Revised Literal Translation

1 Kings 19:4-5

4But he himself wentהָלַ֤ךְha.LakhH1980a day’sי֔וֹםYomH3117journeyדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870into the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּר֙ba.mid.BarH4057,and cameוַיָּבֹ֕אvai.ya.Vo'H935and sat downוַיֵּ֕שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427under aאֶחָ֑ד'e.chatH259juniper treeרֹ֣תֶםRo.temH7574:and he requestedוַיִּשְׁאַ֤לvai.yish.'AlH7592for himselfנַפְשׁוֹ֙naf.ShoH5315that he might dieלָמ֔וּתla.MutH4191;and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀vai.Yo.merH559,It is enoughרַ֗בRavH7227;now, O Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,take awayקַ֣חkachH3947my lifeנַפְשִׁ֔יnaf.ShiH5315; for I amnot betterט֥וֹבTovH2896than my fathersמֵאֲבֹתָֽי׃me.'a.vo.TaiH1.

5And as he layוַיִּשְׁכַּב֙vai.yish.KavH7901and sleptוַיִּישַׁ֔ןvai.yi.ShanH3462under aאֶחָ֑ד'e.ChadH259juniper treeרֹ֣תֶםRo.temH7574,behold, then an angelמַלְאָךְ֙mal.'oKhH4397touchedנֹגֵ֣עַno.Ge.a'H5060him, and saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Ariseק֥וּםkumH6965andeatאֱכֽוֹל׃'e.KholH398.

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