Revised Literal Translation

1 Kings 16:16-28

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.

20Now the restוְיֶ֙תֶר֙ve.Ye.terH3499of the actsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of Zimriזִמְרִ֔יzim.RiH2174,and his treasonוְקִשְׁר֖וֹve.kish.RoH7195that he wroughtקָשָׁ֑רka.SharH7194, arethey not writtenכְּתוּבִ֗יםke.tu.VimH3789in the bookסֵ֛פֶרSe.ferH5612of the chroniclesדִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖יםdiv.Rei hai.ya.MimH3117 H1697of the kingsלְמַלְכֵ֥יle.mal.KheiH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478?

21Then were the peopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478dividedיֵחָלֵ֛קye.cha.LekH2505into two partsלַחֵ֑צִיla.Che.tziH2677:halfחֲצִ֨יcha.TziH2677of the peopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971followedהָ֠יָה אַחֲרֵ֨יHa.yah 'a.cha.ReiH310 H1961Tibniתִבְנִ֤יtiv.NiH8402the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Ginathגִּינַת֙gi.NatH1527,to make him kingלְהַמְלִיכ֔וֹle.ham.li.KhoH4427;and halfוְהַחֲצִ֖יve.ha.cha.TziH2677followedאַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiH310Omriעָמְרִֽי׃'a.me.RiH6018.

22But the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971that followedאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310Omriעָמְרִ֔י'a.me.RiH6018prevailedוַיֶּחֱזַ֤קvai.ye.che.ZakH2388againstH854the peopleהָעָ֕םha.'AmH5971that followedאַחֲרֵ֖י'a.cha.ReiH310Tibniתִּבְנִ֣יtiv.NiH8402the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Ginathגִּינַ֑תgi.NatH1527:so Tibniתִּבְנִ֔יtiv.NiH8402diedוַיָּ֣מָתvai.Ya.motH4191,and Omriעָמְרִֽי׃ פ'a.me.RiH6018reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֖ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427.

23In the thirtyבִּשְׁנַת֩ שְׁלֹשִׁ֨יםbish.Nat she.lo.ShimH8141 H7970and firstוְאַחַ֜תve.'a.ChatH259yearשָׁנָ֗הsha.NahH8141of Asaלְאָסָא֙le.'a.Sa'H609kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063began Omriעָמְרִי֙'a.me.RiH6018to reignמָלַ֤ךְma.LakhH4427over Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,twelveשְׁתֵּ֥ים עֶשְׂרֵ֖הshe.Teim 'es.RehH6240 H8147yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141:sixשֵׁשׁ־shesh-H8337yearsשָׁנִֽים׃sha.NimH8141reignedמָלַ֥ךְma.LakhH4427he in Tirzahבְּתִרְצָ֖הbe.tir.TzahH8656.

24And he boughtוַיִּ֜קֶןvai.Yi.kenH7069the hillהָהָ֥רha.HarH2022Samariaשֹׁמְר֛וֹןsho.me.RonH8111of Shemerשֶׁ֖מֶרShe.merH8106for two talentsבְּכִכְּרַ֣יִםbe.khi.ke.Ra.yimH3603of silverכָּ֑סֶףKa.sefH3701,and builtוַיִּ֙בֶן֙vai.Yi.venH1129on the hillהָהָ֔רha.HarH2022,and calledוַיִּקְרָ֗אvai.yik.Ra'H7121the nameשֵׁ֤םshemH8034of the cityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892which he builtבָּנָ֔הba.NahH1129,after the nameשֶׁם־shem-H8034of Shemerשֶׁ֔מֶרShe.merH8106,ownerאֲדֹנֵ֖י'a.do.NeiH113of the hillהָהָ֥רha.HarH2022,Samariaשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃sho.me.RonH8111.

25But Omriעָמְרִ֛י'a.me.RiH6018wroughtוַיַּעֲשֶׂ֥הvai.ya.'a.SehH6213evilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in the eyesבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,and did worseוַיָּ֕רַעvai.Ya.ra'H7489than all that werebeforeלְפָנָֽיו׃le.fa.NavH6440him.

26For he walkedH3212in all the wayדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙de.rekhH1870of Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֣םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nebatנְבָ֔טne.VatH5028,and in his sinוּבְחַטָּאת֔וֹu.ve.cha.to.tavH2403wherewith he made Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478to sinהֶחֱטִ֖יאhe.che.Ti'H2398,to provoke Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478to angerלְהַכְעִ֗יסle.hakh.'IsH3707with their vanitiesבְּהַבְלֵיהֶֽם׃be.hav.lei.HemH1892.

27Now the restוְיֶ֨תֶרve.Ye.terH3499of the actsדִּבְרֵ֤יdiv.ReiH1697of Omriעָמְרִי֙'a.me.RiH6018which he didעָשָׂ֔ה'a.SahH6213,and his mightוּגְבוּרָת֖וֹu.ge.vu.ra.ToH1369that he shewedעָשָׂ֑ה'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?

28So Omriעָמְרִי֙'a.me.RiH6018sleptוַיִּשְׁכַּ֤בvai.yish.KavH7901with his fathersאֲבֹתָ֔יו'a.vo.TavH1,and was buriedוַיִּקָּבֵ֖רvai.yi.ka.VerH6912in Samariaבְּשֹׁמְר֑וֹןbe.sho.me.RonH8111:and Ahabאַחְאָ֥ב'ach.'AvH256his sonבְּנ֖וֹbe.NoH1121reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427in his stead.

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