Revised Literal Translation

2 Kings 8:16-18

16And in the fifthחָמֵ֗שׁcha.MeshH2568yearוּבִשְׁנַ֣תu.vish.NatH8141of Joramלְיוֹרָ֤םle.yo.RamH3141the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Ahabאַחְאָב֙'ach.'AvH256kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Jehoshaphatוִיהוֹשָׁפָ֖טvi.ho.sha.FatH3092beingthen kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,Jehoramיְהוֹרָ֥םye.ho.RamH3088the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֖טye.ho.sha.FatH3092kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063began to reignמָלַ֛ךְma.LakhH4427.

17Thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםshe.lo.ShimH7970and twoוּשְׁתַּ֛יִםu.she.Ta.yimH8147yearsשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121was he when he began to reignבְמָלְכ֑וֹve.ma.le.KhoH4427;and he reignedמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427eightוּשְׁמֹנֶ֣הu.she.mo.NehH8083yearsשָׁנִ֔יםsha.nahH8141in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

18And he walkedH3212in the wayבְּדֶ֣רֶךְ׀be.De.rekhH1870of the kingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,as didעָשׂוּ֙'a.SuH6213the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Ahabאַחְאָ֔ב'ach.'AvH256:for the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Ahabאַחְאָ֔ב'ach.'AvH256was his wifeלְאִשָּׁ֑הle.'i.ShahH802:and he didוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213evilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

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