2 Kings 17

Hoshea, Israel's last king, rebels against Assyria, leading to Shalmaneser V's invasion, the fall of Samaria, and exile of Israel to Assyria; the chapter explains this as YHWH's judgment for Israel's persistent idolatry and rejection of his covenant despite prophetic warnings.[1][6]

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Verse 4 וַ/יִּמְצָא֩ 𐤅/𐤉𐤌𐤑𐤀 vayimetsa and found and he came upon HC/Vqw3ms מֶֽלֶךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤊 melekhe king king HNcmsc אַשּׁ֨וּר 𐤀𐤔𐤅𐤓 ashur of Assyria Ashshur (Prosperous-One) HNp בְּ/הוֹשֵׁ֜עַ 𐤁/𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤏 behoshea in Hoshea in Saving-One HR/Np קֶ֗שֶׁר 𐤒𐤔𐤓 qesher conspiracy a binding-conspiracy HNcmsa אֲשֶׁ֨ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which HTr שָׁלַ֤ח 𐤔𐤋𐤇 shalach he had sent he sent forth HVqp3ms מַלְאָכִים֙ 𐤌𐤋𐤀𐤊𐤉𐤌 maleakhim messengers deputed messengers HNcmpa אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR ס֣וֹא 𐤎𐤅𐤀 so So So (the Egyptian king) HNp מֶֽלֶךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤊 melekhe-2 king king HNcmsc מִצְרַ֔יִם 𐤌𐤑𐤓𐤉𐤌 mitserayim of Egypt Mitsrayim (the Double Narrow-Place) HNp וְ/לֹא 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and not and not HC/Tn הֶעֱלָ֥ה 𐤄𐤏𐤋𐤄 heelah brought up he caused to ascend HVhp3ms מִנְחָ֛ה 𐤌𐤍𐤇𐤄 minechah tribute a portion-gift HNcfsa לְ/מֶ֥לֶךְ 𐤋/𐤌𐤋𐤊 lemelekhe to king to the king HR/Ncmsc אַשּׁ֖וּר 𐤀𐤔𐤅𐤓 ashur-2 of Assyria Ashshur (Prosperous-One) HNp כְּ/שָׁנָ֣ה 𐤊/𐤔𐤍𐤄 keshanah year by year as a year HR/Ncfsa בְ/שָׁנָ֑ה 𐤁/𐤔𐤍𐤄 veshanah year and a cycle-year HR/Ncfsa וַֽ/יַּעַצְרֵ֨/הוּ֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤑𐤓/𐤄𐤅 vayaatserehu and shut him up and he enclosed him HC/Vqw3ms/Sp3ms מֶ֣לֶךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤊 melekhe-3 king king HNcmsc אַשּׁ֔וּר 𐤀𐤔𐤅𐤓 ashur-3 of Assyria Ashshur (Prosperous-One) HNp וַ/יַּאַסְרֵ֖/הוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤎𐤓/𐤄𐤅 vayaaserehu and bound him and he bound him fast HC/Vqw3ms/Sp3ms בֵּ֥ית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt in the house house HNcmsc כֶּֽלֶא 𐤊𐤋𐤀 kele of prison place of restraint HNcmsa
Verse 6 בִּ/שְׁנַ֨ת 𐤁/𐤔𐤍𐤕 bishenat in the year in the cycle-year of HR/Ncfsc הַ/תְּשִׁיעִ֜ית 𐤄/𐤕𐤔𐤉𐤏𐤉𐤕 hateshiit the ninth the ninth (feminine) HTd/Aofsa לְ/הוֹשֵׁ֗עַ 𐤋/𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤏 lehoshea of Hoshea to Hôshea (He-Saves) HR/Np לָכַ֤ד 𐤋𐤊𐤃 lakhad captured he seized HVqp3ms מֶֽלֶךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤊 melekhe king king HNcmsc אַשּׁוּר֙ 𐤀𐤔𐤅𐤓 ashur Assyria Ashshur (Prosperous-One) HNp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] (definite object-marker) HTo שֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹן 𐤔𐤌𐤓𐤅𐤍 shomeron Samaria Watch-Place HNp וַ/יֶּ֥גֶל 𐤅/𐤉𐤂𐤋 vayegel and carried away and he exiled HC/Vhw3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 [direct object marker] (definite object-marker) HTo יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel He-Who-Prevails-With-God HNp אַשּׁ֑וּרָ/ה 𐤀𐤔𐤅𐤓/𐤄 ashurah to Assyria toward Ashshur (the Prosperous Realm) HNp/Sd וַ/יֹּ֨שֶׁב 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤁 vayoshev and settled and he caused to dwell HC/Vhw3ms אֹתָ֜/ם 𐤀𐤕/𐤌 otam them these same ones (m.p.) HTo/Sp3mp בַּ/חְלַ֧ח 𐤁/𐤇𐤋𐤇 bachelach in Halah in Chălach (Halah) HR/Np וּ/בְ/חָב֛וֹר 𐤅/𐤁/𐤇𐤁𐤅𐤓 uvechavor and in Habor and in Ḥavor, the Joined River HC/R/Np נְהַ֥ר 𐤍𐤄𐤓 nehar river river-of HNcmsc גּוֹזָ֖ן 𐤂𐤅𐤆𐤍 gozan of Gozan Gozan (Cutting-Place) HNp וְ/עָרֵ֥י 𐤅/𐤏𐤓𐤉 vearey and cities and watch-cities of HC/Ncfpc מָדָֽי 𐤌𐤃𐤉 maday of the Medes Madai HNp
Verse 7 וַ/יְהִ֗י 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤉 vayehi And it was And he became HC/Vqw3ms כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki because for (as reason or ground) HC חָטְא֤וּ 𐤇𐤈𐤀𐤅 chateu they had sinned they have missed the mark HVqp3cp בְנֵֽי 𐤁𐤍𐤉 veney Bene (Bemba) the sons of builder-sons HNcmpc יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel He-Who-Prevails-With-God HNp לַ/יהוָ֣ה 𐤋/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 layhvah Nyambe (Lozi) to-YHWH to the Self-Existent One HR/Np אֱלֹהֵי/הֶ֔ם 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉/𐤄𐤌 eloheyhem Mulimu (Lozi) their God their mighty powers HNcmpc/Sp3mp הַ/מַּעֲלֶ֤ה 𐤄/𐤌𐤏𐤋𐤄 hamaaleh who had brought up the one causing to ascend HTd/Vhrmsa אֹתָ/ם֙ 𐤀𐤕/𐤌 otam them these same ones (m.p.) HTo/Sp3mp מֵ/אֶ֣רֶץ 𐤌/𐤀𐤓𐤑 meerets from the land of from the firm-land HR/Ncbsc מִצְרַ֔יִם 𐤌𐤑𐤓𐤉𐤌 mitserayim Egypt Mitsrayim (the Double Narrow-Place) HNp מִ/תַּ֕חַת 𐤌/𐤕𐤇𐤕 mitachat from under from beneath HR/R יַ֖ד 𐤉𐤃 yad the hand of hand HNcbsc פַּרְעֹ֣ה 𐤐𐤓𐤏𐤄 pareoh Pharaoh Pharaoh (the Great House) HNp מֶֽלֶךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤊 melekhe king king HNcmsc מִצְרָ֑יִם 𐤌𐤑𐤓𐤉𐤌 mitserayim-2 of Egypt Mitsrayim (the Double Narrow-Place) HNp וַ/יִּֽירְא֖וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤉𐤓𐤀𐤅 vayireu tina (Bemba) and they feared and they feared HC/Vqw3mp אֱלֹהִ֥ים 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 elohim Mulimu (Lozi) gods mighty powers HNcmpa אֲחֵרִֽים 𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉𐤌 acherim other other ones (masculine plural) HAampa
Verse 9 וַ/יְחַפְּא֣וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤇𐤐𐤀𐤅 vayechapeu and they concealed and they covertly covered HC/Vpw3mp בְנֵֽי 𐤁𐤍𐤉 veney Bene (Bemba) sons of builder-sons HNcmpc יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel He-Who-Prevails-With-God HNp דְּבָרִים֙ 𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤌 devarim things spoken-words HNcmpa אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which HTr לֹא 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn כֵ֔ן 𐤊𐤍 khen right thus, in an established way HAamsa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al against upon (up-over) HR יְהוָ֖ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH the Being One HNp אֱלֹהֵי/הֶ֑ם 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉/𐤄𐤌 eloheyhem Mulimu (Lozi) their God their mighty powers HNcmpc/Sp3mp וַ/יִּבְנ֨וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤍𐤅 vayivenu and they built and they built up HC/Vqw3mp לָ/הֶ֤ם 𐤋/𐤄𐤌 lahem for themselves HR/Sp3mp בָּמוֹת֙ 𐤁𐤌𐤅𐤕 bamot high places high-elevations HNcfpa בְּ/כָל 𐤁/𐤊𐤋 bekhal in all in all HR/Ncmsc עָ֣רֵי/הֶ֔ם 𐤏𐤓𐤉/𐤄𐤌 areyhem their cities their watch-cities HNcfpc/Sp3mp מִ/מִּגְדַּ֥ל 𐤌/𐤌𐤂𐤃𐤋 mimigedal from watchtower from tower-of-greatness HR/Ncbsc נוֹצְרִ֖ים 𐤍𐤅𐤑𐤓𐤉𐤌 notserim of watchmen guarding-ones HVqrmpa עַד 𐤏𐤃 ad to up to the boundary of HR עִ֥יר 𐤏𐤉𐤓 ir city city (feminine singular); cities (feminine plural); city of (feminine singular construct) HNcfsc מִבְצָֽר 𐤌𐤁𐤑𐤓 mivetsar fortified fortified stronghold HNcmsa
Verse 13 וַ/יָּ֣עַד 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤃 vayaad and-warned and he caused-to-bear-witness HC/Vhw3ms יְהוָ֡ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH the Being One HNp בְּ/יִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל 𐤁/𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 beyiserael in-Israel in Israel HR/Np וּ/בִ/יהוּדָ֡ה 𐤅/𐤁/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 uvihudah and-in-Judah and in Praised-One (Judah) HC/R/Np בְּ/יַד֩ 𐤁/𐤉𐤃 beyad by-hand-of in the hand of HR/Ncbsc כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all whole-of HNcmsc נביא/ו 𐤍𐤁𐤉𐤀/𐤅 nvyv his-prophet his inspired spokesman HNcmsc/Sp3ms נְבִיאֵ֨י 𐤍𐤁𐤉𐤀𐤉 neviey prophets proclaiming-spokesmen of HNcmpc כָל 𐤊𐤋 khal all the whole, all, every HNcmsc חֹזֶ֜ה 𐤇𐤆𐤄 chozeh seer vision-beholder HNcmsa לֵ/אמֹ֗ר 𐤋/𐤀𐤌𐤓 lemor saying to-say HR/Vqc שֻׁ֝֠בוּ 𐤔𐤁𐤅 shuvu Turn Turn back, you men! HVqv2mp מִ/דַּרְכֵי/כֶ֤ם 𐤌/𐤃𐤓𐤊𐤉/𐤊𐤌 midarekheykhem from-your-ways from your trodden paths HR/Ncbpc/Sp2mp הָֽ/רָעִים֙ 𐤄/𐤓𐤏𐤉𐤌 haraim evil the evil ones HTd/Aampa וְ/שִׁמְרוּ֙ 𐤅/𐤔𐤌𐤓𐤅 veshimeru and-keep and you (plural) shall guard closely HC/Vqv2mp מִצְוֺתַ֣/י 𐤌𐤑𐤅𐤕/𐤉 mitseotay my-commandments my charges HNcfpc/Sp1cs חֻקּוֹתַ֔/י 𐤇𐤒𐤅𐤕/𐤉 chuqotay my-statutes my engraved statutes HNcbpc/Sp1cs כְּ/כָ֨ל 𐤊/𐤊𐤋 kekhal according-to-all of its whole HR/Ncmsc הַ/תּוֹרָ֔ה 𐤄/𐤕𐤅𐤓𐤄 hatorah the-law the Instruction HTd/Ncfsa אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which HTr צִוִּ֖יתִי 𐤑𐤅𐤉𐤕𐤉 tsiviti I-commanded I laid a charge HVpp1cs אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] (definite object-marker) HTo אֲבֹֽתֵי/כֶ֑ם 𐤀𐤁𐤕𐤉/𐤊𐤌 avoteykhem your-fathers your fathers HNcmpc/Sp2mp וַֽ/אֲשֶׁר֙ 𐤅/𐤀𐤔𐤓 vaasher and-which and which HC/Tr שָׁלַ֣חְתִּי 𐤔𐤋𐤇𐤕𐤉 shalacheti I-sent I sent forth HVqp1cs אֲלֵי/כֶ֔ם 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤊𐤌 aleykhem to-you toward you (masculine plural) HR/Sp2mp בְּ/יַ֖ד 𐤁/𐤉𐤃 beyad-2 by-hand-of in the hand of HR/Ncbsc עֲבָדַ֥/י 𐤏𐤁𐤃/𐤉 avaday my-servants my serving-men HNcmpc/Sp1cs הַ/נְּבִיאִֽים 𐤄/𐤍𐤁𐤉𐤀𐤉𐤌 haneviim the-prophets the inspired spokesmen HTd/Ncmpa
Verse 15 וַ/יִּמְאֲס֣וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤌𐤀𐤎𐤅 vayimeasu And they rejected And they spurned HC/Vqw3mp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [-] (definite object-marker) HTo חֻקָּ֗י/ו 𐤇𐤒𐤉/𐤅 chuqayv his statutes his engraved-decrees HNcmpc/Sp3ms וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and [-] and (the very) HC/To בְּרִית/וֹ֙ 𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤕/𐤅 berito his covenant his binding-pact HNcfsc/Sp3ms אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which HTr כָּרַ֣ת 𐤊𐤓𐤕 karat he made he cut HVqp3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 with self-same (definite object marker) HR אֲבוֹתָ֔/ם 𐤀𐤁𐤅𐤕/𐤌 avotam their fathers their fathers HNcmpc/Sp3mp וְ/אֵת֙ 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet-2 and [-] and (the very) HC/To עֵֽדְוֺתָ֔י/ו 𐤏𐤃𐤅𐤕𐤉/𐤅 edeotayv his testimonies his witness-testimonies HNcfpc/Sp3ms אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 that that-which HTr הֵעִ֖יד 𐤄𐤏𐤉𐤃 heid he testified he caused to bear witness HVhp3ms בָּ֑/ם 𐤁/𐤌 bam in them HR/Sp3mp וַ/יֵּ֨לְכ֜וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤋𐤊𐤅 vayelekhu And they went and they walked on HC/Vqw3mp אַחֲרֵ֤י 𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉 acharey after after (in the wake of) HR הַ/הֶ֨בֶל֙ 𐤄/𐤄𐤁𐤋 hahevel the vanity the vapor-breath HTd/Ncmsa וַ/יֶּהְבָּ֔לוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤁𐤋𐤅 vayehebalu and they became vain and they became empty HC/Vqw3mp וְ/אַחֲרֵ֤י 𐤅/𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉 veacharey and after and after (the back of) HC/R הַ/גּוֹיִם֙ 𐤄/𐤂𐤅𐤉𐤌 hagoyim the nations the massed nations HTd/Ncmpa אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-3 that that-which HTr סְבִֽיבֹתָ֔/ם 𐤎𐤁𐤉𐤁𐤕/𐤌 sevivotam were around them their surrounding-regions HNcbpc/Sp3mp אֲשֶׁ֨ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-4 concerning which that-which HTr צִוָּ֤ה 𐤑𐤅𐤄 tsivah he commanded he laid a charge HVpp3ms יְהוָה֙ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH the Being One HNp אֹתָ֔/ם 𐤀𐤕/𐤌 otam them these same ones (m.p.) HTo/Sp3mp לְ/בִלְתִּ֖י 𐤋/𐤁𐤋𐤕𐤉 levileti not to lack-of HR/C עֲשׂ֥וֹת 𐤏𐤔𐤅𐤕 asot to do makings HVqc כָּ/הֶֽם 𐤊/𐤄𐤌 kahem like them HR/Sp3mp
Verse 16 וַ/יַּעַזְב֗וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤆𐤁𐤅 vayaazevu And they forsook and they relinquished HC/Vqw3mp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et direct object marker (definite object-marker) HTo כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all whole-of HNcmsc מִצְוֺת֙ 𐤌𐤑𐤅𐤕 mitseot commandments commands of HNcfpc יְהוָ֣ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH the Being One HNp אֱלֹהֵי/הֶ֔ם 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉/𐤄𐤌 eloheyhem Mulimu (Lozi) their God their mighty powers HNcmpc/Sp3mp וַ/יַּעֲשׂ֥וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤔𐤅 vayaasu and they made and they did HC/Vqw3mp לָ/הֶ֛ם 𐤋/𐤄𐤌 lahem for themselves HR/Sp3mp מַסֵּכָ֖ה 𐤌𐤎𐤊𐤄 masekhah molten image a poured-metal image HNcfsa שנים 𐤔𐤍𐤉𐤌 shnym two two HAcmda שְׁנֵ֣י 𐤔𐤍𐤉 sheney two two of HAcmdc עֲגָלִ֑ים 𐤏𐤂𐤋𐤉𐤌 agalim calves young bull-calves HNcmpa וַ/יַּעֲשׂ֣וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤔𐤅 vayaasu-2 and they made and they did HC/Vqw3mp אֲשֵׁירָ֗ה 𐤀𐤔𐤉𐤓𐤄 asheyrah Asherah Asherah — the Happy-One (goddess) HNp וַ/יִּֽשְׁתַּחֲווּ֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤕𐤇𐤅𐤅 vayishetachavu and they bowed down and they prostrated themselves HC/Vtw3mp לְ/כָל 𐤋/𐤊𐤋 lekhal to all to all, to the whole, to every HR/Ncmsc צְבָ֣א 𐤑𐤁𐤀 tseva host assembled host of HNcbsc הַ/שָּׁמַ֔יִם 𐤄/𐤔𐤌𐤉𐤌 hashamayim of heaven the lofty heights HTd/Ncmpa וַ/יַּעַבְד֖וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤅 vayaavedu and they served and they labored in service HC/Vqw3mp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 direct object marker (definite object-marker) HTo הַ/בָּֽעַל 𐤄/𐤁𐤏𐤋 habaal Baal the Master-Lord (Baal) HTd/Np
Verse 21 כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki for for (as reason or ground) HC קָרַ֣ע 𐤒𐤓𐤏 qara he-tore he called out HVqp3ms יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel He-Who-Prevails-With-God HNp מֵ/עַל֙ 𐤌/𐤏𐤋 meal from-upon from upon HR/R בֵּ֣ית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt house house HNcmsc דָּוִ֔ד 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david David Beloved-one (David) HNp וַ/יַּמְלִ֖יכוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤌𐤋𐤉𐤊𐤅 vayamelikhu and-they-made-king and they caused to reign HC/Vhw3mp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct-object-marker] (definite object-marker) HTo יָרָבְעָ֣ם 𐤉𐤓𐤁𐤏𐤌 yaraveam Jeroboam The-People-Contends HNp בֶּן 𐤁𐤍 ben Bene (Bemba) son builder-son HNcmsc נְבָ֑ט 𐤍𐤁𐤈 nevat of-Nebat Gazer HNp ו/ידא 𐤅/𐤉𐤃𐤀 vyd and-he-drove-away and he caused-to-be-driven-away HC/Vhw3ms וַ/יַּדַּ֨ח 𐤅/𐤉𐤃𐤇 vayadach and-he-thrust-away and he drove-away HC/Vhw3ms יָרָבְעָ֤ם 𐤉𐤓𐤁𐤏𐤌 yaraveam-2 Jeroboam The-People-Contends HNp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 [direct-object-marker] (definite object-marker) HTo יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael-2 Israel He-Who-Prevails-With-God HNp מֵ/אַחֲרֵ֣י 𐤌/𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉 meacharey from-after from behind HR/R יְהוָ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH the Being One HNp וְ/הֶחֱטֵיאָ֖/ם 𐤅/𐤄𐤇𐤈𐤉𐤀/𐤌 vehecheteyam and-he-made-sin-them and he caused them to miss HC/Vhp3ms/Sp3mp חֲטָאָ֥ה 𐤇𐤈𐤀𐤄 chataah sin a missing-of-the-mark HNcfsa גְדוֹלָֽה 𐤂𐤃𐤅𐤋𐤄 gedolah great great (feminine singular) HAafsa
Verse 23 עַ֠ד 𐤏𐤃 ad until up to the boundary of HR אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which HTr הֵסִ֨יר 𐤄𐤎𐤉𐤓 hesir he removed he has caused to turn aside HVhp3ms יְהוָ֤ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH the Being One HNp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] (definite object-marker) HTo יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel He-Who-Prevails-With-God HNp מֵ/עַ֣ל 𐤌/𐤏𐤋 meal from upon from upon HR/R פָּנָ֔י/ו 𐤐𐤍𐤉/𐤅 panayv his face/presence his faces HNcbpc/Sp3ms כַּ/אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤊/𐤀𐤔𐤓 kaasher as that-which-is-suitable HR/Tr דִּבֶּ֔ר 𐤃𐤁𐤓 diber he spoke he declared HVpp3ms בְּ/יַ֖ד 𐤁/𐤉𐤃 beyad by the hand of in the hand of HR/Ncbsc כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all whole-of HNcmsc עֲבָדָ֣י/ו 𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤉/𐤅 avadayv his servants his bond-servants HNcmpc/Sp3ms הַ/נְּבִיאִ֑ים 𐤄/𐤍𐤁𐤉𐤀𐤉𐤌 haneviim the prophets the inspired spokesmen HTd/Ncmpa וַ/יִּ֨גֶל 𐤅/𐤉𐤂𐤋 vayigel and he exiled and he exiled HC/Vqw3ms יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael-2 Israel He-Who-Prevails-With-God HNp מֵ/עַ֤ל 𐤌/𐤏𐤋 meal-2 from upon from upon HR/R אַדְמָת/וֹ֙ 𐤀𐤃𐤌𐤕/𐤅 ademato his land his soil-ground HNcfsc/Sp3ms אַשּׁ֔וּרָ/ה 𐤀𐤔𐤅𐤓/𐤄 ashurah to Assyria toward Ashshur (the Prosperous Realm) HNp/Sd עַ֖ד 𐤏𐤃 ad-2 until up to the boundary of HR הַ/יּ֥וֹם 𐤄/𐤉𐤅𐤌 hayom the day the hot-day HTd/Ncmsa הַ/זֶּֽה 𐤄/𐤆𐤄 hazeh this this (masculine singular one) HTd/Pdxms
Verse 24 וַ/יָּבֵ֣א 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤀 vayave and brought and he brought HC/Vhw3ms מֶֽלֶךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤊 melekhe king king HNcmsc אַשּׁ֡וּר 𐤀𐤔𐤅𐤓 ashur of Assyria Ashshur (Prosperous-One) HNp מִ/בָּבֶ֡ל 𐤌/𐤁𐤁𐤋 mibavel from Babylon from Babel (Confusion) HR/Np וּ֠/מִ/כּוּ֠תָ/ה 𐤅/𐤌/𐤊𐤅𐤕/𐤄 umikutah and from Cuthah and from Cuthah HC/R/Np/Sd וּ/מֵ/עַוָּ֤א 𐤅/𐤌/𐤏𐤅𐤀 umeava and from Avva and from Ruin-town (ʿIvvah) HC/R/Np וּ/מֵֽ/חֲמָת֙ 𐤅/𐤌/𐤇𐤌𐤕 umechamat and from Hamath and from the burning-wrath of HC/R/Np וּ/סְפַרְוַ֔יִם 𐤅/𐤎𐤐𐤓𐤅𐤉𐤌 usefarevayim and Sepharvaim and the Two-Sephars HC/Np וַ/יֹּ֨שֶׁב֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤁 vayoshev and settled and he caused to dwell HC/Vhw3ms בְּ/עָרֵ֣י 𐤁/𐤏𐤓𐤉 bearey in the cities in the watch-cities of HR/Ncfpc שֹֽׁמְר֔וֹן 𐤔𐤌𐤓𐤅𐤍 shomeron of Samaria Watch-Place HNp תַּ֖חַת 𐤕𐤇𐤕 tachat in place of beneath; in place of HR בְּנֵ֣י 𐤁𐤍𐤉 beney Bene (Bemba) the sons of builder-sons HNcmpc יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel He-Who-Prevails-With-God HNp וַ/יִּֽרְשׁוּ֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤓𐤔𐤅 vayireshu and they possessed and they dispossessed and took possession HC/Vqw3mp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et (definite object-marker) HTo שֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹן 𐤔𐤌𐤓𐤅𐤍 shomeron-2 Samaria Watch-Place HNp וַ/יֵּֽשְׁב֖וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤁𐤅 vayeshevu and dwelt and they settled down HC/Vqw3mp בְּ/עָרֶֽי/הָ 𐤁/𐤏𐤓𐤉/𐤄 beareyha in its cities in her watch-cities HR/Ncfpc/Sp3fs
Verse 26 וַ/יֹּאמְר֗וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤅 vayomeru and they said and the-masculine-plural said HC/Vqw3mp לְ/מֶ֣לֶךְ 𐤋/𐤌𐤋𐤊 lemelekhe to the king to the king HR/Ncmsc אַשּׁוּר֮ 𐤀𐤔𐤅𐤓 ashur of Assyria Ashshur (Prosperous-One) HNp לֵ/אמֹר֒ 𐤋/𐤀𐤌𐤓 lemor saying to-say HR/Vqc הַ/גּוֹיִ֗ם 𐤄/𐤂𐤅𐤉𐤌 hagoyim the nations the massed nations HTd/Ncmpa אֲשֶׁ֤ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher whom that-which HTr הִגְלִ֨יתָ֙ 𐤄𐤂𐤋𐤉𐤕 higelita you have carried away you have caused to go into exile HVhp2ms וַ/תּ֨וֹשֶׁב֙ 𐤅/𐤕𐤅𐤔𐤁 vatoshev and settled and you caused to dwell HC/Vhw2ms בְּ/עָרֵ֣י 𐤁/𐤏𐤓𐤉 bearey in the cities in the watch-cities of HR/Ncfpc שֹׁמְר֔וֹן 𐤔𐤌𐤓𐤅𐤍 shomeron of Samaria Watch-Place HNp לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn יָֽדְע֔וּ 𐤉𐤃𐤏𐤅 yadeu they know they came to know HVqp3cp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et the (definite object-marker) HTo מִשְׁפַּ֖ט 𐤌𐤔𐤐𐤈 mishepat custom judgment HNcmsc אֱלֹהֵ֣י 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉 elohey Mulimu (Lozi) of the god my Mighty Powers HNcmpc הָ/אָ֑רֶץ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets of the land the firm-standing land HTd/Ncbsa וַ/יְשַׁלַּח 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤋𐤇 vayeshalach and he sent and he sent forth HC/Vpw3ms בָּ֣/ם 𐤁/𐤌 bam among them HR/Sp3mp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 (definite object-marker) HTo הָ/אֲרָי֗וֹת 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤉𐤅𐤕 haarayot lions the fierce lions HTd/Ncmpa וְ/הִנָּ/ם֙ 𐤅/𐤄𐤍/𐤌 vehinam and behold they and behold them HC/Tm/Sp3mp מְמִיתִ֣ים 𐤌𐤌𐤉𐤕𐤉𐤌 memitim are killing those causing death HVhrmpa אוֹתָ֔/ם 𐤀𐤅𐤕/𐤌 otam them these same ones (m.p.) HTo/Sp3mp כַּ/אֲשֶׁר֙ 𐤊/𐤀𐤔𐤓 kaasher because that-which-is-suitable HR/Tr אֵינָ֣/ם 𐤀𐤉𐤍/𐤌 eynam they not they are non-existent HTn/Sp3mp יֹדְעִ֔ים 𐤉𐤃𐤏𐤉𐤌 yodeim know the knowing ones HVqrmpa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-3 the (definite object-marker) HTo מִשְׁפַּ֖ט 𐤌𐤔𐤐𐤈 mishepat-2 custom judgment HNcmsc אֱלֹהֵ֥י 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉 elohey-2 Mulimu (Lozi) of the god my Mighty Powers HNcmpc הָ/אָֽרֶץ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets-2 of the land the firm-standing land HTd/Ncbsa
Verse 27 וַ/יְצַ֨ו 𐤅/𐤉𐤑𐤅 vayetsav and commanded and he charged HC/Vpw3ms מֶֽלֶךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤊 melekhe king king HNcmsc אַשּׁ֜וּר 𐤀𐤔𐤅𐤓 ashur of Assyria Ashshur (Prosperous-One) HNp לֵ/אמֹ֗ר 𐤋/𐤀𐤌𐤓 lemor saying to-say HR/Vqc הֹלִ֤יכוּ 𐤄𐤋𐤉𐤊𐤅 holikhu Take Cause to go forth! HVhv2mp שָׁ֨מָּ/ה֙ 𐤔𐤌/𐤄 shamah there there (in that place) HD/Sd אֶחָ֤ד 𐤀𐤇𐤃 echad Eka (Bemba) one one (masculine singular) HAcmsa מֵ/הַ/כֹּֽהֲנִים֙ 𐤌/𐤄/𐤊𐤄𐤍𐤉𐤌 mehakohanim of the priests from the officiating priests HR/Td/Ncmpa אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher whom that-which HTr הִגְלִיתֶ֣ם 𐤄𐤂𐤋𐤉𐤕𐤌 higelitem you brought you men caused into exile HVhp2mp מִ/שָּׁ֔ם 𐤌/𐤔𐤌 misham from there from there HR/D וְ/יֵלְכ֖וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤋𐤊𐤅 veyelekhu and let them go and they walk HC/Vqi3mp וְ/יֵ֣שְׁבוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤁𐤅 veyeshevu and dwell and they shall dwell HC/Vqi3mp שָׁ֑ם 𐤔𐤌 sham there there (in that place) HD וְ/יֹרֵ֕/ם 𐤅/𐤉𐤓/𐤌 veyorem and let him teach them and he will cause-to-instruct them HC/Vhi3ms/Sp3mp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et (direct object marker) (definite object-marker) HTo מִשְׁפַּ֖ט 𐤌𐤔𐤐𐤈 mishepat the custom judgment HNcmsc אֱלֹהֵ֥י 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉 elohey Mulimu (Lozi) of the God my Mighty Powers HNcmpc הָ/אָֽרֶץ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets of the land the firm-standing land HTd/Ncbsa
Verse 34 עַ֣ד 𐤏𐤃 ad unto up to the boundary of HR הַ/יּ֤וֹם 𐤄/𐤉𐤅𐤌 hayom this day the hot-day HTd/Ncmsa הַ/זֶּה֙ 𐤄/𐤆𐤄 hazeh this this (masculine singular one) HTd/Pdxms הֵ֣ם 𐤄𐤌 hem they they themselves HPp3mp עֹשִׂ֔ים 𐤏𐤔𐤉𐤌 osim are doing makers HVqrmpa כַּ/מִּשְׁפָּטִ֖ים 𐤊/𐤌𐤔𐤐𐤈𐤉𐤌 kamishepatim according to the judgments according to the judicial verdicts HRd/Ncmpa הָ/רִֽאשֹׁנִ֑ים 𐤄/𐤓𐤀𐤔𐤍𐤉𐤌 harishonim the former the foremost ones HTd/Aampa אֵינָ֤/ם 𐤀𐤉𐤍/𐤌 eynam not they are non-existent HTn/Sp3mp יְרֵאִים֙ 𐤉𐤓𐤀𐤉𐤌 yereim tina (Bemba) they fear revering ones HAampa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et et- (definite object-marker) HTo יְהוָ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH the Being One HNp וְ/אֵינָ֣/ם 𐤅/𐤀𐤉𐤍/𐤌 veeynam and not and they are not HC/Tn/Sp3mp עֹשִׂ֗ים 𐤏𐤔𐤉𐤌 osim-2 doing makers HVqrmpa כְּ/חֻקֹּתָ/ם֙ 𐤊/𐤇𐤒𐤕/𐤌 kechuqotam according to their statutes according to their engraved statutes HR/Ncbpc/Sp3mp וּ/כְ/מִשְׁפָּטָ֔/ם 𐤅/𐤊/𐤌𐤔𐤐𐤈/𐤌 ukhemishepatam and according to their ordinances and according to their judgment HC/R/Ncmsc/Sp3mp וְ/כַ/תּוֹרָ֣ה 𐤅/𐤊/𐤕𐤅𐤓𐤄 vekhatorah and according to the law and according to the Instruction HC/Rd/Ncfsa וְ/כַ/מִּצְוָ֗ה 𐤅/𐤊/𐤌𐤑𐤅𐤄 vekhamitsevah and according to the commandment and according to the command-directive HC/Rd/Ncfsa אֲשֶׁ֨ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which HTr צִוָּ֤ה 𐤑𐤅𐤄 tsivah he commanded he laid a charge HVpp3ms יְהוָה֙ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-2 Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH the Being One HNp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 et- (definite object-marker) HTo בְּנֵ֣י 𐤁𐤍𐤉 beney Bene (Bemba) sons of builder-sons HNcmpc יַעֲקֹ֔ב 𐤉𐤏𐤒𐤁 yaaqov Jacob Heel-Catcher (Jacob) HNp אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 which that-which HTr שָׂ֥ם 𐤔𐤌 sam he put he set HVqp3ms שְׁמ֖/וֹ 𐤔𐤌/𐤅 shemo his name his name HNcmsc/Sp3ms יִשְׂרָאֵֽל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel He-Who-Prevails-With-God HNp
Verse 36 כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for (as reason or ground) HC אִֽם 𐤀𐤌 im if if HC אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et direct object marker (definite object-marker) HTo יְהוָ֗ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH the Being One HNp אֲשֶׁר֩ 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher who that-which HTr הֶעֱלָ֨ה 𐤄𐤏𐤋𐤄 heelah brought up he caused to ascend HVhp3ms אֶתְ/כֶ֜ם 𐤀𐤕/𐤊𐤌 etekhem you you-all HTo/Sp2mp מֵ/אֶ֧רֶץ 𐤌/𐤀𐤓𐤑 meerets from the land from the firm-land HR/Ncbsc מִצְרַ֛יִם 𐤌𐤑𐤓𐤉𐤌 mitserayim of Egypt Mitsrayim (the Double Narrow-Place) HNp בְּ/כֹ֧חַ 𐤁/𐤊𐤇 bekhocha with power in firm strength HR/Ncmsa גָּד֛וֹל 𐤂𐤃𐤅𐤋 gadol great grown-great HAamsa וּ/בִ/זְר֥וֹעַ 𐤅/𐤁/𐤆𐤓𐤅𐤏 uvizeroa and with an arm and with an outstretched arm HC/R/Ncbsa נְטוּיָ֖ה 𐤍𐤈𐤅𐤉𐤄 netuyah outstretched stretched-out (feminine singular) HVqsfsa אֹת֣/וֹ 𐤀𐤕/𐤅 oto him him HTo/Sp3ms תִירָ֑אוּ 𐤕𐤉𐤓𐤀𐤅 tirau tina (Bemba) you shall fear you shall fear HVqi2mp וְ/ל֥/וֹ 𐤅/𐤋/𐤅 velo and to him HC/R/Sp3ms תִֽשְׁתַּחֲו֖וּ 𐤕𐤔𐤕𐤇𐤅𐤅 tishetachavu you shall bow down you shall bow yourselves down HVvi2mp וְ/ל֥/וֹ 𐤅/𐤋/𐤅 velo-2 and to him HC/R/Sp3ms תִזְבָּֽחוּ 𐤕𐤆𐤁𐤇𐤅 tizebachu you shall sacrifice you (plural) shall slaughter-for-sacrifice HVqi2mp
Verse 41 וַ/יִּהְי֣וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤉𐤅 vayiheyu So they were and they came-to-be HC/Vqw3mp הַ/גּוֹיִ֣ם 𐤄/𐤂𐤅𐤉𐤌 hagoyim these nations the massed nations HTd/Ncmpa הָ/אֵ֗לֶּה 𐤄/𐤀𐤋𐤄 haeleh these these (ones) HTd/Pdxcp יְרֵאִים֙ 𐤉𐤓𐤀𐤉𐤌 yereim tina (Bemba) fearing revering ones HAampa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] (definite object-marker) HTo יְהוָ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH the Being One HNp וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and-[direct object marker] and (the very) HC/To פְּסִֽילֵי/הֶ֖ם 𐤐𐤎𐤉𐤋𐤉/𐤄𐤌 pesileyhem their graven images their carved idols HNcmpc/Sp3mp הָי֣וּ 𐤄𐤉𐤅 hayu they were they were HVqp3cp עֹֽבְדִ֑ים 𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤉𐤌 ovedim serving serving-men HVqrmpa גַּם 𐤂𐤌 gam also also HTa בְּנֵי/הֶ֣ם 𐤁𐤍𐤉/𐤄𐤌 beneyhem Bene (Bemba) their children their builder-sons HNcmpc/Sp3mp וּ/בְנֵ֣י 𐤅/𐤁𐤍𐤉 uveney Bene (Bemba) and children-of and the family-builder sons HC/Ncmpc בְנֵי/הֶ֗ם 𐤁𐤍𐤉/𐤄𐤌 veneyhem Bene (Bemba) their children their builder-sons HNcmpc/Sp3mp כַּ/אֲשֶׁ֨ר 𐤊/𐤀𐤔𐤓 kaasher as that-which-is-suitable HR/Tr עָשׂ֤וּ 𐤏𐤔𐤅 asu did you caused to do HVqp3cp אֲבֹתָ/ם֙ 𐤀𐤁𐤕/𐤌 avotam their fathers their fathers HNcmpc/Sp3mp הֵ֣ם 𐤄𐤌 hem they they themselves HPp3mp עֹשִׂ֔ים 𐤏𐤔𐤉𐤌 osim are doing makers HVqrmpa עַ֖ד 𐤏𐤃 ad until up to the boundary of HR הַ/יּ֥וֹם 𐤄/𐤉𐤅𐤌 hayom the day the hot-day HTd/Ncmsa הַ/זֶּֽה 𐤄/𐤆𐤄 hazeh this this (masculine singular one) HTd/Pdxms