Revised Literal Translation

1 Kings 9:8-9

8And at this houseוְהַבַּ֤יִתve.ha.Ba.yitH1004, whichis highעֶלְי֔וֹןel.YonH5945,every one that passethעֹבֵ֥ר'o.VerH5674by it shall be astonishedיִשֹּׁ֣םyi.ShomH8074,and shall hissוְשָׁרָ֑קve.sha.RakH8319;and they shall sayוְאָמְר֗וּve.'a.me.RuH559,Why hath Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068doneעָשָׂ֤ה'a.SahH6213thus unto this landלָאָ֥רֶץla.'A.retzH776,and to this houseוְלַבַּ֥יִתve.la.Ba.yitH1004?

9And they shall answerוְאָמְר֗וּve.'a.me.RuH559,Because they forsookעָזְב֜וּ'a.ze.VuH5800Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068their Godאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֗ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430,who brought forthהוֹצִ֣יאho.Tzi'H3318their fathersאֲבֹתָם֮'a.vo.TamH1out of the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַיִם֒mitz.ra.YimH4714,and have taken holdוַֽיַּחֲזִ֙קוּ֙vai.ya.cha.Zi.kuH2388upon otherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312godsבֵּאלֹהִ֣יםbe.lo.HimH430,and have worshippedוַיִּשְׁתַּחֲו֥וּvai.yish.ta.chuH7812them, and servedוַיַּעַבְדֻ֑םvai.ya.'av.DumH5647them: therefore hath Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068broughtהֵבִ֤יאhe.Vi'H935upon them all this evilהָרָעָ֖הha.ra.'AhH7451.

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