Revised Literal Translation

1 Kings 20:28-41

28And there cameוַיִּגַּ֞שׁvai.yi.GashH5066a manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֗יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,and spakeוַיֹּאמֶר֮vai.yo.MerH559unto the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Yis.ra.'ElH3478,and saidוַיֹּ֜אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Thus saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,Because the Syriansאֲרָם֙'a.RamH758have saidאָמְר֤וּ'a.me.RuH559,Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068isGodאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430of the hillsהָרִים֙ha.RimH2022, but he isnot Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of the valleysעֲמָקִ֖ים'a.ma.KimH6010,therefore will I deliverוְ֠נָתַתִּיVe.na.ta.tiH5414all this greatהַגָּ֤דוֹלha.Ga.dolH1419multitudeהֶהָמ֨וֹןhe.ha.MonH1995into thine handבְּיָדֶ֔ךָbe.ya.De.khaH3027,and ye shall knowוִֽידַעְתֶּ֖םvi.da'.TemH3045that I amYhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

29And they pitchedוַֽיַּחֲנ֧וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583oneאֵ֦לֶּה'E.lehH428over againstנֹ֥כַחNo.khachH5227the otherאֵ֖לֶּה'E.lehH428sevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117. And soit was, that in the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֗יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117the battleהַמִּלְחָמָ֔הha.mil.cha.MahH4421was joinedוַתִּקְרַב֙va.tik.RavH7126:and the childrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֧לYis.ra.'ElH3478slewוַיַּכּ֨וּvai.ya.KuH5221of the Syriansאֲרָ֛ם'a.RamH758an hundredמֵאָה־me.'ah-H3967thousandאֶ֥לֶף'E.lefH505footmenרַגְלִ֖יrag.LiH7273in oneאֶחָֽד׃'e.ChadH259dayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117.

30But the restהַנּוֹתָרִ֥ים׀ha.no.ta.RimH3498fledוַיָּנֻ֨סוּvai.ya.Nu.suH5127to Aphekאֲפֵקָה֮'a.fe.KahH663,into the cityהָעִיר֒ha.'IrH5892; and therea wallהַחוֹמָ֔הha.cho.MahH2346fellוַתִּפֹּל֙va.ti.PolH5307upon twentyעֶשְׂרִ֨ים'es.RimH6242and sevenוְשִׁבְעָ֥הve.shiv.'AhH7651thousandאֶ֛לֶף'E.lefH505of the menאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376that wereleftהַנּוֹתָרִ֑יםha.no.ta.RimH3498.And Ben–hadadH1130fledנָ֔סNasH5127,and cameוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935into the cityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892,into an innerחֶ֥דֶרChe.derH2315chamberבְּחָֽדֶר׃ סbe.Cha.derH2315.

31And his servantsעֲבָדָיו֒'a.va.DavH5650saidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559unto him, Behold now, we have heardשָׁמַ֔עְנוּsha.Ma'.nuH8085that the kingsמַלְכֵי֙mal.KheiH4428of the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478aremercifulחֶ֖סֶדChe.sedH2617kingsמַלְכֵ֥יmal.KheiH4428:let us, I pray thee, putנָשִׂ֣ימָהna.Si.mahH7760sackclothשַׂקִּ֨יםsa.KimH8242on our loinsבְּמָתְנֵ֜ינוּbe.ma.te.Nei.nuH4975,and ropesוַחֲבָלִ֣יםva.cha.va.LimH2256upon our headsבְּרֹאשֵׁ֗נוּbe.ro.She.nuH7218,and go outוְנֵצֵא֙ve.ne.Tze'H3318to the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478:peradventure he will saveיְחַיֶּ֥הye.chai.YehH2421thy lifeנַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃naf.She.khaH5315.

32So they girdedוַיַּחְגְּרוּ֩vai.yach.ge.RuH2296sackclothשַׂקִּ֨יםsa.KimH8242on their loinsבְּמָתְנֵיהֶ֜םbe.ma.te.nei.HemH4975, and putropesוַחֲבָלִ֣יםva.cha.va.LimH2256on their headsבְּרָאשֵׁיהֶ֗םbe.ra.shei.HemH7218,and cameוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935to the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and saidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559,Thy servantעַבְדְּךָ֧'av.de.KhaH5650Ben–hadadH1130saithאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559,I pray thee, let me liveתְּחִֽי־ נַפְשִׁ֑יte.chi- naf.ShiH5315 H2421.And he saidוַיֹּ֛אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Ishe yet aliveחַ֖יchaiH2416? he ismy brotherאָחִ֥י'a.ChiH251.

33Now the menוְהָאֲנָשִׁים֩ve.ha.'a.na.ShimH582did diligently observeיְנַחֲשׁ֨וּye.na.cha.ShuH5172whether any thing would comefrom him, and did hastilyוַֽיְמַהֲר֜וּvay.ma.ha.RuH4116catchוַיַּחְלְט֣וּvai.yach.le.TuH2480it:and they saidוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559,Thy brotherאָחִ֣יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251Ben–hadadH1130.Then he saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Goבֹּ֣אוּBo.'uH935ye, bringקָחֻ֑הוּka.Chu.huH3947him. Then Ben–hadadH1130came forthוַיֵּצֵ֤אvai.ye.Tze'H3318to him; and he caused him to come upוַֽיַּעֲלֵ֖הוּvai.ya.'a.Le.huH5927into the chariotהַמֶּרְכָּבָֽה׃ha.mer.ka.VahH4818.

34And Ben–hadadsaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, The citiesהֶעָרִ֣יםhe.'a.RimH5892,which my fatherאָבִי֩'a.ViH1tookלָֽקַח־la.kach-H3947from thy fatherאָבִ֜יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1,I will restoreאָשִׁ֗יב'a.ShivH7725;and thou shalt makeתָּשִׂ֨יםta.SimH7760streetsוְ֠חוּצוֹתVe.chu.tzotH2351for thee in Damascusבְדַמֶּ֙שֶׂק֙ve.da.Me.sekH1834,as my fatherאָבִי֙'a.ViH1madeשָׂ֤םsamH7760in Samariaבְּשֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹןbe.Sho.me.RonH8111. Then said Ahab,I will send thee awayאֲשַׁלְּחֶ֑ךָּ'a.sha.le.Che.kaH7971with this covenantבַּבְּרִ֣יתba.be.RitH1285.So he madeוַיִּכְרָת־vai.yikh.rot-H3772a covenantבְרִ֖יתve.RitH1285with him, and sent him awayוַֽיְשַׁלְּחֵֽהוּ׃ סVay.sha.le.Che.huH7971.

35And a certainאֶחָ֜ד'e.ChadH259manוְאִ֨ישׁve.'IshH376of the sonsמִבְּנֵ֣יmi.be.NeiH1121of the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֗יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030saidאָמַ֧ר'a.MarH559unto his neighbourרֵעֵ֛הוּre.'E.huH7453in the wordבִּדְבַ֥רbid.VarH1697of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,Smiteהַכֵּ֣ינִיha.Kei.niH5221me, I pray thee. And the manהָאִ֖ישׁha.'IshH376refusedוַיְמָאֵ֥ןvay.ma.'EnH3985to smiteלְהַכֹּתֽוֹ׃le.ha.ko.ToH5221him.

36Then saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559he unto him, Because thou hast not obeyedשָׁמַ֙עְתָּ֙sha.Ma'.taH8085the voiceבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,behold, as soon as thou art departedH1980from me, a lionהָאַרְיֵ֑הha.'ar.YehH738shall slayוְהִכְּךָ֖ve.hi.ke.KhaH5221thee. And as soon as he was departedH3212from himמֵֽאֶצְל֔וֹme.'etz.LoH681,a lionהָאַרְיֵ֖הha.'ar.YehH738foundוַיִּמְצָאֵ֥הוּvai.yim.tza.'E.huH4672him, and slewוַיַּכֵּֽהוּ׃vai.ya.Ke.huH5221him.

37Then he foundוַיִּמְצָא֙vai.yim.Tza'H4672anotherאַחֵ֔ר'a.CherH312manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376,and saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Smiteהַכֵּ֣ינִיha.Kei.niH5221me, I pray thee. And the manהָאִ֖ישׁha.'IshH376smoteוַיַּכֵּ֥הוּvai.ya.Ke.huH5221him, so that in smitingהַכֵּ֥הha.KehH5221he woundedוּפָצֹֽעַ׃u.fa.Tzo.a'H6481him.

38So the prophetהַנָּבִ֔יאha.na.Vi'H5030departedH3212,and waitedוַיַּעֲמֹ֥דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975for the kingלַמֶּ֖לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428by the wayהַדָּ֑רֶךְha.Da.rekhH1870,and disguisedוַיִּתְחַפֵּ֥שׂvai.yit.cha.PesH2664himself with ashesבָּאֲפֵ֖רba.'a.FerH666upon his faceעֵינָֽיו׃'ei.NavH5869.

39And as the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428passed byעֹבֵ֔ר'o.VerH5674,he criedצָעַ֣קtza.'AkH6817unto the kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428:and he saidוַיֹּ֜אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Thy servantעַבְדְּךָ֣׀'av.de.KhaH5650went outיָצָ֣אya.Tza'H3318into the midstבְקֶֽרֶב־ve.ke.rev-H7130of the battleהַמִּלְחָמָ֗הha.mil.cha.MahH4421;and, behold, a manאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376turned asideסָ֜רsarH5493,and broughtוַיָּבֵ֧אvai.ya.Ve'H935a manאִ֗ישׁ'IshH376unto me, and saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559,Keepשְׁמֹר֙she.MorH8104this manהָאִ֣ישׁha.'IshH376:if by any meansהִפָּקֵד֙hi.pa.KedH6485he be missingיִפָּקֵ֔דyi.pa.KedH6485,then shall thy lifeנַפְשְׁךָ֙naf.she.KhaH5315be for his lifeנַפְשׁ֔וֹnaf.ShoH5315,or else thou shalt payתִּשְׁקֽוֹל׃tish.KolH8254a talentכִכַּר־khi.kar-H3603of silverכֶּ֖סֶףKe.sefH3701.

40And as thy servantעַבְדְּךָ֗'av.de.KhaH5650was busyעֹשֵׂ֥ה'o.SehH6213here and there, he was goneאֵינֶ֑נּוּ'ei.Ne.nuH369.And the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, So shallthy judgmentמִשְׁפָּטֶ֖ךָmish.pa.Te.khaH4941be;thyself hast decidedחָרָֽצְתָּ׃cha.Ra.tze.taH2782it.

41And he hastedוַיְמַהֵ֕רvay.ma.HerH4116,and took the ashesהָ֣אֲפֵ֔רha.'a.FerH666awayוַיָּ֙סַר֙vai.Ya.sarH5493from his faceעֵינָ֑יו'ei.NavH5869;and the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478discernedוַיַּכֵּ֤רvai.ya.KerH5234him that he wasof the prophetsמֵֽהַנְּבִאִ֖יםme.ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030.

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