Revised Literal Translation

1 Kings 15:12-14

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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