Revised Literal Translation

2 Chronicles 8:1-6

1And it came to pass at the endמִקֵּ֣ץ׀mi.KetzH7093of twentyעֶשְׂרִ֣ים'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָ֗הsha.NahH8141,wherein Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֛הshe.lo.MohH8010had builtבָּנָ֧הba.NahH1129the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,and his own houseבֵּיתֽוֹ׃bei.ToH1004,

2That the citiesוְהֶעָרִ֗יםve.he.'a.RimH5892which Huramחוּרָם֙chu.RamH2361had restoredנָתַ֤ןna.TanH5414to Solomonלִשְׁלֹמֹ֔הlish.lo.MohH8010,Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010builtבָּנָ֥הba.NahH1129them, and caused the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478to dwellוַיּ֥וֹשֶׁבvai.Yo.o.shevH3427there.

3And Solomonשְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohH8010wentH3212to Hamath–zobahH2578,and prevailedוַיֶּחֱזַ֖קvai.ye.che.ZakH2388against it.

4And he builtוַיִּ֥בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129Tadmorתַּדְמֹ֖רtad.MorH8412in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֑רba.mid.BarH4057,and all the storeהַֽמִּסְכְּנ֔וֹתha.mis.ke.NotH4543citiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892,which he builtבָּנָ֖הba.NahH1129in Hamathבַּחֲמָֽת׃ba.cha.MatH2574.

5Also he builtוַיִּ֜בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129Beth–horonH1032the upperהָֽעֶלְי֔וֹןha.'el.YonH5945,and Beth–horonH1032the netherהַתַּחְתּ֑וֹןha.tach.TonH8481,fencedמָצ֔וֹרma.TzorH4692citiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892,with wallsחוֹמ֖וֹתcho.MotH2346,gatesדְּלָתַ֥יִםde.la.Ta.yimH1817,and barsוּבְרִֽיחַ׃u.ve.Ri.achH1280;

6And Baalathבַּעֲלָ֗תba.'a.LatH1191,and all the storeהַֽמִּסְכְּנוֹת֙ha.mis.ke.nOtH4543citiesעָרֵ֤י'a.ReiH5892that Solomonלִשְׁלֹמֹ֔הlish.lo.MohH8010had, and all the chariotהָרֶ֔כֶבha.Re.khevH7393citiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892,and the citiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892of the horsemenהַפָּרָשִׁ֑יםha.pa.ra.ShimH6571,and all that Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֗הshe.lo.MohH8010desiredחֵ֣שֶׁק חָשַׁק֙Che.shek cha.ShakH2837 H2836to buildלִבְנ֤וֹתliv.NotH1129in Jerusalemבִּירֽוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙bi.ru.sha.LimH3389,and in Lebanonוּבַלְּבָנ֔וֹןu.va.le.va.NonH3844,and throughout all the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of his dominionמֶמְשַׁלְתּֽוֹ׃mem.shal.ToH4475.

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