Revised Literal Translation

2 Kings 10:18-28

18And Jehuיֵהוּא֙ye.Hu'H3058gatheredוַיִּקְבֹּ֤ץvai.yik.BotzH6908all the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971togetherH6908,and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, Ahabאַחְאָ֕ב'ach.'AvH256servedעָבַ֥ד'a.VadH5647Baalהַבַּ֖עַלha.Ba.'alH1168a littleמְעָ֑טme.'AtH4592; butJehuיֵה֖וּאye.Hu'H3058shall serveיַעַבְדֶ֥נּוּya.'av.De.nuH5647him muchהַרְבֵּֽה׃har.BehH7235.

19Now therefore callקִרְא֨וּkir.'UH7121unto me all the prophetsנְבִיאֵ֣יne.vi.'EiH5030of Baalהַבַּ֡עַלha.Ba.'alH1168,all his servantsעֹבְדָ֣יו'oe.DavH5647,and all his priestsכֹּהֲנָיו֩ko.ha.NavH3548;let noneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376be wantingיִפָּקֵ֗דyi.pa.KedH6485:for I have a greatגָּד֥וֹלga.DolH1419sacrificeזֶ֨בַחZe.vachH2077to doto Baalלַבַּ֔עַלla.Ba.'alH1168;whosoever shall be wantingיִפָּקֵ֖דyi.pa.KedH6485,he shall not liveיִֽחְיֶ֑הyich.YehH2421.But Jehuוְיֵהוּא֙ve.ye.Hu'H3058didעָשָׂ֣ה'a.SahH6213itin subtiltyבְעָקְבָּ֔הve.'a.ke.BahH6122,to the intent that he might destroyהַאֲבִ֖ידha.'a.VidH6the worshippersעֹבְדֵ֥י'oe.DeiH5647of Baalהַבָּֽעַל׃ha.Ba.'alH1168.

20And Jehuיֵה֗וּאye.Hu'H3058saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Proclaimקַדְּשׁ֧וּka.de.ShuH6942a solemn assemblyעֲצָרָ֛ה'a.tza.RahH6116for Baalלַבַּ֖עַלla.Ba.'alH1168.And they proclaimedוַיִּקְרָֽאוּ׃vai.yik.Ra.'uH7121it.

21And Jehuיֵהוּא֙ye.Hu'H3058sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971through all Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478:and all the worshippersעֹבְדֵ֣י'oe.DeiH5647of Baalהַבַּ֔עַלha.Ba.'alH1168cameוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935,so that there was not a manאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376leftנִשְׁאַ֥רnish.'ArH7604that cameבָ֑אVa'H935not. And they cameוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935into the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Baalהַבַּ֔עַלha.Ba.'alH1168;and the houseבֵית־veit-H1004of Baalהַבַּ֖עַלha.Ba.'alH1168was fullוַיִּמָּלֵ֥אvai.yi.ma.Le'H4390from one endפֶּ֥הpehH6310to anotherלָפֶֽה׃la.PehH6310.

22And he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him that wasover the vestryהַמֶּלְתָּחָ֔הha.mel.ta.ChahH4458,Bring forthהוֹצֵ֣אho.Tze'H3318vestmentsלְב֔וּשׁle.VushH3830for all the worshippersעֹבְדֵ֣י'oe.DeiH5647of Baalהַבָּ֑עַלha.Ba.'alH1168.And he brought them forthוַיֹּצֵ֥אvai.yo.Tze'H3318vestmentsהַמַּלְבּֽוּשׁ׃ha.mal.BushH4403.

23And Jehuיֵה֛וּאye.Hu'H3058wentוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935,and Jehonadabוִיהוֹנָדָ֥בvi.ho.na.DavH3082the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Rechabרֵכָ֖בre.KhavH7394,into the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Baalהַבָּ֑עַלha.Ba.'alH1168,and saidוַיֹּ֜אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto the worshippersלְעֹבְדֵ֣יle.'oe.DeiH5647of Baalהַבַּ֗עַלha.Ba.'alH1168,Searchחַפְּשׂ֤וּcha.pe.SuH2664,and lookוּרְאוּ֙u.re.'UH7200that there beיֶשׁ־yesh-H3426here with you none of the servantsמֵעַבְדֵ֣יme.'av.DeiH5650of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,but the worshippersעֹבְדֵ֥י'oe.DeiH5647of Baalהַבַּ֖עַלha.Ba.'alH1168only.

24And when they went inוַיָּבֹ֕אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to offerלַעֲשׂ֖וֹתla.'a.SotH6213sacrificesזְבָחִ֣יםze.va.ChimH2077and burnt offeringsוְעֹל֑וֹתve.'o.LotH5930,Jehuוְיֵה֞וּאve.ye.Hu'H3058appointedשָׂם־som-H7760fourscoreשְׁמֹנִ֣יםshe.mo.NimH8084menאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376withoutבַחוּץ֙va.ChutzH2351,and saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Ifanyהָאִ֤ישׁha.'IshH376of the menהָאֲנָשִׁ֗יםha.'a.na.ShimH582whom I have broughtמֵבִ֣יאme.Vi'H935into your handsיְדֵיכֶ֔םye.dei.KhemH3027escapeיִמָּלֵט֙yi.ma.LetH4422, he that letteth him go,his lifeנַפְשׁ֖וֹnaf.ShoH5315shall befor the lifeנַפְשֽׁוֹ׃naf.ShoH5315of him.

25And it came to pass, as soon as he had made an endכְּכַלֹּת֣וֹ׀ke.kha.lo.ToH3615of offeringלַעֲשׂ֣וֹתla.'a.SotH6213the burnt offeringהָעֹלָ֗הha.'o.LahH5930,that Jehuיֵ֠הוּאYe.hu'H3058saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the guardלָרָצִ֨יםla.ra.TzimH7323and to the captainsוְלַשָּׁלִשִׁ֜יםve.la.sha.li.ShimH7991,Go inבֹּ֤אוּBo.'uH935, andslayהַכּוּם֙ha.KumH5221them; let noneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376come forthיֵצֵ֔אye.Tze'H3318.And they smoteוַיַּכּ֖וּםvai.ya.KumH5221them with the edgeלְפִי־le.fi-H6310of the swordחָ֑רֶבCha.revH2719;and the guardהָֽרָצִים֙ha.ra.TzimH7323and the captainsוְהַשָּׁ֣לִשִׁ֔יםve.ha.Sha.li.ShimH7991cast themoutוַיַּשְׁלִ֗כוּvai.yash.Li.khuH7993,and wentH3212to the cityעִ֥יר'irH5892of the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of Baalהַבָּֽעַל׃ha.Ba.'alH1168.

26And they brought forthוַיֹּצִ֛אוּvai.yo.Tzi.'uH3318the imagesמַצְּב֥וֹתma.tze.VotH4676out of the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of Baalהַבַּ֖עַלha.Ba.'alH1168,and burnedוַֽיִּשְׂרְפֽוּהָ׃Vai.yis.re.Fu.haH8313them.

27And they brake downוַֽיִּתְּצ֔וּvai.yi.te.TzuH5422the imageמַצְּבַ֣תma.tze.VatH4676of Baalהַבָּ֑עַלha.Ba.'alH1168,and brake downוַֽיִּתְּצוּ֙vai.yi.te.TzuH5422the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Baalהַבַּ֔עַלha.Ba.'alH1168,and madeוַיְשִׂמֻ֥הוּvay.si.Mu.huH7760it a draught houseלְמֽוֹצָא֖וֹתle.ma.cha.ra.'otH4280 H4163unto this dayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117.

28Thus Jehuיֵה֛וּאye.Hu'H3058destroyedוַיַּשְׁמֵ֥דvai.yash.MedH8045Baalהַבַּ֖עַלha.Ba.'alH1168out of Israelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵֽל׃mi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

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