Revised Literal Translation

2 Chronicles 26:16-21

16But when he was strongוּכְחֶזְקָת֗וֹu.khe.chez.ka.ToH2393,his heartלִבּוֹ֙li.BoH3820was lifted upגָּבַ֤הּga.VahH1361to hisdestructionלְהַשְׁחִ֔יתle.hash.ChitH7843:for he transgressedוַיִּמְעַ֖לvai.yim.'AlH4603against Yhwhבַּיהוָ֣הba.Yah.wehH3068his Godאֱלֹהָ֑יו'e.lo.HavH430,and wentוַיָּבֹא֙vai.ya.Vo'H935into the templeהֵיכַ֣לhei.KhalH1964of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068to burn incenseלְהַקְטִ֖ירle.hak.TirH6999upon the altarמִזְבַּ֥חmiz.BachH4196of incenseהַקְּטֹֽרֶת׃ha.ke.To.retH7004.

17And Azariahעֲזַרְיָ֣הוּ'a.zar.Ya.huH5838the priestהַכֹּהֵ֑ןha.ko.HenH3548went inוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935afterאַחֲרָ֖יו'a.cha.RavH310him, and with him fourscoreשְׁמוֹנִ֖יםshe.mo.NimH8084priestsכֹּהֲנִ֧ים׀ko.ha.NimH3548of Yhwhלַיהוָ֛הla.Yah.wehH3068, that werevaliantחָֽיִל׃Cha.yilH2428menבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121:

18And they withstoodוַיַּעַמְד֞וּvai.ya.'am.DuH5975Uzziahעֻזִּיָּ֣הוּ'u.zi.Ya.huH5818the kingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,and saidוַיֹּ֤אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559unto him, It appertainethnot unto thee, Uzziahעֻזִּיָּ֗הוּ'u.zi.Ya.huH5818,to burn incenseלְהַקְטִיר֙le.hak.TirH6999unto Yhwhלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068,but to the priestsלַכֹּהֲנִ֧יםla.ko.ha.NimH3548the sonsבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of Aaronאַהֲרֹ֛ן'a.ha.RonH175,that are consecratedהַמְקֻדָּשִׁ֖יםham.ku.da.ShimH6942to burn incenseלְהַקְטִ֑ירle.hak.TirH6999:go outצֵ֤אtze'H3318of the sanctuaryהַמִּקְדָּשׁ֙ha.mik.DashH4720;for thou hast trespassedמָעַ֔לְתָּma.'Al.taH4603; neither shall it befor thine honourלְכָב֖וֹדle.kha.VodH3519from Yhwhמֵיְהוָ֥הme.Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430.

19Then Uzziahעֻזִּיָּ֔הוּ'u.zi.Ya.huH5818was wrothוַיִּזְעַף֙vai.yiz.'AfH2196, and hada censerמִקְטֶ֖רֶתmik.Te.retH4730in his handוּבְיָד֥וֹu.ve.ya.DoH3027to burn incenseלְהַקְטִ֑ירle.hak.TirH6999:and while he was wrothוּבְזַעְפּ֣וֹu.ve.za'.PoH2196with the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֗יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548,the leprosyוְ֠הַצָּרַעַתVe.ha.tza.ra.'atH6883even rose upזָרְחָ֨הza.re.ChahH2224in his foreheadבְמִצְח֜וֹve.mitz.ChoH4696beforeלִפְנֵ֤יlif.NeiH6440the priestsהַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ha.ko.ha.NimH3548in the houseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,from beside the incenseהַקְּטֹֽרֶת׃ha.ke.To.retH7004altarלְמִזְבַּ֥חle.miz.BachH4196.

20And Azariahעֲזַרְיָהוּ֩'a.zar.ya.HuH5838the chiefהָרֹ֜אשׁha.RoshH7218priestכֹהֵ֨ןkho.HenH3548,and all the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֗יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548,lookedוַיִּ֣פֶןvai.Yi.fenH6437upon him, and, behold, he wasleprousמְצֹרָע֙me.tzo.Ra'H6879in his foreheadבְּמִצְח֔וֹbe.mitz.ChoH4696,and they thrust him outוַיַּבְהִל֖וּהוּvai.yav.hi.Lu.huH926from thence; yea, himself hastedנִדְחַ֣ףnid.ChafH1765also to go outלָצֵ֔אתla.TzetH3318,because Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068had smittenנִגְּע֖וֹni.ge.'OH5060him.

21And Uzziahעֻזִּיָּ֨הוּ'u.zi.Ya.huH5818the kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428was a leperמְצֹרָ֣ע׀me.tzo.Ra'H6879unto the dayי֣וֹםYomH3117of his deathמוֹת֗וֹmo.ToH4194,and dwelt inוַיֵּ֜שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427a severalהַֽחָפְשִׁית֙ha.cha.fe.shutH2669houseבֵּ֤יתbeitH1004, beinga leperמְצֹרָ֔עme.tzo.Ra'H6879;for he was cut offנִגְזַ֖רnig.ZarH1504from the houseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068:and Jothamוְיוֹתָ֤םve.yo.TamH3147his sonבְּנוֹ֙be.NoH1121wasover the king’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004,judgingשׁוֹפֵ֖טsho.FetH8199the peopleעַ֥ם'amH5971of the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

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