Revised Literal Translation

1 Kings 15:11-14

11And Asaאָסָ֛א'a.Sa'H609didוַיַּ֧עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213that which wasrightהַיָּשָׁ֖רhai.ya.SharH3477in the eyesבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, as didDavidכְּדָוִ֖דke.da.VidH1732his fatherאָבִֽיו׃'a.VivH1.

12And he took awayוַיַּעֲבֵ֥רvai.ya.'a.VerH5674the sodomitesהַקְּדֵשִׁ֖יםha.ke.de.ShimH6945out of the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,and removedוַיָּ֙סַר֙vai.Ya.sarH5493all the idolsהַגִּלֻּלִ֔יםha.gi.lu.LimH1544that his fathersאֲבֹתָֽיו׃'a.vo.TavH1had madeעָשׂ֖וּ'a.SuH6213.

13And also Maachahמַעֲכָ֣הma.'a.KhahH4601his motherאִמּ֗וֹ'i.MoH517,even her he removedוַיְסִרֶ֙הָ֙vay.si.Re.haH5493from beingqueenמִגְּבִירָ֔הmi.ge.vi.RahH1377,because she had madeעָשְׂתָ֥ה'a.se.TahH6213an idolמִפְלֶ֖צֶתmif.Le.tzetH4656in a groveלָאֲשֵׁרָ֑הla.'a.she.RahH842;and Asaאָסָא֙'a.Sa'H609destroyedוַיִּכְרֹ֤תvai.yikh.RotH3772her idolמִפְלַצְתָּ֔הּmif.latz.TahH4656,and burntוַיִּשְׂרֹ֖ףvai.yis.RofH8313itby the brookבְּנַ֥חַלbe.Na.chalH5158Kidronקִדְרֽוֹן׃kid.RonH6939.

14But the high placesוְהַבָּמ֖וֹתve.ha.ba.MotH1116were not removedסָ֑רוּSa.ruH5493:nevertheless Asa’sאָסָ֗א'a.Sa'H609heartלְבַב־le.vav-H3824was perfectשָׁלֵ֛םsha.LemH8003with Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068all his daysיָמָֽיו׃ya.MavH3117.

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