Revised Literal Translation

2 Kings 21:19-25

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?

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