Va’yeeven U’ziyah (And Uzziah Built) by Fran Avni
וַיִּבֶן עֻזִּיָּהוּ מִגְדָּלִים בִּירוּשָׁלַ ִם עַל־שַׁעַר הַפִּנָּה וְעַל־שַׁעַר הַגַּיְא וְעַל־הַמִּקְצוֹעַ וַיְחַזְּקֵם׃ Uzziyahu built towers in Yerushalayim on the Corner Gate and the Valley Gate and on the Angle, and fortified them. וַיִּבֶן מִגְדָּלִים בַּמִּדְבָּר וַיַּחְצֹב בֹּרוֹת רַבִּים כִּי מִקְנֶה־רַּב הָיָה לוֹ וּבַשְּׁפֵלָה וּבַמִּישׁוֹר אִכָּרִים וְכֹרְמִים בֶּהָרִים וּבַכַּרְמֶל כִּי־אֹהֵב אֲדָמָה הָיָה׃ 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.
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