Revised Literal Translation

1 Kings 16:31-33

31And it came to pass, as if it had been a light thingהֲנָקֵ֣לha.na.KelH7043for him to walkH3212in the sinsבְּחַטֹּ֖אותbe.cha.TotH2403of Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֣םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nebatנְבָ֑טne.VatH5028,that he tookוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947to wifeאִשָּׁ֜ה'i.ShahH802Jezebelאִיזֶ֗בֶל'i.Ze.velH348the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Ethbaalאֶתְבַּ֙עַל֙'et.Ba.'alH856kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of the Sidoniansצִידֹנִ֔יםtzi.do.NimH6722,and wentH3212and servedוַֽיַּעֲבֹ֣דvai.ya.'a.VodH5647Baalהַבַּ֔עַלha.Ba.'alH1168,and worshippedוַיִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812him.

32And he reared upוַיָּ֥קֶםvai.Ya.kemH6965an altarמִזְבֵּ֖חַmiz.Be.achH4196for Baalלַבָּ֑עַלla.Ba.'alH1168in the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Baalהַבַּ֔עַלha.Ba.'alH1168,which he had builtבָּנָ֖הba.NahH1129in Samariaבְּשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃be.sho.me.RonH8111.

33And Ahabאַחְאָ֖ב'ach.'AvH256madeוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213a groveהָאֲשֵׁרָ֑הha.'a.she.RahH842;and Ahabאַחְאָ֜ב'ach.'AvH256didלַעֲשׂ֗וֹתla.'a.SotH6213moreוַיּ֨וֹסֶףvai.Yo.sefH3254to provoke Yhwhיְהֹוָה֙Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478to angerלְהַכְעִיס֙le.hakh.'IsH3707than all the kingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478that were beforeלְפָנָֽיו׃le.fa.NavH6440him.

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