Revised Literal Translation

2 Kings 22:3-8

3And it came to pass in the eighteenthבִּשְׁמֹנֶ֤ה עֶשְׂרֵה֙bish.mo.Neh 'es.RehH6240 H8083yearשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141of kingלַמֶּ֖לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Josiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֑הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977, thatthe kingהַ֠מֶּלֶךְHa.Me.lekhH4428sentשָׁלַ֣חsha.LachH7971Shaphanשָׁפָ֨ןsha.FanH8227the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Azaliahאֲצַלְיָ֤הוּ'a.tzal.Ya.huH683,the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Meshullamמְשֻׁלָּם֙me.shu.LamH4918,the scribeהַסֹּפֵ֔רha.so.FerH5608,to the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

4Go upעֲלֵ֗ה'a.LehH5927to Hilkiahחִלְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙chil.ki.Ya.huH2518the highהַגָּד֔וֹלha.ga.DolH1419priestהַכֹּהֵ֣ןha.ko.HenH3548,that he may sumוְיַתֵּ֣םve.ya.TemH8552the silverהַכֶּ֔סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701which is broughtהַמּוּבָ֖אha.mu.Va'H935into the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,which the keepersשֹׁמְרֵ֥יsho.me.ReiH8104of the doorהַסַּ֖ףha.SafH5592have gatheredאָסְפ֛וּ'a.se.FuH622of the peopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971:

5And let them deliverוְיִתְּנֻ֗הוּve.yit.nu.huH5414it into the handיַד֙yadH3027of the doersעֹשֵׂ֣י'o.SeiH6213of the workהַמְּלָאכָ֔הha.me.la.KhahH4399,that have the oversightהַמֻּפְקָדִ֖יםha.muf.ka.DimH6485of the houseבֵּ֣יתveitH1004of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068:and let them giveוְיִתְּנ֣וּve.yi.te.NuH5414it to the doersלְעֹשֵׂ֤יle.'o.SeiH6213of the workהַמְּלָאכָה֙ha.me.la.KhahH4399which isin the houseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,to repairלְחַזֵּ֖קle.cha.ZekH2388the breachesבֶּ֥דֶקBe.dekH919of the houseהַבָּֽיִת׃ha.Ba.yitH1004,

6Unto carpentersלֶחָ֣רָשִׁ֔יםle.Cha.ra.ShimH2796,and buildersוְלַבֹּנִ֖יםve.la.bo.NimH1129,and masonsוְלַגֹּֽדְרִ֑יםve.la.go.de.RimH1443,and to buyוְלִקְנ֤וֹתve.lik.NotH7069timberעֵצִים֙'e.TzimH6086and hewnמַחְצֵ֔בmach.TzevH4274stoneוְאַבְנֵ֣יve.'av.NeiH68to repairלְחַזֵּ֖קle.cha.ZekH2388the houseהַבָּֽיִת׃ha.Ba.yitH1004.

7Howbeit there was no reckoning madeיֵחָשֵׁ֣בye.cha.ShevH2803with them of the moneyהַכֶּ֖סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701that was deliveredהַנִּתָּ֣ןha.ni.TanH5414into their handיָדָ֑םya.DamH3027,because they dealtעֹשִֽׂים׃'o.SimH6213faithfullyבֶאֱמוּנָ֖הve.'e.mu.NahH530.

8And Hilkiahחִלְקִיָּ֜הוּchil.ki.Ya.huH2518the highהַגָּדוֹל֙ha.ga.dOlH1419priestהַכֹּהֵ֤ןha.ko.HenH3548saidוַ֠יֹּאמֶרVai.yo.merH559unto Shaphanשָׁפָ֣ןsha.FanH8227the scribeהַסֹּפֵ֔רha.so.FerH5608,I have foundמָצָ֖אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672the bookסֵ֧פֶרSe.ferH5612of the lawהַתּוֹרָ֛הha.to.RahH8451in the houseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068.And Hilkiahחִלְקִיָּ֧הchil.ki.YahH2518gaveוַיִּתֵּ֨ןvai.yi.TenH5414the bookהַסֵּ֛פֶרha.Se.ferH5612to Shaphanשָׁפָ֖ןsha.FanH8227,and he readוַיִּקְרָאֵֽהוּ׃vai.yik.ra.'E.huH7121it.

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