Revised Literal Translation

2 Chronicles 17:3-9

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.

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