Revised Literal Translation

1 Kings 16:6-14

6So Baashaבַּעְשָׁא֙ba'.Sha'H1201sleptוַיִּשְׁכַּ֤בvai.yish.KavH7901with his fathersאֲבֹתָ֔יו'a.vo.TavH1,and was buriedוַיִּקָּבֵ֖רvai.yi.ka.VerH6912in Tirzahבְּתִרְצָ֑הbe.tir.TzahH8656:and Elahאֵלָ֥ה'e.LahH425his sonבְנ֖וֹve.NoH1121reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427in his stead.

7And also by the handבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of the prophetהַנָּבִ֗יאha.na.Vi'H5030Jehuיֵה֨וּאye.Hu'H3058the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Hananiחֲנָ֜נִיcha.Na.niH2607came the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of Yhwhיְהוָ֡הYah.wehH3068against Baashaבַּעְשָׁ֨אba'.Sha'H1201,and against his houseבֵּית֜וֹbei.ToH1004,even for all the evilהָרָעָ֣ה׀ha.ra.'AhH7451that he didעָשָׂ֣ה׀'a.SahH6213in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,in provoking him to angerלְהַכְעִיסוֹ֙le.hakh.'i.SoH3707with the workבְּמַעֲשֵׂ֣הbe.ma.'a.SehH4639of his handsיָדָ֔יוya.DavH3027,in being like the houseכְּבֵ֣יתke.VeitH1004of Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֑םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379;and because he killedהִכָּ֖הhi.KahH5221him.

8In the twentyבִּשְׁנַ֨ת עֶשְׂרִ֤יםbish.Nat 'es.RimH8141 H6242and sixthוָשֵׁשׁ֙va.SheshH8337yearשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141of Asaלְאָסָ֖אle.'a.Sa'H609kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063began Elahאֵלָ֨ה'e.LahH425the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Baashaבַּעְשָׁ֧אba'.Sha'H1201to reignמָ֠לַךְMa.lakhH4427over Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478in Tirzahבְּתִרְצָ֖הbe.tir.TzahH8656,two yearsשְׁנָתָֽיִם׃she.na.Ta.yimH8141.

9And his servantעַבְדּ֣וֹav.DoH5650Zimriזִמְרִ֔יzim.RiH2174,captainשַׂ֖רsarH8269of halfמַחֲצִ֣יתma.cha.TzitH4276hischariotsהָרָ֑כֶבha.Ra.khevH7393,conspiredוַיִּקְשֹׁ֤רvai.yik.ShorH7194against him, as he was in Tirzahבְתִרְצָה֙ve.tir.TzahH8656,drinkingשֹׁתֶ֣הsho.TehH8354himself drunkשִׁכּ֔וֹרshi.KorH7910in the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Arzaאַרְצָ֔א'ar.Tza'H777steward of hishouseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004in Tirzahבְּתִרְצָֽה׃be.tir.TzahH8656.

10And Zimriזִמְרִי֙zim.RiH2174went inוַיָּבֹ֤אvai.ya.Vo'H935and smoteוַיַּכֵּ֣הוּvai.ya.Ke.huH5221him, and killedוַיְמִיתֵ֔הוּvay.mi.Te.huH4191him, in the twentyעֶשְׂרִ֣ים'es.RimH6242and seventhוָשֶׁ֔בַעva.She.va'H7651yearבִּשְׁנַת֙bish.NatH8141of Asaלְאָסָ֖אle.'a.Sa'H609kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,and reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֖ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427in his stead.

11And it came to pass, when he began to reignבְמָלְכ֜וֹve.ma.le.KhoH4427,as soon as he satכְּשִׁבְתּ֣וֹke.shiv.ToH3427on his throneכִּסְא֗וֹkis.'OH3678, thathe slewהִכָּה֙hi.KahH5221all the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Baashaבַּעְשָׁ֔אba'.Sha'H1201:he leftהִשְׁאִ֥ירhish.'IrH7604him not one that pissethמַשְׁתִּ֣יןmash.TinH8366against a wallבְּקִ֑ירbe.KirH7023,neither of his kinsfolksוְגֹאֲלָ֖יוve.go.'a.LavH1350,nor of his friendsוְרֵעֵֽהוּ׃ve.re.'E.huH7453.

12Thus did Zimriזִמְרִ֔יzim.RiH2174destroyוַיַּשְׁמֵ֣דvai.yash.MedH8045all the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Baashaבַּעְשָׁ֑אba'.Sha'H1201,according to the wordכִּדְבַ֤רkid.VarH1697of Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,which he spakeדִּבֶּ֣רdi.BerH1696against Baashaבַּעְשָׁ֔אba'.Sha'H1201byבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027Jehuיֵה֥וּאye.Hu'H3058the prophetהַנָּבִֽיא׃ha.na.Vi'H5030,

13For all the sinsחַטֹּ֣אותcha.TotH2403of Baashaבַּעְשָׁ֔אba'.Sha'H1201,and the sinsוְחַטֹּ֖אותve.cha.TotH2403of Elahאֵלָ֣ה'e.LahH425his sonבְנ֑וֹve.NoH1121,by which they sinnedחָטְא֗וּcha.te.'UH2398,and by which they made Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478to sinהֶחֱטִ֙יאוּ֙he.che.Ti.'uH2398,in provoking Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478to angerלְהַכְעִ֗יסle.hakh.'IsH3707with their vanitiesבְּהַבְלֵיהֶֽם׃be.hav.lei.HemH1892.

14Now the restוְיֶ֛תֶרve.Ye.terH3499of the actsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of Elahאֵלָ֖ה'e.LahH425,and all that he didעָשָׂ֑ה'a.SahH6213, arethey not writtenכְּתוּבִ֗יםke.tu.VimH3789in the bookסֵ֛פֶרSe.ferH5612of the chroniclesדִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖יםdiv.Rei hai.ya.MimH3117 H1697of the kingsלְמַלְכֵ֥יle.mal.KheiH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478?

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