Revised Literal Translation

2 Kings 17:1-7

1In the twelfthשְׁתֵּ֣ים עֶשְׂרֵ֔הshe.Teim 'es.RehH6240 H8147yearבִּשְׁנַת֙bish.NatH8141of Ahazלְאָחָ֖זle.'a.ChazH271kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063began Hosheaהוֹשֵׁ֨עַho.She.a'H1954the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Elahאֵלָ֧ה'e.LahH425to reignמָ֠לַךְMa.lakhH4427in Samariaבְשֹׁמְר֛וֹןve.sho.me.RonH8111over Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478nineתֵּ֥שַׁעTe.sha'H8672yearsשָׁנִֽים׃sha.NimH8141.

2And he didוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213that which wasevilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,but not as the kingsכְּמַלְכֵ֣יke.mal.KheiH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478that were beforeלְפָנָֽיו׃le.fa.NavH6440him.

3Against him came upעָלָ֔ה'a.LahH5927Shalmaneserשַׁלְמַנְאֶ֖סֶרshal.man.'E.serH8022kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֑וּר'a.ShurH804;and Hosheaהוֹשֵׁ֙עַ֙ho.She.a'H1954became his servantעֶ֔בֶד'E.vedH5650,and gaveוַיָּ֥שֶׁבvai.Ya.shevH7725him presentsמִנְחָֽה׃min.ChahH4503.

4And the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֨וּר'a.ShurH804foundוַיִּמְצָא֩vai.yim.Tza'H4672conspiracyקֶ֗שֶׁרKe.sherH7195in Hosheaבְּהוֹשֵׁ֜עַbe.ho.She.a'H1954:for he had sentשָׁלַ֤חsha.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִים֙mal.'a.KhimH4397to Soס֣וֹאSo'H5471kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,and broughtהֶעֱלָ֥הhe.'e.LahH5927no presentמִנְחָ֛הmin.ChahH4503to the kingלְמֶ֥לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֖וּר'a.ShurH804, as he had doneyearכְּשָׁנָ֣הke.sha.NahH8141by yearבְשָׁנָ֑הve.sha.NahH8141:therefore the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804shut him upוַֽיַּעַצְרֵ֙הוּ֙vai.ya.'atz.Re.huH6113,and boundוַיַּאַסְרֵ֖הוּvai.ya.'as.Re.huH631him in prisonבֵּ֥ית כֶּֽלֶא׃beit Ke.le'H3608 H1004.

5Then the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֖וּר'a.ShurH804came upוַיַּ֥עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927throughout all the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,and went upוַיַּ֙עַל֙vai.Ya.'alH5927to Samariaשֹׁמְר֔וֹןsho.me.RonH8111,and besiegedוַיָּ֥צַרvai.Ya.tzarH6696it threeשָׁלֹ֥שׁsha.LoshH7969yearsשָׁנִֽים׃sha.NimH8141.

6In the ninthהַתְּשִׁיעִ֜יתha.te.shi.'ItH8671yearבִּשְׁנַ֨תbish.NatH8141of Hosheaלְהוֹשֵׁ֗עַle.ho.She.a'H1954the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Assyriaאַשּׁוּר֙'a.ShurH804tookלָכַ֤דla.KhadH3920Samariaשֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹןsho.me.RonH8111,and carriedH1540Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478awayH1540into Assyriaאַשּׁ֑וּרָה'a.Shu.rahH804,and placedוַיֹּ֨שֶׁבvai.Yo.shevH3427them in Halahבַּחְלַ֧חbach.LachH2477and in Haborוּבְחָב֛וֹרu.ve.cha.VorH2249bythe riverנְהַ֥רne.HarH5104of Gozanגּוֹזָ֖ןgo.ZanH1470,and in the citiesוְעָרֵ֥יve.'a.ReiH5892of the Medesמָדָֽי׃ פma.DaiH4074.

7For soit was, that the childrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478had sinnedחָטְא֤וּcha.te.'UH2398against Yhwhלַיהוָ֣הla.Yah.wehH3068their Godאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430,which had brought them upהַמַּעֲלֶ֤הha.ma.'a.LehH5927out of the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,from under the handיַ֖דyadH3027of Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֣הpar.'OhH6547kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,and had fearedוַיִּֽירְא֖וּvai.yi.re.'UH3372otherאֲחֵרִֽים׃'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430,

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