Revised Literal Translation

1 Kings 13:3-5

3And he gaveוְנָתַן֩ve.na.TanH5414a signמוֹפֵת֙mo.FetH4159the same dayבַּיּ֨וֹםbai.YomH3117,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, This isthe signהַמּוֹפֵ֔תha.mo.FetH4159which Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068hath spokenדִּבֶּ֣רdi.BerH1696;Behold, the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֙חַ֙ha.miz.Be.achH4196shall be rentנִקְרָ֔עnik.Ra'H7167,and the ashesהַדֶּ֥שֶׁןha.De.shenH1880that areupon it shall be poured outוְנִשְׁפַּ֖ךְve.nish.PakhH8210.

4And it came to pass, when kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֧םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379heardכִשְׁמֹ֨עַkhish.Mo.a'H8085the sayingדְּבַ֣רde.VarH1697of the manאִישׁ־'ish-H376of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֗יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,which had criedקָרָ֤אka.Ra'H7121against the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֙חַ֙ha.miz.Be.achH4196in Beth–elH1008,that he put forthוַיִּשְׁלַ֨חvai.yish.LachH7971his handיָד֛וֹya.DoH3027from the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַha.miz.Be.achH4196,sayingלֵאמֹ֣ר׀le.MorH559,Lay holdתִּפְשֻׂ֑הוּtif.Su.huH8610on him. And his handיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027,which he put forthשָׁלַ֣חsha.LachH7971against him, dried upוַתִּיבַ֤שׁva.ti.VashH3001,so that he couldיָכֹ֖לya.KholH3201not pull it in againלַהֲשִׁיבָ֥הּla.ha.shi.VahH7725to him.

5The altarוְהַמִּזְבֵּ֣חַve.ha.miz.Be.achH4196also was rentנִקְרָ֔עnik.Ra'H7167,and the ashesהַדֶּ֖שֶׁןha.De.shenH1880poured outוַיִּשָּׁפֵ֥ךְvai.yi.sha.FekhH8210from the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַha.miz.Be.achH4196,according to the signכַּמּוֹפֵ֗תka.mo.FetH4159which the manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430had givenנָתַ֛ןna.TanH5414by the wordבִּדְבַ֥רbid.VarH1697of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

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