Revised Literal Translation

2 Chronicles 21:4-7

4Now when Jehoramיְהוֹרָ֜םye.ho.RamH3088was risen upוַיָּ֨קָםvai.Ya.komH6965to the kingdomמַמְלֶ֤כַתmam.Le.khatH4467of his fatherאָבִיו֙'a.VivH1,he strengthenedוַיִּתְחַזַּ֔קvai.yit.cha.ZakH2388himself, and slewוַיַּהֲרֹ֥גvai.ya.ha.RogH2026all his brethrenאֶחָ֖יו'e.ChavH251with the swordבֶּחָ֑רֶבbe.Cha.revH2719, and diversalso of the princesמִשָּׂרֵ֥יmi.sa.ReiH8269of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

5Jehoramיְהוֹרָ֣םye.ho.RamH3088wasthirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםshe.lo.ShimH7970and twoוּשְׁתַּ֛יִםu.she.Ta.yimH8147yearsשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121when he began to reignבְּמָלְכ֑וֹbe.ma.le.KhoH4427,and he reignedמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427eightוּשְׁמוֹנֶ֣הu.she.mo.NehH8083yearsשָׁנִ֔יםsha.NimH8141in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

6And he walkedH3212in the wayבְּדֶ֣רֶךְ׀be.De.rekhH1870of the kingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,like as didעָשׂוּ֙'a.SuH6213the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Ahabאַחְאָ֔ב'ach.'AvH256:for he had the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Ahabאַחְאָ֔ב'ach.'AvH256to wifeאִשָּׁ֑ה'i.ShahH802:and he wroughtוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213that which wasevilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in the eyesבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

7Howbeit Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068wouldאָבָ֣ה'a.VahH14not destroyלְהַשְׁחִית֙le.hash.ChitH7843the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Davidדָּוִ֔ידda.VidH1732,because of the covenantהַבְּרִ֔יתha.be.RitH1285that he had madeכָּרַ֖תka.RatH3772with Davidלְדָוִ֑ידle.da.VidH1732,and as he promisedאָמַ֗ר'a.MarH559to giveלָתֵ֨תla.TetH5414a lightנִ֛ירnirH5216to him and to his sonsוּלְבָנָ֖יוu.le.va.NavH1121for everהַיָּמִֽים׃hai.ya.MimH3117.

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