Revised Literal Translation

1 Kings 19:16-21

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.

19So he departedH3212thence, and foundוַיִּמְצָ֞אvai.yim.Tza'H4672Elishaאֱלִישָׁ֤ע'e.li.Sha'H477the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Shaphatשָׁפָט֙sha.FatH8202, who wasplowingחֹרֵ֔שׁcho.ReshH2790withtwelveשְׁנֵים־ עָשָׂ֤רshe.neim- 'a.SarH6240 H8147yokeצְמָדִים֙tze.ma.DimH6776of oxenbeforeלְפָנָ֔יוle.fa.NavH6440him, and he with the twelfthבִּשְׁנֵ֣ים הֶעָשָׂ֑רbish.Neim he.'a.SarH6240 H8147:and Elijahאֵלִיָּ֙הוּ֙'e.li.Ya.huH452passedוַיַּעֲבֹ֤רvai.ya.'a.VorH5674by him, and castוַיַּשְׁלֵ֥ךְvai.yash.LekhH7993his mantleאַדַּרְתּ֖וֹ'a.dar.ToH155upon him.

20And he leftוַיַּעֲזֹ֣בvai.ya.'a.ZoH5800the oxenהַבָּקָ֗רha.ba.KarH1241,and ranוַיָּ֙רָץ֙vai.Ya.rotzH7323afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310Elijahאֵֽלִיָּ֔הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452,and saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Let me, I pray thee, kissאֶשְּׁקָה־'e.she.kah-H5401my fatherלְאָבִ֣יle.'a.ViH1and my motherוּלְאִמִּ֔יu.le.'i.MiH517, and thenI will followאַחֲרֶ֑יךָ'a.cha.Rei.khaH310 H3212thee. And he saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Go backH3212againשׁ֔וּבShuvH7725:for what have I doneעָשִׂ֖יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213to thee?

21And he returned backוַיָּ֨שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725from himמֵאַחֲרָ֜יוme.'a.cha.RavH310,and tookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947a yokeצֶ֧מֶדTze.medH6776of oxenהַבָּקָ֣רha.ba.KarH1241,and slewוַיִּזְבָּחֵ֗הוּvai.yiz.ba.Che.huH2076them, and boiledבִּשְּׁלָ֣םbi.she.LamH1310their fleshהַבָּשָׂ֔רha.ba.SarH1320with the instrumentsוּבִכְלִ֤יu.vikh.LiH3627of the oxenהַבָּקָר֙ha.ba.KarH1241,and gaveוַיִּתֵּ֥ןvai.yi.TenH5414unto the peopleלָעָ֖םla.'AmH5971,and they did eatוַיֹּאכֵ֑לוּvai.yo.Khe.luH398.Then he aroseוַיָּ֗קָםvai.Ya.komH6965,and wentH3212afterאַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiH310Elijahאֵלִיָּ֖הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452,and ministeredוַיְשָׁרְתֵֽהוּ׃ פvay.sha.re.Te.huH8334unto him.

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