Revised Literal Translation

2 Chronicles 27

1Jothamיוֹתָ֣םyo.TamH3147wastwentyעֶשְׂרִ֨ים'es.RimH6242and fiveוְחָמֵ֤שׁve.cha.MeshH2568yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121when he began to reignבְּמָלְכ֔וֹbe.ma.le.KhoH4427,and he reignedמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427sixteenוְשֵׁשׁ־ עֶשְׂרֵ֣הve.shesh- 'es.RehH6240 H8337yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141in Jerusalemבִּֽירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389.His mother’sאִמּ֔וֹ'i.MoH517nameוְשֵׁ֣םve.ShemH8034also wasJerushahיְרוּשָׁ֖הye.ru.ShahH3388,the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Zadokצָדֽוֹק׃tza.DokH6659.

2And he didוַיַּ֨עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213that which wasrightהַיָּשָׁ֜רhai.ya.SharH3477in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,according to all that his fatherאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1Uzziahעֻזִּיָּ֣הוּ'u.zi.Ya.huH5818didעָשָׂה֙'a.SahH6213:howbeit he enteredבָ֖אva'H935not into the templeהֵיכַ֣לhei.KhalH1964of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068.And the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971did yet corruptlyמַשְׁחִיתִֽים׃mash.chi.TimH7843.

3He builtבָּנָ֛הba.NahH1129the highהָעֶלְי֑וֹןha.'el.YonH5945gateשַׁ֥עַרSha.'arH8179of the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,and on the wallוּבְחוֹמַ֥תu.ve.cho.MatH2346of Ophelהָעֹ֛פֶלha.'O.felH6077he builtבָּנָ֖הba.NahH1129muchלָרֹֽב׃la.RoH7230.

4Moreover he builtבָּנָ֖הba.NahH1129citiesוְעָרִ֥יםve.'a.RimH5892in the mountainsבְּהַר־be.har-H2022of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,and in the forestsוּבֶחֳרָשִׁ֣יםu.ve.cho.ra.ShimH2793he builtבָּנָ֔הba.NahH1129castlesבִּֽירָנִיּ֖וֹתbi.ra.ni.YotH1003and towersוּמִגְדָּלִֽים׃u.mig.da.LimH4026.

5He foughtנִלְחַ֞םnil.ChamH3898also with the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of the AmmonitesH5984,and prevailedוַיֶּחֱזַ֣קvai.ye.che.ZakH2388against them. And the childrenH1121of AmmonH5983gaveוַיִּתְּנוּ־vai.yi.te.nu-H5414him the same yearבַּשָּׁנָ֣הba.sha.NahH8141an hundredמֵאָה֙me.'AhH3967talentsכִּכַּר־ki.kar-H3603of silverכֶּ֔סֶףKe.sefH3701,and tenוַעֲשֶׂ֨רֶתva.'a.Se.retH6235thousandאֲלָפִ֤ים'a.la.FimH505measuresכֹּרִים֙ko.RimH3734of wheatחִטִּ֔יםchi.TimH2406,and tenעֲשֶׂ֣רֶת'a.Se.retH6235thousandאֲלָפִ֑ים'a.la.FimH505of barleyוּשְׂעוֹרִ֖יםu.se.'o.RimH8184.So much did the childrenH1121of AmmonH5983payהֵשִׁ֤יבוּhe.Shi.vuH7725untoזֹ֗אתZotH2063him, both the secondהַשֵּׁנִ֖יתha.she.NitH8145yearוּבַשָּׁנָ֥הu.va.sha.NahH8141,and the thirdוְהַשְּׁלִשִֽׁית׃ve.ha.she.li.ShitH7992.

6So Jothamיוֹתָ֑םyo.TamH3147became mightyוַיִּתְחַזֵּ֖קvai.yit.cha.ZekH2388,because he preparedהֵכִ֣יןhe.KhinH3559his waysדְּרָכָ֔יוde.ra.KhavH1870beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068his Godאֱלֹהָֽיו׃'e.lo.HavH430.

7Now the restוְיֶתֶר֙ve.ye.TerH3499of the actsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of Jothamיוֹתָ֔םyo.TamH3147,and all his warsמִלְחֲמֹתָ֖יוmil.cha.mo.TavH4421,and his waysוּדְרָכָ֑יוu.de.ra.KhavH1870, lo, they arewrittenכְּתוּבִ֔יםke.tu.VimH3789in the bookסֵ֥פֶרSe.ferH5612of the kingsמַלְכֵֽי־mal.khei-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478and Judahוִיהוּדָֽה׃vi.hu.DahH3063.

8He was fiveוְחָמֵ֛שׁve.cha.MeshH2568and twentyעֶשְׂרִ֧ים'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121when he began to reignבְמָלְכ֑וֹve.ma.le.KhoH4427,and reignedמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427sixteenוְשֵׁשׁ־ עֶשְׂרֵ֣הve.shesh- 'es.RehH6240 H8337yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

9And Jothamיוֹתָם֙yo.TamH3147sleptוַיִּשְׁכַּ֤בvai.yish.KavH7901with his fathersאֲבֹתָ֔יו'a.vo.TavH1,and they buriedוַיִּקְבְּר֥וּvai.yik.be.RuH6912him in the cityבְּעִ֣ירbe.'IrH5892of Davidדָּוִ֑ידda.VidH1732:and Ahazאָחָ֥ז'a.ChazH271his sonבְּנ֖וֹbe.NoH1121reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427in his stead.

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