Revised Literal Translation

2 Kings 12:10-15

10And it was so,when they sawכִּרְאוֹתָ֔םkir.'o.TamH7200that there wasmuchרַ֥בravH7227moneyH3701in the chestH727,that the king’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428scribeסֹפֵ֤רso.FerH5608and the highהַגָּד֔וֹלha.ga.DolH1419priestH3548came upוַיַּ֨עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927,and they put up in bagsוַיָּצֻ֙רוּ֙vai.ya.Tzu.ruH6696,and toldוַיִּמְנ֔וּvai.yim.NuH4487the moneyH3701that was foundהַנִּמְצָ֥אha.nim.Tza'H4672in the houseH1004of YhwhH3068.

11And they gaveוְנָתְנוּ֙ve.na.te.NuH5414the moneyH3701,being toldהַֽמְתֻכָּ֔ןham.tu.KanH8505,into the handsיְדֵי֙yadH3027of them that didעֹשֵׂ֣י'o.SeiH6213the workהַמְּלָאכָ֔הha.me.la.KhahH4399,that had the oversightהַמֻּפְקָדִ֖יםha.pe.ku.dimH6485of the houseH1004of YhwhH3068:and they laid it outוַיּוֹצִיאֻ֜הוּvai.yo.tzi.'U.huH3318to the carpentersלְחָרָשֵׁ֤י הָעֵץ֙le.cha.ra.Shei ha.'EtzH6086 H2796and buildersוְלַבֹּנִ֔יםve.la.bo.NimH1129,that wroughtהָעֹשִׂ֖יםha.'o.SimH6213upon the houseH1004of YhwhH3068,

12And to masonsוְלַגֹּֽדְרִים֙ve.la.go.de.RimH1443,and hewersוּלְחֹצְבֵ֣יu.le.cho.tze.VeiH2672of stoneהָאֶ֔בֶןha.'E.venH68,and to buyוְלִקְנ֤וֹתve.lik.NotH7069timberH6086and hewedמַחְצֵ֔בmach.TzevH4274stoneוְאַבְנֵ֣יve.'av.NeiH68to repairH2388the breachesבֶּ֣דֶקBe.dekH919of the houseH1004of YhwhH3068,and for all that was laid outH3318for the houseH1004to repairH2394it.

13Howbeit there were not madeיֵעָשֶׂ֜הye.'a.SehH6213for the houseH1004of YhwhH3068bowlsסִפּ֥וֹתsi.PotH5592of silverכֶּ֙סֶף֙ke.sefH3701,snuffersמְזַמְּר֤וֹתme.za.me.RotH4212,basonsמִזְרָקוֹת֙miz.ra.kOtH4219,trumpetsחֲצֹ֣צְר֔וֹתcha.Tzo.tze.RotH2689,any vesselsכְּלִ֥יke.LiH3627of goldזָהָ֖בza.HavH2091,or vesselsוּכְלִי־u.khe.li-H3627of silverכָ֑סֶףKha.sefH3701,of the moneyהַכֶּ֖סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701that wasbroughtהַמּוּבָ֥אha.mu.Va'H935into the houseH1004of YhwhH3068:

14But they gaveיִתְּנֻ֑הוּyi.te.Nu.huH5414that to the workmenהַמְּלָאכָ֖הha.me.la.KhahH6213 H4399,and repairedוְחִזְּקוּ־ve.chi.ze.ku-H2388therewith the houseH1004of YhwhH3068.

15Moreover they reckonedיְחַשְּׁב֣וּye.cha.she.VuH2803not with the menהָאֲנָשִׁ֗יםha.'a.na.ShimH582,into whose handיָדָ֔םya.DamH3027they deliveredH5414the moneyהַכֶּ֙סֶף֙ha.Ke.sefH3701to be bestowedH5414on workmenH4399:for they dealtH6213faithfullyבֶאֱמֻנָ֖הve.'e.mu.NahH530.

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