Revised Literal Translation

2 Chronicles 16:2-9

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.

7And at that timeוּבָעֵ֣תu.va.'EtH6256Hananiחֲנָ֣נִיcha.Na.niH2607the seerH7200cameבָּ֚אba'H935to Asaאָסָ֖א'a.Sa'H609kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Because thou hast reliedבְּהִשָּׁ֨עֶנְךָ֜be.hi.Sha.'en.khaH8172on the kingמֶ֤לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Syriaאֲרָם֙'a.RamH758,and not reliedנִשְׁעַ֙נְתָּ֙nish.'An.taH8172on Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,therefore is the armyחֵ֥ילcheilH2428of the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Syriaאֲרָ֖ם'a.RamH758escapedנִמְלַ֛טnim.LatH4422out of thine handמִיָּדֶֽךָ׃mi.ya.De.khaH3027.

8Were not the Ethiopiansהַכּוּשִׁ֣יםha.ku.ShimH3569and the Lubimsוְהַלּוּבִ֗יםve.ha.lu.VimH3864a hugeלָרֹ֛בla.RoH7230armyלְחַ֧יִל׀le.Cha.yilH2428,with veryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966manyלְהַרְבֵּ֣הle.har.BehH7235chariotsלְרֶ֥כֶבle.Re.khevH7393and horsemenוּלְפָרָשִׁ֖יםu.le.fa.ra.ShimH6571?yet, because thou didst relyוּבְהִשָּֽׁעֶנְךָ֥u.ve.hi.sha.'en.KhaH8172on Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,he deliveredנְתָנָ֥םne.ta.NamH5414them into thine handבְּיָדֶֽךָ׃be.ya.De.khaH3027.

9For the eyesעֵינָ֞יו'ei.NavH5869of Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068run to and froמְשֹׁטְט֤וֹתme.sho.te.TotH7751throughout the whole earthהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776,to shew himself strongלְ֠הִתְחַזֵּקLe.hit.cha.zekH2388in the behalf of themwhose heartלְבָבָ֥םle.va.VamH3824isperfectשָׁלֵ֛םsha.LemH8003toward him. Herein thou hast done foolishlyנִסְכַּ֣לְתָּnis.Kal.taH5528:therefore from henceforthמֵעַ֔תָּהme.'A.tahH6258thou shalt haveיֵ֥שׁyeshH3426warsמִלְחָמֽוֹת׃mil.cha.MotH4421.

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