Revised Literal Translation

2 Chronicles 17:12-19

12And Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֛טye.ho.sha.FatH3092waxedהֹלֵ֥ךְho.LekhH1980greatוְגָדֵ֖לve.ga.DelH1432exceedinglyלְמָ֑עְלָהle.Ma.'e.lahH4605;and he builtוַיִּ֧בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129in Judahבִּֽיהוּדָ֛הbi.hu.DahH3063castlesבִּירָנִיּ֖וֹתbi.ra.ni.YotH1003,and citiesוְעָרֵ֥יve.'a.ReiH5892of storeמִסְכְּנֽוֹת׃mis.ke.NotH4543.

13And he had muchרַבָּ֛הra.BahH7227businessוּמְלָאכָ֥הu.me.la.KhahH4399in the citiesבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063:and the menוְאַנְשֵׁ֧יve.'an.SheiH582of warמִלְחָמָ֛הmil.cha.MahH4421,mighty menגִּבּ֥וֹרֵיgi.Bo.reiH1368of valourחַ֖יִלCha.yilH2428, werein Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

14And these arethe numbersפְקֻדָּתָ֖םfe.ku.da.TamH6486of them according to the houseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004of their fathersאֲבוֹתֵיהֶ֑ם'a.vo.tei.HemH1:Of Judahלִֽיהוּדָה֙li.hu.DahH3063,the captainsשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of thousandsאֲלָפִ֔ים'a.la.FimH505;Adnahעַדְנָ֣ה'ad.NahH5734the chiefהַשָּׂ֔רha.SarH8269,and with him mighty menגִּבּ֣וֹרֵיgi.Bo.reiH1368of valourחַ֔יִלCha.yilH2428threeשְׁלֹ֥שׁshe.LoshH7969hundredמֵא֖וֹתme.'otH3967thousandאָֽלֶף׃ ס'A.lefH505.

15And nextיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027to him wasJehohananיְהוֹחָנָ֣ןye.ho.cha.NanH3076the captainהַשָּׂ֑רha.SarH8269,and with him two hundredמָאתַ֥יִםma.Ta.yimH3967and fourscoreוּשְׁמוֹנִ֖יםu.she.mo.NimH8084thousandאָֽלֶף׃ ס'A.lefH505.

16And nextיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027him wasAmasiahעֲמַסְיָ֣ה'a.mas.YahH6007the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Zichriזִכְרִ֔יzikh.RiH2147,who willingly offeredהַמִּתְנַדֵּ֖בha.mit.na.DevH5068himself unto Yhwhלַיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068;and with him two hundredמָאתַ֥יִםma.Ta.yimH3967thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505mighty menגִּבּ֥וֹרgi.BorH1368of valourחָֽיִל׃ סCha.yilH2428.

17And of Benjaminבִּנְיָמִ֔ןbin.ya.MinH1144;Eliadaאֶלְיָדָ֑ע'el.ya.Da'H450a mighty manגִּבּ֥וֹרgi.BorH1368of valourחַ֖יִלCha.yilH2428,and with him armed menנֹֽשְׁקֵי־no.she.kei-H5401with bowקֶ֥שֶׁתKe.shetH7198and shieldוּמָגֵ֖ןu.ma.GenH4043two hundredמָאתַ֥יִםma.Ta.yimH3967thousandאָֽלֶף׃ ס'A.lefH505.

18And nextיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027him wasJehozabadיְהוֹזָבָ֑דye.ho.za.VadH3075,and with him an hundredמֵאָֽה־me.'ah-H3967and fourscoreוּשְׁמוֹנִ֥יםu.she.mo.NimH8084thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505ready preparedחֲלוּצֵ֥יcha.lu.TzeiH2502for the warצָבָֽא׃ סtza.Va'H6635.

19These waitedהַמְשָׁרְתִ֣יםham.sha.re.TimH8334on the kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, beside thosewhom the kingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428putנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414in the fencedהַמִּבְצָ֖רha.miv.TzarH4013citiesבְּעָרֵ֥יbe.'a.ReiH5892throughout all Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ פye.hu.DahH3063.

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