Revised Literal Translation

2 Kings 12:4-14

4And Jehoashיְהוֹאָ֜שׁye.ho.'AshH3060saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֗יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548,All the moneyכֶּ֨סֶףKe.sefH3701of the dedicated thingsהַקֳּדָשִׁ֜יםha.ko.da.ShimH6944that is broughtיוּבָ֤אyu.Va'H935into the houseבֵית־veit-H1004of Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, eventhe moneyכֶּ֣סֶףKe.sefH3701of every oneאִ֕ישׁ'ishH376that passethעוֹבֵ֔רo.VerH5674the account,the moneyכֶּ֥סֶףKe.sefH3701that every manנַפְשׁ֖וֹתnaf.ShotH5315is set atעֶרְכּ֑וֹer.KoH6187, andall the moneyכֶּ֗סֶףKe.sefH3701that comethיַֽעֲלֶה֙ya.'a.LehH5927into any man’sאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376heartלֶב־lev-H3820to bringלְהָבִ֖יאle.ha.Vi'H935into the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068,

5Let the priestsH3548takeיִקְח֤וּyik.ChuH3947itto them, every manH376of his acquaintanceמַכָּר֑וֹma.ka.RoH4378:and let them repairיְחַזְּקוּ֙ye.cha.ze.KuH2388the breachesבֶּ֣דֶקBe.dekH919of the houseH1004,wheresoever any breachבָּֽדֶק׃ פBa.dekH919shall be foundיִמָּצֵ֥אyi.ma.Tze'H4672.

6But it was so, thatin the threeבִּשְׁנַ֨ת וְשָׁלֹ֛שׁbish.Nat ve.sha.LoshH8141 H7969and twentiethעֶשְׂרִ֧ים'es.RimH6242yearשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141of kingלַמֶּ֣לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Jehoashיְהוֹאָ֑שׁye.ho.'AshH3060the priestsH3548had not repairedH2388the breachesH919of the houseH1004.

7Then kingH4428JehoashH3060calledוַיִּקְרָא֩vai.yik.Ra'H7121for Jehoiadaלִיהוֹיָדָ֤עli.ho.ya.Da'H3077the priestH3548, and the otherpriestsH3548,and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, Why repairH2388ye not the breachesH919of the houseH1004?now therefore receiveתִּקְחוּ־tik.chu-H3947no moremoneyכֶ֙סֶף֙khe.sefH3701of your acquaintanceמַכָּֽרֵיכֶ֔םma.ka.rei.KhemH4378,but deliverתִּתְּנֻֽהוּ׃ti.te.Nu.huH5414it for the breachesH919of the houseH1004.

8And the priestsH3548consentedוַיֵּאֹ֖תוּvai.ye.'O.tuH225to receiveH3947noלְבִלְתִּ֤יle.vil.TiH1115moremoneyH3701of the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971,neitherוּלְבִלְתִּ֥יu.le.vil.TiH1115to repairH2388the breachesH919of the houseH1004.

9But Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֤עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077the priestH3548tookH3947aאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259chestאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727,and boredוַיִּקֹּ֥בvai.yi.KoH5344a holeחֹ֖רchorH2356in the lidבְּדַלְתּ֑וֹbe.dal.ToH1817of it, and setוַיִּתֵּ֣ןvai.yi.TenH5414it besideאֵ֨צֶל'E.tzelH681the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֜חַha.miz.Be.achH4196,on the right sideמִיָּמִ֗יןbai.ya.minH3225as oneאִישׁ֙'ishH376comethבְּבֽוֹא־be.Vo'-H935into the houseH1004of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068:and the priestsH3548that keptשֹׁמְרֵ֣יsho.me.ReiH8104the doorהַסַּ֔ףha.SafH5592putוְנָֽתְנוּ־ve.na.te.nu-H5414therein all the moneyH3701that wasbroughtהַמּוּבָ֥אha.mu.Va'H935into the houseH1004of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

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.

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