Revised Literal Translation

1 Kings 20:35-43

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.

42And he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Thus saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,Because thou hast let goשִׁלַּ֥חְתָּshi.Lach.taH7971out of thyhandמִיָּ֑דmi.YadH3027a manאִישׁ־'ish-H376whom I appointed to utter destructionחֶרְמִ֖יcher.MiH2764,therefore thy lifeנַפְשְׁךָ֙naf.she.KhaH5315shall go for his lifeנַפְשׁ֔וֹnaf.ShoH5315,and thy peopleוְעַמְּךָ֖ve.'a.me.KhaH5971for his peopleעַמּֽוֹ׃a.MoH5971.

43And the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478wentH3212to his houseבֵּית֖וֹbei.ToH1004heavyסַ֣רsarH5620and displeasedוְזָעֵ֑ףve.za.'EfH2198,and cameוַיָּבֹ֖אvai.ya.Vo'H935to Samariaשֹׁמְרֽוֹנָה׃ פsho.me.Ro.nahH8111.

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