Revised Literal Translation

1 Kings 14:15-18

15For Yhwhיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068shall smiteוְהִכָּ֨הve.hi.KahH5221Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,as a reedהַקָּנֶה֮ha.ka.NehH7070is shakenיָנ֣וּדya.NudH5110in the waterבַּמַּיִם֒ba.ma.YimH4325,and he shall root upוְנָתַ֣שׁve.na.TashH5428Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478out of this goodהַטּוֹבָ֤הha.to.VahH2896landהָאֲדָמָ֨הha.'a.da.MahH127,which he gaveנָתַן֙na.TanH5414to their fathersלַאֲב֣וֹתֵיהֶ֔םla.'a.Vo.tei.HemH1,and shall scatterוְזֵרָ֖םve.ze.RamH2219them beyondמֵעֵ֣בֶרme.'E.verH5676the riverלַנָּהָ֑רla.na.HarH5104,because they have madeעָשׂוּ֙'a.SuH6213their grovesאֲשֵׁ֣רֵיהֶ֔ם'a.She.rei.HemH842,provoking Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068to angerמַכְעִיסִ֖יםmakh.'i.SimH3707.

16And he shall giveוְיִתֵּ֖ןve.yi.TenH5414Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478upH5414becauseבִּגְלַ֞לbig.LalH1558of the sinsחַטֹּ֤אותcha.TotH2403of Jeroboamיָֽרָבְעָם֙ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379,who did sinחָטָ֔אcha.Ta'H2398,and who made Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478to sinהֶחֱטִ֖יאhe.che.Ti'H2398.

17And Jeroboam’sיָרָבְעָ֔םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379wifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802aroseוַתָּ֙קָם֙va.Ta.komH6965,and departedH3212,and cameוַתָּבֹ֣אva.ta.Vo'H935to Tirzahתִרְצָ֑תָהtir.Tza.tahH8656: andwhen she cameבָּאָ֥הba.'AhH935to the thresholdבְסַף־ve.saf-H5592of the doorהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,the childוְהַנַּ֥עַרve.ha.Na.'arH5288diedמֵֽת׃MetH4191;

18And they buriedוַיִּקְבְּר֥וּvai.yik.be.RuH6912him; and all Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478mournedוַיִּסְפְּדוּ־vai.yis.pe.du-H5594for him, according to the wordכִּדְבַ֤רkid.VarH1697of Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,which he spakeדִּבֶּ֔רdi.BerH1696by the handבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of his servantעַבְדּ֖וֹav.DoH5650Ahijahאֲחִיָּ֥הוּ'a.chi.Ya.huH281the prophetהַנָּבִֽיא׃ha.na.Vi'H5030.

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