Revised Literal Translation

1 Samuel 12:17-19

17Is itnot wheatחִטִּים֙chi.TimH2406harvestקְצִיר־ke.tzir-H7105to dayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117?I will callאֶקְרָא֙'ek.Ra'H7121unto Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,and he shall sendוְיִתֵּ֥ןve.yi.TenH5414thunderקֹל֖וֹתko.LotH6963and rainוּמָטָ֑רu.ma.TarH4306;that ye may perceiveוּדְע֣וּu.de.'UH3045and seeוּרְא֗וּu.re.'UH7200that your wickednessרָעַתְכֶ֤םra.'at.KhemH7451isgreatרַבָּה֙ra.BahH7227,which ye have doneעֲשִׂיתֶם֙'a.si.TemH6213in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,in askingלִשְׁא֥וֹלlish.'olH7592you a kingמֶֽלֶךְ׃ סMe.lekhH4428.

18So Samuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050calledוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121unto Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068;And Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068sentוַיִּתֵּ֧ןvai.yi.TenH5414thunderקֹלֹ֥תko.LotH6963and rainוּמָטָ֖רu.ma.TarH4306that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117:and all the peopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971greatlyמְאֹ֛דme.'OdH3966fearedוַיִּירָ֨אvai.yi.Ra'H3372Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068and Samuelשְׁמוּאֵֽל׃she.mu.'ElH8050.

19And all the peopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971saidוַיֹּאמְר֨וּvai.yo.me.RuH559unto Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֗לshe.mu.'ElH8050,Prayהִתְפַּלֵּ֧לhit.pa.LelH6419for thy servantsעֲבָדֶ֛יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650unto Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,that we dieנָמ֑וּתna.MutH4191not: for we have addedיָסַ֤פְנוּya.Saf.nuH3254unto all our sinsחַטֹּאתֵ֙ינוּ֙cha.to.Tei.nuH2403thisevilרָעָ֔הra.'AhH7451,to askלִשְׁאֹ֥לlish.'OlH7592us a kingמֶֽלֶךְ׃ סMe.lekhH4428.

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