Revised Literal Translation

1 Kings 22:47-50

47There wasthen no kingוּמֶ֥לֶךְu.Me.lekhH4428in Edomבֶּאֱד֖וֹםbe.'e.DomH123:a deputyנִצָּ֥בni.TzavH5324waskingמֶֽלֶךְ׃Me.lekhH4428.

48Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֡טye.ho.sha.FatH3092madeעָשָׂה֩a.sarH6240 H6213shipsאֳנִיּ֨וֹת'o.ni.YotH591of Tarshishתַּרְשִׁ֜ישׁtar.ShishH8659to goH3212to Ophirאוֹפִ֛ירָה'o.Fi.rahH211for goldלַזָּהָ֖בla.za.HavH2091:but they wentH1980not; for the shipsאֳנִיּ֖וֹת'o.ni.YotH591were brokenנִשְׁבְּר֥וּnish.be.rahH7665at Ezion–geberH6100.

49Then saidאָמַ֞ר'a.MarH559Ahaziahאֲחַזְיָ֤הוּ'a.chaz.Ya.huH274the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Ahabאַחְאָב֙'ach.'AvH256unto JehoshaphatH3092,Let my servantsעֲבָדַ֛י'a.va.DaiH5650goH3212with thy servantsעֲבָדֶ֖יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650in the shipsH591.But JehoshaphatH3092wouldאָבָ֖ה'a.VahH14not.

50And JehoshaphatH3092sleptוַיִּשְׁכַּ֤בvai.yish.KavH7901with his fathersאֲבֹתָ֔יו'a.vo.TavH1,and was buriedוַיִּקָּבֵר֙vai.yi.ka.VerH6912with his fathersאֲבֹתָ֔יו'a.vo.TavH1in the cityבְּעִ֖ירbe.'IrH5892of Davidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732his fatherאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1:and Jehoramיְהוֹרָ֥םye.ho.RamH3088his sonH1121reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427in his stead.

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