Revised Literal Translation

1 Kings 15:27-34

27And Baashaבַּעְשָׁ֤אba'.Sha'H1201the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Ahijahאֲחִיָּה֙'a.chi.YahH281,of the houseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004of Issacharיִשָּׂשכָ֔רyi.so.sh.KharH3485,conspiredוַיִּקְשֹׁ֨רvai.yik.ShorH7194against him; and Baashaבַעְשָׁ֔אva'.Sha'H1201smoteוַיַּכֵּ֣הוּvai.ya.Ke.huH5221him at Gibbethonבְּגִבְּת֖וֹןbe.gi.be.TonH1405, which belongedto the Philistinesלַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםla.pe.lish.TimH6430;for Nadabוְנָדָב֙ve.na.DavH5070and all Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478laid siegeצָרִ֖יםtza.RimH6696to Gibbethonגִּבְּתֽוֹן׃gi.be.TonH1405.

28Even in the thirdשָׁלֹ֔שׁsha.LoshH7969yearבִּשְׁנַ֣תbish.NatH8141of Asaלְאָסָ֖אle.'a.Sa'H609kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063did Baashaבַעְשָׁ֔אva'.Sha'H1201slayוַיְמִתֵ֣הוּvay.mi.Te.huH4191him, and reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֖ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427in his stead.

29And it came to pass, when he reignedכְמָלְכ֗וֹkhe.ma.le.KhoH4427, thathe smoteהִכָּה֙hi.KahH5221all the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֔םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379;he leftהִשְׁאִ֧ירhish.'IrH7604not to Jeroboamלְיָרָבְעָ֖םle.ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379any that breathedנְשָׁמָ֛הne.sha.MahH5397,until he had destroyedהִשְׁמִד֑וֹhish.mi.DoH8045him, according unto the sayingכִּדְבַ֣רkid.VarH1697of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,which he spakeדִּבֶּ֔רdi.BerH1696byבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027his servantעַבְדּ֖וֹav.DoH5650Ahijahאֲחִיָּ֥ה'a.chi.YahH281the Shiloniteהַשִּׁילֹנִֽי׃ha.shi.lo.NiH7888:

30Because of the sinsחַטֹּ֤אותcha.TotH2403of Jeroboamיָרָבְעָם֙ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379which he sinnedחָטָ֔אcha.Ta'H2398,and which he made Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478sinהֶחֱטִ֖יאhe.che.Ti'H2398,by his provocationבְּכַעְס֕וֹbe.kha'.SoH3708wherewith he provoked Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478to angerהִכְעִ֔יסhikh.'IsH3707.

31Now the restוְיֶ֛תֶרve.Ye.terH3499of the actsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of Nadabנָדָ֖בna.DavH5070,and all that he didעָשָׂ֑ה'a.SahH6213, arethey not writtenכְּתוּבִ֗יםke.tu.VimH3789in the bookסֵ֛פֶרSe.ferH5612of the chroniclesדִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖יםdiv.Rei hai.ya.MimH3117 H1697of the kingsלְמַלְכֵ֥יle.mal.KheiH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478?

32And there was warוּמִלְחָמָ֨הu.mil.cha.MahH4421between Asaאָסָ֗א'a.Sa'H609and Baashaבַּעְשָׁ֥אba'.Sha'H1201kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478all their daysיְמֵיהֶֽם׃ פye.mei.HemH3117.

33In the thirdשָׁלֹ֔שׁsha.LoshH7969yearבִּשְׁנַ֣תbish.NatH8141of Asaלְאָסָ֖אle.'a.Sa'H609kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063began Baashaבַּעְשָׁ֨אba'.Sha'H1201the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Ahijahאֲחִיָּ֤ה'a.chi.YahH281to reignמָ֠לַךְMa.lakhH4427over all Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478in Tirzahבְּתִרְצָ֔הbe.tir.TzahH8656,twentyעֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimH6242and fourוְאַרְבַּ֖עve.'ar.Ba'H702yearsשָׁנָֽה׃sha.NahH8141.

34And he didוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213evilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,and walkedH3212in the wayבְּדֶ֣רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870of Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֔םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379,and in his sinוּ֨בְחַטָּאת֔וֹu.ve.cha.ta.ToH2403wherewith he made Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478to sinהֶחֱטִ֖יאhe.che.Ti'H2398.

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