Revised Literal Translation

1 Kings 13:26-33

26And when the prophetהַנָּבִיא֮ha.na.Vi'H5030that brought him backהֱשִׁיב֣וֹhe.shi.VoH7725from the wayהַדֶּרֶךְ֒ha.de.reKhH1870heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֣עvai.yish.Ma'H8085thereof,he saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, It isthe manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֣יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,who was disobedientמָרָ֖הma.RahH4784unto the wordפִּ֣יpiH6310of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068:Therefore Yhwhיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068hath deliveredוַיִּתְּנֵ֨הוּvai.yi.te.Ne.huH5414him unto the lionלָאַרְיֵ֗הla.'ar.YehH738,which hath tornוַֽיִּשְׁבְּרֵ֙הוּ֙vai.yish.be.Re.huH7665him, and slainוַיְמִתֵ֔הוּvay.mi.Te.huH4191him, according to the wordכִּדְבַ֥רkid.VarH1697of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,which he spakeדִּבֶּר־di.ber-H1696unto him.

27And he spakeוַיְדַבֵּ֤רvay.da.BerH1696to his sonsבָּנָיו֙ba.NavH1121,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Saddleחִבְשׁוּ־chiv.shu-H2280me the donkeyהַחֲמ֑וֹרha.cha.MorH2543.And they saddledוַֽיַּחֲבֹֽשׁוּ׃Vai.ya.cha.Vo.shuH2280him.

28And he wentH3212and foundוַיִּמְצָ֤אvai.yim.Tza'H4672his carcaseנִבְלָתוֹ֙niv.la.ToH5038castמֻשְׁלֶ֣כֶתmush.Le.khetH7993in the wayבַּדֶּ֔רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870,and the donkeyוַֽחֲמוֹר֙va.cha.mOrH2543and the lionוְהָ֣אַרְיֵ֔הve.Ha.'ar.YehH738standingעֹמְדִ֖ים'o.me.DimH5975byאֵ֣צֶל'E.tzelH681the carcaseהַנְּבֵלָ֑הha.ne.ve.LahH5038:the lionהָֽאַרְיֵה֙ha.'ar.YehH738had not eatenאָכַ֤ל'a.KhalH398the carcaseהַנְּבֵלָ֔הha.ne.ve.LahH5038,nor tornשָׁבַ֖רsha.VarH7665the donkeyהַחֲמֽוֹר׃ha.cha.MorH2543.

29And the prophetהַנָּבִ֜יאha.na.Vi'H5030took upוַיִּשָּׂ֨אvai.yi.Sa'H5375the carcaseנִבְלַ֧תniv.LatH5038of the manאִישׁ־'ish-H376of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֛יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,and laidH3240it upon the donkeyהַחֲמ֖וֹרha.cha.MorH2543,and brought it backוַיְשִׁיבֵ֑הוּvay.shi.Ve.huH7725:and the oldהַזָּקֵ֔ןha.za.KenH2205prophetהַנָּבִ֣יאha.na.Vi'H5030cameוַיָּבֹ֗אvai.ya.Vo'H935to the cityעִיר֙'irH5892,to mournלִסְפֹּ֖דlis.PodH5594and to buryוּלְקָבְרֽוֹ׃u.le.ka.ve.RoH6912him.

30And he laidH3240his carcaseנִבְלָת֖וֹniv.la.ToH5038in his own graveבְּקִבְר֑וֹbe.kiv.RoH6913;and they mournedוַיִּסְפְּד֥וּvai.yis.pe.DuH5594over him, saying,Alasה֥וֹיHoH1945,my brotherאָחִֽי׃'a.ChiH251!

31And it came to pass, afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310he had buriedקָבְר֣וֹka.ve.RoH6912him, that he spakeוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to his sonsבָּנָיו֙ba.NavH1121,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,When I am deadH4191,then buryוּקְבַרְתֶּ֣םu.ke.var.TemH6912me in the sepulchreבַּקֶּ֕בֶרba.Ke.verH6913wherein the manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430isburiedקָב֣וּרka.VurH6912;layH3240my bonesעַצְמֹתָ֔יו'atz.mo.TavH6106besideאֵ֚צֶל'E.tzelH681his bonesעַצְמֹתָֽי׃'atz.mo.TaiH6106:

32For the sayingהַדָּבָ֗רha.da.VarH1697which he criedקָרָא֙ka.Ra'H7121by the wordבִּדְבַ֣רbid.VarH1697of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068against the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַha.miz.Be.achH4196in Beth–elH1008,and against all the housesבָּתֵּ֣יba.TeiH1004of the high placesהַבָּמ֔וֹתha.ba.MotH1116which arein the citiesבְּעָרֵ֥יbe.'a.ReiH5892of Samariaשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃ פsho.me.RonH8111, shall surely come to pass.

33Afterאַחַר֙'a.CharH310this thingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֖םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379returnedשָׁ֥בshavH7725not from his evilהָרָעָ֑הha.ra.'AhH7451wayמִדַּרְכּ֣וֹmi.dar.KoH1870,but madeוַיַּ֜עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213againוַ֠יָּשָׁבvai.ya.shoH7725of the lowestמִקְצ֤וֹתmik.TzotH7098of the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971priestsכֹּהֲנֵ֣יko.ha.NeiH3548of the high placesבָמ֔וֹתva.MotH1116:whosoever wouldהֶֽחָפֵץ֙he.cha.FetzH2655,he consecratedיְמַלֵּ֣א יָד֔וֹye.ma.Le' ya.DoH3027 H4390him, and he became oneof the priestsכֹּהֲנֵ֥יko.ha.NeiH3548of the high placesבָמֽוֹת׃va.MotH1116.

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