Revised Literal Translation

2 Chronicles 11:13-17

13And the priestsוְהַכֹּהֲנִים֙ve.ha.ko.ha.NimH3548and the Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֔םve.hal.vi.YimH3881that werein all Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478resortedהִֽתְיַצְּב֥וּhit.ya.tze.VuH3320to him out of all their coastsגְּבוּלָֽם׃ge.vu.LamH1366.

14For the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֗םhal.vi.YimH3881leftעָזְב֣וּ'a.ze.VuH5800their suburbsמִגְרְשֵׁיהֶם֙mig.re.shei.HemH4054and their possessionוַאֲחֻזָּתָ֔םva.'a.chu.za.TamH272,and cameH3212to Judahלִיהוּדָ֖הli.hu.DahH3063and Jerusalemוְלִֽירוּשָׁלִָ֑םve.li.ru.sha.LimH3389:for Jeroboamיָֽרָבְעָם֙ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379and his sonsוּבָנָ֔יוu.va.NavH1121had cast them offהִזְנִיחָ֤םhiz.ni.ChamH2186from executing the priest’s officeמִכַּהֵ֖ןmi.ka.HenH3547unto Yhwhלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068:

15And he ordainedוַיַּֽעֲמֶד־vai.ya.'a.med-H5975him priestsכֹּֽהֲנִ֔יםko.ha.NimH3548for the high placesלַבָּמ֖וֹתla.ba.MotH1116,and for the devilsוְלַשְּׂעִירִ֑יםve.la.se.'i.RimH8163,and for the calvesוְלָעֲגָלִ֖יםve.la.'a.ga.LimH5695which he had madeעָשָֽׂה׃'a.SahH6213.

16And afterוְאַחֲרֵיהֶ֗םve.'a.cha.rei.HemH310them out of all the tribesשִׁבְטֵ֣יshiv.TeiH7626of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478such as setהַנֹּֽתְנִים֙ha.no.te.NimH5414their heartsלְבָבָ֔םle.va.VamH3824to seekלְבַקֵּ֕שׁle.va.KeshH1245Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478cameבָּ֚אוּBa.'uH935to Jerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389,to sacrificeלִזְבּ֕וֹחַliz.Bo.achH2076unto Yhwhלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of their fathersאֲבוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃'a.vo.tei.HemH1.

17So they strengthenedוַֽיְחַזְּקוּ֙vay.cha.ze.KuH2388the kingdomמַלְכ֣וּתmal.KhutH4438of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,and made Rehoboamרְחַבְעָ֥םre.chav.'AmH7346the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010strongוַֽיְאַמְּצ֛וּvay.'a.me.TzuH553,threeשָׁל֑וֹשׁsha.Lo.oshH7969yearsלְשָׁנִ֣יםle.sha.NimH8141:for threeשָׁלֽוֹשׁ׃sha.Lo.oshH7969yearsלְשָׁנִ֥יםle.sha.NimH8141they walkedהָֽלְכ֗וּha.le.KhuH1980in the wayבְּדֶ֧רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870of Davidדָּוִ֛ידda.VidH1732and Solomonוּשְׁלֹמֹ֖הu.she.lo.MohH8010.

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