Revised Literal Translation

2 Kings 22:9-13

9And Shaphanשָׁפָ֤ןsha.FanH8227the scribeהַסֹּפֵר֙ha.so.FerH5608cameוַיָּבֹ֞אvai.ya.Vo'H935to the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,and broughtH7725the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428wordדָּבָ֑רda.VarH1697againH7725,and saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Thy servantsעֲבָדֶ֙יךָ֙'a.va.Dei.khaH5650have gatheredהִתִּ֤יכוּhi.Ti.khuH5413the moneyהַכֶּ֙סֶף֙ha.Ke.sefH3701that was foundהַנִּמְצָ֣אha.nim.Tza'H4672in the houseבַבַּ֔יִתva.Ba.yitH1004,and have deliveredוַֽיִּתְּנֻ֗הוּvai.yi.te.Nu.huH5414it into the handיַד֙yadH3027of them that doעֹשֵׂ֣י'o.SeiH6213the workהַמְּלָאכָ֔הha.me.la.KhahH4399,that have the oversightהַמֻּפְקָדִ֖יםha.muf.ka.DimH6485of the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

10And Shaphanשָׁפָ֤ןsha.FanH8227the scribeהַסֹּפֵר֙ha.so.FerH5608shewedוַיַּגֵּ֞דvai.ya.GedH5046the kingלַמֶּ֣לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Hilkiahחִלְקִיָּ֖הchil.ki.YahH2518the priestהַכֹּהֵ֑ןha.ko.HenH3548hath deliveredנָ֣תַןNa.tanH5414me a bookסֵ֚פֶרSe.ferH5612.And Shaphanשָׁפָ֖ןsha.FanH8227readוַיִּקְרָאֵ֥הוּvai.yik.ra.'E.huH7121it beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

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.

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