Revised Literal Translation

2 Chronicles 16:1-6

1In the sixוָשֵׁשׁ֙va.SheshH8337and thirtiethשְׁלֹשִׁ֤יםshe.lo.ShimH7970yearבִּשְׁנַ֨תbish.NatH8141of the reignלְמַלְכ֣וּתle.mal.KhutH4438of Asaאָסָ֔א'a.Sa'H609Baashaבַּעְשָׁ֤אba'.Sha'H1201kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478came upעָלָ֞ה'a.LahH5927against Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,and builtוַיִּ֖בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129Ramahהָרָמָ֑הha.ra.MahH7414,to the intent thatלְבִלְתִּ֗יle.vil.TiH1115he might letתֵּ֚תtetH5414none go outיוֹצֵ֣אyo.Tze'H3318or come inוָבָ֔אva.Va'H935to Asaלְאָסָ֖אle.'a.Sa'H609kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

2Then Asaאָסָ֜א'a.Sa'H609brought outוַיֹּצֵ֨אvai.yo.Tze'H3318silverכֶּ֣סֶףKe.sefH3701and goldוְזָהָ֗בve.za.HavH2091out of the treasuresמֵאֹֽצְר֛וֹתme.'o.tze.RotH214of the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068and of the king’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseוּבֵ֣יתu.VeitH1004,and sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֗חvai.yish.LachH7971to Ben–hadadH1130kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Syriaאֲרָ֔ם'a.RamH758,that dweltהַיּוֹשֵׁ֥בhai.yo.ShevH3427at Damascusבְּדַרְמֶ֖שֶׂקbe.dar.Me.sekH1834,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

3There isa leagueבְּרִית֙be.RitH1285between me and thee, as there wasbetween my fatherאָבִ֖י'a.ViH1and thy fatherאָבִ֑יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1:behold, I have sentשָׁלַ֤חְתִּֽיsha.Lach.tiH7971thee silverכֶּ֣סֶףKe.sefH3701and goldוְזָהָ֔בve.za.HavH2091;goH3212,breakהָפֵ֣רha.FerH6565thy leagueבְּרִֽיתְךָ֗be.ri.te.KhaH1285with Baashaבַּעְשָׁא֙ba'.Sha'H1201kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,that he may departוְיַעֲלֶ֖הve.ya.'a.LehH5927from me.

4And Ben–hadadH1130hearkenedוַיִּשְׁמַ֨עvai.yish.Ma'H8085unto kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Asaאָסָ֗א'a.Sa'H609,and sentוַ֠יִּשְׁלַחVai.yish.lachH7971the captainsשָׂרֵ֨יsa.ReiH8269of his armiesהַחֲיָלִ֤יםha.cha.ya.LimH2428against the citiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478;and they smoteוַיַּכּוּ֙vai.ya.KuH5221Ijonעִיּ֣וֹןi.YonH5859,and Danדָּ֔ןDanH1835,and Abel–maimH66,and all the storeמִסְכְּנ֖וֹתmis.ke.NotH4543citiesעָרֵ֥י'a.ReiH5892of Naphtaliנַפְתָּלִֽי׃naf.ta.LiH5321.

5And it came to pass, when Baashaבַּעְשָׁ֔אba'.Sha'H1201heardכִּשְׁמֹ֣עַkish.Mo.a'H8085it,that he left offוַיֶּחְדַּ֕לvai.yech.DalH2308buildingמִבְּנ֖וֹתmi.be.NotH1129of Ramahהָרָמָ֑הha.ra.MahH7414,and let his workמְלַאכְתּֽוֹ׃ סme.lakh.ToH4399ceaseוַיַּשְׁבֵּ֖תvai.yash.BetH7673.

6Then Asaוְאָסָ֣אve.'a.Sa'H609the kingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428tookלָקַח֙la.KachH3947all Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063;and they carried awayוַיִּשְׂא֞וּvai.yis.'UH5375the stonesאַבְנֵ֤י'av.NeiH68of Ramahהָֽרָמָה֙ha.ra.MahH7414,and the timberעֵצֶ֔יהָ'e.Tzei.haH6086thereof, wherewith Baashaבַּעְשָׁ֑אba'.Sha'H1201was buildingבָּנָ֖הba.NahH1129;and he builtוַיִּ֣בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129therewith Gebaגֶּ֖בַעGe.va'H1387and Mizpahהַמִּצְפָּֽה׃ סha.mitz.PahH4709.

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