Revised Literal Translation

2 Kings 18:22-25

22But if ye sayתֹאמְר֣וּןtom.RunH559unto me, We trustבָּטָ֑חְנוּba.Ta.che.nuH982in Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430: isnot that he, whose high placesבָּמֹתָ֣יוba.mo.TavH1116and whose altarsמִזְבְּחֹתָ֔יוmiz.be.cho.TavH4196Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396hath taken awayהֵסִ֤ירhe.SirH5493,and hath saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Judahלִֽיהוּדָה֙li.hu.DahH3063and Jerusalemוְלִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םve.li.Ru.sha.LimH3389,Ye shall worshipתִּֽשְׁתַּחֲו֖וּtish.ta.cha.VuH7812beforeלִפְנֵי֙lif.NeiH6440this altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֣חַha.miz.Be.achH4196in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389?

23Now therefore, I pray thee, give pledgesהִתְעָ֣רֶבhit.'A.revH6148to my lordאֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.NiH113the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֑וּר'a.ShurH804,and I will deliverוְאֶתְּנָ֤הve.'e.te.NahH5414thee two thousandאַלְפַּ֣יִם'al.Pa.yimH505horsesסוּסִ֔יםsu.SimH5483,if thou be ableתּוּכַ֕לtu.KhalH3201on thy part to setלָ֥תֶתLa.tetH5414ridersרֹכְבִ֥יםro.khe.VimH7392upon them.

24How then wilt thou turn awayתָּשִׁ֗יבta.ShivH7725the faceפְּנֵ֨יpe.NeiH6440of oneאַחַ֛ד'a.ChadH259captainפַחַ֥תfa.ChatH6346of the leastהַקְּטַנִּ֑יםha.ke.ta.NimH6996of my master’sאֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.NiH113servantsעַבְדֵ֥י'av.DeiH5650,and put thy trustוַתִּבְטַ֤חva.tiv.TachH982on Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714for chariotsלְרֶ֖כֶבle.Re.khevH7393and for horsemenוּלְפָרָשִֽׁים׃u.le.fa.ra.ShimH6571?

25Am I now come upעָלִ֛יתִי'a.Li.tiH5927withoutהֲמִבַּלְעֲדֵ֣יha.mi.bal.'a.DeiH1107 Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068against this placeהַמָּק֥וֹםha.ma.KomH4725to destroyלְהַשְׁחִת֑וֹle.hash.chi.ToH7843it? Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559to me, Go upעֲלֵ֛ה'a.LehH5927against this landהָאָ֥רֶץha.'A.retzH776,and destroyוְהַשְׁחִיתָֽהּ׃ve.hash.chi.TahH7843it.

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