Revised Literal Translation

2 Kings 24:1-9

1In his daysבְּיָמָ֣יוbe.ya.MavH3117Nebuchadnezzarנְבֻכַדְנֶאצַּ֖רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5019kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֑לba.VelH894came upעָלָ֔ה'a.LahH5927,and Jehoiakimיְהוֹיָקִ֥יםye.ho.ya.KimH3079became his servantעֶ֙בֶד֙'e.vedH5650threeשָׁלֹ֣שׁsha.LoshH7969yearsשָׁנִ֔יםsha.NimH8141:then he turnedוַיָּ֖שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725and rebelledוַיִּמְרָד־vai.yim.rod-H4775against him.

2And Yhwhיְהוָ֣ה׀Yah.wehH3068sentוַיְשַׁלַּ֣חvay.sha.LachH7971against him bandsגְּדוּדֵ֣יge.du.DeiH1416of the Chaldeesכַשְׂדִּים֩khas.DimH3778,and bandsגְּדוּדֵ֨יge.du.DeiH1416of the Syriansאֲרָ֜ם'a.RamH758,and bandsגְּדוּדֵ֣יge.du.DeiH1416of the Moabitesמוֹאָ֗בmo.'AvH4124,and bandsגְּדוּדֵ֣יge.du.DeiH1416of the childrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Ammonעַמּ֔וֹןa.MonH5983,and sentוַיְשַׁלְּחֵ֥םvay.sha.le.ChemH7971them against Judahבִּֽיהוּדָ֖הbi.hu.DahH3063to destroyלְהַֽאֲבִיד֑וֹle.ha.'a.vi.DoH6it, according to the wordכִּדְבַ֣רkid.VarH1697of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,which he spakeדִּבֶּ֔רdi.BerH1696byבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027his servantsעֲבָדָ֥יו'a.va.DavH5650the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִֽים׃ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030.

3Surely at the commandmentפִּ֣יpiH6310of Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068came thisupon Judahבִּֽיהוּדָ֔הbi.hu.DahH3063,to removeלְהָסִ֖ירle.ha.SirH5493themout of his sightפָּנָ֑יוpa.NavH6440,for the sinsבְּחַטֹּ֣אתbe.cha.TotH2403of Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֔הme.na.ShehH4519,according to all that he didעָשָֽׂה׃'a.SahH6213;

4And also for the innocentהַנָּקִי֙ha.na.KiH5355bloodדַּֽם־dam-H1818that he shedשָׁפָ֔ךְsha.FakhH8210:for he filledוַיְמַלֵּ֥אvay.ma.Le'H4390Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389with innocentנָקִ֑יna.KiH5355bloodדָּ֣םdamH1818;which Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068wouldאָבָ֥ה'a.VahH14not pardonלִסְלֹֽחַ׃lis.Lo.achH5545.

5Now the restוְיֶ֛תֶרve.Ye.terH3499of the actsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of Jehoiakimיְהוֹיָקִ֖יםye.ho.ya.KimH3079,and all that he didעָשָׂ֑ה'a.SahH6213, arethey not writtenכְּתוּבִ֗יםke.tu.VimH3789in the bookסֵ֛פֶרSe.ferH5612of the chroniclesדִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖יםdiv.Rei hai.ya.MimH3117 H1697of the kingsלְמַלְכֵ֥יle.mal.KheiH4428of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063?

6So Jehoiakimיְהוֹיָקִ֖יםye.ho.ya.KimH3079sleptוַיִּשְׁכַּ֥בvai.yish.KavH7901with his fathersאֲבֹתָ֑יו'a.vo.TavH1:and Jehoiachinיְהוֹיָכִ֥יןye.ho.ya.KhinH3078his sonבְּנ֖וֹbe.NoH1121reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427in his stead.

7And the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714cameלָצֵ֖אתla.TzetH3318not againהֹסִ֥יףho.SifH3254any more out of his landמֵֽאַרְצ֑וֹme.'ar.TzoH776:for the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֗לba.VelH894had takenלָקַ֞חla.KachH3947from the riverמִנַּ֤חַלmi.Na.chalH5158of Egyptמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4714unto the riverנְהַר־ne.har-H5104Euphratesפְּרָ֔תpe.RatH6578all that pertained to the kingלְמֶ֥לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃ פmitz.Ra.yimH4714.

8Jehoiachinיְהוֹיָכִ֣יןye.ho.ya.KhinH3078waseighteenשְׁמֹנֶ֨ה עֶשְׂרֵ֤הshe.mo.Neh 'es.RehH6240 H8083yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121when he began to reignבְּמָלְכ֔וֹbe.ma.le.KhoH4427,and he reignedמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389threeוּשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הu.she.lo.ShahH7969monthsחֳדָשִׁ֔יםcho.da.ShimH2320.And his mother’sאִמּ֔וֹ'i.MoH517nameוְשֵׁ֣םve.ShemH8034wasNehushtaנְחֻשְׁתָּ֥אne.chush.Ta'H5179,the daughterבַת־vat-H1323of Elnathanאֶלְנָתָ֖ן'el.na.TanH494of Jerusalemמִירוּשָׂלִָֽם׃mi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

9And he didוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213that which wasevilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,according to all that his fatherאָבִֽיו׃'a.VivH1had doneעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213.

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