Revised Literal Translation

2 Kings 21:19-26

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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