2 Kings 20

Hezekiah falls mortally ill, but YHWH heals him via Isaiah, extending his life 15 years and giving a sign; envoys from Babylon visit, and Hezekiah shows them all his treasures, prompting Isaiah's prophecy of Judah's future Babylonian exile.[1]

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בַּ/יָּמִ֣ים 𐤁/𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤌 bayamim In those days in the days in the days HRd/Ncmpa הָ/הֵ֔ם 𐤄/𐤄𐤌 hahem those they those HTd/Pp3mp חָלָ֥ה 𐤇𐤋𐤄 chalah became sick sickness being sick HVqp3ms חִזְקִיָּ֖הוּ 𐤇𐤆𐤒𐤉𐤄𐤅 chizeqiyahu Hezekiah Yah has strengthened Chizeqiyah HNp לָ/מ֑וּת 𐤋/𐤌𐤅𐤕 lamut unto death to die to die HR/Vqc וַ/יָּבֹ֣א 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤀 vayavo and came and he came and he came HC/Vqw3ms אֵ֠לָי/ו 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤅 elayv to him toward him to him HR/Sp3ms יְשַׁעְיָ֨הוּ 𐤉𐤔𐤏𐤉𐤄𐤅 yeshaeyahu Isaiah Yahweh-has-saved Yeshaeyah HNp בֶן 𐤁𐤍 ven Bene (Bemba) the son of son of the son of HNcmsc אָמ֜וֹץ 𐤀𐤌𐤅𐤑 amots Amoz Strong-one Amots HNp הַ/נָּבִ֗יא 𐤄/𐤍𐤁𐤉𐤀 hanavi the prophet the proclaiming spokesman the prophet HTd/Ncmsa וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and said and he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms אֵלָ֜י/ו 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤅 elayv-2 to him toward him to him HR/Sp3ms כֹּֽה 𐤊𐤄 koh Thus in this manner thus HD אָמַ֤ר 𐤀𐤌𐤓 amar says he said he said HVqp3ms יְהוָה֙ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp צַ֣ו 𐤑𐤅 tsav Set in order Command! Set in order HVpv2ms לְ/בֵיתֶ֔/ךָ 𐤋/𐤁𐤉𐤕/𐤊 leveytekha your house to your built-house your house HR/Ncmsc/Sp2ms כִּ֛י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because for HC מֵ֥ת 𐤌𐤕 met you shall die the dying one you shall die HVqrmsa אַתָּ֖ה 𐤀𐤕𐤄 atah you you you HPp2ms וְ/לֹ֥א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and not and not and not HC/Tn תִֽחְיֶֽה 𐤕𐤇𐤉𐤄 ticheyeh live you will live you will live HVqi2ms
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אָנָּ֣ה 𐤀𐤍𐤄 anah Please where? Please HTj יְהוָ֗ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp זְכָר 𐤆𐤊𐤓 zekhar remember remember! remember HVqv2ms נָ֞א 𐤍𐤀 na now please please HTe אֵ֣ת 𐤀𐤕 et how object-marker [·] HTo אֲשֶׁ֧ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which that which HTr הִתְהַלַּ֣כְתִּי 𐤄𐤕𐤄𐤋𐤊𐤕𐤉 hitehalakheti I have walked I walked about I walked about HVtp1cs לְ/פָנֶ֗י/ךָ 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉/𐤊 lefaneykha before you before your face before your face HR/Ncbpc/Sp2ms בֶּֽ/אֱמֶת֙ 𐤁/𐤀𐤌𐤕 beemet in truth in reliability in truth HR/Ncfsa וּ/בְ/לֵבָ֣ב 𐤅/𐤁/𐤋𐤁𐤁 uvelevav and with heart and in heart and in heart HC/R/Ncmsa שָׁלֵ֔ם 𐤔𐤋𐤌 shalem perfect whole, intact whole, intact HAamsa וְ/הַ/טּ֥וֹב 𐤅/𐤄/𐤈𐤅𐤁 vehatov and the good and the good and the good HC/Td/Aamsa בְּ/עֵינֶ֖י/ךָ 𐤁/𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤉/𐤊 beeyneykha Enyi (Fante) in your eyes in your two eyes in your two eyes HR/Ncbdc/Sp2ms עָשִׂ֑יתִי 𐤏𐤔𐤉𐤕𐤉 asiti I have done I did I did HVqp1cs וַ/יֵּ֥בְךְּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤊 vayevekhe and he wept and he wept and he wept HC/Vqw3ms חִזְקִיָּ֖הוּ 𐤇𐤆𐤒𐤉𐤄𐤅 chizeqiyahu Hezekiah Yah has strengthened Chizeqiyah HNp בְּכִ֥י 𐤁𐤊𐤉 bekhi with weeping weeping weeping HNcmsa גָדֽוֹל 𐤂𐤃𐤅𐤋 gadol great great great HAamsa
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שׁ֣וּב 𐤔𐤅𐤁 shuv Return to return return HVqv2ms וְ/אָמַרְתָּ֞ 𐤅/𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤕 veamareta and say and you said and you shall say HC/Vqq2ms אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward to HR חִזְקִיָּ֣הוּ 𐤇𐤆𐤒𐤉𐤄𐤅 chizeqiyahu Hezekiah Yah has strengthened Chizeqiyah HNp נְגִיד 𐤍𐤂𐤉𐤃 negid leader leader leader of HNcmsc עַמִּ֗/י 𐤏𐤌/𐤉 ami of my people my people of my people HNcmsc/Sp1cs כֹּֽה 𐤊𐤄 koh Thus in this manner thus HD אָמַ֤ר 𐤀𐤌𐤓 amar says he said he said HVqp3ms יְהוָה֙ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֱלֹהֵי֙ 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉 elohey Mulimu (Lozi) God mighty ones of Elohim of HNcmpc דָּוִ֣ד 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david David David David HNp אָבִ֔י/ךָ 𐤀𐤁𐤉/𐤊 avikha your father your father your father HNcmsc/Sp2ms שָׁמַ֨עְתִּי֙ 𐤔𐤌𐤏𐤕𐤉 shamaeti I have heard I heard I heard HVqp1cs אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo תְּפִלָּתֶ֔/ךָ 𐤕𐤐𐤋𐤕/𐤊 tefilatekha your prayer your intercessory prayer your prayer HNcfsc/Sp2ms רָאִ֖יתִי 𐤓𐤀𐤉𐤕𐤉 raiti I have seen I saw I saw HVqp1cs אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo דִּמְעָתֶ֑/ךָ 𐤃𐤌𐤏𐤕/𐤊 dimeatekha your tears your tear your tears HNcfsc/Sp2ms הִנְ/נִי֙ 𐤄𐤍/𐤍𐤉 hineni behold I look—here I am look I HTm/Sp1cs רֹ֣פֶא 𐤓𐤐𐤀 rofe will heal healing-one healer HVqrmsa לָ֔/ךְ 𐤋/𐤊 lakhe you for you HR/Sp2fs בַּ/יּוֹם֙ 𐤁/𐤉𐤅𐤌 bayom on the day in the day in the day HRd/Ncmsa הַ/שְּׁלִישִׁ֔י 𐤄/𐤔𐤋𐤉𐤔𐤉 hashelishi third the third the third HTd/Aomsa תַּעֲלֶ֖ה 𐤕𐤏𐤋𐤄 taaleh Aleya (Bemba) you shall go up you will ascend you will go up HVqi2ms בֵּ֥ית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt house house-of house of HNcmsc יְהוָֽה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-2 Nyambe (Lozi) of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp
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וְ/הֹסַפְתִּ֣י 𐤅/𐤄𐤎𐤐𐤕𐤉 vehosafeti and-I-will-add and I will add and I will add HC/Vhq1cs עַל 𐤏𐤋 al to upon to HR יָמֶ֗י/ךָ 𐤉𐤌𐤉/𐤊 yameykha your-days your days your days HNcmpc/Sp2ms חֲמֵ֤שׁ 𐤇𐤌𐤔 chamesh five five fifteen HAcfsa עֶשְׂרֵה֙ 𐤏𐤔𐤓𐤄 esereh ten -esreh teen-suffix -esreh teen-suffix HAcfsa שָׁנָ֔ה 𐤔𐤍𐤄 shanah years year-cycle year-cycle HNcfsa וּ/מִ/כַּ֤ף 𐤅/𐤌/𐤊𐤐 umikaf and-from-hand and from the curved palm of and from the hand of HC/R/Ncfsc מֶֽלֶךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤊 melekhe king king of king of HNcmsc אַשּׁוּר֙ 𐤀𐤔𐤅𐤓 ashur Assyria Ashshur Ashur HNp אַצִּ֣ילְ/ךָ֔ 𐤀𐤑𐤉𐤋/𐤊 atsilekha I-will-deliver-you I will snatch you away I will deliver you HVhi1cs/Sp2ms וְ/אֵ֖ת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and- and object-marker [·] HC/To הָ/עִ֣יר 𐤄/𐤏𐤉𐤓 hair the-city the watchful settlement the city HTd/Ncfsa הַ/זֹּ֑את 𐤄/𐤆𐤀𐤕 hazot this this one this HTd/Pdxfs וְ/גַנּוֹתִי֙ 𐤅/𐤂𐤍𐤅𐤕𐤉 veganoti and-I-will-defend and I shielded and I will defend HC/Vqq1cs עַל 𐤏𐤋 al-2 over upon over HR הָ/עִ֣יר 𐤄/𐤏𐤉𐤓 hair-2 the-city the watchful settlement the city HTd/Ncfsa הַ/זֹּ֔את 𐤄/𐤆𐤀𐤕 hazot-2 this this one this HTd/Pdxfs לְמַֽעֲנִ֔/י 𐤋𐤌𐤏𐤍/𐤉 lemaani for-my-sake for my sake for my sake HR/Sp1cs וּ/לְמַ֖עַן 𐤅/𐤋𐤌𐤏𐤍 ulemaan and-for-sake and for the sake of and for the sake of HC/R דָּוִ֥ד 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david David David David HNp עַבְדִּֽ/י 𐤏𐤁𐤃/𐤉 avedi my-servant my servant my servant HNcmsc/Sp1cs
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וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and said and he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms יְשַׁעְיָ֗הוּ 𐤉𐤔𐤏𐤉𐤄𐤅 yeshaeyahu Isaiah Yahweh-has-saved Yeshaeyah HNp זֶה 𐤆𐤄 zeh this this one this one HPdxms לְּ/ךָ֤ 𐤋/𐤊 lekha to you to you HR/Sp2ms הָ/אוֹת֙ 𐤄/𐤀𐤅𐤕 haot the sign the distinguishing-mark the sign HTd/Ncbsa מֵ/אֵ֣ת 𐤌/𐤀𐤕 meet from from beside from beside HR/R יְהוָ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp כִּ֚י 𐤊𐤉 ki that for/because that HC יַעֲשֶׂ֣ה 𐤉𐤏𐤔𐤄 yaaseh he will do he will do he will do HVqi3ms יְהוָ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-2 Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et object-marker [·] HTo הַ/דָּבָ֖ר 𐤄/𐤃𐤁𐤓 hadavar Ndaba (Zulu) the thing the spoken-matter the spoken-matter HTd/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which that which HTr דִּבֵּ֑ר 𐤃𐤁𐤓 diber he has spoken he declared he spoke HVpp3ms הָלַ֤ךְ 𐤄𐤋𐤊 halakhe has gone he walked he walked HVqp3ms הַ/צֵּל֙ 𐤄/𐤑𐤋 hatsel the shadow the shade the shade HTd/Ncmsa עֶ֣שֶׂר 𐤏𐤔𐤓 eser ten ten ten HAcfsa מַֽעֲל֔וֹת 𐤌𐤏𐤋𐤅𐤕 maalot steps ascents ascents HNcfpa אִם 𐤀𐤌 im shall if / whether if / whether HC יָשׁ֖וּב 𐤉𐤔𐤅𐤁 yashuv it go back he will return it will return HVqi3ms עֶ֥שֶׂר 𐤏𐤔𐤓 eser-2 ten ten ten HAcfsa מַעֲלֽוֹת 𐤌𐤏𐤋𐤅𐤕 maalot-2 steps ascents ascents HNcfpa
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וַ/יִּשְׁמַ֣ע 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤌𐤏 vayishema and he listened and he heard and he heard HC/Vqw3ms עֲלֵי/הֶם֮ 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤄𐤌 aleyhem to them upon them concerning them HR/Sp3mp חִזְקִיָּהוּ֒ 𐤇𐤆𐤒𐤉𐤄𐤅 chizeqiyahu Hezekiah Yah has strengthened Chizeqiyah HNp וַ/יַּרְאֵ֣/ם 𐤅/𐤉𐤓𐤀/𐤌 vayareem and he showed them and he caused them to see and he caused them to see HC/Vhw3ms/Sp3mp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et direct object marker object-marker [·] HTo כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all entirety of all of HNcmsc בֵּ֣ית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt house house-of house of HNcmsc נְכֹתֹ֡/ה 𐤍𐤊𐤕/𐤄 nekhotoh of his precious things his valuable aromatic resin his valuable aromatic resin HNcfsc/Sp3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 direct object marker object-marker [·] HTo הַ/כֶּסֶף֩ 𐤄/𐤊𐤎𐤐 hakesef the silver the silver the silver HTd/Ncmsa וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and and object-marker [·] HC/To הַ/זָּהָ֨ב 𐤄/𐤆𐤄𐤁 hazahav the gold the gold the gold HTd/Ncmsa וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet-2 and and object-marker [·] HC/To הַ/בְּשָׂמִ֜ים 𐤄/𐤁𐤔𐤌𐤉𐤌 habesamim the spices the fragrant spices the fragrant spices HTd/Ncmpa וְ/אֵ֣ת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet-3 and and object-marker [·] HC/To שֶׁ֣מֶן 𐤔𐤌𐤍 shemen oil rich oil rich oil HNcmsc הַ/טּ֗וֹב 𐤄/𐤈𐤅𐤁 hatov the good the good the good HTd/Aamsa וְ/אֵת֙ 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet-4 and and object-marker [·] HC/To בֵּ֣ית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt-2 house house-of house of HNcmsc כֵּלָ֔י/ו 𐤊𐤋𐤉/𐤅 kelayv of his armory his implements his implements HNcmpc/Sp3ms וְ/אֵ֛ת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet-5 and and object-marker [·] HC/To כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal-2 all entirety of all of HNcmsc אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which that which HTr נִמְצָ֖א 𐤍𐤌𐤑𐤀 nimetsa was found was found was found HVNp3ms בְּ/אֽוֹצְרֹתָ֑י/ו 𐤁/𐤀𐤅𐤑𐤓𐤕𐤉/𐤅 beotserotayv in his treasuries in his storehouses in his storehouses HR/Ncmpc/Sp3ms לֹֽא 𐤋𐤀 lo not not not HTn הָיָ֣ה 𐤄𐤉𐤄 hayah there was he was / he became there was HVqp3ms דָבָ֗ר 𐤃𐤁𐤓 davar Ndaba (Zulu) a thing spoken matter thing HNcmsa אֲ֠שֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 that that-which that which HTr לֹֽא 𐤋𐤀 lo-2 not not not HTn הֶרְאָ֧/ם 𐤄𐤓𐤀/𐤌 heream he showed them he caused them to see he caused them to see HVhp3ms/Sp3mp חִזְקִיָּ֛הוּ 𐤇𐤆𐤒𐤉𐤄𐤅 chizeqiyahu-2 Hezekiah Yah has strengthened Chizeqiyah HNp בְּ/בֵית֖/וֹ 𐤁/𐤁𐤉𐤕/𐤅 beveyto in his house in his house in his house HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms וּ/בְ/כָל 𐤅/𐤁/𐤊𐤋 uvekhal and in all and in all of and in all of HC/R/Ncmsc מֶמְשַׁלְתּֽ/וֹ 𐤌𐤌𐤔𐤋𐤕/𐤅 memeshaleto his dominion his dominion his dominion HNcbsc/Sp3ms
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וַ/יָּבֹא֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤀 vayavo and came and he came and he came HC/Vqw3ms יְשַֽׁעְיָ֣הוּ 𐤉𐤔𐤏𐤉𐤄𐤅 yeshaeyahu Isaiah Yahweh-has-saved Yeshaeyah HNp הַ/נָּבִ֔יא 𐤄/𐤍𐤁𐤉𐤀 hanavi the prophet the proclaiming spokesman the prophet HTd/Ncmsa אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward to HR הַ/מֶּ֖לֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe the king the king the king HTd/Ncmsa חִזְקִיָּ֑הוּ 𐤇𐤆𐤒𐤉𐤄𐤅 chizeqiyahu Hezekiah Yah has strengthened Chizeqiyah HNp וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and said and he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms אֵלָ֜י/ו 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤅 elayv to him toward him to him HR/Sp3ms מָ֥ה 𐤌𐤄 mah what what? what HTi אָמְר֣וּ 𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤅 ameru said they said they said HVqp3cp הָ/אֲנָשִׁ֣ים 𐤄/𐤀𐤍𐤔𐤉𐤌 haanashim the men the men the men HTd/Ncmpa הָ/אֵ֗לֶּה 𐤄/𐤀𐤋𐤄 haeleh these these ones these HTd/Pdxcp וּ/מֵ/אַ֨יִן֙ 𐤅/𐤌/𐤀𐤉𐤍 umeayin and from where and from where? and from where HC/R/Ti יָבֹ֣אוּ 𐤉𐤁𐤀𐤅 yavou came they come did they come HVqi3mp אֵלֶ֔י/ךָ 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤊 eleykha to you toward you to you HR/Sp2ms וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer-2 and said and he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms חִזְקִיָּ֔הוּ 𐤇𐤆𐤒𐤉𐤄𐤅 chizeqiyahu-2 Hezekiah Yah has strengthened Chizeqiyah HNp מֵ/אֶ֧רֶץ 𐤌/𐤀𐤓𐤑 meerets Ayé (Yoruba) from a land from land from land HR/Ncbsa רְחוֹקָ֛ה 𐤓𐤇𐤅𐤒𐤄 rechoqah far distant (feminine) distant (feminine) HAafsa בָּ֖אוּ 𐤁𐤀𐤅 bau they have come they came they have come HVqp3cp מִ/בָּבֶֽל 𐤌/𐤁𐤁𐤋 mibavel from Babylon from Babel from Bavel HR/Np
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וְ/יֶ֨תֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤕𐤓 veyeter Now the rest and remainder of and remainder of HC/Ncmsc דִּבְרֵ֤י 𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤉 diverey Ndaba (Zulu) of the acts words of the acts of HNcmpc חִזְקִיָּ֨הוּ֙ 𐤇𐤆𐤒𐤉𐤄𐤅 chizeqiyahu of Hezekiah Yah has strengthened Chizeqiyah HNp וְ/כָל 𐤅/𐤊𐤋 vekhal and all and whole of and all of HC/Ncmsc גְּב֣וּרָת֔/וֹ 𐤂𐤁𐤅𐤓𐤕/𐤅 gevurato his might his strength his might HNcfsc/Sp3ms וַ/אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤅/𐤀𐤔𐤓 vaasher and how and that-which and that which HC/Tr עָשָׂ֗ה 𐤏𐤔𐤄 asah he made he did he did HVqp3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo הַ/בְּרֵכָה֙ 𐤄/𐤁𐤓𐤊𐤄 haberekhah the pool the water-reservoir the pool HTd/Ncfsa וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and [direct object marker] and object-marker [·] HC/To הַ/תְּעָלָ֔ה 𐤄/𐤕𐤏𐤋𐤄 hatealah the conduit the elevating channel the elevating channel HTd/Ncfsa וַ/יָּבֵ֥א 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤀 vayave and he brought and he brought in and he brought in HC/Vhw3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo הַ/מַּ֖יִם 𐤄/𐤌𐤉𐤌 hamayim Amanzi (Zulu) the waters the waters the waters HTd/Ncmpa הָ/עִ֑ירָ/ה 𐤄/𐤏𐤉𐤓/𐤄 hairah into the city toward the city into the city HTd/Ncfsa/Sd הֲ/לֹא 𐤄/𐤋𐤀 halo are they not is it not? is it not HTi/Tn הֵ֣ם 𐤄𐤌 hem they they they HPp3mp כְּתוּבִ֗ים 𐤊𐤕𐤅𐤁𐤉𐤌 ketuvim written written ones written ones HVqsmpa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al on upon upon HR סֵ֛פֶר 𐤎𐤐𐤓 sefer the book written record of book of HNcmsc דִּבְרֵ֥י 𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤉 diverey-2 Ndaba (Zulu) of the acts words of the acts of HNcmpc הַ/יָּמִ֖ים 𐤄/𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤌 hayamim of the days the days the days HTd/Ncmpa לְ/מַלְכֵ֥י 𐤋/𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤉 lemalekhey of the kings to kings of the kings of HR/Ncmpc יְהוּדָֽה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 yehudah of Judah Yah Is Praised Yehudah HNp