Revised Literal Translation

1 Kings 16:1-7

1Then the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068came to Jehuיֵה֣וּאye.Hu'H3058the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Hananiחֲנָ֔נִיcha.Na.niH2607against Baashaבַּעְשָׁ֖אba'.Sha'H1201,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2Forasmuch as I exaltedהֲרִימֹתִ֙יךָ֙ha.ri.mo.Ti.khaH7311thee out of the dustהֶ֣עָפָ֔רhe.'a.FarH6083,and madeוָאֶתֶּנְךָ֣va.'e.ten.KhaH5414thee princeנָגִ֔ידna.GidH5057over my peopleעַמִּ֣י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;and thou hast walkedH3212in the wayבְּדֶ֣רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870of Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֗םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379,and hast made my peopleעַמִּ֣י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478to sinוַֽתַּחֲטִא֙va.ta.cha.Ti'H2398,to provoke me to angerלְהַכְעִיסֵ֖נִיle.hakh.'i.Se.niH3707with their sinsבְּחַטֹּאתָֽם׃be.cha.to.TamH2403;

3Behold, I will take awayמַבְעִ֛ירmav.'IrH1197the posterityאַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiH310of Baashaבַעְשָׁ֖אva'.Sha'H1201,and the posterityוְאַחֲרֵ֣יve.'a.cha.ReiH310of his houseבֵית֑וֹvei.ToH1004;and will makeוְנָֽתַתִּי֙ve.na.ta.TiH5414thy houseבֵּ֣יתְךָ֔bei.te.khaH1004like the houseכְּבֵ֖יתke.VeitH1004of Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֥םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nebatנְבָֽט׃ne.VatH5028.

4Him that diethהַמֵּ֤תha.MetH4191of Baashaלְבַעְשָׁא֙le.va'.Sha'H1201in the cityבָּעִ֔ירba.'IrH5892shall the dogsהַכְּלָבִ֑יםha.ke.la.VimH3611eatיֹֽאכְל֖וּyo.khe.LuH398;and him that diethוְהַמֵּ֥תve.ha.MetH4191of his in the fieldsבַּשָּׂדֶ֔הba.sa.DehH7704shall the fowlsע֥וֹףofH5775of the airהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064eatיֹאכְל֖וּyo.khe.LuH398.

5Now the restוְיֶ֨תֶרve.Ye.terH3499of the actsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of Baashaבַעְשָׁ֛אva'.Sha'H1201,and what he didעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213,and his mightוּגְבֽוּרָת֑וֹu.ge.vu.ra.ToH1369, arethey not writtenכְּתוּבִ֗יםke.tu.VimH3789in the bookסֵ֛פֶרSe.ferH5612of the chroniclesדִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖יםdiv.Rei hai.ya.MimH3117 H1697of the kingsלְמַלְכֵ֥יle.mal.KheiH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478?

6So Baashaבַּעְשָׁא֙ba'.Sha'H1201sleptוַיִּשְׁכַּ֤בvai.yish.KavH7901with his fathersאֲבֹתָ֔יו'a.vo.TavH1,and was buriedוַיִּקָּבֵ֖רvai.yi.ka.VerH6912in Tirzahבְּתִרְצָ֑הbe.tir.TzahH8656:and Elahאֵלָ֥ה'e.LahH425his sonבְנ֖וֹve.NoH1121reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427in his stead.

7And also by the handבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of the prophetהַנָּבִ֗יאha.na.Vi'H5030Jehuיֵה֨וּאye.Hu'H3058the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Hananiחֲנָ֜נִיcha.Na.niH2607came the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of Yhwhיְהוָ֡הYah.wehH3068against Baashaבַּעְשָׁ֨אba'.Sha'H1201,and against his houseבֵּית֜וֹbei.ToH1004,even for all the evilהָרָעָ֣ה׀ha.ra.'AhH7451that he didעָשָׂ֣ה׀'a.SahH6213in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,in provoking him to angerלְהַכְעִיסוֹ֙le.hakh.'i.SoH3707with the workבְּמַעֲשֵׂ֣הbe.ma.'a.SehH4639of his handsיָדָ֔יוya.DavH3027,in being like the houseכְּבֵ֣יתke.VeitH1004of Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֑םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379;and because he killedהִכָּ֖הhi.KahH5221him.

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