Revised Literal Translation

2 Kings 25:1-17

1And it came to pass in the ninthהַתְּשִׁיעִ֜יתha.te.shi.'ItH8671yearבִשְׁנַ֨תvish.NatH8141of his reignלְמָלְכ֗וֹle.ma.le.KhoH4427,in the tenthהָעֲשִׂירִי֮ha.'a.si.RiH6224monthבַּחֹ֣דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320,in the tenthבֶּעָשׂ֣וֹרbe.'a.SorH6218dayof the monthלַחֹדֶשׁ֒la.cho.DeshH2320, thatNebuchadnezzarנְבֻכַדְנֶאצַּ֨רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5019kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֜לba.VelH894cameבָּ֠אba'H935,he, and all his armyחֵיל֛וֹchei.LoH2428,against Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,and pitchedוַיִּ֣חַןvai.Yi.chanH2583against it; and they builtוַיִּבְנ֥וּvai.yiv.NuH1129fortsדָּיֵ֥קda.YekH1785against it round aboutסָבִֽיב׃sa.VivH5439.

2And the cityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892was besiegedוַתָּבֹ֥א בַּמָּצ֑וֹרva.ta.Vo' ba.ma.TzorH4692 H935unto the eleventhעַשְׁתֵּ֣י עֶשְׂרֵ֣ה'ash.Tei 'es.RehH6240 H6249yearשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141of kingלַמֶּ֖לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּֽהוּ׃tzid.ki.Ya.huH6667.

3And on the ninthבְּתִשְׁעָ֣הbe.tish.'AhH8672day of the fourthmonthH2320the famineהָרָעָ֖בha.ra.'AvH7458prevailedוַיֶּחֱזַ֥קvai.ye.che.ZakH2388in the cityבָּעִ֑ירba.'IrH5892,and there was no breadלֶ֖חֶםLe.chemH3899for the peopleלְעַ֥םle.'AmH5971of the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

4And the cityהָעִ֗ירha.'IrH5892was broken upוַתִּבָּקַ֣עva.ti.ba.Ka'H1234,and all the menאַנְשֵׁ֨י'an.SheiH582of warהַמִּלְחָמָ֤ה׀ha.mil.cha.MahH4421fledby nightהַלַּ֙יְלָה֙ha.Lay.lahH3915by the wayדֶּ֜רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of the gateשַׁ֣עַר׀Sha.'arH8179between two wallsהַחֹמֹתַ֗יִםha.cho.mo.Ta.yimH2346, which isby the king’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428gardenגַּ֣ןganH1588: (now the Chaldeesוְכַשְׂדִּ֥יםve.khas.DimH3778wereagainst the cityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892round aboutסָבִ֑יבsa.VivH5439:) and the kingwentH3212the wayדֶּ֥רֶךְDe.rekhH1870toward the plainהָעֲרָבָֽה׃ha.'a.ra.VahH6160.

5And the armyחֵיל־cheil-H2428of the Chaldeesכַּשְׂדִּים֙kas.DimH3778pursuedוַיִּרְדְּפ֤וּvai.yir.de.FuH7291afterאַחַ֣ר'a.CharH310the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,and overtookוַיַּשִּׂ֥גוּvai.ya.Si.guH5381him in the plainsבְּעַרְב֣וֹתbe.'ar.VotH6160of Jerichoיְרֵח֑וֹye.re.ChoH3405:and all his armyחֵיל֔וֹchei.LoH2428were scatteredנָפֹ֖צוּna.Fo.tzuH6327from him.

6So they tookוַֽיִּתְפְּשׂוּ֙vai.yit.pe.SuH8610the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,and brought him upוַיַּעֲל֥וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927to the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894to Riblahרִבְלָ֑תָהriv.La.tahH7247;and they gaveוַיְדַבְּר֥וּvay.da.be.RuH1696judgmentמִשְׁפָּֽט׃mish.PatH4941upon him.

7And they slewשָׁחֲט֖וּsha.cha.TuH7819the sonsבְּנֵי֙be.NeiH1121of Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֔הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667before his eyesלְעֵינָ֑יוle.'ei.NavH5869,and put outעִוֵּ֔ר'i.VerH5786the eyesעֵינֵ֤י'ei.NeiH5869of Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙tzid.ki.Ya.huH6667,and boundוַיַּאַסְרֵ֙הוּ֙vai.ya.'as.Re.huH631him with fettersבַֽנְחֻשְׁתַּ֔יִםvan.chush.Ta.yimH5178of brassH5178,and carriedוַיְבִאֵ֖הוּvay.vi.'E.huH935him to Babylonבָּבֶֽל׃ סba.VelH894.

8And in the fifthהַֽחֲמִישִׁי֙ha.cha.mi.ShiH2549monthוּבַחֹ֤דֶשׁu.va.Cho.deshH2320,on the seventhבְּשִׁבְעָ֣הbe.shiv.'AhH7651dayof the monthלַחֹ֔דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320, which isthe nineteenthשְׁנַת֙ תְּשַֽׁע־ עֶשְׂרֵ֣הshe.Nat te.sha'- 'es.RehH8141 H6240 H8672yearשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141of kingלַמֶּ֖לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Nebuchadnezzarנְבֻכַדְנֶאצַּ֣רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5019kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֑לba.VelH894,cameבָּ֞אba'H935Nebuzar–adanנְבוּזַרְאֲדָ֧ןne.vu.zar.'a.DanH5018,captainרַב־rav-H7227of the guardטַבָּחִ֛יםta.ba.ChimH2876,a servantעֶ֥בֶד'E.vedH5650of the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894,unto Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389:

9And he burntוַיִּשְׂרֹ֥ףvai.yis.RofH8313the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,and the king’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004,and all the housesבָּתֵּ֧יba.TeiH1004of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֛םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,and every greatגָּד֖וֹלga.DolH1419man’shouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004burntשָׂרַ֥ףsa.RafH8313he with fireבָּאֵֽשׁ׃ba.'EshH784.

10And all the armyחֵ֣ילcheilH2428of the Chaldeesכַּשְׂדִּ֔יםkas.DimH3778, that were withthe captainרַב־rav-H7227of the guardטַבָּחִֽים׃ta.ba.ChimH2876,brake downנָֽתְצוּ֙na.te.TzuH5422the wallsחוֹמֹ֥תcho.MotH2346of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389round aboutסָבִ֑יבsa.VivH5439.

11Now the restיֶ֨תֶרYe.terH3499of the peopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971that wereleftהַנִּשְׁאָרִ֣יםha.nish.'a.RimH7604in the cityבָּעִ֗ירba.'IrH5892,and the fugitivesהַנֹּֽפְלִים֙ha.no.fe.LimH5307that fell awayנָפְלוּ֙na.fe.LuH5307to the kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894,with the remnantיֶ֣תֶרYe.terH3499of the multitudeהֶהָמ֑וֹןhe.ha.MonH1995,did Nebuzar–adanנְבוּזַרְאֲדָ֖ןne.vu.zar.'a.DanH5018the captainרַב־rav-H7227of the guardטַבָּחִֽים׃ta.ba.ChimH2876carry awayהֶגְלָ֕הheg.LahH1540.

12But the captainרַב־rav-H7227of the guardטַבָּחִ֑יםta.ba.ChimH2876leftהִשְׁאִ֖ירhish.'IrH7604of the poorוּמִדַּלַּ֣תu.mid.da.LatH1803of the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776to bevinedressersלְכֹֽרְמִ֖יםle.kho.re.MimH3755and husbandmenוּלְיֹגְבִֽים׃u.le.yo.ge.VimH1461 H3009.

13And the pillarsעַמּוּדֵ֨י'a.mu.DeiH5982of brassהַנְּחֹ֜שֶׁתha.ne.Cho.shetH5178that werein the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,and the basesהַמְּכֹנ֞וֹתha.me.kho.NotH4350,and the brasenהַנְּחֹ֛שֶׁתha.ne.Cho.shetH5178seaיָ֧םyamH3220that wasin the houseבְּבֵית־be.veit-H1004of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,did the Chaldeesכַשְׂדִּ֑יםkhas.DimH3778break in piecesשִׁבְּר֣וּshi.be.RuH7665,and carriedוַיִּשְׂא֥וּvai.yis.'UH5375the brassנְחֻשְׁתָּ֖םne.chush.TamH5178of them to Babylonבָּבֶֽלָה׃ba.Ve.lahH894.

14And the potsהַסִּירֹ֨תha.si.RotH5518,and the shovelsהַיָּעִ֜יםhai.ya.'ImH3257,and the snuffersהַֽמְזַמְּר֣וֹתham.za.me.RotH4212,and the spoonsהַכַּפּ֗וֹתha.ka.PotH3709,and all the vesselsכְּלֵ֧יke.LeiH3627of brassהַנְּחֹ֛שֶׁתha.ne.Cho.shetH5178wherewith they ministeredיְשָֽׁרְתוּ־ye.sha.re.tu-H8334,took they awayלָקָֽחוּ׃la.Ka.chuH3947.

15And the firepansהַמַּחְתּוֹת֙ha.mach.tOtH4289,and the bowlsהַמִּזְרָק֗וֹתha.miz.ra.KotH4219, and such things as wereof goldזָהָב֙za.HavH2091, ingoldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091,and of silverכֶּ֖סֶףKe.sefH3701, insilverכָּ֑סֶףKa.sefH3701,the captainרַב־rav-H7227of the guardטַבָּחִֽים׃ta.ba.ChimH2876took awayלָקַ֖חla.KachH3947.

16The twoשְׁנַ֗יִםshe.Na.yimH8147pillarsהָעַמּוּדִ֣ים׀ha.'a.mu.DimH5982,oneהָֽאֶחָד֙ha.'e.ChadH259seaהַיָּ֤םhai.YamH3220,and the basesוְהַמְּכֹנ֔וֹתve.ha.me.kho.NotH4350which Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010had madeעָשָׂ֥ה'a.SahH6213for the houseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068;the brassלִנְחֹ֖שֶׁתlin.Cho.shetH5178of all these vesselsהַכֵּלִ֥יםha.ke.LimH3627was withoutלֹא־lo'-H3808weightמִשְׁקָ֔לmish.KalH4948.

17The heightקוֹמַ֣ת׀ko.MatH6967of the oneהָאֶחָ֗דha.'e.ChadH259pillarהָעַמּ֣וּדha.'a.MudH5982waseighteenשְׁמֹנֶה֩ עֶשְׂרֵ֨הshe.mo.Neh 'es.RehH6240 H8083cubitsאַמָּ֜ה'a.MahH520,and the chapiterוְכֹתֶ֨רֶתve.kho.Te.retH3805upon it wasbrassנְחֹשֶׁת֮ne.cho.ShetH5178:and the heightוְקוֹמַ֣תve.ko.MatH6967of the chapiterהַכֹּתֶרֶת֮ha.ko.te.RetH3805threeשָׁלֹ֣שׁsha.LoshH7969cubitsאַמּוֹת֒'a.mahH520;and the wreathen workוּשְׂבָכָ֨הu.se.va.KhahH7639,and pomegranatesוְרִמֹּנִ֧יםve.ri.mo.NimH7416upon the chapiterהַכֹּתֶ֛רֶתha.ko.Te.retH3805round aboutסָבִ֖יבsa.VivH5439,all of brassנְחֹ֑שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178:and like unto these had the secondהַשֵּׁנִ֖יha.she.NiH8145pillarלַֽעַמּ֥וּדla.'a.MudH5982with wreathen workהַשְּׂבָכָֽה׃ha.se.va.KhahH7639.

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