Revised Literal Translation

2 Kings 21:4-6

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.

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