh dmry' el 'ysr'yl w'shlm 'nwn b'yd' dkhz'yl mlk' d'dwm wb'yd' dbrhdd br khz'yl klhwn ywmth'
Yahweh’s anger burned against Israel, and he delivered them into the hand of Hazael king of Syria, and into the hand of Benhadad the son of Hazael, continually.
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ܘܨܠܝ ܝܗܘܐܚܙ ܩܕܡ ܡܪܝܐ ܘܫܡܥܗ ܡܪܝܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܚܙܐ ܐܘܠܨܢܗ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܕܐܠܨ ܐܢܘܢ ܡܠܟܐ ܕܐܕܘܡ
wtsly yhw'khz qdm mry' wshmeh mry' mTl dkhz' 'wltsnh d'ysryl d'lts 'nwn mlk' d'dwm
Jehoahaz begged Yahweh, and Yahweh listened to him; for he saw the oppression of Israel, how the king of Syria oppressed them.
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ܘܝܗܒ ܡܪܝܐ ܦܪܘܩܐ ܠܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܘܢܦܩܘ ܡܢ ܬܚܝܬ ܐܝܕܐ ܕܐܕܘܡ ܘܝܬܒܘ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܒܫܠܝܐ ܒܡܫ̈ܟܢܝܗܘܢ ܐܝܟ ܕܐܬܡܠܝ ܘܐܝܟ ܕܡܢܬܡܠܝ
wyhb mry' prwq' l'ysryl wnpqw mn thkhyth 'yd' d'dwm wythbw bny 'ysryl bshly' bmshknyhwn 'yk d'thmly w'yk dmnthmly
(Yahweh gave Israel a savior, so that they went out from under the hand of the Syrians; and the children of Israel lived in their tents as before.
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ܒܪܡ ܕܝܢ ܠܐ ܥܒܪܘ ܡܢ ܚ̈ܛܗܘܗܝ ܕܝܘܪܒܥܡ ܒܪ ܢܒܛ ܕܐܚܛܝ ܠܐܝܣܪܐܝܠ ܘܒܗܘܢ ܗܠܟܘ ܘܐܦ ܕܚܠܬܐ ܩܝܡܐ ܗܘܬ ܒܫܡܪܝܢ
brm dyn l' ebrw mn khThwhy dywrbem br nbT d'khTy l'ysr'yl wbhwn hlkw w'p dkhlth' qym' hwth bshmryn
Nevertheless they didn’t depart from the sins of the house of Jeroboam, with which he made Israel to sin, but walked in them; and the Asherah also remained in Samaria.)
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ܘܠܐ ܐܫܬܒܩ ܗܘܐ ܠܗ ܠܝܗܘܐܚܙ ܥܡܐ ܐܠܐ ܐܢ ܚܡܫܝܢ ܦܪ̈ܫܝܢ ܘܥܣܪ̈ܝܢ ܡܪ̈ܟܒܢ ܘܥܣܪܐ ܐ̈ܠܦܝܢ ܪ̈ܓܠܝܝܢ ܡܛܠ ܕܐܘܒܕ ܐܢܘܢ ܡܠܟܐ ܕܐܕܘܡ ܘܥܒܕ ܐܢܘܢ ܐܝܟ ܥܦܪܐ ܠܡܕܫ
wl' 'shthbq hw' lh lyhw'khz em' 'l' 'n khmshyn prshyn wesryn mrkbn wesr' 'lpyn rglyyn mTl d'wbd 'nwn mlk' d'dwm webd 'nwn 'yk epr' lmdsh
For he didn’t leave to Jehoahaz of the people any more than fifty horsemen, and ten chariots, and ten thousand footmen; for the king of Syria destroyed them and made them like the dust in threshing.
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ܘܫܪܟܐ ܕܦ̈ܬܓܡܘܗܝ ܕܝܗܘܐܚܙ ܘܟܠܡܕܡ ܕܥܒܕ ܘܓܢܒܪܘܬܗ ܗܐ ܟܬܝܒܝܢ ܒܣܦܪ ܕܒܪܝܡܝܢ ܕܡ̈ܠܟܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ
wshrk' dpthgmwhy dyhw'khz wklmdm debd wgnbrwthh h' kthybyn bspr dbrymyn dmlk' d'ysryl
Now the rest of the acts of Jehoahaz, and all that he did, and his might, aren’t they written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
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ܘܫܟܒ ܝܗܘܐܚܙ ܥܡ ܐ̈ܒܗܘܗܝ ܘܐܬܩܒܪ ܒܫܡܪܝܢ ܘܐܡܠܟ ܝܗܘܐܫ ܒܪܗ ܒܬܪܗ
wshkb yhw'khz em 'bhwhy w'thqbr bshmryn w'mlk yhw'sh brh bthrh
Jehoahaz slept with his fathers; and they buried him in Samaria; and Joash his son reigned in his place.
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ܒܫܢܬ ܬܠܬܝܢ ܘܫܒܥ ܫ̈ܢܝܢ ܠܝܘܐܫ ܡܠܟܐ ܕܝܗܘܕܐ ܐܡܠܟ ܝܗܘܐܫ ܒܪ ܝܗܘܐܚܙ ܒܪ ܝܗܘ ܥܠ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܒܫܡܪܝܢ ܬܠܬܥܣܪܐ ܫ̈ܢܝܢ
bshnth thlthyn wshbe shnyn lyw'sh mlk' dyhwd' 'mlk yhw'sh br yhw'khz br yhw el 'ysryl bshmryn thlthesr' shnyn
In the thirty-seventh year of Joash king of Judah, Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz began to reign over Israel in Samaria for sixteen years.
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ܘܥܒܕ ܕܒܝܫ ܩܕܡ ܡܪܝܐ ܘܠܐ ܣܛܐ ܡܢ ܟܘܠܗܘܢ ܚ̈ܛܗܘܗܝ ܕܝܘܪܒܥܡ ܒܪ ܢܒܛ ܕܐܚܛܝ ܠܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܐܠܐ ܒܗܘܢ ܗܠܟ
webd dbysh qdm mry' wl' sT' mn kwlhwn khThwhy dywrbem br nbT d'khTy l'ysryl 'l' bhwn hlk
He did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight. He didn’t depart from all the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, with which he made Israel to sin; but he walked in them.
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ܘܫܪܟܐ ܕܦ̈ܬܓܡܘܗܝ ܕܝܗܘܐܫ ܘܟܘܠ ܡܕܡ ܕܥܒܕ ܘܓܢܒܪܘܬܗ . ܘܕܐܬܟܬܫ ܥܡ ܐܡܘܨܝܐ ܡܠܟܐ ܕܝܗܘܕܐ ܗܐ ܟܬܝܒܝܢ ܒܣܦܪ ܕܒܪܝܡܝܢ ܕܡ̈ܠܟܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ
wshrk' dpthgmwhy dyhw'sh wkwl mdm debd wgnbrwthh wd'thkthsh em 'mwtsy' mlk' dyhwd' h' kthybyn bspr dbrymyn dmlk' d'ysryl
Now the rest of the acts of Joash, and all that he did, and his might with which he fought against Amaziah king of Judah, aren’t they written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
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ܘܫܟܒ ܝܗܘܐܫ ܥܡ ܐ̈ܒܗܘܗܝ ܘܝܘܪܒܥܡ ܒܪܗ ܝܬܒ ܥܠ ܟܘܪܣܝܗ ܘܐܬܩܒܪ ܝܗܘܐܫ ܒܫܡܪܝܢ ܥܡ ܡ̈ܠܟܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ
wshkb yhw'sh em 'bhwhy wywrbem brh ythb el kwrsyh w'thqbr yhw'sh bshmryn em mlk' d'ysryl
Joash slept with his fathers; and Jeroboam sat on his throne. Joash was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel.
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ܘܐܠܝܫܥ ܐܬܟܪܗ ܟܘܪܗܢܐ ܕܡܐܬ ܒܗ ܘܢܚܬ ܠܘܬܗ ܝܗܘܐܫ ܡܠܟܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܐܝܠ ܘܒܟܐ ܥܠ ܐ̈ܦܘܗܝ ܘܐܡܪ ܐܒܝ ܐܒܝ ܡ̈ܪܟܒܬܗ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܘܦܪ̈ܫܘܗܝ
w'lyshe 'thkrh kwrhn' dm'th bh wnkhth lwthh yhw'sh mlk' d'ysr'yl wbk' el 'pwhy w'mr 'by 'by mrkbthh d'ysryl wprshwhy
Now Elisha became sick with the illness of which he died; and Joash the king of Israel came down to him, and wept over him, and said, “My father, my father, the chariots of Israel and its horsemen!”
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ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗ ܐܠܝܫܥ ܣܒ ܩܫܬܐ ܘܓܐܪ̈ܐ ܘܢܣܒ ܩܫܬܐ ܘܓܐܪ̈ܐ
w'mr lh 'lyshe sb qshth' wg'r' wnsb qshth' wg'r'
Elisha said to him, “Take bow and arrows;” and he took bow and arrows for himself.
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ܘܐܡܪ ܠܡܠܟܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܐܪܟܒ ܐܝܕܟ ܥܠ ܩܫܬܐ ܘܐܪܟܒ ܐܝܕܗ ܘܣܡ ܐܠܝܫܥ ܐ̈ܝܕܘܗܝ ܥܠ ܐ̈ܝܕܘܗܝ ܕܡܠܟܐ
w'mr lmlk' d'ysryl 'rkb 'ydk el qshth' w'rkb 'ydh wsm 'lyshe 'ydwhy el 'ydwhy dmlk'
He said to the king of Israel, “Put your hand on the bow;” and he put his hand on it. Elisha laid his hands on the king’s hands.
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ܘܐܡܪ ܦܬܚ ܟܘܬܐ ܠܡܕܢܚܐ ܘܦܬܚ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗ ܐܠܝܫܥ ܫܕܝ ܘܫܕܐ ܓܐܪܐ ܘܐܡܪ ܓܐܪܐ ܕܦܘܪܩܢܐ ܠܡܪܝܐ ܘܓܐܪܐ ܕܦܘܪܩܢܐ ܒܐܕܘܡ ܘܬܡܚܐ ܠܐܕ̈ܘܡܝܐ ܒܐܦܩ ܥܕܡܐ ܕܬܓܡܪ ܐܢܘܢ
w'mr pthkh kwth' lmdnkh' wpthkh w'mr lh 'lyshe shdy wshd' g'r' w'mr g'r' dpwrqn' lmry' wg'r' dpwrqn' b'dwm wthmkh' l'dwmy' b'pq edm' dthgmr 'nwn
He said, “Open the window eastward;” and he opened it. Then Elisha said, “Shoot!” and he shot. He said, “Yahweh’s arrow of victory, even the arrow of victory over Syria; for you will strike the Syrians in Aphek until you have consumed them.”
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ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗ ܣܒ ܓܐܪܐ ܘܢܣܒ ܘܐܡܪ ܡܚܝ ܒܐܪܥܐ ܘܡܚܐ ܬܠܬ ܙܒ̈ܢܝܢ ܘܩܡ
w'mr lh sb g'r' wnsb w'mr mkhy b're' wmkh' thlth zbnyn wqm
He said, “Take the arrows;” and he took them. He said to the king of Israel, “Strike the ground;” and he struck three times, and stopped.
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ܘܪܓܙ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܢܒܝܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܡܡܚܐ ܚܡܫ ܐܘ ܫܬ ܙܒܢ̈ܝܢ ܘܗܝܕܝܢ ܬܡܚܐ ܠܐܕܘ̈ܡܝܐ ܥܕܡܐ ܕܬܓܡܪ ܐܢܘܢ ܡܢ ܗܫܐ ܬܠܬ ܙܒܢܝ̈ܢ ܬܡܚܐ ܠܐܕܘܡ
wrgz elwhy nbyh d'lh' w'mr lmmkh' khmsh 'w shth zbnyn whydyn thmkh' l'dwmy' edm' dthgmr 'nwn mn hsh' thlth zbnyn thmkh' l'dwm
The man of God was angry with him, and said, “You should have struck five or six times. Then you would have struck Syria until you had consumed it, but now you will strike Syria just three times.”
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ܘܡܝܬ ܐܠܝܫܥ ܘܩܒܪܘܗܝ ܘܓܝܣ̈ܐ ܕܡܘܐܒ ܐܬܘ ܥܠ ܐܪܥܐ ܒܗ ܒܫܢܬܐ ܗܝ
wmyth 'lyshe wqbrwhy wgys' dmw'b 'thw el 're' bh bshnth' hy
Elisha died, and they buried him. Now the bands of the Moabites invaded the land at the coming in of the year.
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ܘܟܕ ܗܢܘܢ ܩܒܪܝܢ ܓܒܪܐ ܚܙܘ ܓܝܣܐ ܘܐܪܡܝܘܗܝ ܠܓܒܪܐ ܒܩܒܪܗ ܕܐܠܝܫܥ ܘܐܙܠ ܓܒܪܐ ܩܪܒ ܠܓܪ̈ܡܘܗܝ ܕܐܠܝܫܥ ܘܚܝܐ ܘܩܡ ܥܠ ܪ̈ܓܠܘܗܝ
wkd hnwn qbryn gbr' khzw gys' w'rmywhy lgbr' bqbrh d'lyshe w'zl gbr' qrb lgrmwhy d'lyshe wkhy' wqm el rglwhy
As they were burying a man, behold, they saw a band of raiders; and they threw the man into Elisha’s tomb. As soon as the man touched Elisha’s bones, he revived, and stood up on his feet.
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ܘܚܙܐܝܠ ܡܠܟܐ ܕܐܕܘܡ ܐܠܨ ܠܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܝܘܡ̈ܘܗܝ ܕܝܗܘܐܚܙ
wkhz'yl mlk' d'dwm 'lts l'ysryl klhwn ywmwhy dyhw'khz
Hazael king of Syria oppressed Israel all the days of Jehoahaz.
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ܘܚܢ ܐܢܘܢ ܡܪܝܐ ܘܪܚܡ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܘܐܬܦܢܝ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܡܛܠ ܩܝܡܗ ܕܥܡ ܐܒܪܗܡ ܘܥܡ ܐܝܣܚܩ ܘܥܡ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܘܠܐ ܨܒܐ ܡܪܝܐ ܕܢܚܒܠ ܐܢܘܢ ܘܠܐ ܫܕܐ ܐܢܘܢ ܡܢ ܩܕܡܘܗܝ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܗܝܕܝܢ
wkhn 'nwn mry' wrkhm elyhwn w'thpny elyhwn mTl qymh dem 'brhm wem 'yskhq wem yeqwb wl' tsb' mry' dnkhbl 'nwn wl' shd' 'nwn mn qdmwhy edm' lhydyn
But Yahweh was gracious to them, and had compassion on them, and favored them because of his covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and would not destroy them and he didn’t cast them from his presence as yet.
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ܘܡܝܬ ܚܙܐܝܠ ܡܠܟܐ ܕܐܕܘܡ ܘܐܡܠܟ ܒܪܗܕܕ ܒܪܗ ܒܬܪܗ
wmyth khz'yl mlk' d'dwm w'mlk brhdd brh bthrh
Hazael king of Syria died; and Benhadad his son reigned in his place.
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ܘܗܦܟ ܝܗܘܐܫ ܒܪ ܝܗܘܐܚܙ ܘܢܣܒ ܩܘܪ̈ܝܐ ܡܢ ܒܪܗܕܕ ܒܪ ܚܙܐܝܠ ܕܢܣܒ ܡܢ ܝܗܘܐܚܙ ܐܒܘܗܝ ܒܩܪܒܐ ܬܠܬ ܫܢܝ̈ܢ ܡܚܝܗܝ ܝܗܘܐܫ ܘܐܗܦܟ ܐܢܝ̈ܢ ܩܘܪ̈ܝܐ ܠܐܝܣܪܝܠ
whpk yhw'sh br yhw'khz wnsb qwry' mn brhdd br khz'yl dnsb mn yhw'khz 'bwhy bqrb' thlth shnyn mkhyhy yhw'sh w'hpk 'nyn qwry' l'ysryl
Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz took again out of the hand of Benhadad the son of Hazael the cities which he had taken out of the hand of Jehoahaz his father by war. Joash struck him three times, and recovered the cities of Israel.