Revised Version 1895

2 Chronicles 33

1Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֣הme.na.ShehH4519wastwelveעֶשְׂרֵ֛ה'es.RehH6240yearsשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121when he began toreignבְמָלְכ֑וֹve.ma.le.KhoH4427; and hereignedמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427fiftyוַחֲמִשִּׁ֤יםva.cha.mi.ShimH2572andfiveוְחָמֵשׁ֙ve.cha.MeshH2568yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389,

2And hedidוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213thatwhichH834wasevilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in thesightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, after theabominationsכְּתֽוֹעֲבוֹת֙ke.to.'a.VotH8441of the heathen,whomH834theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068castH3423outH3423beforeמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

3For hebuiltוַיִּ֙בֶן֙vai.Yi.venH1129againוַיָּ֗שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725thehighהַבָּמ֔וֹתha.ba.MotH1116placesH1116whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834Hezekiahיְחִזְקִיָּ֣הוּye.chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396hisfatherאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1hadbrokenנִתַּ֖ץni.TatzH5422downוַיִּשְׁתַּ֙חוּ֙vai.yish.Ta.chuH7812; and he rearedupוַיָּ֨קֶםvai.Ya.kemH6965altarsמִזְבְּח֤וֹתmiz.be.ChotH4196for the Baalim, andmadeוַיַּ֣עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213Asherothאֲשֵׁר֔וֹת'a.she.RotH842, and worshippedallלְכָל־le.kholH3605thehostצְבָ֣אtze.Va'H6635ofheavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064, andservedוַֽיַּעֲבֹ֖דvai.ya.'a.VodH5647them.

4And hebuiltוּבָנָ֥הu.va.NahH1129altarsמִזְבְּח֖וֹתmiz.be.ChotH4196in thehouseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, whereof theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saidאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559, InJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִַ֥םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389shall mynameשְּׁמִ֖יshe.MiH8034beforeverלְעוֹלָֽם׃le.'o.LamH5769.

5And hebuiltוַיִּ֥בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129altarsמִזְבְּח֖וֹתmiz.be.ChotH4196forallלְכָל־le.kholH3605thehostצְבָ֣אtze.Va'H6635ofheavenהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064in thetwoבִּשְׁתֵּ֖יbish.TeiH8147courts of thehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

6He alsomadeוְעָ֥שָׂהve.'A.sahH6213hisChildrenבָּנָ֤יוba.NavH1121topassהֶעֱבִ֨ירhe.'e.VirH5674throughH5674thefireבָּאֵשׁ֙ba.'EshH784in thevalleyבְּגֵ֣יbe.GeiH1516of thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofHinnomהִנֹּ֔םhi.NomH2011: and he practised augury, andusedלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213enchantmentsוְנִחֵשׁ֙ve.ni.CheshH5172, and practisedsorceryוְֽכִשֵּׁ֔ףve.khi.ShefH3784, and dealt with them that had familiar spirits, and with wizards: he wroughtmuchהִרְבָּ֗הhir.BahH7235evilהָרַ֛עha.Ra'H7451in thesightבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, toprovokeלְהַכְעִיסֽוֹ׃le.hakh.'i.SoH3707him toangerH3707.

7And hesetוַיָּ֕שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760thegravenH6459imageH6459of theidolפֶּ֥סֶלPe.selH6459,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he hadmadeעָשָׂ֑ה'a.SahH6213in thehouseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֗יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, ofwhichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430saidאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559toDavidדָּוִיד֙da.VidH1732and toSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֣הshe.lo.MohH8010hissonבְנ֔וֹve.NoH1121, In thishouseבַּבַּ֨יִתba.Ba.yitH1004, and inJerusalemוּבִֽירוּשָׁלִַ֗םu.vi.ru.sha.LimH3389,whichאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834I have chosenoutH413ofallמִכֹּל֙mi.KolH3605thetribesשִׁבְטֵ֣יshiv.TeiH7626ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, will Iputאָשִׂ֥ים'a.SimH7760mynameשְׁמִ֖יshe.MiH8034foreverהַזֶּ֜הha.ZehH2088:

8neitherH3808will IanyH3605moreאוֹסִ֗יף'o.SifH3254removeלְהָסִיר֙le.ha.SirH5493thefootרֶ֣גֶלRe.gelH7272ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478fromoffמֵעַל֙me.'AlH5921thelandהָֽאֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127whichH834I haveappointedהֶֽעֱמַ֖דְתִּיhe.'e.Mad.tiH5975for yourfathersלַאֲבֹֽתֵיכֶ֑םla.'a.vo.tei.KhemH1;ifאִם־'im-H518onlyרַ֣ק׀rakH7535they willobserveיִשְׁמְר֣וּyish.me.RuH8104todoלַעֲשׂ֗וֹתla.'a.SotH6213allH3605that I havecommandedצִוִּיתִ֔יםtzi.vi.TimH6680them,evenH3808allH3605thelawהַתּוֹרָ֛הha.to.RahH8451and thestatutesוְהַֽחֻקִּ֥יםve.ha.chu.KimH2706and theordinancesוְהַמִּשְׁפָּטִ֖יםve.ha.mish.pa.TimH4941by thehandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027ofMosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃mo.ShehH4872.

9AndManassehמְנַשֶּׁ֔הme.na.ShehH4519madeH6213Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063and theinhabitantsוְיֹשְׁבֵ֣יve.yo.she.VeiH3427ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389toerrוַיֶּ֣תַעvai.Ye.ta'H8582,soH4480that theydidH6213evilרָ֔עRa'H7451moreמִן־min-H4480thanH4480didH6213thenationsהַ֨גּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471,whomאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068destroyedהִשְׁמִ֣ידhish.MidH8045beforeמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478.

10And theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068spake toManassehמְנַשֶּׁ֥הme.na.ShehH4519, and to hispeopleעַמּ֖וֹa.MoH5971: but theygaveH7181noוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808heedH7181.

11Wherefore theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068broughtH935uponעֲלֵיהֶ֗ם'a.lei.HemH5921them thecaptainsשָׂרֵ֤יsa.ReiH8269of thehostהַצָּבָא֙ha.tza.Va'H6635of thekingלְמֶ֣לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804,whichאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834tookוַיִּלְכְּד֥וּvai.yil.ke.DuH3920Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֖הme.na.ShehH4519inchainsH5178, andboundוַיַּֽאַסְרֻ֙הוּ֙vai.ya.'as.Ru.huH631him withfettersבַּֽנְחֻשְׁתַּ֔יִםban.chush.Ta.yimH5178, andcarriedH935him toBabylonבָּבֶֽלָה׃ba.Ve.lahH894.

12And when he was in distress, he besought theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068hisGodאֱלֹהָ֑יו'e.lo.HavH430, andhumbledH3665himselfH3665greatlyמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966beforeH6440theGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of hisfathersאֲבֹתָֽיו׃'a.vo.TavH1.

13And heprayedוַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֣לvai.yit.pa.LelH6419unto him; and he wasentreatedוַיֵּעָ֤תֶרvai.ye.'A.terH6279of him, andheardוַיִּשְׁמַ֣עvai.yish.Ma'H8085hissupplicationתְּחִנָּת֔וֹte.chi.na.ToH8467, andbroughtH7725himagainH7725toJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389intoאֵלָ֗יו'e.LavH413hiskingdomלְמַלְכוּת֑וֹle.mal.khu.ToH4438. ThenManassehמְנַשֶּׁ֔הme.na.ShehH4519knewוַיֵּ֣דַעvai.Ye.da'H3045that theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068he wasGodהָֽאֱלֹהִֽים׃Ha.'E.lo.HimH430.

14NowH935afterוְאַחֲרֵי־ve.'a.cha.rei-H310this hebuiltH1129anouterחִֽיצוֹנָ֣ה׀chi.tzo.NahH2435wallחוֹמָ֣הcho.MahH2346to thecityלְעִיר־le.'ir-H5892ofDavidדָּוִ֡ידda.VidH1732, on thewestמַעְרָבָה֩ma'.ra.VahH4628sideH4628ofGihonלְגִיח֨וֹןle.gi.ChonH1521, in thevalleyבַּנַּ֜חַלba.Na.chalH5158,evenכֵ֡ןkhenH3651to theenteringH935in at thefishהַדָּגִים֙ha.da.GimH1709gateבְשַׁ֤עַרve.Sha.'arH8179; and he compassedaboutוְסָבַ֣בve.sa.VavH5437Ophelלָעֹ֔פֶלla.'O.felH6077, and raised itupH1129averyמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966greatH3966height: and heputוַיָּ֧שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760valiantחַ֛יִלCha.yilH2428captainsשָֽׂרֵי־sa.rei-H8269inallבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the fencedcitiesהֶעָרִ֥יםhe.'a.RimH5892ofJudahבִּיהוּדָֽה׃bi.hu.DahH3063.

15And hetookH5493awayH5493thestrangeהַנֵּכָ֤רha.ne.KharH5236godsאֱלֹהֵ֨י'e.lo.HeiH430, and theidolהַסֶּ֙מֶל֙ha.Se.melH5566outH7993of thehouseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605thealtarsהַֽמִּזְבְּח֗וֹתha.miz.be.ChotH4196that he hadbuiltבָּנָ֛הba.NahH1129in themountבְּהַ֥רbe.HarH2022of thehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, and inJerusalemוּבִירוּשָׁלִָ֑םu.vi.ru.sha.LimH3389, andcastH7993themoutH7993of thecityלָעִֽיר׃la.'IrH5892.

16And he builtupH5921thealtarמִזְבַּ֣חmiz.BachH4196of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, andofferedוַיִּזְבַּ֣חvai.yiz.BachH2076thereonH5921sacrificesזִבְחֵ֥יziv.CheiH2077ofpeaceשְׁלָמִ֖יםshe.la.MimH8002offeringsH8002and ofthanksgivingוְתוֹדָ֑הve.to.DahH8426, andcommandedוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559Judahלִֽיהוּדָ֔הli.hu.DahH3063toserveלַעֲב֕וֹדla.'a.VodH5647theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

17Neverthelessאֲבָל֙'a.ValH61thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971didH5750sacrificeזֹבְחִ֖יםzoe.ChimH2076stillע֣וֹדodH5750in thehighבַּבָּמ֑וֹתba.ba.MotH1116placesH1116, butonlyרַ֖קrakH7535unto theLORDלַיהוָ֥הla.Yah.wehH3068theirGodאֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.HemH430.

18NowH2005therestוְיֶ֨תֶרve.Ye.terH3499of theactsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697ofManassehמְנַשֶּׁה֮me.na.ShehH4519, and hisprayerוּתְפִלָּת֣וֹu.te.fi.la.ToH8605unto hisGodאֱלֹהָיו֒'e.lo.HavH430, and thewordsוְדִבְרֵי֙ve.div.ReiH1697of theseersהַֽחֹזִ֔יםha.cho.ZimH2374that spake to him in thenameבְּשֵׁ֥םbe.ShemH8034of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,beholdH2005, they are written among theactsדִּבְרֵ֖יdiv.ReiH1697of thekingsמַלְכֵ֥יmal.KheiH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

19Hisprayerוּתְפִלָּת֣וֹu.te.fi.la.ToH8605also, andhowH834God wasentreatedוְהֵֽעָתֶר־ve.he.'a.ter-H6279of him, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605hissinחַטָּאת֣וֹcha.ta.ToH2403and histrespassוּמַעְלוֹ֒u.ma'.LoH4604, and theplacesH1116whereinH834hebuiltבָּנָ֨הba.NahH1129highבָּמוֹת֙ba.mOtH1116placesH1116, andsetוְהֶעֱמִיד֙ve.he.'e.MidH5975upH5975theAsherimהָאֲשֵׁרִ֣יםha.'a.she.RimH842and thegravenH6456imagesH6456,beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440hehumbledH3665himselfH3665:beholdהִנָּ֣םhi.NamH2005, they arewrittenכְּתוּבִ֔יםke.tu.VimH3789in the history ofHozaiחוֹזָֽי׃cho.ZaiH2335.

20SoManassehמְנַשֶּׁה֙me.na.ShehH4519sleptוַיִּשְׁכַּ֤בvai.yish.KavH7901with hisfathersאֲבֹתָ֔יו'a.vo.TavH1, and theyburiedוַֽיִּקְבְּרֻ֖הוּvai.yik.be.Ru.huH6912him in hisownעִם־'im-H5973houseבֵּית֑וֹbei.ToH1004: andAmonאָמ֥וֹן'a.MonH526hissonבְּנ֖וֹbe.NoH1121reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427in hissteadתַּחְתָּֽיו׃ פtach.TavH8478.

21Amonאָמ֣וֹן'a.MonH526wastwentyעֶשְׂרִ֧ים'es.RimH6242andtwoוּשְׁתַּ֛יִםu.she.Ta.yimH8147yearsשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121when he began toreignבְּמָלְכ֑וֹbe.ma.le.KhoH4427; and hereignedמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427twoוּשְׁתַּ֣יִםu.she.Ta.yimH8147yearsשָׁנִ֔יםsha.NimH8141inJerusalemבִּֽירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃Bi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

22And hedidוַיַּ֤עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213thatwhichכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka.'a.SherH834wasevilהָרַע֙ha.Ra'H7451in thesightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, asdidעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֣הme.na.ShehH4519hisfatherאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1: andAmonאָמ֖וֹן'a.MonH526sacrificedזִבַּ֥חzi.BachH2076untoallוּֽלְכָל־u.le.khol-H3605thegravenH6456imagesH6456whichאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֣הme.na.ShehH4519hisfatherאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1hadmadeעָשָׂה֙'a.SahH6213, andservedוַיַּֽעַבְדֵֽם׃vai.Ya.'av.DemH5647them.

23And hehumbledנִכְנַע֙nikh.Na'H3665notH3808himselfH1931beforeמִלִּפְנֵ֣יmi.lif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, asManassehמְנַשֶּׁ֣הme.na.ShehH4519hisfatherאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1hadhumbledכְּהִכָּנַ֖עke.hi.ka.Na'H3665himselfH1931; but thissameH1931Amonאָמ֖וֹן'a.MonH526trespassedmoreH3808andmoreH3808.

24And hisservantsעֲבָדָ֔יו'a.va.DavH5650conspiredוַיִּקְשְׁר֤וּvai.yik.she.RuH7194againstעָלָיו֙'a.LavH5921him, andputH4191him todeathH4191in his ownhouseבְּבֵיתֽוֹ׃be.vei.ToH1004.

25But thepeopleעַם־'am-H5971of thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776slewוַיַּכּוּ֙vai.ya.KuH5221allכָּל־kol-H3605them that hadconspiredH7194againstעַל־'al-H5921kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Amonאָמ֑וֹן'a.MonH526; and thepeopleעַם־'am-H5971of thelandהָאָ֛רֶץha.'A.retzH776madeH7194Josiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֥הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977hissonבְנ֖וֹve.NoH1121kingH4428in hissteadתַּחְתָּֽיו׃ פtach.TavH8478.

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