Revised Literal Translation

2 Kings 24:17-20

17And the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֛לba.VelH894made Mattaniahמַתַּנְיָ֥הma.tan.YahH4983his father’s brotherדֹד֖וֹdo.DoH1730kingוַיַּמְלֵ֧ךְvai.yam.LekhH4427in his stead, and changedוַיַּסֵּ֥בvai.ya.SevH5437his nameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034to Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּֽהוּ׃ פtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667.

18Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֣הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667wastwentyעֶשְׂרִ֨ים'es.RimH6242and oneוְאַחַ֤תve.'a.ChatH259yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121when he began to reignבְמָלְכ֔וֹve.ma.le.KhoH4427,and he reignedמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427elevenוְאַחַ֤ת עֶשְׂרֵה֙ve.'a.Chat 'es.RehH6240 H259yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389.And his mother’sאִמּ֔וֹ'i.MoH517nameוְשֵׁ֣םve.ShemH8034wasHamutalחֲמוּטַ֥לcha.mi.talH2537,the daughterבַּֽת־bat-H1323of Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414of Libnahמִלִּבְנָֽה׃mi.liv.NahH3841.

19And he didוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213that which wasevilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,according to all that Jehoiakimיְהוֹיָקִֽים׃ye.ho.ya.KimH3079had doneעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213.

20For through the angerאַ֣ף'afH639of Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068it came to pass in Jerusalemבִירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙vi.ru.sha.LimH3389and Judahוּבִ֣יהוּדָ֔הu.Vi.hu.DahH3063,until he had cast them outהִשְׁלִכ֥וֹhish.li.KhoH7993from his presenceפָּנָ֑יוpa.NavH6440,that Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֖הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667rebelledוַיִּמְרֹ֥דvai.yim.RodH4775against the kingבְּמֶ֥לֶךְbe.Me.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶֽל׃ סba.VelH894.

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