Revised Literal Translation

1 Kings 16:21-26

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.

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