| 15. Audio Guide vah-yah-VOH-oo{וַיָּבֹאוּ and they came} vah-yah-TSUH-roo{וַיָּצֻרוּ and they besieged} aa-LAAV{עָלָיו against him} beh-ah-VEE-laa{בְּאָבֵלָה in Abel} BEET{בֵּית house of} hahm-mah-ah-KHAA{הַמַּעֲכָה the Maacah} vah-yihsh-peh-KHOO{וַיִּשְׁפְּכוּ and they poured out or cast up} soh-leh-LAA{סֹלְלָה a siege-mound or ramp} ehl-hah-EER{אֶל־הָעִיר to the city} vah-tah-ah-MOHD{וַתַּעֲמֹד and it stood} bah-KHEEL{בַּחֵל against the rampart or within the outer wall} veh-khol-hah-AAM{וְכָל־הָעָם and all the people} ah-SHEHR{אֲשֶׁר who or which} eht-yoh-AAV{אֶת־יוֹאָב (direct object marker) Joab} mahsh-khih-TEEM{מַשְׁחִיתִם were destroying them or were ruining them} leh-hah-PEEL{לְהַפִּיל to make fall or to bring down} hah-khoh-MAA{הַחוֹמָה the wall} |