Revised Literal Translation

2 Chronicles 16:7-9

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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