Revised Literal Translation

2 Kings 23:30-37

30And his servantsעֲבָדָ֥יו'a.va.DavH5650carried him in a chariotוַיַּרְכִּבֻ֨הוּvai.yar.ki.Vu.huH7392deadמֵת֙metH4191from Megiddoמִמְּגִדּ֔וֹmi.me.gi.DoH4023,and broughtוַיְבִאֻ֙הוּ֙vay.vi.'U.huH935him to Jerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389,and buriedוַֽיִּקְבְּרֻ֖הוּvai.yik.be.Ru.huH6912him in his own sepulchreבִּקְבֻֽרָת֑וֹbik.vu.ra.ToH6900.And the peopleעַם־'am-H5971of the landהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776tookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947Jehoahazיְהֽוֹאָחָז֙ye.ho.'a.ChazH3059the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Josiahיֹ֣אשִׁיָּ֔הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977,and anointedוַיִּמְשְׁח֥וּvai.yim.she.ChuH4886him, and made him kingוַיַּמְלִ֥יכוּvai.yam.Li.khuH4427in his father’sאָבִֽיו׃ פ'a.VivH1stead.

31Jehoahazיְהוֹאָחָ֣זye.ho.'a.ChazH3059wastwentyעֶשְׂרִ֨ים'es.RimH6242and threeוְשָׁלֹ֤שׁve.sha.LoshH7969yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121when he began to reignבְּמָלְכ֔וֹbe.ma.le.KhoH4427;and he reignedמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427threeוּשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הu.she.lo.ShahH7969monthsחֳדָשִׁ֔יםcho.da.ShimH2320in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389.And his mother’sאִמּ֔וֹ'i.MoH517nameוְשֵׁ֣םve.ShemH8034wasHamutalחֲמוּטַ֥לcha.mu.TalH2537,the daughterבַּֽת־bat-H1323of Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414of Libnahמִלִּבְנָֽה׃mi.liv.NahH3841.

32And he didוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213that which wasevilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,according to all that his fathersאֲבֹתָֽיו׃'a.vo.TavH1had doneעָשׂ֖וּ'a.SuH6213.

33And Pharaoh–nechohH6549put him in bandsוַיַּאַסְרֵהוּ֩vai.ya.'as.re.HuH631at Riblahבְרִבְלָה֙ve.riv.LahH7247in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Hamathחֲמָ֔תcha.MatH2574,that he might not reignמִמְּלֹ֖ךְmim.lokhH4427in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389;and putוַיִּתֶּן־vai.yi.ten-H5414the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776to a tributeעֹ֙נֶשׁ֙'o.neshH6066of an hundredמֵאָ֥הme.'AhH3967talentsכִכַּר־khi.kar-H3603of silverכֶּ֖סֶףKe.sefH3701,and a talentוְכִכַּ֥רve.khi.KarH3603of goldזָהָֽב׃za.HavH2091.

34And Pharaoh–nechohH6549made Eliakimאֶלְיָקִ֣ים'el.ya.KimH471the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Josiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֗הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977kingוַיַּמְלֵךְ֩vai.yam.leKhH4427in the room of Josiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֣הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977his fatherאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1,and turnedוַיַּסֵּ֥בvai.ya.SevH5437his nameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034to Jehoiakimיְהוֹיָקִ֑יםye.ho.ya.KimH3079,and tookH3947Jehoahazיְהוֹאָחָ֣זye.ho.'a.ChazH3059awayH3947:and he cameוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935to Egyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,and diedוַיָּ֥מָתvai.Ya.motH4191there.

35And Jehoiakimיְהוֹיָקִים֙ye.ho.ya.KimH3079gaveנָתַ֤ןna.TanH5414the silverוְהַכֶּ֣סֶףve.ha.Ke.sefH3701and the goldוְהַזָּהָ֗בve.ha.za.HavH2091to PharaohH6547;but he taxedהֶעֱרִ֣יךְhe.'e.RikhH6186the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776to giveלָתֵ֥תla.TetH5414the moneyהַכֶּ֖סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701according to the commandmentפִּ֣יpiH6310of PharaohH6547:he exactedנָגַ֞שׂna.GasH5065the silverהַכֶּ֤סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701and the goldהַזָּהָב֙ha.za.HavH2091of the peopleעַ֣ם'amH5971of the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,of every oneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376according to his taxationכְּעֶרְכּ֗וֹke.'er.KoH6187,to giveלָתֵ֖תla.TetH5414itunto Pharaoh–nechohH6549.

36Jehoiakimיְהוֹיָקִ֣יםye.ho.ya.KimH3079wastwentyעֶשְׂרִ֨ים'es.RimH6242and fiveוְחָמֵ֤שׁve.cha.MeshH2568yearsשָׁנָ֨הsha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121when he began to reignבְּמָלְכ֔וֹbe.ma.le.KhoH4427;and he reignedמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427elevenוְאַחַ֤ת עֶשְׂרֵה֙ve.'a.Chat 'es.RehH6240 H259yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389.And his mother’sאִמּ֔וֹ'i.MoH517nameוְשֵׁ֣םve.ShemH8034wasZebudahזְבוּדָּ֥הze.vi.dahH2080,the daughterבַת־vat-H1323of Pedaiahפְּדָיָ֖הpe.da.YahH6305of Rumahרוּמָֽה׃ru.MahH7316.

37And he didוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213that which wasevilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,according to all that his fathersאֲבֹתָֽיו׃'a.vo.TavH1had doneעָשׂ֖וּ'a.SuH6213.

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