Revised Literal Translation

1 Kings 15:13-22

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.

15And he broughtוַיָּבֵא֙vai.ya.Ve'H935in the thingsH6944which his fatherאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1had dedicatedH6944,and the things which himself had dedicatedH6944,into the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,silverכֶּ֥סֶףKe.sefH3701,and goldוְזָהָ֖בve.za.HavH2091,and vesselsוְכֵלִֽים׃ve.khe.LimH3627.

16And there was warוּמִלְחָמָ֨הu.mil.cha.MahH4421between Asaאָסָ֗א'a.Sa'H609and Baashaבַּעְשָׁ֥אba'.Sha'H1201kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478all their daysיְמֵיהֶֽם׃ye.mei.HemH3117.

17And Baashaבַּעְשָׁ֤אba'.Sha'H1201kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478went upוַיַּ֨עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927against Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,and builtוַיִּ֖בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129Ramahהָרָמָ֑הha.ra.MahH7414,that he might not sufferתֵּ֚תtetH5414any to go outיֹצֵ֣אyo.Tze'H3318or come inוָבָ֔אva.Va'H935to Asaלְאָסָ֖אle.'a.Sa'H609kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

18Then Asaאָ֠סָא'A.sa'H609tookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947all the silverהַכֶּ֨סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701and the goldוְהַזָּהָ֜בve.ha.za.HavH2091that wereleftהַֽנּוֹתָרִ֣ים׀ha.no.ta.RimH3498in the treasuresבְּאוֹצְר֣וֹתbe.'otz.RotH214of the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,and the treasuresאֽוֹצְרוֹת֙'otz.rOtH214of the king’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004,and deliveredוַֽיִּתְּנֵ֖םvai.yi.te.NemH5414them into the handבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of his servantsעֲבָדָ֑יו'a.va.DavH5650:and kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Asaאָסָ֗א'a.Sa'H609sentוַיִּשְׁלָחֵ֞םvai.yish.la.ChemH7971them to Ben–hadadH1130,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Tabrimonטַבְרִמֹּ֤ןtav.ri.MonH2886,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Hezionחֶזְיוֹן֙chez.yOnH2383,kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Syriaאֲרָ֔ם'a.RamH758,that dweltהַיֹּשֵׁ֥בhai.yo.ShevH3427at Damascusבְּדַמֶּ֖שֶׂקbe.da.Me.sekH1834,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

19There isa leagueבְּרִית֙be.RitH1285between me and thee, andbetween my fatherאָבִ֖י'a.ViH1and thy fatherאָבִ֑יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1:behold, I have sentשָׁלַ֨חְתִּֽיsha.Lach.tiH7971unto thee a presentשֹׁ֙חַד֙sho.chadH7810of silverכֶּ֣סֶףKe.sefH3701and goldוְזָהָ֔בve.za.HavH2091;comeH3212and breakהָפֵ֗רָהha.Fe.rahH6565thy leagueבְּרִֽיתְךָ֙be.ri.te.KhaH1285with Baashaבַּעְשָׁ֣אba'.Sha'H1201kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,that he may departוְיַעֲלֶ֖הve.ya.'a.LehH5927from me.

20So Ben–hadadH1130hearkenedוַיִּשְׁמַ֨עvai.yish.Ma'H8085unto kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Asaאָסָ֗א'a.Sa'H609,and sentוַ֠יִּשְׁלַחVai.yish.lachH7971the captainsשָׂרֵ֨יsa.ReiH8269of the armiesהַחֲיָלִ֤יםha.cha.ya.LimH2428which he had against the citiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and smoteוַיַּךְ֙vai.yaKhH5221Ijonעִיּ֣וֹןi.YonH5859,and Danדָּ֔ןDanH1835,and Abel–beth–maachahH62,and all Cinnerothכִּנְר֔וֹתkin.RotH3672,with all the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of Naphtaliנַפְתָּלִֽי׃naf.ta.LiH5321.

21And it came to pass, when Baashaבַּעְשָׁ֔אba'.Sha'H1201heardכִּשְׁמֹ֣עַkish.Mo.a'H8085thereof,that he left offוַיֶּחְדַּ֕לvai.yech.DalH2308buildingמִבְּנ֖וֹתmi.be.NotH1129of Ramahהָֽרָמָ֑הha.ra.MahH7414,and dweltוַיֵּ֖שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427in Tirzahבְּתִרְצָֽה׃be.tir.TzahH8656.

22Then kingוְהַמֶּ֨לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428Asaאָסָ֜א'a.Sa'H609made a proclamationהִשְׁמִ֤יעַhish.Mi.a'H8085throughout all Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063; none wasexemptedנָקִ֔יna.KiH5355:and they tookוַיִּשְׂא֞וּvai.yis.'UH5375away the stonesאַבְנֵ֤י'av.NeiH68of Ramahהָֽרָמָה֙ha.ra.MahH7414,and the timberעֵצֶ֔יהָ'e.Tzei.haH6086thereof, wherewith Baashaבַּעְשָׁ֑אba'.Sha'H1201had buildedבָּנָ֖הba.NahH1129;and kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Asaאָסָ֔א'a.Sa'H609builtוַיִּ֤בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129with them Gebaגֶּ֥בַעGe.va'H1387of Benjaminבִּנְיָמִ֖ןbin.ya.MinH1144,and Mizpahהַמִּצְפָּֽה׃ha.mitz.PahH4709.

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