Revised Literal Translation

2 Kings 15:32-38

32In the secondשְׁתַּ֔יִםshe.Ta.yimH8147yearבִּשְׁנַ֣תbish.NatH8141of Pekahלְפֶ֥קַחle.Fe.kachH6492the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Remaliahרְמַלְיָ֖הוּre.mal.Ya.huH7425kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478began Jothamיוֹתָ֥םyo.TamH3147the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Uzziahעֻזִיָּ֖הוּ'u.zi.Ya.huH5818kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063to reignמָלַ֛ךְma.LakhH4427.

33Fiveוְחָמֵ֤שׁve.cha.MeshH2568and twentyעֶשְׂרִ֨ים'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121was he when he began to reignבְמָלְכ֔וֹve.ma.le.KhoH4427,and he reignedמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427sixteenוְשֵׁשׁ־ עֶשְׂרֵ֣הve.shesh- 'es.RehH6240 H8337yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389.And his mother’sאִמּ֔וֹ'i.MoH517nameוְשֵׁ֣םve.ShemH8034wasJerushaיְרוּשָׁ֖אye.ru.Sha'H3388,the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Zadokצָדֽוֹק׃tza.DokH6659.

34And he didוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213that which wasrightהַיָּשָׁ֖רhai.ya.SharH3477in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068:he didעָשָׂ֛ה'a.SahH6213according to all that his fatherאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1Uzziahעֻזִיָּ֥הוּ'u.zi.Ya.huH5818had doneעָשָֽׂה׃'a.SahH6213.

35Howbeit the high placesהַבָּמוֹת֙ha.ba.mOtH1116were not removedסָ֔רוּSa.ruH5493:the peopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971sacrificedמְזַבְּחִ֥יםme.za.be.ChimH2076and burned incenseוּֽמְקַטְּרִ֖יםu.me.ka.te.RimH6999still in the high placesבַּבָּמ֑וֹתba.ba.MotH1116.He builtבָּנָ֛הba.NahH1129the higherהָעֶלְיֽוֹן׃ha.'el.YonH5945gateשַׁ֥עַרSha.'arH8179of the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068.

36Now the restוְיֶ֛תֶרve.Ye.terH3499of the actsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of Jothamיוֹתָ֖םyo.TamH3147,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 Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063?

37In those daysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117 Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068beganהֵחֵ֣לhe.ChelH2490to sendלְהַשְׁלִ֙יחַ֙le.hash.Li.achH7971against Judahבִּֽיהוּדָ֔הbi.hu.DahH3063Rezinרְצִ֖יןre.TzinH7526the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Syriaאֲרָ֑ם'a.RamH758,and Pekahפֶּ֥קַחPe.kachH6492the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Remaliahרְמַלְיָֽהוּ׃re.mal.Ya.huH7425.

38And Jothamיוֹתָם֙yo.TamH3147sleptוַיִּשְׁכַּ֤בvai.yish.KavH7901with his fathersאֲבֹתָ֔יו'a.vo.TavH1,and was buriedוַיִּקָּבֵר֙vai.yi.ka.VerH6912with his fathersאֲבֹתָ֔יו'a.vo.TavH1in the cityבְּעִ֖ירbe.'IrH5892of Davidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732his fatherאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1:and Ahazאָחָ֥ז'a.ChazH271his sonבְּנ֖וֹbe.NoH1121reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427in his stead.

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