Revised Literal Translation

2 Chronicles 17:3-10

3And Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068was with Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֑טye.ho.sha.FatH3092,because he walkedהָלַ֗ךְha.LakhH1980in the firstהָרִ֣אשֹׁנִ֔יםha.Ri.sho.NimH7223waysבְּדַרְכֵ֞יbe.dar.KheiH1870of his fatherאָבִיו֙'a.VivH1Davidדָּוִ֤ידda.VidH1732,and soughtדָרַ֖שׁda.RashH1875not unto Baalimלַבְּעָלִֽים׃la.be.'a.LimH1168;

4But soughtדָּרָ֔שׁda.RashH1875to the LordGodלֵֽאלֹהֵ֤יle.lo.HeiH430of his fatherאָבִיו֙'a.VivH1,and walkedהָלָ֑ךְha.LakhH1980in his commandmentsוּבְמִצְוֹתָ֖יוu.ve.mitz.vo.TavH4687,and not after the doingsכְּמַעֲשֵׂ֥הke.ma.'a.SehH4639of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

5Therefore Yhwhיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068stablishedוַיָּ֨כֶןvai.Ya.khenH3559the kingdomהַמַּמְלָכָה֙ha.mam.la.KhahH4467in his handבְּיָד֔וֹbe.ya.DoH3027;and all Judahיְהוּדָ֛הye.hu.DahH3063broughtוַיִּתְּנ֧וּvai.yi.te.NuH5414to Jehoshaphatלִיהוֹשָׁפָ֑טli.ho.sha.FatH3092presentsמִנְחָ֖הmin.ChahH4503;and he had richesעֹֽשֶׁר־'o.sher-H6239and honourוְכָב֖וֹדve.kha.VodH3519in abundanceלָרֹֽב׃la.RoH7230.

6And his heartלִבּ֖וֹli.BoH3820was lifted upוַיִּגְבַּ֥הּvai.yig.BahH1361in the waysבְּדַרְכֵ֣יbe.dar.KheiH1870of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068:moreover he took awayהֵסִ֛ירhe.SirH5493the high placesהַבָּמ֥וֹתha.ba.MotH1116and grovesהָאֲשֵׁרִ֖יםha.'a.she.RimH842out of Judahמִיהוּדָֽה׃ פmi.hu.DahH3063.

7Also in the thirdשָׁל֜וֹשׁsha.Lo.oshH7969yearוּבִשְׁנַ֨תu.vish.NatH8141of his reignלְמָלְכ֗וֹle.ma.le.KhoH4427he sentשָׁלַ֤חsha.LachH7971to his princesלְשָׂרָיו֙le.sa.RavH8269, evento Ben–hailH1134,and to Obadiahוּלְעֹבַדְיָ֣הu.le.'oad.YahH5662,and to Zechariahוְלִזְכַרְיָ֔הve.liz.khar.YahH2148,and to Nethaneelוְלִנְתַנְאֵ֖לve.lin.tan.'ElH5417,and to Michaiahוּלְמִיכָיָ֑הוּu.le.mi.kha.Ya.huH4322,to teachלְלַמֵּ֖דle.la.MedH3925in the citiesבְּעָרֵ֥יbe.'a.ReiH5892of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

8And with them he sentLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֗םhal.vi.YimH3881, evenShemaiahשְֽׁמַֽעְיָ֡הוּshe.ma'.Ya.huH8098,and Nethaniahוּנְתַנְיָ֡הוּu.ne.tan.Ya.huH5418,and Zebadiahוּזְבַדְיָ֡הוּu.ze.vad.Ya.huH2069,and Asahelוַעֲשָׂהאֵ֡לva.'a.sa.h.'ElH6214,and Shemiramothוּשְׁמִֽירָמ֡וֹתu.she.mi.ri.motH8070,and Jehonathanוִֽיהוֹנָתָן֩vi.ho.na.TanH3083,and Adonijahוַאֲדֹ֨נִיָּ֧הוּva.'a.Do.ni.Ya.huH138,and Tobijahוְטֽוֹבִיָּ֛הוּve.toi.Ya.huH2900,and Tob–adonijahH2899,Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֑םhal.vi.YimH3881;and with them Elishamaאֱלִישָׁמָ֥ע'e.li.sha.Ma'H476and Jehoramוִֽיהוֹרָ֖םvi.ho.RamH3088,priestsהַכֹּהֲנִֽים׃ha.ko.ha.NimH3548.

9And they taughtוַֽיְלַמְּדוּ֙vay.la.me.DuH3925in Judahבִּֽיהוּדָ֔הbi.hu.DahH3063, and hadthe bookסֵ֖פֶרSe.ferH5612of the lawתּוֹרַ֣תto.RatH8451of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068with them, and went aboutוַיָּסֹ֙בּוּ֙vai.ya.So.buH5437throughout all the citiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,and taughtוַֽיְלַמְּד֖וּvay.la.me.DuH3925the peopleבָּעָֽם׃ba.'AmH5971.

10And the fearפַּ֣חַדPa.chadH6343of Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068fell upon all the kingdomsמַמְלְכ֣וֹתmam.le.KhotH4467of the landsהָֽאֲרָצ֔וֹתha.'a.ra.TzotH776that wereround aboutסְבִיב֣וֹתse.vi.VotH5439Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,so that they made no warנִלְחֲמ֖וּnil.cha.MuH3898against Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָֽט׃ye.ho.sha.FatH3092.

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