Revised Literal Translation

1 Kings 2:6-9

6Doוְעָשִׂ֖יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213therefore according to thy wisdomכְּחָכְמָתֶ֑ךָke.cha.khe.ma.Te.khaH2451,and let not his hoar headשֵׂיבָת֛וֹsei.va.ToH7872go downתוֹרֵ֧דto.RedH3381to the graveשְׁאֹֽל׃ סshe.'OlH7585in peaceבְּשָׁלֹ֖םbe.sha.LomH7965.

7But shewתַּֽעֲשֶׂה־ta.'a.seh-H6213kindnessחֶ֔סֶדChe.sedH2617unto the sonsוְלִבְנֵ֨יve.liv.NeiH1121of Barzillaiבַרְזִלַּ֤יvar.zi.LaiH1271the Gileaditeהַגִּלְעָדִי֙ha.gil.'a.DiH1569,and let them be of those that eatבְּאֹכְלֵ֣יbe.'o.khe.LeiH398at thy tableשֻׁלְחָנֶ֑ךָshul.cha.Ne.khaH7979:for so they cameקָרְב֣וּka.re.VuH7126to me when I fledבְּבָרְחִ֕יbe.va.re.ChiH1272becauseמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440of Absalomאַבְשָׁל֥וֹם'av.sha.LomH53thy brotherאָחִֽיךָ׃'a.Chi.khaH251.

8And, behold, thou hastwith thee Shimeiשִֽׁמְעִ֨יshim.'IH8096the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Geraגֵּרָ֥אge.Ra'H1617,a BenjamiteH1145of Bahurimמִבַּחֻרִים֒mi.ba.chu.RimH980,which cursedקִֽלְלַ֙נִי֙ki.La.niH7043me with a grievousנִמְרֶ֔צֶתnim.Re.tzetH4834curseקְלָלָ֣הke.la.LahH7045in the dayבְּי֖וֹםbe.YomH3117when I wentH3212to Mahanaimמַחֲנָ֑יִםma.cha.Na.yimH4266:but he came downיָרַ֤דya.RadH3381to meetH7125me at Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383,and I swareוָאֶשָּׁ֨בַֽעva.'e.Sha.va'H7650to him by Yhwhבַֽיהוָה֙ba.Yah.wehH3068,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,I will not put thee to deathאֲמִֽיתְךָ֖'a.mi.te.KhaH4191with the swordבֶּחָֽרֶב׃be.Cha.revH2719.

9Now therefore hold him not guiltlessתְּנַקֵּ֔הוּte.na.Ke.huH5352: for thou arta wiseחָכָ֖םcha.KhamH2450manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376,and knowestוְיָֽדַעְתָּ֙ve.ya.da'.TaH3045what thou oughtest to doתַּֽעֲשֶׂה־ta.'a.seh-H6213unto him; but his hoar headשֵׂיבָת֛וֹsei.va.ToH7872bring thou downוְהוֹרַדְתָּ֧ve.ho.rad.TaH3381to the graveשְׁאֽוֹל׃she.'olH7585with bloodבְּדָ֖םbe.DamH1818.

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