Revised Literal Translation

2 Kings 8:18-27

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.

19Yet Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068wouldאָבָ֤ה'a.VahH14not destroyלְהַשְׁחִ֣יתle.hash.ChitH7843Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063for Davidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732his servant’sעַבְדּ֑וֹav.DoH5650sake, as he promisedאָֽמַר־'a.mar-H559him to giveלָתֵ֨תla.TetH5414him alwayהַיָּמִֽים׃hai.ya.MimH3117a lightנִ֛ירnirH5216, andto his childrenלְבָנָ֖יוle.va.NavH1121.

20In his daysבְּיָמָיו֙be.ya.MavH3117Edomאֱד֔וֹם'e.DomH123revoltedפָּשַׁ֣עpa.Sha'H6586from under the handיַד־yad-H3027of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,and madeוַיַּמְלִ֥כוּvai.yam.Li.khuH4427a kingמֶֽלֶךְ׃Me.lekhH4428over themselves.

21So Joramיוֹרָם֙yo.RamH3141went overוַיַּעֲבֹ֤רvai.ya.'a.VorH5674to Zairצָעִ֔ירָהtza.'I.rahH6811,and all the chariotsהָרֶ֖כֶבha.Re.khevH7393with him: and he roseקָ֣םkamH6965by nightלַ֗יְלָהLay.lahH3915,and smoteוַיַּכֶּ֨הvai.ya.KehH5221the Edomitesאֱד֜וֹם'e.DomH123which compassed him aboutהַסֹּבֵ֤יבha.so.VeivH5437,and the captainsשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of the chariotsהָרֶ֔כֶבha.Re.khevH7393:and the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971fledוַיָּ֥נָסvai.Ya.nosH5127into their tentsלְאֹהָלָֽיו׃le.'o.ha.LavH168.

22Yet Edomאֱד֗וֹם'e.DomH123revoltedוַיִּפְשַׁ֣עvai.yif.Sha'H6586from under the handיַד־yad-H3027of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063unto this dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117.Then Libnahלִבְנָ֖הliv.NahH3841revoltedתִּפְשַׁ֥עtif.Sha'H6586at the sameהַהִֽיא׃ha.Hi'H1931timeבָּעֵ֥תba.'EtH6256.

23And the restוְיֶ֛תֶרve.Ye.terH3499of the actsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of Joramיוֹרָ֖םyo.RamH3141,and all that he didעָשָׂ֑ה'a.SahH6213, arethey not writtenכְּתוּבִ֗יםke.tu.VimH3789in the bookסֵ֛פֶרSe.ferH5612of the chroniclesדִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖יםdiv.Rei hai.ya.MimH3117 H1697of the kingsלְמַלְכֵ֥יle.mal.KheiH4428of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063?

24And Joramיוֹרָם֙yo.RamH3141sleptוַיִּשְׁכַּ֤בvai.yish.KavH7901with his fathersאֲבֹתָ֔יו'a.vo.TavH1,and was buriedוַיִּקָּבֵ֥רvai.yi.ka.VerH6912with his fathersאֲבֹתָ֖יו'a.vo.TavH1in the cityבְּעִ֣ירbe.'IrH5892of Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732:and Ahaziahאֲחַזְיָ֥הוּ'a.chaz.Ya.huH274his sonבְנ֖וֹve.NoH1121reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427in his stead.

25In the twelfthבִּשְׁנַת֙ שְׁתֵּים־ עֶשְׂרֵ֣הbish.Nat she.teim- 'es.RehH8141 H6240 H8147yearשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141of Joramלְיוֹרָ֥םle.yo.RamH3141the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Ahabאַחְאָ֖ב'ach.'AvH256kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478did Ahaziahאֲחַזְיָ֥הוּ'a.chaz.Ya.huH274the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Jehoramיְהוֹרָ֖םye.ho.RamH3088kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063begin to reignמָלַ֛ךְma.LakhH4427.

26Twoוּשְׁתַּ֤יִםu.she.Ta.yimH8147and twentyעֶשְׂרִ֨ים'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121wasAhaziahאֲחַזְיָ֣הוּ'a.chaz.Ya.huH274when he began to reignבְמָלְכ֔וֹve.ma.le.KhoH4427;and he reignedמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427oneאַחַ֔ת'a.ChatH259yearוְשָׁנָ֣הve.sha.NahH8141in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389.And his mother’sאִמּוֹ֙'i.MoH517nameוְשֵׁ֤םve.ShemH8034wasAthaliahעֲתַלְיָ֔הוּ'a.tal.Ya.huH6271,the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Omriעָמְרִ֖י'a.me.RiH6018kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

27And he walkedH3212in the wayבְּדֶ֙רֶךְ֙be.De.rekhH1870of the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Ahabאַחְאָ֔ב'ach.'AvH256,and didוַיַּ֧עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213evilהָרַ֛עha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, as didthe houseכְּבֵ֣יתke.VeitH1004of Ahabאַחְאָ֑ב'ach.'AvH256: for he wasthe son in lawחֲתַ֥ןcha.TanH2860of the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of Ahabאַחְאָ֖ב'ach.'AvH256.

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