Revised Literal Translation

2 Kings 21

1Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֣הme.na.ShehH4519wastwelveשְׁתֵּ֨ים עֶשְׂרֵ֤הshe.Teim 'es.RehH6240 H8147yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121when he began to reignבְמָלְכ֔וֹve.ma.le.KhoH4427,and reignedמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427fiftyוַחֲמִשִּׁ֤יםva.cha.mi.ShimH2572and fiveוְחָמֵשׁ֙ve.cha.MeshH2568yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389.And his mother’sאִמּ֖וֹ'i.MoH517nameוְשֵׁ֥םve.ShemH8034wasHephzi–bahH2657.

2And he didוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213that which wasevilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,after the abominationsכְּתֽוֹעֲבֹת֙ke.to.'a.VotH8441of the heathenהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471,whom Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068cast outהוֹרִ֣ישׁho.RishH3423beforeמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

3For he built upוַיִּ֙בֶן֙vai.Yi.venH1129againוַיָּ֗שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725the high placesהַבָּמ֔וֹתha.ba.MotH1116which Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֣הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396his fatherאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1had destroyedאִבַּ֖ד'i.BadH6;and he reared upוַיָּ֨קֶםvai.Ya.kemH6965altarsמִזְבְּחֹ֜תmiz.be.ChotH4196for Baalלַבַּ֗עַלla.Ba.'alH1168,and madeוַיַּ֤עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213a groveאֲשֵׁרָה֙'a.she.RahH842,as didעָשָׂ֗ה'a.SahH6213Ahabאַחְאָב֙'ach.'AvH256kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478;and worshippedוַיִּשְׁתַּ֙חוּ֙vai.yish.Ta.chuH7812all the hostצְבָ֣אtze.Va'H6635of heavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,and servedוַֽיַּעֲבֹ֖דvai.ya.'a.VodH5647them.

4And he builtוּבָנָ֥הu.va.NahH1129altarsמִזְבְּחֹ֖תmiz.be.ChotH4196in the houseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,of which Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saidאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559,In Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִַ֖םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389will I putאָשִׂ֥ים'a.SimH7760my nameשְׁמִֽי׃she.MiH8034.

5And he builtוַיִּ֥בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129altarsמִזְבְּח֖וֹתmiz.be.ChotH4196for all the hostצְבָ֣אtze.Va'H6635of heavenהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064in the twoבִּשְׁתֵּ֖יbish.TeiH8147courtsחַצְר֥וֹתchatz.RotH2691of the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

6And he made his sonבְּנוֹ֙be.NoH1121passוְהֶעֱבִ֤ירve.he.'e.VirH5674through the fireבָּאֵ֔שׁba.'EshH784,and observed timesוְעוֹנֵ֣ןve.'o.NenH6049,and used enchantmentsוְנִחֵ֔שׁve.ni.CheshH5172,and dealtוְעָ֥שָׂהve.'A.sahH6213with familiar spiritsא֖וֹב'ovH178and wizardsוְיִדְּעֹנִ֑יםve.yi.de.'o.NimH3049:he wroughtלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213muchהִרְבָּ֗הhir.BahH7235wickednessהָרַ֛עha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, to provoke himto angerלְהַכְעִֽיס׃le.hakh.'IsH3707.

7And he setוַיָּ֕שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760a graven imageפֶּ֥סֶלPe.selH6459of the groveהָאֲשֵׁרָ֖הha.'a.she.RahH842that he had madeעָשָׂ֑ה'a.SahH6213in the houseבַּבַּ֗יִתba.Ba.yitH1004,of which Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559to Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732,and to Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֣הshe.lo.MohH8010his sonבְנ֔וֹve.NoH1121,In this houseבַּבַּ֨יִתba.Ba.yitH1004,and in Jerusalemוּבִירוּשָׁלִַ֗םu.vi.ru.sha.LimH3389,which I have chosenבָּחַ֙רְתִּי֙ba.Char.tiH977out of all tribesשִׁבְטֵ֣יshiv.TeiH7626of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,will I putאָשִׂ֥ים'a.SimH7760my nameשְׁמִ֖יshe.MiH8034for everלְעוֹלָֽם׃le.'o.LamH5769:

8Neither will I make the feetרֶ֣גֶלRe.gelH7272of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478moveלְהָנִיד֙le.ha.NidH5110any moreאֹסִ֗יף'o.SifH3254out of the landהָ֣אֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127which I gaveנָתַ֖תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414their fathersלַֽאֲבוֹתָ֑םla.'a.vo.TamH1;only if they will observeיִשְׁמְר֣וּyish.me.RuH8104to doלַעֲשׂ֗וֹתla.'a.SotH6213according to all that I have commandedצִוִּיתִ֔יםtzi.vi.TimH6680them, and according to all the lawהַ֨תּוֹרָ֔הha.to.RahH8451that my servantעַבְדִּ֥י'av.DiH5650Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃mo.ShehH4872commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680them.

9But they hearkenedשָׁמֵ֑עוּsha.Me.'uH8085not: and Manassehמְנַשֶּׁה֙me.na.ShehH4519seducedוַיַּתְעֵ֤םvai.yat.'EmH8582them to doלַעֲשׂ֣וֹתla.'a.SotH6213more evilהָרָ֔עha.Ra'H7451than did the nationsהַ֨גּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471whom Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068destroyedהִשְׁמִ֣ידhish.MidH8045beforeמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

10And Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068spakeוַיְדַבֵּ֧רvay.da.BerH1696byבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027his servantsעֲבָדָ֥יו'a.va.DavH5650the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֖יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

11Because Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֤הme.na.ShehH4519kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063hath doneעָשָׂ֜ה'a.SahH6213these abominationsהַתֹּעֵב֣וֹתha.to.'e.VotH8441, andhath done wickedlyהֵרַ֕עhe.Ra'H7489above all that the Amoritesהָאֱמֹרִ֖יha.'e.mo.RiH567didעָשׂ֥וּ'a.SuH6213, which werebeforeלְפָנָ֑יוle.fa.NavH6440him, and hath made Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063also to sinוַיַּחֲטִ֥אvai.ya.cha.Ti'H2398with his idolsבְּגִלּוּלָֽיו׃ פbe.gi.lu.LavH1544:

12Therefore thus saithאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, Behold, I ambringingמֵבִ֣יאme.Vi'H935suchevilרָעָ֔הra.'AhH7451upon Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389and Judahוִֽיהוּדָ֑הvi.hu.DahH3063,that whosoever hearethשֹׁ֣מְעָ֔הּsho.me.'ahH8085of it, bothשְׁתֵּ֥יshe.TeiH8147his earsאָזְנָֽיו׃'a.ze.NavH241shall tingleתִּצַּ֖לְנָהti.Tzal.nahH6750.

13And I will stretchוְנָטִ֣יתִיve.na.Ti.tiH5186over Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֗םye.ru.sha.LimH3389the lineקָ֣וkavH6957of Samariaשֹֽׁמְר֔וֹןsho.me.RonH8111,and the plummetמִשְׁקֹ֖לֶתmish.Ko.letH4949of the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Ahabאַחְאָ֑ב'ach.'AvH256:and I will wipeוּמָחִ֨יתִיu.ma.Chi.tiH4229Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֜םye.ru.sha.LimH3389as a manwipethיִמְחֶ֤הyim.ChehH4229a dishהַצַּלַּ֙חַת֙ha.tza.La.chatH6747,wipingמָחָ֔הma.ChahH4229it,and turningוְהָפַ֖ךְve.ha.FakhH2015itupside downפָּנֶֽיהָ׃pa.Nei.haH6440.

14And I will forsakeוְנָטַשְׁתִּ֗יve.na.tash.TiH5203the remnantשְׁאֵרִ֣יתshe.'e.RitH7611of mine inheritanceנַחֲלָתִ֔יna.cha.la.TiH5159,and deliverוּנְתַתִּ֖יםu.ne.ta.TimH5414them into the handבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH3027of their enemiesאֹֽיְבֵיהֶ֑ם'o.ye.vei.HemH341;and they shall become a preyלְבַ֛זle.VazH957and a spoilוְלִמְשִׁסָּ֖הve.lim.shi.SahH4933to all their enemiesאֹיְבֵיהֶֽם׃'o.ye.vei.HemH341;

15Because they have doneעָשׂ֤וּ'a.SuH6213that which wasevilהָרַע֙ha.Ra'H7451in my sightבְּעֵינַ֔יbe.'ei.NaiH5869,and have provokedמִן־min-H4480me to angerמַכְעִסִ֖יםmakh.'i.SimH3707,since the dayהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117their fathersאֲבוֹתָם֙'a.vo.TamH1came forthיָצְא֤וּya.tze.'UH3318out of Egyptמִמִּצְרַ֔יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,even unto this dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

16Moreover Manassehמְנַשֶּׁה֙me.na.ShehH4519shedשָׁפַ֤ךְsha.FakhH8210innocentנָקִ֜יna.KiH5355bloodדָּ֨םdamH1818veryמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966muchהַרְבֵּ֣הhar.BehH7235,till he had filledמִלֵּ֥אmi.Le'H4390Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389from one endפֶּ֣הpehH6310to anotherלָפֶ֑הla.PehH6310;beside his sinמֵֽחַטָּאתוֹ֙me.cha.ta.ToH2403wherewith he made Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063to sinהֶחֱטִ֣יאhe.che.Ti'H2398,in doingלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213that which wasevilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

17Now the restוְיֶ֨תֶרve.Ye.terH3499of the actsדִּבְרֵ֤יdiv.ReiH1697of Manassehמְנַשֶּׁה֙me.na.ShehH4519,and all that he didעָשָׂ֔ה'a.SahH6213,and his sinוְחַטָּאת֖וֹve.cha.ta.ToH2403that he sinnedחָטָ֑אcha.Ta'H2398, arethey not writtenכְּתוּבִ֗יםke.tu.VimH3789in the bookסֵ֛פֶרSe.ferH5612of the chroniclesדִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖יםdiv.Rei hai.ya.MimH3117 H1697of the kingsלְמַלְכֵ֥יle.mal.KheiH4428of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063?

18And Manassehמְנַשֶּׁה֙me.na.ShehH4519sleptוַיִּשְׁכַּ֤בvai.yish.KavH7901with his fathersאֲבֹתָ֔יו'a.vo.TavH1,and was buriedוַיִּקָּבֵ֥רvai.yi.ka.VerH6912in the gardenבְּגַן־be.gan-H1588of his own houseבֵּית֖וֹbei.ToH1004,in the gardenבְּגַן־be.gan-H1588of Uzzaעֻזָּ֑א'u.Za'H5798:and Amonאָמ֥וֹן'a.MonH526his sonבְּנ֖וֹbe.NoH1121reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427in his stead.

19Amonאָמ֣וֹן'a.MonH526wastwentyעֶשְׂרִ֨ים'es.RimH6242and twoוּשְׁתַּ֤יִםu.she.Ta.yimH8147yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121when he began to reignבְּמָלְכ֔וֹbe.ma.le.KhoH4427,and he reignedמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427twoוּשְׁתַּ֣יִםu.she.Ta.yimH8147yearsשָׁנִ֔יםsha.NimH8141in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389.And his mother’sאִמּ֔וֹ'i.MoH517nameוְשֵׁ֣םve.ShemH8034wasMeshullemethמְשֻׁלֶּ֥מֶתme.shu.Le.metH4922,the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Haruzחָר֖וּץcha.RutzH2743of Jotbahיָטְבָֽה׃ya.te.VahH3192.

20And he didוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213that which wasevilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,as his fatherאָבִֽיו׃'a.VivH1Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֥הme.na.ShehH4519didעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213.

21And he walkedH3212in all the wayהַדֶּ֖רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870that his fatherאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1walked inH1980,and servedוַֽיַּעֲבֹ֗דvai.ya.'a.VodH5647the idolsהַגִּלֻּלִים֙ha.gi.lu.LimH1544that his fatherאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1servedעָבַ֣ד'a.VadH5647,and worshippedוַיִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812them:

22And he forsookוַיַּעֲזֹ֕בvai.ya.'a.ZoH5800Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of his fathersאֲבֹתָ֑יו'a.vo.TavH1,and walkedהָלַ֖ךְha.LakhH1980not in the wayבְּדֶ֥רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

23And the servantsעַבְדֵֽי־'av.dei-H5650of Amonאָמ֖וֹן'a.MonH526conspiredוַיִּקְשְׁר֥וּvai.yik.she.RuH7194against him, and slewוַיָּמִ֥יתוּvai.ya.Mi.tuH4191the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428in his own houseבְּבֵיתֽוֹ׃be.vei.ToH1004.

24And the peopleעַם־'am-H5971of the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776slewוַיַּךְ֙vai.yaKhH5221all them that had conspiredהַקֹּשְׁרִ֖יםha.ko.she.RimH7194against kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Amonאָמ֑וֹן'a.MonH526;and the peopleעַם־'am-H5971of the landהָאָ֛רֶץha.'A.retzH776made Josiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֥הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977his sonבְנ֖וֹve.NoH1121kingוַיַּמְלִ֧יכוּvai.yam.Li.khuH4427in his stead.

25Now the restוְיֶ֛תֶרve.Ye.terH3499of the actsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of Amonאָמ֖וֹן'a.MonH526which 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?

26And he was buriedוַיִּקְבְֹּ֥רvai.yik.BerH6912in his sepulchreבִּקְבֻרָת֖וֹbik.vu.ra.ToH6900in the gardenבְּגַן־be.gan-H1588of Uzzaעֻזָּ֑א'u.Za'H5798:and Josiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֥הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977his sonבְנ֖וֹve.NoH1121reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427in his stead.

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