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Isaiah 7:1

וַיְהִ֡י
hâyâh
and — to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
בִּימֵ֣י
yôwm
in/with/by — a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)
אָ֠חָז
ʼÂchâz
Achaz, the name of a Jewish king and of an Israelite
בֶּן
bên
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)
יוֹתָ֨ם
Yôwthâm
Jotham, the name of three Israelites
בֶּן
bên
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)
עֻזִּיָּ֜הוּ
ʻUzzîyâh
Uzzijah, the name of five Israelites
מֶ֣לֶךְ
melek
a king
יְהוּדָ֗ה
Yᵉhûwdâh
Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory
עָלָ֣ה
ʻâlâh
to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative
רְצִ֣ין
Rᵉtsîyn
Retsin, the name of a Syrian and of an Israelite
מֶֽלֶךְ
melek
a king
אֲ֠רָם
ʼĂrâm
Aram or Syria, and its inhabitants; also the name of the son of Shem, a grandson of Nahor, and of an Israelite
וּפֶ֨קַח
Peqach
and — Pekach, an Israelite king
בֶּן
bên
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)
רְמַלְיָ֤הוּ
Rᵉmalyâhûw
Remaljah, an Israelite
מֶֽלֶךְ
melek
a king
יִשְׂרָאֵל֙
Yisrâʼêl
he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם
Yᵉrûwshâlaim
Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of Palestine
לַמִּלְחָמָ֖ה
milchâmâh
to/for — a battle (i.e. the engagement); generally, war (i.e. war-fare)
עָלֶ֑יהָ
ʻal
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
וְלֹ֥א
lôʼ
and — not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
יָכֹ֖ל
yâkôl
to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might)
לְהִלָּחֵ֥ם
lâcham
to/for — to feed on; figuratively, to consume; by implication, to battle (as destruction)
עָלֶֽיהָ
ʻal
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
Isaiah 7:1 · Masoretic Text (WLC)
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Now it came to pass in the days of Ahaz the son of Jotham, the son of Uzziah, king of Judah, that Rezin king of Aram (Syria) and Pekah the son of Remaliah, king of Israel, went up to Jerusalem to wage war against it, but they could not conquer it.
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Syria and Israel's alliance against Judah, trying to force Ahaz into joining a coalition against Assyria, is the historical crisis that occasions this entire oracle.

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Now it came to pass in the days of Ahaz the son of Jotham, the son of Uzziah, king of Judah, that Rezin king of Aram (Syria) and Pekah the son of Remaliah, king of Israel, went up to Jerusalem to wage war against it, but they could not conquer it.
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