Revised Literal Translation

2 Kings 3:25-27

25And they beat downיַהֲרֹ֡סוּya.ha.Ro.suH2040the citiesוְהֶעָרִ֣יםve.he.'a.RimH5892,and on every goodט֠וֹבָהToahH2896pieceחֶלְקָ֣הchel.KahH2513of land castיַשְׁלִ֨יכוּyash.Li.khuH7993every manאִישׁ־'ish-H376his stoneאַבְנ֜וֹ'av.NoH68,and filledוּמִלְא֗וּהָu.mil.'U.haH4390it; and they stoppedיִסְתֹּ֙מוּ֙yis.To.muH5640all the wellsמַעְיַן־ma'.yan-H4599of waterמַ֤יִםMa.yimH4325,and felledיַפִּ֔ילוּya.Pi.luH5307all the goodט֣וֹבTovH2896treesעֵֽץ־'etz-H6086:only in Kir–harasethH7025leftהִשְׁאִ֧ירhish.'IrH7604they the stonesאֲבָנֶ֛יהָ'a.va.Nei.haH68thereof; howbeit the slingersהַקַּלָּעִ֖יםha.ka.la.'ImH7051went aboutוַיָּסֹ֥בּוּvai.ya.So.buH5437it,and smoteוַיַּכּֽוּהָ׃vai.ya.Ku.haH5221it.

26And when the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Moabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124sawוַיַּרְא֙vai.yaR'H7200that the battleהַמִּלְחָמָ֑הha.mil.cha.MahH4421was too soreחָזַ֥קcha.ZakH2388for him, he tookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947with him sevenשְׁבַע־she.va'-H7651hundredמֵא֨וֹתme.'otH3967menאִ֜ישׁ'ishH376that drewשֹׁ֣לֵֽףSho.lefH8025swordsחֶ֗רֶבChe.revH2719,to break throughלְהַבְקִ֛יעַle.hav.Ki.a'H1234evenunto the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Edomאֱד֖וֹם'e.DomH123:but they couldיָכֹֽלוּ׃ya.Kho.luH3201not.

27Then he tookוַיִּקַּח֩vai.yi.KachH3947his eldestהַבְּכ֜וֹרha.be.KhorH1060sonבְּנ֨וֹbe.NoH1121that should have reignedיִמְלֹ֣ךְyim.LokhH4427in his stead, and offeredוַיַּעֲלֵ֤הוּvai.ya.'a.Le.huH5927him fora burnt offeringעֹלָה֙'o.LahH5930upon the wallהַ֣חֹמָ֔הha.cho.MahH2346.And there was greatגָּד֖וֹלga.DolH1419indignationקֶצֶף־ke.tzef-H7110against Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478:and they departedוַיִּסְעוּ֙vai.yis.'UH5265from him, and returnedוַיָּשֻׁ֖בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725to their ownlandלָאָֽרֶץ׃ פla.'A.retzH776.

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