Revised Literal Translation

2 Kings 23:1-3

1And the kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֖חvai.yish.LachH7971,and they gatheredוַיַּאַסְפ֣וּvai.ya.'as.FuH622unto him all the eldersזִקְנֵ֥יzik.NeiH2205of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063and of Jerusalemוִירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃vi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

2And the kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428went upוַיַּ֣עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927into the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of Yhwhיְהוָ֡הYah.wehH3068,and all the menאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of Judahיְהוּדָה֩ye.hu.DahH3063and all the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֨יyo.she.VeiH3427of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֜םye.ru.sha.LimH3389with him, and the priestsוְהַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ve.ha.ko.ha.NimH3548,and the prophetsוְהַנְּבִיאִ֔יםve.ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030,and all the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971,both smallלְמִקָּטֹ֣ןle.mi.ka.TonH6996and greatגָּד֑וֹלga.DolH1419:and he readוַיִּקְרָ֣אvai.yik.Ra'H7121in their earsבְאָזְנֵיהֶ֗םve.'a.ze.nei.HemH241all the wordsדִּבְרֵי֙div.ReiH1697of the bookסֵ֣פֶרSe.ferH5612of the covenantהַבְּרִ֔יתha.be.RitH1285which was foundהַנִּמְצָ֖אha.nim.Tza'H4672in the houseבְּבֵ֥יתbe.VeitH1004of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

3And the kingהַ֠מֶּלֶךְHa.Me.lekhH4428stoodוַיַּעֲמֹ֣דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975by a pillarהָ֨עַמּ֜וּדha.'a.MudH5982,and madeוַיִּכְרֹ֥תvai.yikh.RotH3772a covenantהַבְּרִ֣ית׀ha.be.RitH1285beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,to walkH3212afterאַחַ֤ר'a.CharH310Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,and to keepוְלִשְׁמֹ֨רve.lish.MorH8104his commandmentsמִצְוֹתָ֜יוmitz.vo.TavH4687and his testimoniesעֵדְוֹתָ֤יו'e.de.vo.TavH5715and his statutesחֻקֹּתָיו֙chu.ko.TavH2708with all theirheartלֵ֣בlevH3820and all theirsoulנֶ֔פֶשׁNe.feshH5315,to performלְהָקִ֗יםle.ha.KimH6965the wordsדִּבְרֵי֙div.ReiH1697of this covenantהַבְּרִ֣יתha.be.RitH1285that were writtenהַכְּתֻבִ֖יםha.ke.tu.VimH3789in this bookהַסֵּ֣פֶרha.Se.ferH5612.And all the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971stoodוַיַּעֲמֹ֥דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975to the covenantבַּבְּרִֽית׃ba.be.RitH1285.

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