Revised Literal Translation

2 Chronicles 20:20-29

20And they rose earlyוַיַּשְׁכִּ֣ימוּvai.yash.Ki.muH7925in the morningבַבֹּ֔קֶרva.Bo.kerH1242,and went forthוַיֵּצְא֖וּvai.ye.tze.'UH3318into the wildernessלְמִדְבַּ֣רle.mid.BarH4057of Tekoaתְּק֑וֹעַte.Ko.a'H8620:and as they went forthוּבְצֵאתָ֞םu.ve.tze.TamH3318,Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֗טye.ho.sha.FatH3092stoodעָמַ֣ד'a.MadH5975and saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559,Hearשְׁמָע֗וּנִיshe.ma.'U.niH8085me, O Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063,and ye inhabitantsוְיֹשְׁבֵ֣יve.yo.she.VeiH3427of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389;Believeהַאֲמִ֜ינוּha.'a.Mi.nuH539in Yhwhבַּיהוָ֤הba.Yah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶם֙'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,so shall ye be establishedוְתֵ֣אָמֵ֔נוּve.Te.'a.Me.nuH539;believeהַאֲמִ֥ינוּha.'a.Mi.nuH539his prophetsבִנְבִיאָ֖יוvin.vi.'AvH5030,so shall ye prosperוְהַצְלִֽיחוּ׃ve.hatz.Li.chuH6743.

21And when he had consultedוַיִּוָּעַץ֙vai.yi.va.'AtzH3289with the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971,he appointedוַיַּעֲמֵ֤דvai.ya.'a.MedH5975singersמְשֹֽׁרֲרִים֙me.sho.ra.RimH7891unto Yhwhלַיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068,and that should praiseוּֽמְהַֽלְלִ֖יםu.me.ha.LimH1984the beautyלְהַדְרַת־le.had.rat-H1927of holinessקֹ֑דֶשׁKo.deshH6944,as they went outבְּצֵאת֙be.tzeTH3318beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the armyהֶֽחָל֔וּץhe.cha.LutzH2502,and to sayוְאֹֽמְרִים֙ve.'o.me.RimH559,Praiseהוֹד֣וּho.DuH3034Yhwhלַיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068;for his mercyחַסְדּֽוֹ׃chas.DoH2617endurethfor everלְעוֹלָ֖םle.'o.LamH5769.

22And whenוּבְעֵת֩u.ve.'EtH6256they beganהֵחֵ֨לּוּhe.Che.luH2490to singבְרִנָּ֜הve.ri.NahH7440and to praiseוּתְהִלָּ֗הu.te.hi.LahH8416,Yhwhיְהוָ֣ה׀Yah.wehH3068setנָתַ֣ןna.TanH5414ambushmentsמְ֠אָֽרְבִיםMe.'a.re.vimH693against the childrenבְּנֵ֨יbe.NeiH1121of Ammonעַמּ֜וֹןa.MonH5983,Moabמוֹאָ֧בmo.'AvH4124,and mountוְהַר־ve.har-H2022Seirשֵׂעִ֛ירse.'IrH8165,which were comeהַבָּאִ֥יםha.ba.'ImH935against Judahלִֽיהוּדָ֖הli.hu.DahH3063;and they were smittenוַיִּנָּגֵֽפוּ׃vai.yi.na.Ge.fuH5062.

23For the childrenבְּנֵ֨יbe.NeiH1121of Ammonעַמּ֧וֹןa.MonH5983and Moabוּמוֹאָ֛בu.mo.'AvH4124stood upוַ֠יַּֽעַמְדוּVai.ya.'am.duH5975against the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֥יyo.she.VeiH3427of mountהַר־har-H2022Seirשֵׂעִ֖ירse.'IrH8165,utterly to slayלְהַחֲרִ֣יםle.ha.cha.RimH2763and destroyוּלְהַשְׁמִ֑ידu.le.hash.MidH8045them:and when they had made an endוּכְכַלּוֹתָם֙u.khe.kha.lo.TamH3615of the inhabitantsבְּיוֹשְׁבֵ֣יbe.yo.she.VeiH3427of Seirשֵׂעִ֔ירse.'IrH8165,every oneאִישׁ־'ish-H376helpedעָזְר֥וּ'a.ze.RuH5826to destroyלְמַשְׁחִֽית׃le.mash.ChitH4889anotherבְּרֵעֵ֖הוּbe.re.'E.huH7453.

24And when Judahוִֽיהוּדָ֛הvi.hu.DahH3063cameבָּ֥אba'H935toward the watch towerהַמִּצְפֶּ֖הha.mitz.PehH4708 H4707in the wildernessלַמִּדְבָּ֑רla.mid.BarH4057,they lookedוַיִּפְנוּ֙vai.yif.NuH6437unto the multitudeהֶ֣הָמ֔וֹןhe.ha.MonH1995, and, behold, they weredead bodiesפְּגָרִ֛יםpe.ga.RimH6297fallenנֹפְלִ֥יםno.fe.LimH5307to the earthאַ֖רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776,and none escapedפְּלֵיטָֽה׃pe.lei.TahH6413.

25And when Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֣טye.ho.sha.FatH3092and his peopleוְעַמּוֹ֮ve.'a.MoH5971cameוַיָּבֹ֨אvai.ya.Vo'H935to take awayלָבֹ֣זla.VozH962the spoilשְׁלָלָם֒she.la.LamH7998of them, they foundוַיִּמְצְאוּ֩vai.yim.tze.'UH4672among them in abundanceלָרֹ֜בla.RoH7230both richesוּרְכ֤וּשׁu.re.KhushH7399with the dead bodiesוּפְגָרִים֙u.fe.ga.RimH6297,and preciousH2532jewelsוּכְלֵ֣יu.khe.LeiH3627,which they stripped offוַיְנַצְּל֥וּvay.na.tze.LuH5337for themselves, more thanלְאֵ֣יןle.'EinH369they could carry awayמַשָּׂ֑אma.Sa'H4853:and they were threeשְׁלוֹשָׁ֛הshe.lo.ShahH7969daysיָמִ֧יםya.MimH3117in gatheringבֹּזְזִ֥יםbo.ze.ZimH962of the spoilהַשָּׁלָ֖לha.sha.LalH7998,it was so muchרַב־rav-H7227.

26And on the fourthהָרְבִעִ֗יha.re.vi.'IH7243dayוּבַיּ֣וֹםu.vai.YomH3117they assembledנִקְהֲלוּ֙nik.ha.LuH6950themselves in the valleyלְעֵ֣מֶקle.'E.mekH6010of Berachahבְּרָכָ֔הbe.ra.KhahH1294;for there they blessedבֵּרֲכ֣וּbe.ra.KhuH1288Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068:therefore the nameשֵׁ֨םshemH8034of the same placeהַמָּק֥וֹםha.ma.KomH4725was calledקָֽרְא֞וּka.re.'UH7121,The valleyעֵ֥מֶק'E.mekH6010of Berachahבְּרָכָ֖הbe.ra.KhahH1294,unto this dayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117.

27Then they returnedוַ֠יָּשֻׁבוּVai.ya.shu.vuH7725,every manאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376of Judahיְהוּדָ֤הye.hu.DahH3063and Jerusalemוִֽירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙vi.ru.sha.LimH3389,and Jehoshaphatוִֽיהוֹשָׁפָ֣טvi.ho.sha.FatH3092in the forefrontבְּרֹאשָׁ֔םbe.ro.ShamH7218of them, to go againלָשׁ֥וּבla.ShuvH7725to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389with joyבְּשִׂמְחָ֑הbe.sim.ChahH8057;for Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068had made them to rejoiceשִׂמְּחָ֥םsi.me.ChamH8055over their enemiesמֵֽאוֹיְבֵיהֶֽם׃Me.'oy.vei.HemH341.

28And they cameוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935to Jerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389with psalteriesבִּנְבָלִ֥יםbin.va.LimH5035and harpsוּבְכִנֹּר֖וֹתu.ve.khi.no.RotH3658and trumpetsוּבַחֲצֹצְר֑וֹתu.va.cha.tzo.tze.RotH2689unto the houseבֵּ֖יתbeitH1004of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

29And the fearפַּ֣חַדPa.chadH6343of Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430was on all the kingdomsמַמְלְכ֣וֹתmam.le.KhotH4467of thosecountriesהָאֲרָצ֑וֹתha.'a.ra.TzotH776,when they had heardבְּשָׁמְעָ֕םbe.sha.me.'AmH8085that Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068foughtנִלְחַ֣םnil.ChamH3898against the enemiesאוֹיְבֵ֥י'oy.VeiH341of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

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