Revised Literal Translation

1 Kings 16:15-19

15In the twentyבִּשְׁנַת֩ עֶשְׂרִ֨יםbish.Nat 'es.RimH8141 H6242and seventhוָשֶׁ֜בַעva.She.va'H7651yearשָׁנָ֗הsha.NahH8141of Asaלְאָסָא֙le.'a.Sa'H609kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063did Zimriזִמְרִ֛יzim.RiH2174reignמָלַ֥ךְma.LakhH4427sevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117in Tirzahבְּתִרְצָ֑הbe.tir.TzahH8656.And the peopleוְהָעָ֣םve.ha.'AmH5971wereencampedחֹנִ֔יםcho.NimH2583against Gibbethonגִּבְּת֖וֹןgi.be.TonH1405, which belongedto the Philistinesלַפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃la.pe.lish.TimH6430.

16And the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971that wereencampedהַחֹנִ֣יםha.cho.NimH2583heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֤עvai.yish.Ma'H8085sayלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Zimriזִמְרִ֔יzim.RiH2174hath conspiredקָשַׁ֣רka.SharH7194,and hath also slainהִכָּ֣הhi.KahH5221the kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428:wherefore all Israelיִ֠שְׂרָאֵלYis.ra.'elH3478made Omriעָמְרִ֨י'a.me.RiH6018,the captainשַׂר־sar-H8269of the armyצָבָ֧אtza.Va'H6635,kingוַיַּמְלִ֣כוּvai.yam.Li.khuH4427over Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478that dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117in the campבַּֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃Ba.ma.cha.NehH4264.

17And Omriעָמְרִ֛י'a.me.RiH6018went upוַיַּעֲלֶ֥הvai.ya.'a.LehH5927from Gibbethonמִֽגִּבְּת֑וֹןmi.gi.be.TonH1405,and all Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֥לYis.ra.'ElH3478with him, and they besiegedוַיָּצֻ֖רוּvai.ya.Tzu.ruH6696Tirzahתִּרְצָֽה׃tir.TzahH8656.

18And it came to pass, when Zimriזִמְרִי֙zim.RiH2174sawכִּרְא֤וֹתkir.'otH7200that the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892was takenנִלְכְּדָ֣הnil.ke.DahH3920,that he wentוַיָּבֹ֖אvai.ya.Vo'H935into the palaceאַרְמ֣וֹן'ar.MonH759of the king’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּית־beit-H1004,and burntוַיִּשְׂרֹ֨ףvai.yis.RofH8313the king’sמֶ֛לֶךְMe.lekhH4428houseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004over him with fireבָּאֵ֖שׁba.'EshH784,and diedוַיָּמֹֽת׃vai.ya.MotH4191,

19For his sinsחַטֹּאתָיו֙cha.ta.tovH2403which he sinnedחָטָ֔אcha.Ta'H2398in doingלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213evilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,in walkingH3212in the wayבְּדֶ֣רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870of Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֔םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379,and in his sinוּבְחַטָּאתוֹ֙u.ve.cha.ta.ToH2403which he didעָשָׂ֔ה'a.SahH6213,to make Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478to sinלְהַחֲטִ֖יאle.ha.cha.Ti'H2398.

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