Revised Literal Translation

2 Kings 25:2-10

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.

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