Revised Literal Translation

1 Kings 16:25-29

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.

29And in the thirtyבִּשְׁנַ֨ת שְׁלֹשִׁ֤יםbish.Nat she.lo.ShimH8141 H7970and eighthוּשְׁמֹנֶה֙u.she.mo.NehH8083yearשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141of Asaלְאָסָ֖אle.'a.Sa'H609kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063began Ahabוְאַחְאָ֣בve.'ach.'AvH256the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Omriעָמְרִ֗י'a.me.RiH6018to reignמָלַךְ֙ma.laKhH4427over Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478:and Ahabאַחְאָ֨ב'ach.'AvH256the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Omriעָמְרִ֤י'a.me.RiH6018reignedוַ֠יִּמְלֹךְVai.yim.lokhH4427over Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478in Samariaבְּשֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹןbe.Sho.me.RonH8111twentyעֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimH6242and twoוּשְׁתַּ֖יִםu.she.Ta.yimH8147yearsשָׁנָֽה׃sha.NahH8141.

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