Revised Literal Translation

2 Chronicles 34:20-28

20And the kingהַמֶּ֡לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428commandedוַיְצַ֣וvay.TzavH6680Hilkiahחִלְקִיָּ֡הוּchil.ki.Ya.huH2518,and Ahikamאֲחִיקָ֣ם'a.chi.KamH296the sonבֶּן־be.no.Sha-H1121of Shaphanשָׁ֠פָןSha.fanH8227,and Abdonעַבְדּ֨וֹןav.DonH5658the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Micahמִיכָ֜הmi.KhahH4318,and Shaphanשָׁפָ֣ןsha.FanH8227the scribeהַסּוֹפֵ֗רha.so.FerH5608,and Asaiahעֲשָׂיָ֥ה'a.sa.YahH6222a servantעֶֽבֶד־'e.ved-H5650of the king’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

21GoH3212,enquireדִרְשׁ֨וּdir.ShuH1875of Yhwhיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068for me, and for them that are leftהַנִּשְׁאָר֙ha.nish.'ArH7604in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478and in Judahוּבִֽיהוּדָ֔הu.vi.hu.DahH3063,concerning the wordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of the bookהַסֵּ֖פֶרha.Se.ferH5612that is foundנִמְצָ֑אnim.Tza'H4672:for greatגְדוֹלָ֤הge.do.LahH1419isthe wrathחֲמַת־cha.mat-H2534of Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068that is poured outנִתְּכָ֣הni.te.KhahH5413upon us, because our fathersאֲבוֹתֵ֙ינוּ֙'a.vo.Tei.nuH1have not keptשָׁמְר֤וּsha.me.RuH8104the wordדְּבַ֣רde.VarH1697of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,to doלַעֲשׂ֕וֹתla.'a.SotH6213after all that is writtenהַכָּת֖וּבha.ka.TuvH3789in this bookהַסֵּ֥פֶרha.Se.ferH5612.

22And Hilkiahחִלְקִיָּ֜הוּchil.ki.Ya.huH2518, and theythat the kingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428had appointed,wentH3212to Huldahחֻלְדָּ֨הchul.DahH2468the prophetessהַנְּבִיאָ֜הha.ne.vi.'AhH5031,the wifeאֵ֣שֶׁת׀'E.shetH802of Shallumשַׁלֻּ֣םsha.LumH7967the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Tikvathתָּקְהַ֗תtok.hatH8445 H8616,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Hasrahחַסְרָה֙chas.RahH2641,keeperשׁוֹמֵ֣רsho.MerH8104of the wardrobeהַבְּגָדִ֔יםha.be.ga.DimH899; (now she dweltיוֹשֶׁ֥בֶתyo.She.vetH3427in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִַ֖םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389in the collegeבַּמִּשְׁנֶ֑הba.mish.NehH4932:)and they spakeוַיְדַבְּר֥וּvay.da.be.RuH1696to her to that effect.

23And she answeredוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559them, Thus saithאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Tellאִמְר֣וּ'im.RuH559ye the manלָאִ֔ישׁla.'IshH376that sentשָׁלַ֥חsha.LachH7971you to me,

24Thus saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,Behold, I will bringמֵבִ֥יאme.Vi'H935evilרָעָ֛הra.'AhH7451upon this placeהַמָּק֥וֹםha.ma.KomH4725,and upon the inhabitantsיוֹשְׁבָ֑יוyo.she.VavH3427thereof, evenall the cursesהָאָלוֹת֙ha.'a.lOtH423that are writtenהַכְּתוּב֣וֹתha.ke.tu.VotH3789in the bookהַסֵּ֔פֶרha.Se.ferH5612which they have readקָֽרְא֔וּka.re.'UH7121beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063:

25Because they have forsakenעֲזָב֗וּנִי'a.za.Vu.niH5800me, and have burned incenseוַֽיְקַטְּרוּ֙vai.yak.ti.ruH6999unto otherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312godsלֵֽאלֹהִ֣יםle.lo.HimH430,that they might provoke me to angerהַכְעִיסֵ֔נִיhakh.'i.Se.niH3707with all the worksמַעֲשֵׂ֣יma.'a.SeiH4639of their handsיְדֵיהֶ֑םye.dei.HemH3027;therefore my wrathחֲמָתִ֛יcha.ma.TiH2534shall be poured outוְתִתַּ֧ךְve.ti.TakhH5413upon this placeבַּמָּק֥וֹםba.ma.KomH4725,and shall not be quenchedתִכְבֶּֽה׃tikh.BehH3518.

26And as forH413the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063,who sentהַשֹּׁלֵ֤חַha.sho.Le.achH7971you to enquireלִדְר֣וֹשׁlid.Ro.oshH1875of Yhwhבַּֽיהוָ֔הba.Yah.wehH3068,so shall ye sayתֹאמְר֖וּto.me.RuH559unto him, Thus saithאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478concerningthe wordsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697which thou hast heardשָׁמָֽעְתָּ׃sha.Ma.'e.taH8085;

27Because thine heartלְבָ֨בְךָ֜le.Va.ve.khaH3824was tenderרַךְ־rakh-H7401,and thou didst humbleוַתִּכָּנַ֣ע׀va.ti.ka.Na'H3665thyself beforeמִלִּפְנֵ֣יmi.lif.NeiH6440Godאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430,when thou heardestבְּשָׁמְעֲךָ֤be.sha.me.'a.KhaH8085his wordsדְּבָרָיו֙de.va.RavH1697against this placeהַמָּק֤וֹםha.ma.KomH4725,and against the inhabitantsיֹ֣שְׁבָ֔יוyo.she.VavH3427thereof, and humbledstוַתִּכָּנַ֣עva.ti.ka.Na'H3665thyself beforeלְפָנַ֔יle.fa.NaiH6440me, and didst rendוַתִּקְרַ֥עva.tik.Ra'H7167thy clothesבְּגָדֶ֖יךָbe.ga.Dei.khaH899,and weepוַתֵּ֣בְךְּva.Te.vekH1058beforeלְפָנָ֑יle.fa.NaiH6440me; I have even heardשָׁמַ֖עְתִּיsha.Ma'.tiH8085theealso, saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

28Behold, I will gatherאֹֽסִפְךָ֜'o.sif.KhaH622thee to thy fathersאֲבֹתֶ֗יךָ'a.vo.Tei.khaH1,and thou shalt be gatheredוְנֶאֱסַפְתָּ֣ve.ne.'e.saf.TaH622to thy graveקִבְרֹתֶיךָ֮kiv.ro.tei.ChaH6913in peaceבְּשָׁלוֹם֒be.sha.lOmH7965,neither shall thine eyesעֵינֶ֔יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869seeתִרְאֶ֣ינָהtir.'Ei.nahH7200all the evilהָֽרָעָ֔הha.ra.'AhH7451that I will bringמֵבִ֛יאme.Vi'H935upon this placeהַמָּק֥וֹםha.ma.KomH4725,and upon the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבָ֑יוyo.she.VavH3427of the same. So they broughtH7725the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428wordדָּבָֽר׃ פda.VarH1697againH7725.

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