Revised Literal Translation

1 Kings 20:30-32

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.

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