Revised Literal Translation

2 Kings 25:6-20

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.

18And the captainרַב־rav-H7227of the guardטַבָּחִ֗יםta.ba.ChimH2876tookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947Seraiahשְׂרָיָה֙se.ra.YahH8304the chiefהָרֹ֔אשׁha.RoshH7218priestכֹּהֵ֣ןko.HenH3548,and Zephaniahצְפַנְיָ֖הוּtze.fan.Ya.huH6846the secondמִשְׁנֶ֑הmish.NehH4932priestכֹּהֵ֣ןko.HenH3548,and the threeשְׁלֹ֖שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969keepersשֹׁמְרֵ֥יsho.me.ReiH8104of the doorהַסַּֽף׃ha.SafH5592:

19And out of the cityהָעִ֡ירha.'IrH5892he tookלָקַח֩la.KachH3947anאֶחָ֜ד'e.ChadH259officerסָרִ֨יסsa.RisH5631that was setפָקִ֣יד׀fa.KidH6496over the menאַנְשֵׁ֣י'an.SheiH582of warהַמִּלְחָמָ֗הha.mil.cha.MahH4421,and fiveוַחֲמִשָּׁ֨הva.cha.mi.ShahH2568menאֲנָשִׁ֜ים'a.na.ShimH582of them that wereמֵרֹאֵ֤יme.ro.'EiH7200in the king’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428presenceפְנֵֽי־fe.nei-H6440,which were foundנִמְצְא֣וּnim.tze.'UH4672in the cityבָעִ֔ירva.'IrH5892,and the principalשַׂ֣רsarH8269scribeהַסֹּפֵר֙ha.so.FerH5608of the armyהַצָּבָ֔אha.tza.Va'H6635,which musteredהַמַּצְבִּ֖אha.matz.Bi'H6633the peopleעַ֣ם'amH5971of the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,and threescoreוְשִׁשִּׁ֥יםve.shi.ShimH8346menאִישׁ֙'ishH376of the peopleמֵעַ֣םme.'AmH5971of the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776that werefoundהַֽנִּמְצְאִ֖יםha.nim.tze.'ImH4672in the cityבָּעִֽיר׃ba.'IrH5892:

20And Nebuzar–adanנְבוּזַרְאֲדָ֖ןne.vu.zar.'a.DanH5018captainרַב־rav-H7227of the guardטַבָּחִ֑יםta.ba.ChimH2876tookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947these, and broughtH3212them to the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894to Riblahרִבְלָֽתָה׃riv.La.tahH7247:

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