Revised Literal Translation

1 Kings 20:19-21

19So these young menנַעֲרֵ֖יna.'a.ReiH5288of the princesשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of the provincesהַמְּדִינ֑וֹתha.me.di.NotH4082came outיָצְא֣וּya.tze.'UH3318of the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,and the armyוְהַחַ֖יִלve.ha.Cha.yilH2428which followedאַחֲרֵיהֶֽם׃'a.cha.rei.HemH310them.

20And they slewוַיַּכּוּ֙vai.ya.KuH5221every oneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376his manאִישׁ֔וֹ'i.ShoH376:and the Syriansאֲרָ֔ם'a.RamH758fledוַיָּנֻ֣סוּvai.ya.Nu.suH5127;and Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478pursuedוַֽיִּרְדְּפֵ֖םvai.yir.de.FemH7291them: and Ben–hadadH1130the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Syriaאֲרָ֔ם'a.RamH758escapedוַיִּמָּלֵ֗טvai.yi.ma.LetH4422on an horseס֖וּסsusH5483with the horsemenוּפָרָשִֽׁים׃u.fa.ra.ShimH6571.

21And the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478went outוַיֵּצֵא֙vai.ye.Tze'H3318,and smoteוַיַּ֥ךְvai.YakhH5221the horsesהַסּ֖וּסha.SusH5483and chariotsהָרָ֑כֶבha.Ra.khevH7393,and slewוְהִכָּ֥הve.hi.KahH5221the Syriansבַאֲרָ֖םva.'a.RamH758with a greatגְדוֹלָֽה׃ge.do.LahH1419slaughterמַכָּ֥הma.KahH4347.

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