Revised Literal Translation

2 Kings 18:7-13

7And Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068was with him; andhe prosperedיַשְׂכִּ֑ילyas.KilH7919whithersoever he went forthיֵצֵ֖אye.Tze'H3318:and he rebelledוַיִּמְרֹ֥דvai.yim.RodH4775against the kingבְּמֶֽלֶךְ־be.Me.lekh-H4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֖וּר'a.ShurH804,and servedעֲבָדֽוֹ׃a.va.DoH5647him not.

8He smoteהִכָּ֧הhi.KahH5221the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֛יםpe.lish.TimH6430, evenunto Gazaעַזָּ֖ה'a.ZahH5804,and the bordersגְּבוּלֶ֑יהָge.vu.Lei.haH1366thereof, from the towerמִמִּגְדַּ֥לmi.mig.DalH4026of the watchmenנוֹצְרִ֖יםnotz.RimH5341to the fencedמִבְצָֽר׃ פmiv.TzarH4013cityעִ֥יר'irH5892.

9And it came to pass in the fourthהָֽרְבִיעִית֙ha.re.vi.'ItH7243yearבַּשָּׁנָ֤הba.sha.NahH8141of kingלַמֶּ֣לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֔הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396, which wasthe seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֔יתha.she.vi.'ItH7637yearהַשָּׁנָ֣הha.sha.NahH8141of Hosheaלְהוֹשֵׁ֥עַle.ho.She.a'H1954sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Elahאֵלָ֖ה'e.LahH425kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, thatShalmaneserשַׁלְמַנְאֶ֧סֶרshal.man.'E.serH8022kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֛וּר'a.ShurH804came upעָלָ֞ה'a.LahH5927against Samariaשֹׁמְר֖וֹןsho.me.RonH8111,and besiegedוַיָּ֥צַרvai.Ya.tzarH6696it.

10And at the endמִקְצֵה֙mik.TzehH7097of threeשָׁלֹ֣שׁsha.LoshH7969yearsשָׁנִ֔יםsha.NimH8141they tookוַֽיִּלְכְּדֻ֗הָvai.yil.ke.Du.haH3920it: evenin the sixthשֵׁ֖שׁsheshH8337yearבִּשְׁנַת־bish.nat-H8141of Hezekiahלְחִזְקִיָּ֑הle.chiz.ki.YahH2396, that isthe ninthתֵּ֗שַׁעTe.sha'H8672yearשְׁנַת־she.nat-H8141of Hosheaלְהוֹשֵׁ֙עַ֙le.ho.She.a'H1954kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Samariaשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃sho.me.RonH8111was takenנִלְכְּדָ֖הnil.ke.DahH3920.

11And the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֛וּר'a.ShurH804did carry awayוַיֶּ֧גֶלvai.Ye.gelH1540Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478unto Assyriaאַשּׁ֑וּרָה'a.Shu.rahH804,and putוַיַּנְחֵ֞םvai.yan.ChemH5148them in Halahבַּחְלַ֧חbach.LachH2477and in Haborוּבְחָב֛וֹרu.ve.cha.VorH2249bythe riverנְהַ֥רne.HarH5104of Gozanגּוֹזָ֖ןgo.ZanH1470,and in the citiesוְעָרֵ֥יve.'a.ReiH5892of the Medesמָדָֽי׃ma.DaiH4074:

12Because they obeyedשָׁמְע֗וּsha.me.'UH8085not the voiceבְּקוֹל֙be.kOlH6963of Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068their Godאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430,but transgressedוַיַּעַבְרוּ֙vai.ya.'av.RuH5674his covenantבְּרִית֔וֹbe.ri.ToH1285, andall that Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872the servantעֶ֣בֶד'E.vedH5650of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּ֔הtzi.VahH6680,and would not hearשָׁמְע֖וּsha.me.'UH8085them,nor doעָשֽׂוּ׃ פ'a.SuH6213them.

13Now in the fourteenthוּבְאַרְבַּע֩ עֶשְׂרֵ֨הu.ve.'ar.Ba' 'es.RehH6240 H702yearשָׁנָ֜הsha.NahH8141of kingלַמֶּ֣לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֗הchiz.ki.YahH2396did Sennacheribסַנְחֵרִ֤יבsan.che.RivH5576kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Assyriaאַשּׁוּר֙'a.ShurH804come upעָלָ֞ה'a.LahH5927against all the fencedהַבְּצֻר֖וֹתha.be.tzu.RotH1219citiesעָרֵ֧י'a.ReiH5892of Judahיְהוּדָ֛הye.hu.DahH3063,and tookוַֽיִּתְפְּשֵֽׂם׃Vai.yit.pe.SemH8610them.

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