Revised Literal Translation

2 Kings 24:12-16

12And Jehoiachinיְהוֹיָכִ֤יןye.ho.ya.KhinH3078the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063went outוַיֵּצֵ֞אvai.ye.Tze'H3318to the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894,he, and his motherוְאִמּ֔וֹve.'i.MoH517,and his servantsוַעֲבָדָ֖יוva.'a.va.DavH5650,and his princesוְשָׂרָ֣יוve.sa.RavH8269,and his officersוְסָֽרִיסָ֑יוve.sa.ri.SavH5631:and the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894tookוַיִּקַּ֤חvai.yi.KachH3947him in the eighthשְׁמֹנֶ֖הshe.mo.NehH8083yearבִּשְׁנַ֥תbish.NatH8141of his reignלְמָלְכֽוֹ׃le.ma.le.KhoH4427.

13And he carried outוַיּוֹצֵ֣אvai.yo.Tze'H3318thence all the treasuresאוֹצְרוֹת֙'otz.rOtH214of the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,and the treasuresוְאֽוֹצְר֖וֹתve.'otz.RotH214of the king’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004,and cut in piecesוַיְקַצֵּ֞ץvay.ka.TzetzH7112all the vesselsכְּלֵ֣יke.LeiH3627of goldהַזָּהָ֗בha.za.HavH2091which Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֤הshe.lo.MohH8010kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478had madeעָשָׂ֜ה'a.SahH6213in the templeבְּהֵיכַ֣לbe.hei.KhalH1964of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,as Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068had saidדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696.

14And he carried awayH1540all Jerusalemיְ֠רוּשָׁלִַםYe.ru.sha.limH3389,and all the princesהַשָּׂרִ֞יםha.sa.RimH8269,and all the mighty menגִּבּוֹרֵ֣יgi.bo.ReiH1368of valourהַחַ֗יִלha.Cha.yilH2428, eventenעֲשֶׂ֤רֶתa.sa.rahH6235thousandאֲלָפִים֙'a.la.FimH505captivesH1540,and all the craftsmenהֶחָרָ֖שׁhe.cha.RashH2796and smithsוְהַמַּסְגֵּ֑רve.ha.mas.GerH4525:none remainedנִשְׁאַ֔רnish.'ArH7604,saveזוּלַ֖תzu.LatH2108the poorest sortדַּלַּ֥תda.LatH1803of the peopleעַם־'am-H5971of the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

15And he carried awayוַיֶּ֥גֶלvai.Ye.gelH1540Jehoiachinיְהוֹיָכִ֖יןye.ho.ya.KhinH3078to Babylonבָּבֶ֑לָהba.Ve.lahH894,and the king’sהַ֠מֶּלֶךְHa.Me.lekhH4428motherאֵ֣ם'emH517,and the king’sהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428wivesנְשֵׁ֨יne.SheiH802,and his officersסָרִיסָ֗יוsa.ri.SavH5631,and the mightyאֵילֵ֣י'e.vi.leiH193 H352of the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776, thosecarriedH3212he into captivityגּוֹלָ֥הgo.LahH1473from Jerusalemמִירוּשָׁלִַ֖םmi.ru.sha.LimH3389to Babylonבָּבֶֽלָה׃ba.Ve.lahH894.

16And all the menאַנְשֵׁ֨י'an.SheiH582of mightהַחַ֜יִלha.Cha.yilH2428, evensevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651thousandאֲלָפִ֗ים'a.la.FimH505,and craftsmenוְהֶחָרָ֤שׁve.he.cha.RashH2796and smithsוְהַמַּסְגֵּר֙ve.ha.mas.GerH4525a thousandאֶ֔לֶף'E.lefH505, all that werestrongגִּבּוֹרִ֖יםgi.bo.RimH1368andaptעֹשֵׂ֣י'o.SeiH6213for warמִלְחָמָ֑הmil.cha.MahH4421,even them the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֛לba.VelH894broughtוַיְבִיאֵ֧םvay.vi.'EmH935captiveגּוֹלָ֖הgo.LahH1473to Babylonבָּבֶֽלָה׃ba.Ve.lahH894.

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