Revised Literal Translation

2 Kings 22:11-14

11And it came to pass, when the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428had heardכִּשְׁמֹ֣עַkish.Mo.a'H8085the wordsדִּבְרֵ֖יdiv.ReiH1697of the bookסֵ֣פֶרSe.ferH5612of the lawהַתּוֹרָ֑הha.to.RahH8451,that he rentוַיִּקְרַ֖עvai.yik.Ra'H7167his clothesבְּגָדָֽיו׃be.ga.DavH899.

12And the kingהַמֶּ֡לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428commandedוַיְצַ֣וvay.TzavH6680Hilkiahחִלְקִיָּ֣הchil.ki.YahH2518the priestהַכֹּהֵ֡ןha.ko.HenH3548,and Ahikamאֲחִיקָ֣ם'a.chi.KamH296the sonבֶּן־be.no.Sha-H1121of Shaphanשָׁ֠פָןSha.fanH8227,and Achborעַכְבּ֨וֹרakh.BorH5907the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Michaiahמִיכָיָ֜הmi.kha.YahH4320,and Shaphanשָׁפָ֣ןsha.FanH8227the scribeהַסֹּפֵ֗רha.so.FerH5608,and Asahiahעֲשָׂיָ֥ה'a.sa.YahH6222a servantעֶֽבֶד־'e.ved-H5650of the king’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

13GoH3212ye, enquireדִרְשׁ֨וּdir.ShuH1875of Yhwhיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068for me, and for the peopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971,and for all Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,concerning the wordsדִּבְרֵ֛יdiv.ReiH1697of this bookהַסֵּ֥פֶרha.Se.ferH5612that is foundהַנִּמְצָ֖אha.nim.Tza'H4672:for greatגְדוֹלָ֞הge.do.LahH1419isthe wrathחֲמַ֣תcha.MatH2534of Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068that is kindledנִצְּתָ֣הni.tze.TahH3341against us, because our fathersאֲבֹתֵ֗ינוּ'a.vo.Tei.nuH1have not hearkenedשָׁמְע֜וּsha.me.'UH8085unto the wordsדִּבְרֵי֙div.ReiH1697of this bookהַסֵּ֣פֶרha.Se.ferH5612,to doלַעֲשׂ֖וֹתla.'a.SotH6213according unto all that which is writtenהַכָּת֥וּבha.ka.TuvH3789concerning us.

14So Hilkiahחִלְקִיָּ֣הוּchil.ki.Ya.huH2518the priestהַ֠כֹּהֵןHa.ko.henH3548,and Ahikamוַאֲחִיקָ֨םva.'a.chi.KamH296,and Achborוְעַכְבּ֜וֹרve.'akh.BorH5907,and Shaphanוְשָׁפָ֣ןve.sha.FanH8227,and Asahiahוַעֲשָׂיָ֗הva.'a.sa.YahH6222,wentH3212unto Huldahחֻלְדָּ֨הchul.DahH2468the prophetessהַנְּבִיאָ֜הha.ne.vi.'AhH5031,the wifeאֵ֣שֶׁת׀'E.shetH802of Shallumשַׁלֻּ֣םsha.LumH7967the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Tikvahתִּקְוָ֗הtik.VahH8616,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Harhasחַרְחַס֙char.ChasH2745,keeperשֹׁמֵ֣רsho.MerH8104of the wardrobeהַבְּגָדִ֔יםha.be.ga.DimH899; (now she dweltיֹשֶׁ֥בֶתyo.She.vetH3427in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִַ֖םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389in the collegeבַּמִּשְׁנֶ֑הba.mish.NehH4932;)and they communedוַֽיְדַבְּר֖וּvay.da.be.RuH1696with her.

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