Revised Literal Translation

1 Kings 22:5-7

5And Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֖טye.ho.sha.FatH3092saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Enquireדְּרָשׁ־de.rosh-H1875,I pray thee, at the wordדְּבַ֥רde.VarH1697of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068to dayכַיּ֖וֹםkhai.YomH3117.

6Then the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֥לYis.ra.'ElH3478gatheredוַיִּקְבֹּ֨ץvai.yik.BotzH6908the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִים֮ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030togetherH6908,about fourכְּאַרְבַּ֣עke.'ar.Ba'H702hundredמֵא֣וֹתme.'otH3967menאִישׁ֒'ishH376,and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, Shall I goH3212against Ramoth–gileadגִּלְעָ֛דgil.'AdH1568 H7433to battleלַמִּלְחָמָ֖הla.mil.cha.MahH4421,or shall I forbearאֶחְדָּ֑ל'ech.DalH2308?And they saidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559,Go upעֲלֵ֔ה'a.LehH5927;for the Lordאֲדֹנָ֖י'a.do.NaiH136shall deliverוְיִתֵּ֥ןve.yi.TenH5414itinto the handבְּיַ֥דbe.YadH3027of the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

7And Jehoshaphatיְה֣וֹשָׁפָ֔טye.Ho.o.sha.FatH3092saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, Is therenot here a prophetנָבִ֛יאna.Vi'H5030of Yhwhלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068besidesע֑וֹדodH5750,that we might enquireוְנִדְרְשָׁ֖הve.nid.re.ShahH1875of him?

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