Revised Literal Translation

2 Kings 24:6-16

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.

10At that timeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256the servantsעַבְדֵ֛י'av.DeiH5650of Nebuchadnezzarנְבֻכַדְנֶאצַּ֥רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5019kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894came upעָל֗וּa.lahH5927against Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,and the cityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892was besiegedוַתָּבֹ֥א בַּמָּצֽוֹר׃va.ta.Vo' ba.ma.TzorH4692 H935.

11And Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶאצַּ֥רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5019kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894cameוַיָּבֹ֛אvai.ya.Vo'H935against the cityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892,and his servantsוַעֲבָדָ֖יוva.'a.va.DavH5650did besiegeצָרִ֥יםtza.RimH6696it.

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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