Revised Literal Translation

2 Chronicles 36:1-13

1Then the peopleעַם־'am-H5971of the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776tookוַיִּקְחוּ֙vai.yik.ChuH3947Jehoahazיְהוֹאָחָ֖זye.ho.'a.ChazH3059the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Josiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֑הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977,and made him kingוַיַּמְלִיכֻ֥הוּvai.yam.li.Khu.huH4427in his father’sאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1stead in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

2Jehoahazיוֹאָחָ֣זyo.'a.ChazH3099wastwentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֛יםve.'es.RimH6242and threeשָׁל֧וֹשׁsha.Lo.oshH7969yearsשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121when he began to reignבְּמָלְכ֑וֹbe.ma.le.KhoH4427,and he reignedמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427threeוּשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הu.she.lo.ShahH7969monthsחֳדָשִׁ֔יםcho.da.ShimH2320in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

3And the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Egyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714put him downוַיְסִירֵ֥הוּvay.si.Re.huH5493at Jerusalemבִּֽירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389,and condemnedוַֽיַּעֲנֹשׁ֙vai.ya.'a.NoshH6064the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776in an hundredמֵאָ֥הme.'AhH3967talentsכִכַּר־khi.kar-H3603of silverכֶּ֖סֶףKe.sefH3701and a talentוְכִכַּ֥רve.khi.KarH3603of goldזָהָֽב׃za.HavH2091.

4And the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Egyptמִצְרַ֜יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714made Eliakimאֶלְיָקִ֣ים'el.ya.KimH471his brotherאָחִ֗יו'a.ChivH251kingוַיַּמְלֵ֨ךְvai.yam.LekhH4427over Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063and Jerusalemוִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םvi.Ru.sha.LimH3389,and turnedוַיַּסֵּ֥בvai.ya.SevH5437his nameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034to Jehoiakimיְהוֹיָקִ֑יםye.ho.ya.KimH3079.And Nechoנְכ֔וֹne.KhoH5224tookלָקַ֣חla.KachH3947Jehoahazיוֹאָחָ֤זyo.'a.ChazH3099his brotherאָחִיו֙'a.ChivH251,and carriedוַיְבִיאֵ֖הוּvay.vi.'E.huH935him to Egyptמִצְרָֽיְמָה׃ פmitz.Ra.ye.mahH4714.

5Jehoiakimיְהוֹיָקִ֣יםye.ho.ya.KimH3079wastwentyעֶשְׂרִ֨ים'es.RimH6242and fiveוְחָמֵ֤שׁve.cha.MeshH2568yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121when he began to reignבְּמָלְכ֔וֹbe.ma.le.KhoH4427,and he reignedמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427elevenוְאַחַ֤ת עֶשְׂרֵה֙ve.'a.Chat 'es.RehH6240 H259yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389:and he didוַיַּ֣עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213that which wasevilהָרַ֔עha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֖יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068his Godאֱלֹהָֽיו׃'e.lo.HavH430.

6Against him came upעָלָ֔ה'a.LahH5927Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶאצַּ֖רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5019kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֑לba.VelH894,and boundוַיַּֽאַסְרֵ֙הוּ֙vai.ya.'as.Re.huH631him in fettersבַּֽנְחֻשְׁתַּ֔יִםban.chush.Ta.yimH5178,to carryH3212him to Babylonבָּבֶֽלָה׃ba.Ve.lahH894.

7Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶאצַּ֖רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5019also carriedהֵבִ֥יאhe.Vi'H935of the vesselsוּמִכְּלֵי֙u.mi.ke.LeiH3627of the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068to Babylonלְבָבֶ֑לle.va.VelH894,and putוַיִּתְּנֵ֥םvai.yi.te.NemH5414them in his templeבְּהֵיכָל֖וֹbe.hei.kha.LoH1964at Babylonבְּבָבֶֽל׃be.va.VelH894.

8Now the restוְיֶתֶר֩ve.ye.TerH3499of the actsדִּבְרֵ֨יdiv.ReiH1697of Jehoiakimיְהֽוֹיָקִ֜יםye.ho.ya.KimH3079,and his abominationsוְתֹֽעֲבֹתָ֤יוve.to.'a.vo.TavH8441which he didעָשָׂה֙'a.SahH6213,and that which was foundוְהַנִּמְצָ֣אve.ha.nim.Tza'H4672in him, behold, they arewrittenכְּתוּבִ֗יםke.tu.VimH3789in the bookסֵ֛פֶרSe.ferH5612of the kingsמַלְכֵ֥יmal.KheiH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478and Judahוִֽיהוּדָ֑הvi.hu.DahH3063:and Jehoiachinיְהוֹיָכִ֥יןye.ho.ya.KhinH3078his sonבְּנ֖וֹbe.NoH1121reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427in his stead.

9Jehoiachinיְהוֹיָכִ֣יןye.ho.ya.KhinH3078waseightשְׁמוֹנֶ֤הshe.mo.NehH8083yearsשָׁנִים֙sha.NimH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121when he began to reignבְּמָלְכ֔וֹbe.ma.le.KhoH4427,and he reignedמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427threeוּשְׁלֹשָׁ֤הu.she.lo.ShahH7969monthsחֳדָשִׁים֙cho.da.ShimH2320and tenוַעֲשֶׂ֣רֶתva.'a.Se.retH6235daysיָמִ֔יםya.MimH3117in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389:and he didוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213that which wasevilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

10And when the yearהַשָּׁנָ֗הha.sha.NahH8141was expiredוְלִתְשׁוּבַ֣תve.lit.shu.VatH8666,kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Nebuchadnezzarנְבֽוּכַדְנֶאצַּ֔רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5019sentשָׁלַח֙sha.LachH7971,and broughtוַיְבִאֵ֣הוּvay.vi.'E.huH935him to Babylonבָבֶ֔לָהva.Ve.lahH894,with the goodlyחֶמְדַּ֣תchem.DatH2532vesselsכְּלֵ֖יke.LeiH3627of the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,and made Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֣הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667his brotherאָחִ֔יו'a.ChivH251kingוַיַּמְלֵךְ֙vai.yam.leKhH4427over Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063and Jerusalemוִֽירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ פVi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

11Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֣הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667wasoneוְאַחַ֛תve.'a.ChatH259and twentyעֶשְׂרִ֧ים'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121when he began to reignבְמָלְכ֑וֹve.ma.le.KhoH4427,and reignedמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427elevenוְאַחַ֤ת עֶשְׂרֵה֙ve.'a.Chat 'es.RehH6240 H259yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

12And he didוַיַּ֣עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213that which wasevilהָרַ֔עha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֖יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068his Godאֱלֹהָ֑יו'e.lo.HavH430, andhumbledנִכְנַ֗עnikh.Na'H3665not himself beforeמִלִּפְנֵ֛יmi.lif.NeiH6440Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֥הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414the prophetהַנָּבִ֖יאha.na.Vi'H5030speakingfrom the mouthמִפִּ֥יmi.PiH6310of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

13And he also rebelledמָרָ֔דma.RadH4775against kingבַּמֶּ֤לֶךְba.Me.lekhH4428Nebuchadnezzarנְבֽוּכַדְנֶאצַּר֙ne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5019,who had made him swearהִשְׁבִּיע֖וֹhish.bi.'OH7650by Godבֵּֽאלֹהִ֑יםbe.lo.HimH430:but he stiffenedוַיֶּ֤קֶשׁvai.Ye.keshH7185his neckעָרְפּוֹ֙a.re.PoH6203,and hardenedוַיְאַמֵּ֣ץvay.'a.MetzH553his heartלְבָב֔וֹle.va.VoH3824from turningמִשּׁ֕וּבmi.ShuvH7725unto Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

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