Revised Literal Translation

2 Kings 16:5-12

5Then Rezinרְצִ֣יןre.TzinH7526kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Syriaאֲ֠רָם'A.romH758and Pekahוּפֶ֨קַחu.Fe.kachH6492sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Remaliahרְמַלְיָ֧הוּre.mal.Ya.huH7425kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478came upיַעֲלֶ֣הya.'a.LehH5927to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389to warלַמִּלְחָמָ֑הla.mil.cha.MahH4421:and they besiegedוַיָּצֻ֙רוּ֙vai.ya.Tzu.ruH6696Ahazאָחָ֔ז'a.ChazH271,but couldיָכְל֖וּya.khe.LuH3201not overcomeלְהִלָּחֵֽם׃le.hi.la.ChemH3898him.

6At that timeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256Rezinרְצִ֨יןre.TzinH7526kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Syriaאֲרָ֤ם'a.RamH758recoveredהֵ֠שִׁיבHe.shivH7725Elathאֵילַת֙'ei.LatH359to Syriaלַֽאֲרָ֔ם וַֽאֲדוֹמִים֙la.'a.Ram va.'a.ra.mimH130 H758,and draveוַיְנַשֵּׁ֥לvay.na.ShelH5394the Jewsהַיְהוּדִ֖יםhay.hu.DimH3064from Elathמֵֽאֵיל֑וֹתme.'ei.LotH359:and the SyriansH726cameבָּ֣אוּBa.'uH935to Elathאֵילַ֔ת'ei.LatH359,and dweltוַיֵּ֣שְׁבוּvai.Ye.she.vuH3427there unto this dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

7So Ahazאָחָ֜ז'a.ChazH271sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֨חvai.yish.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֗יםmal.'a.KhimH4397to Tiglath–pileserH8407kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Assyriaאַשּׁוּר֙'a.ShurH804,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, I amthy servantעַבְדְּךָ֥'av.de.KhaH5650and thy sonוּבִנְךָ֖u.vin.KhaH1121:come upעֲלֵ֨ה'a.LehH5927,and saveוְהוֹשִׁעֵ֜נִיve.ho.shi.'E.niH3467me out of the handמִכַּ֣ףmi.KafH3709of the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Syriaאֲרָ֗ם'a.RamH758,and out of the handוּמִכַּף֙u.mi.KafH3709of the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,which rise upהַקּוֹמִ֖יםha.ko.MimH6965against me.

8And Ahazאָחָ֜ז'a.ChazH271tookוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947the silverהַכֶּ֣סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701and goldהַזָּהָ֗בha.za.HavH2091that was foundהַנִּמְצָא֙ha.nim.Tza'H4672in the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,and in the treasuresוּבְאֹֽצְר֖וֹתu.ve.'o.tze.RotH214of the king’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004,and sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֥חvai.yish.LachH7971it fora presentשֹֽׁחַד׃Sho.chadH7810to the kingלְמֶֽלֶךְ־le.Me.lekh-H4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֖וּר'a.ShurH804.

9And the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804hearkenedוַיִּשְׁמַ֤עvai.yish.Ma'H8085unto him: for the kingמֶ֨לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֤וּר'a.ShurH804went upוַיַּעַל֩vai.ya.'AlH5927against Damascusדַּמֶּ֙שֶׂק֙da.Me.sekH1834,and tookוַֽיִּתְפְּשֶׂ֔הָvai.yit.pe.Se.haH8610it, and carried the people ofit captiveוַיַּגְלֶ֖הָvai.yag.Le.haH1540to Kirקִ֑ירָהKi.rahH7024,and slewהֵמִֽית׃he.MitH4191Rezinרְצִ֖יןre.TzinH7526.

10And kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahazאָחָ֡ז'a.ChazH271wentH3212to Damascusדּוּמֶּ֔שֶׂקdu.Me.sekH1834to meetH7125Tiglath–pileserH8407kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Assyriaאַשּׁוּר֙'a.ShurH804,and sawוַיַּ֥רְאvai.Yar'H7200an altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַha.miz.Be.achH4196that wasat Damascusבְּדַמָּ֑שֶׂקbe.da.Ma.sekH1834:and kingהַמֶּ֨לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahazאָחָ֜ז'a.ChazH271sentוַיִּשְׁלַח֩vai.yish.LachH7971to Urijahאוּרִיָּ֣ה'u.ri.YahH223the priestהַכֹּהֵ֗ןha.ko.HenH3548the fashionדְּמ֧וּתde.MutH1823of the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֛חַha.miz.Be.achH4196,and the patternתַּבְנִית֖וֹtav.ni.ToH8403of it, according to all the workmanshipמַעֲשֵֽׂהוּ׃ma.'a.Se.huH4639thereof.

11And Urijahאוּרִיָּ֥ה'u.ri.YahH223the priestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.HenH3548builtוַיִּ֛בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129an altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַha.miz.Be.achH4196according to all that kingהַמֶּ֨לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahazאָחָ֜ז'a.ChazH271had sentשָׁלַח֩sha.LachH7971from Damascusמִדַּמֶּ֗שֶׂקmi.da.Me.sekH1834:so Urijahאוּרִיָּ֣ה'u.ri.YahH223the priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548madeעָשָׂה֙'a.SahH6213itagainst kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ־ha.Me.lekh-H4428Ahazאָחָ֖ז'a.ChazH271cameבּ֥וֹאBo'H935from Damascusמִדַּמָּֽשֶׂק׃mi.da.Ma.sekH1834.

12And when the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428was comeוַיָּבֹ֤אvai.ya.Vo'H935from Damascusמִדַּמֶּ֔שֶׂקmi.da.Me.sekH1834,the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sawוַיַּ֥רְאvai.Yar'H7200the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַha.miz.Be.achH4196:and the kingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428approachedוַיִּקְרַ֥בvai.yik.RavH7126to the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַha.miz.Be.achH4196,and offeredוַיַּ֥עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927thereon.

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