Revised Literal Translation

2 Kings 23:24-27

24Moreover the workers withfamiliar spiritsהָאֹב֣וֹתha.'o.VotH178,and the wizardsהַ֠יִּדְּעֹנִיםHai.yi.de.'o.nimH3049,and the imagesהַתְּרָפִ֨יםha.te.ra.FimH8655,and the idolsהַגִּלֻּלִ֜יםha.gi.lu.LimH1544,and all the abominationsהַשִּׁקֻּצִ֗יםha.shi.ku.TzimH8251that were spiedנִרְאוּ֙nir.'UH7200in the landבְּאֶ֤רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063and in Jerusalemוּבִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םu.vi.Ru.sha.LimH3389,did Josiahיֹֽאשִׁיָּ֑הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977put awayבִּעֵ֖רbi.'ErH1197,that he might performהָקִ֞יםha.KimH6965the wordsדִּבְרֵ֤יdiv.ReiH1697of the lawהַתּוֹרָה֙ha.to.RahH8451which were writtenהַכְּתֻבִ֣יםha.ke.tu.VimH3789in the bookהַסֵּ֔פֶרha.Se.ferH5612that Hilkiahחִלְקִיָּ֥הוּchil.ki.Ya.huH2518the priestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.HenH3548foundמָצָ֛אma.Tza'H4672in the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

25And like unto him was there no kingמֶ֗לֶךְMe.lekhH4428beforeלְפָנָ֜יוle.fa.NavH6440him, that turnedשָׁ֤בshavH7725to Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068with all his heartלְבָב֤וֹle.va.VoH3824,and with all his soulנַפְשׁוֹ֙naf.ShoH5315,and with all his mightמְאֹד֔וֹme.'o.DoH3966,according to all the lawתּוֹרַ֣תto.RatH8451of Mosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872;neither afterוְאַחֲרָ֖יוve.'a.cha.RavH310him aroseקָ֥םkamH6965there any like him.

26Notwithstanding Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068turnedשָׁ֣בshavH7725not from the fiercenessמֵחֲר֤וֹןme.cha.RonH2740of his greatהַגָּד֔וֹלha.ga.DolH1419wrathאַפּוֹ֙'a.PoH639,wherewith his angerאַפּ֖וֹ'a.PoH639was kindledחָרָ֥הcha.RahH2734against Judahבִּֽיהוּדָ֑הbi.hu.DahH3063,because of all the provocationsהַכְּעָסִ֔יםha.ke.'a.SimH3708that Manassehמְנַשֶּֽׁה׃me.na.ShehH4519had provokedהִכְעִיס֖וֹhikh.'i.SoH3707him withal.

27And Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,I will removeאָסִיר֙'a.SirH5493Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063also out of my sightפָּנַ֔יpa.NaiH6440,as I have removedהֲסִרֹ֖תִיha.si.Ro.tiH5493Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and will cast offוּ֠מָאַסְתִּיU.ma.'as.tiH3988this cityהָעִ֨ירha.'IrH5892Jerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389which I have chosenבָּחַ֙רְתִּי֙ba.Char.tiH977,and the houseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004of which I saidאָמַ֔רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559,My nameשְׁמִ֖יshe.MiH8034shall be there.

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