Revised Literal Translation

2 Kings 15:19-22

19AndPulפ֤וּלfulH6322the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Assyriaאַשּׁוּר֙'a.ShurH804cameבָּ֣אba'H935against the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776:and Menahemמְנַחֵם֙me.na.ChemH4505gaveוַיִּתֵּ֤ןvai.yi.TenH5414Pulלְפ֔וּלle.FulH6322a thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505talentsכִּכַּר־ki.kar-H3603of silverכָּ֑סֶףKa.sefH3701,that his handיָדָיו֙ya.DavH3027might be with him to confirmלְהַחֲזִ֥יקle.ha.cha.ZikH2388the kingdomהַמַּמְלָכָ֖הha.mam.la.KhahH4467in his handבְּיָדֽוֹ׃be.ya.DoH3027.

20And Menahemמְנַחֵ֨םme.na.ChemH4505exactedוַיֹּצֵא֩vai.yo.Tze'H3318the moneyהַכֶּ֜סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478, evenof all the mighty menגִּבּוֹרֵ֣יgi.bo.ReiH1368of wealthהַחַ֔יִלha.Cha.yilH2428,of eachאֶחָ֑ד'e.ChadH259manלְאִ֣ישׁle.'IshH376fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֧יםcha.mi.ShimH2572shekelsשְׁקָלִ֛יםshe.ka.LimH8255of silverכֶּ֖סֶףKe.sefH3701,to giveלָתֵת֙la.TetH5414to the kingלְמֶ֣לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804.So the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804turned backוַיָּ֙שָׁב֙vai.Ya.shovH7725,and stayedעָ֥מַד'A.madH5975not there in the landבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776.

21And the restוְיֶ֛תֶרve.Ye.terH3499of the actsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of Menahemמְנַחֵ֖םme.na.ChemH4505,and all that he didעָשָׂ֑ה'a.SahH6213, arethey not writtenכְּתוּבִ֗יםke.tu.VimH3789in the bookסֵ֛פֶרSe.ferH5612of the chroniclesדִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖יםdiv.Rei hai.ya.MimH3117 H1697of the kingsלְמַלְכֵ֥יle.mal.KheiH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478?

22And Menahemמְנַחֵ֖םme.na.ChemH4505sleptוַיִּשְׁכַּ֥בvai.yish.KavH7901with his fathersאֲבֹתָ֑יו'a.vo.TavH1;and Pekahiahפְּקַחְיָ֥הpe.kach.YahH6494his sonבְנ֖וֹve.NoH1121reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427in his stead.

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