Revised Literal Translation

2 Kings 21:2-7

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:

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