Revised Literal Translation

1 Kings 19:4-8

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.

6And he lookedוַיַּבֵּ֕טvai.ya.BetH5027, and, behold, there wasa cakeעֻגַ֥ת'u.GatH5692baken on the coalsרְצָפִ֖יםre.tza.FimH7529,and a cruseוְצַפַּ֣חַתve.tza.Pa.chatH6835of waterמָ֑יִםMa.yimH4325at his headמְרַאֲשֹׁתָ֛יוme.ra.'a.sho.TavH4763.And he did eatוַיֹּ֣אכַלvai.Yo.khalH398and drinkוַיֵּ֔שְׁתְּvai.Ye.shetH8354,and laid him downוַיִּשְׁכָּֽב׃vai.yish.KavH7901againוַיָּ֖שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725.

7And the angelמַלְאַ֨ךְmal.'AkhH4397of Yhwhיְהוָ֤ה׀Yah.wehH3068came againוַיָּשָׁב֩vai.ya.ShavH7725the second timeשֵׁנִית֙she.NitH8145,and touchedוַיִּגַּע־vai.yi.ga'-H5060him, and saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Ariseק֣וּםkumH6965andeatאֱכֹ֑ל'e.KholH398;because the journeyהַדָּֽרֶךְ׃ha.Da.rekhH1870istoo greatרַ֥בravH7227for thee.

8And he aroseוַיָּ֖קָםvai.Ya.komH6965,and did eatוַיֹּ֣אכַלvai.Yo.khalH398and drinkוַיִּשְׁתֶּ֑הvai.yish.TehH8354,and wentH3212in the strengthבְּכֹ֣חַ׀be.Kho.achH3581of that meatהָאֲכִילָ֣הha.'a.khi.LahH396fortyאַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImH705daysיוֹם֙yOmH3117and fortyוְאַרְבָּעִ֣יםve.'ar.ba.'ImH705nightsלַ֔יְלָהLay.lahH3915unto Horebחֹרֵֽב׃cho.RevH2722the mountהַ֥רharH2022of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430.

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