Revised Literal Translation

1 Kings 14:7-11

7GoH3212,tellאִמְרִ֣י'im.RiH559Jeroboamלְיָרָבְעָ֗םle.ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379,Thus saithאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Forasmuch asיַ֛עַןYa.'anH3282I exaltedהֲרִימֹתִ֖יךָha.ri.mo.Ti.khaH7311thee from amongמִתּ֣וֹךְmi.TokhH8432the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971,and madeוָאֶתֶּנְךָ֣va.'e.ten.KhaH5414thee princeנָגִ֔ידna.GidH5057over my peopleעַמִּ֥י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478,

8And rentH7167the kingdomהַמַּמְלָכָה֙ha.mam.la.KhahH4467awayוָאֶקְרַ֤עva.'ek.Ra'H7167from the houseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004of Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732,and gaveוָאֶתְּנֶ֖הָva.'e.te.Ne.haH5414it thee: and yetthou hast not been as my servantכְּעַבְדִּ֣יke.'av.DiH5650Davidדָוִ֗דda.VidH1732,who keptשָׁמַ֨רsha.MarH8104my commandmentsמִצְוֹתַ֜יmitz.vo.TaiH4687,and who followedהָלַ֤ךְ אַחֲרַי֙ha.Lakh 'a.cha.RaiH310 H1980me with all his heartלְבָב֔וֹle.va.VoH3824,to doלַעֲשׂ֕וֹתla.'a.SotH6213that only which wasrightהַיָּשָׁ֥רhai.ya.SharH3477in mine eyesבְּעֵינָֽי׃be.'ei.NaiH5869;

9But hast doneלַעֲשׂ֔וֹתla.'a.SotH6213evilוַתָּ֣רַעva.Ta.ra'H7489above all that were beforeלְפָנֶ֑יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee: for thou hast goneH3212and madeוַתַּעֲשֶׂה־va.ta.'a.seh-H6213thee otherאֲחֵרִ֤ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֨ים'E.lo.HimH430,and molten imagesוּמַסֵּכוֹת֙u.ma.se.khOtH4541,to provoke me to angerלְהַכְעִיסֵ֔נִיle.hakh.'i.Se.niH3707,and hast castהִשְׁלַ֖כְתָּhish.Lakh.taH7993me behindאַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiH310thy backגַוֶּֽךָ׃ סga.Ve.khaH1458:

10Therefore, behold, I will bringמֵבִ֤יאme.Vi'H935evilרָעָה֙ra.'AhH7451upon the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֔םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379,and will cut offוְהִכְרַתִּ֤יve.hikh.ra.TiH3772from Jeroboamלְיָֽרָבְעָם֙le.ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379him that pissethמַשְׁתִּ֣יןmash.TinH8366against the wallבְּקִ֔ירbe.KirH7023, andhim that is shut upעָצ֥וּר'a.TzurH6113and leftוְעָז֖וּבve.'a.ZuvH5800in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,and will take awayוּבִֽעַרְתִּי֙u.vi.'ar.TiH1197the remnantאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310of the houseבֵית־veit-H1004of Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֔םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379,as a man taketh awayיְבַעֵ֥רye.va.'ErH1197dungהַגָּלָ֖לha.ga.LalH1557,till it be all goneתֻּמּֽוֹ׃tu.MoH8552.

11Him that diethהַמֵּ֨תha.MetH4191of Jeroboamלְיָֽרָבְעָ֤םle.ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379in the cityבָּעִיר֙ba.'IrH5892shall the dogsהַכְּלָבִ֔יםha.ke.la.VimH3611eatיֹאכְל֣וּyo.khe.LuH398;and him that diethוְהַמֵּת֙ve.ha.MetH4191in the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֔הba.sa.DehH7704shall the fowlsע֣וֹףofH5775of the airהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064eatיֹאכְל֖וּyo.khe.LuH398:for Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hath spokenדִּבֵּֽר׃di.BerH1696it.

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