Revised Literal Translation

2 Kings 22:18-20

18But to the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063which sentהַשֹּׁלֵ֤חַha.sho.Le.achH7971you to enquireלִדְרֹ֣שׁlid.RoshH1875of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,thus shall ye sayתֹאמְר֖וּto.me.RuH559to him, Thus saithאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, As touchingthe wordsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697which thou hast heardשָׁמָֽעְתָּ׃sha.Ma.'e.taH8085;

19Because thine heartלְבָ֨בְךָ֜le.Va.ve.khaH3824was tenderרַךְ־rakh-H7401,and thou hast humbledוַתִּכָּנַ֣ע׀va.ti.ka.Na'H3665thyself beforeמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH6440Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,when thou heardestבְּֽשָׁמְעֲךָ֡be.sha.me.'a.KhaH8085what I spakeדִּבַּרְתִּי֩di.bar.TiH1696against this placeהַמָּק֨וֹםha.ma.KomH4725,and against the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבָ֗יוyo.she.VavH3427thereof, that they should become a desolationלְשַׁמָּה֙le.sha.MahH8047and a curseוְלִקְלָלָ֔הve.lik.la.LahH7045,and hast rentוַתִּקְרַע֙va.tik.Ra'H7167thy clothesבְּגָדֶ֔יךָbe.ga.Dei.khaH899,and weptוַתִּבְכֶּ֖הva.tiv.KehH1058beforeלְפָנָ֑יle.fa.NaiH6440me; I also have heardשָׁמַ֖עְתִּיsha.Ma'.tiH8085thee,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

20Behold therefore, I will gatherאֹֽסִפְךָ֜'o.sif.KhaH622thee unto thy fathersאֲבֹתֶ֗יךָ'a.vo.Tei.khaH1,and thou shalt be gatheredוְנֶאֱסַפְתָּ֣ve.ne.'e.saf.TaH622into thy graveקִבְרֹתֶיךָ֮kiv.ro.tei.ChaH6913in peaceבְּשָׁלוֹם֒be.sha.lOmH7965;and thine eyesעֵינֶ֔יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869shall not seeתִרְאֶ֣ינָהtir.'Ei.nahH7200all the evilהָֽרָעָ֔הha.ra.'AhH7451which I will bringמֵבִ֖יאme.Vi'H935upon this placeהַמָּק֣וֹםha.ma.KomH4725.And they broughtH7725the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428wordדָּבָֽר׃da.VarH1697againH7725.

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