Revised Literal Translation

2 Chronicles 15:9-15

9And he gatheredוַיִּקְבֹּ֗ץvai.yik.BotzH6908all Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063and Benjaminוּבִנְיָמִ֔ןu.vin.ya.MinH1144,and the strangersוְהַגָּרִים֙ve.ha.ga.RimH1481with them out of Ephraimמֵאֶפְרַ֥יִםme.'ef.Ra.yimH669and Manassehוּמְנַשֶּׁ֖הu.me.na.ShehH4519,and out of Simeonוּמִשִּׁמְע֑וֹןu.mi.shim.'onH8095:for they fellנָפְל֨וּna.fe.LuH5307to him out of Israelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵל֙mi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478in abundanceלָרֹ֔בla.RoH7230,when they sawבִּרְאֹתָ֕םbir.'o.TamH7200that Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068his Godאֱלֹהָ֖יו'e.lo.HavH430was with him.

10So they gathered themselves togetherוַיִּקָּבְצ֥וּvai.yi.ka.ve.TzuH6908at Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389in the thirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֑יha.she.li.ShiH7992monthבַּחֹ֣דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320,in the fifteenthחֲמֵשׁ־ עֶשְׂרֵ֖הcha.mesh- 'es.RehH6240 H2568yearלִשְׁנַ֥תlish.NatH8141of the reignלְמַלְכ֥וּתle.mal.KhutH4438of Asaאָסָֽא׃'a.Sa'H609.

11And they offeredוַיִּזְבְּח֤וּvai.yiz.be.ChuH2076unto Yhwhלַיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068the same timeבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,of the spoilהַשָּׁלָ֖לha.sha.LalH7998whichthey had broughtהֵבִ֑יאוּhe.Vi.'uH935,sevenשְׁבַ֣עshe.Va'H7651hundredמֵא֔וֹתme.'otH3967oxenבָּקָר֙ba.KarH1241and sevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651thousandאֲלָפִֽים׃'a.la.FimH505sheepוְצֹ֖אןve.TzonH6629.

12And they enteredוַיָּבֹ֣אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935into a covenantבַבְּרִ֔יתva.be.RitH1285to seekלִדְר֕וֹשׁlid.Ro.oshH1875Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of their fathersאֲבוֹתֵיהֶ֑ם'a.vo.tei.HemH1with all their heartלְבָבָ֖םle.va.VamH3824and with all their soulנַפְשָֽׁם׃naf.ShamH5315;

13That whosoever would not seekיִדְרֹ֛שׁyid.RoshH1875Yhwhלַיהוָ֥הla.Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵֽי־'e.lo.hei-H430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478should be put to deathיוּמָ֑תyu.MatH4191,whetherלְמִן־le.min-H4480smallקָטֹן֙ka.TonH6996or greatגָּד֔וֹלga.DolH1419,whether manלְמֵאִ֖ישׁle.me.'IshH376or womanאִשָּֽׁה׃'i.ShahH802.

14And they swareוַיִּשָּֽׁבְעוּ֙vai.yi.sha.ve.'UH7650unto Yhwhלַיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068with a loudגָּד֖וֹלga.DolH1419voiceבְּק֥וֹלbe.KolH6963,and with shoutingוּבִתְרוּעָ֑הu.vit.ru.'AhH8643,and with trumpetsוּבַחֲצֹצְר֖וֹתu.va.cha.tzo.tze.RotH2689,and with cornetsוּבְשׁוֹפָרֽוֹת׃u.ve.sho.fa.RotH7782.

15And all Judahיְהוּדָ֜הye.hu.DahH3063rejoicedוַיִּשְׂמְח֨וּvai.yis.me.ChuH8055at the oathהַשְּׁבוּעָ֗הha.she.vu.'AhH7621:for they had swornנִשְׁבָּ֔עוּnish.Ba.'uH7650with all their heartלְבָבָם֙le.va.VamH3824,and soughtבִּקְשֻׁ֔הוּbik.Shu.huH1245him with their whole desireרְצוֹנָ֣םre.tzo.NamH7522;and he was foundוַיִּמָּצֵ֖אvai.yi.ma.Tze'H4672of them: and Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068gave them restוַיָּ֧נַחvai.Ya.nachH5117round aboutמִסָּבִֽיב׃mi.sa.VivH5439.

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