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וַיִּ֨בֶן עֻזִּיָּ֤הוּ מִגְדָּלִים֙ בִּיר֣וּשָׁלַ֔͏ִם עַל־שַׁ֧עַר הַפִּנָּ֛ה וְעַל־שַׁ֥עַר הַגַּ֖יְא וְעַל־הַמִּקְצ֑וֹעַ וַֽיְחַזְּקֵֽם׃ Uzziyahu built towers in Yerushalayim on the Corner Gate and the Valley Gate and on the Angle, and fortified them. vai-YI-ven u-ZI-yah mi-g'-da-LEEM bi-ru-sha-LA-im al sha-AR ha-pi-NAH v'-al sha-AR ha-ga-YA v'-al ha-mik-TZO-a vai-ya-cha-Z'-KEM וַיִּ֨בֶן מִגְדָּלִ֜ים בַּמִּדְבָּ֗ר וַיַּחְצֹב֙ בֹּר֣וֹת רַבִּ֔ים כִּ֤י מִקְנֶה־רַּב֙ הָ֣יָה ל֔וֹ וּבַשְּׁפֵלָ֖ה וּבַמִּישׁ֑וֹר אִכָּרִ֣ים וְכֹרְמִ֗ים בֶּהָרִים֙ וּבַכַּרְמֶ֔ל כִּי־אֹהֵ֥ב אֲדָמָ֖ה הָיָֽה׃ He built towers in the wilderness and hewed out many cisterns, for he had much cattle, and farmers in the foothills and on the plain, and vine dressers in the mountains and on the fertile lands, for he loved the soil. vai-YI-ven mig-da-LEEM ba-mid-BAR va-yakh-TZOV bo-ROT ra-BEEM, KEE mik-NEH-RAV ha-YA LO u-va-she-FAY-lah u-va-mee-SHOR i-KA-REEM v'-kor-MEEM b'-ha-REEM u-va-kar-MEL, KEE o-HEV a-da-MAH ha-YA. (SELAH)
Sing along in Hebrew to “Va’yeeven U’ziyah” performed by Fran Avni. The lyrics are taken from II Chronicles 26:9-10. The video Features photographs of towers in Jerusalem and the deserts of Israel.
Lyrics:
va’yeeven Uzziahoo meeg-daleem b’Yeroo-sha-layeem, va’yekhazkem
And Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem and he strengthened them.
va’yeeven meeg-daleem bameedbar va’yakh-tzov borot rabeem
And he built towers in the desert and he hewed many cisterns
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