Revised Literal Translation

1 Kings 20:7-9

7Then the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478calledוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121all the eldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205of the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,and saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559,Markדְּעֽוּ־de.'u-H3045,I pray you, and seeוּרְא֔וּu.re.'UH7200how this manseekethמְבַקֵּ֑שׁme.va.KeshH1245mischiefרָעָ֖הra.'AhH7451:for he sentשָׁלַ֨חsha.LachH7971unto me for my wivesלְנָשַׁ֤יle.na.ShaiH802,and for my childrenוּלְבָנַי֙u.le.va.NaiH1121,and for my silverוּלְכַסְפִּ֣יu.le.khas.PiH3701,and for my goldוְלִזְהָבִ֔יve.liz.ha.ViH2091;and I deniedמָנַ֖עְתִּיma.Na'.tiH4513him not.

8And all the eldersהַזְּקֵנִ֖יםha.ze.ke.NimH2205and all the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971saidוַיֹּאמְר֥וּvai.yo.me.RuH559unto him, Hearkenתִּשְׁמַ֖עtish.Ma'H8085not unto him,nor consentתֹאבֶֽה׃to.VehH14.

9Wherefore he saidוַיֹּ֜אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto the messengersלְמַלְאֲכֵ֣יle.mal.'a.KheiH4397of Ben–hadadH1130,Tellאִמְר֞וּ'im.RuH559my lordלַֽאדֹנִ֤יla.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428,All that thou didst sendשָׁלַ֨חְתָּsha.Lach.taH7971for to thy servantעַבְדְּךָ֤'av.de.KhaH5650at the firstבָרִֽאשֹׁנָה֙va.ri.sho.NahH7223I will doאֶעֱשֶׂ֔ה'e.'e.SehH6213:but this thingוְהַדָּבָ֣רve.ha.da.VarH1697I mayאוּכַ֖ל'u.KhalH3201not doלַעֲשׂ֑וֹתla.'a.SotH6213.And the messengersהַמַּלְאָכִ֔יםha.mal.'a.KhimH4397departedH3212,and broughtH7725him wordדָּבָֽר׃da.VarH1697againH7725.

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