Revised Literal Translation

1 Kings 22:29-33

29So the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478and Jehoshaphatוְיהוֹשָׁפָ֥טv.iho.sha.FatH3092the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063went upוַיַּ֧עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927to Ramoth–gileadגִּלְעָֽד׃gil.'AdH1568 H7433.

30And the kingמֶ֨לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559unto Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֗טye.ho.sha.FatH3092,I will disguiseהִתְחַפֵּשׂ֙hit.cha.PesH2664myself, and enterוָבֹ֣אva.Vo'H935into the battleבַמִּלְחָמָ֔הva.mil.cha.MahH4421;but put thou onלְבַ֣שׁle.VashH3847thy robesבְּגָדֶ֑יךָbe.ga.Dei.khaH899.And the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478disguisedוַיִּתְחַפֵּשׂ֙vai.yit.cha.PesH2664himself, and wentוַיָּב֖וֹאvai.ya.Vo'H935into the battleבַּמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ba.mil.cha.MahH4421.

31But the kingוּמֶ֣לֶךְu.Me.lekhH4428of Syriaאֲרָ֡ם'a.RamH758commandedצִוָּ֣הtzi.VahH6680his thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֤יםshe.lo.ShimH7970and twoוּשְׁנַ֙יִם֙u.she.Na.yimH8147captainsשָׂרֵי֩sa.ReiH8269that had rule over his chariotsהָרֶ֨כֶבha.Re.khevH7393,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Fightתִּלָּ֣חֲמ֔וּti.La.cha.MuH3898neither with smallקָטֹ֖ןka.TonH6996nor greatגָּד֑וֹלga.DolH1419,save only with the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478.

32And it came to pass, when the captainsשָׂרֵ֨יsa.ReiH8269of the chariotsהָרֶ֜כֶבha.Re.khevH7393sawכִּרְאוֹת֩kir.'OtH7200Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֗טye.ho.sha.FatH3092,that they saidאָֽמְרוּ֙'a.me.RuH559, Surely it isthe kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לYis.ra.'ElH3478.And they turned asideוַיָּסֻ֥רוּvai.ya.Su.ruH5493to fightלְהִלָּחֵ֑םle.hi.la.ChemH3898against him: and Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָֽט׃ye.ho.sha.FatH3092cried outוַיִּזְעַ֖קvai.yiz.'AkH2199.

33And it came to pass, when the captainsשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of the chariotsהָרֶ֔כֶבha.Re.khevH7393perceivedכִּרְאוֹת֙kir.'OtH7200that it wasnot the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,that they turned backוַיָּשׁ֖וּבוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725from pursuingמֵאַחֲרָֽיו׃me.'a.cha.RavH310him.

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