Revised Literal Translation

1 Kings 19:15-18

15And Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, GoH3212,returnשׁ֥וּבshuvH7725on thy wayלְדַרְכְּךָ֖le.dar.ke.KhaH1870to the wildernessמִדְבַּ֣רָהmid.Ba.rahH4057of Damascusדַמָּ֑שֶׂקda.Ma.sekH1834:and when thou comestוּבָ֗אתָu.Va.taH935,anointוּמָשַׁחְתָּ֧u.ma.shach.TaH4886Hazaelחֲזָאֵ֛לcha.za.'ElH2371to bekingלְמֶ֖לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428over Syriaאֲרָֽם׃'a.RamH758:

16And Jehuיֵה֣וּאye.Hu'H3058the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Nimshiנִמְשִׁ֔יnim.ShiH5250shalt thou anointתִּמְשַׁ֥חtim.ShachH4886to bekingלְמֶ֖לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428over Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478:and Elishaאֱלִישָׁ֤ע'e.li.Sha'H477the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Shaphatשָׁפָט֙sha.FatH8202of Abel–meholahH65shalt thou anointתִּמְשַׁ֥חtim.ShachH4886to beprophetלְנָבִ֖יאle.na.Vi'H5030in thy room.

17And it shall come to pass, thathim that escapethהַנִּמְלָ֛טha.nim.LatH4422the swordמֵחֶ֥רֶבme.Che.revH2719of Hazaelחֲזָאֵ֖לcha.za.'ElH2371shall Jehuיֵה֑וּאye.Hu'H3058slayיָמִ֣יתya.MitH4191:and him that escapethוְהַנִּמְלָ֛טve.ha.nim.LatH4422from the swordמֵחֶ֥רֶבme.Che.revH2719of Jehuיֵה֖וּאye.Hu'H3058shall Elishaאֱלִישָֽׁע׃'e.li.Sha'H477slayיָמִ֥יתya.MitH4191.

18Yet I have leftוְהִשְׁאַרְתִּ֥יve.hish.'ar.TiH7604mesevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651thousandאֲלָפִ֑ים'a.la.FimH505in Israelבְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,all the kneesהַבִּרְכַּ֗יִםha.bir.Ka.yimH1290which have not bowedכָֽרְעוּ֙kha.re.'UH3766unto Baalלַבַּ֔עַלla.Ba.'alH1168,and every mouthהַפֶּ֔הha.PehH6310which hath not kissedנָשַׁ֖קna.ShakH5401him.

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