Revised Literal Translation

1 Samuel 2:30-32

30Wherefore Yhwhיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Yis.ra.'ElH3478saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002,I saidאָמ֣וֹר'a.MorH559indeedאָמַ֔רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559thatthy houseבֵּֽיתְךָ֙bei.te.KhaH1004,and the houseוּבֵ֣יתu.VeitH1004of thy fatherאָבִ֔יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1,should walkיִתְהַלְּכ֥וּyit.ha.le.KhuH1980beforeלְפָנַ֖יle.fa.NaiH6440me forעַד־'ad-H5704everעוֹלָ֑םo.LamH5769:but now Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002,Be it far from meחָלִ֣ילָהcha.Li.lahH2486;for them that honourמְכַבְּדַ֥יme.kha.be.DaiH3513me I will honourאֲכַבֵּ֖ד'a.kha.BedH3513,and they that despiseוּבֹזַ֥יu.vo.ZaiH959me shall be lightly esteemedיֵקָֽלּוּ׃ye.Ka.luH7043.

31Behold, the daysיָמִ֣יםya.MimH3117comeבָּאִ֔יםba.'ImH935,that I will cut offוְגָֽדַעְתִּי֙ve.ga.da'.TiH1438thine armזְרֹ֣עֲךָ֔ze.Ro.'a.khaH2220,and the armזְרֹ֖עַze.Ro.a'H2220of thy father’sאָבִ֑יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004,that there shall not be an old manזָקֵ֖ןza.KenH2205in thine houseבְּבֵיתֶֽךָ׃be.vei.Te.khaH1004.

32And thou shalt seeוְהִבַּטְתָּ֙ve.hib.ba.TaH5027an enemyצַ֣רtzarH6862in myhabitationמָע֔וֹןma.'onH4583, in all the wealth which Godshall giveיֵיטִ֖יבyei.TivH3190Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478:and there shall not be an old manזָקֵ֛ןza.KenH2205in thine houseבְּבֵיתְךָ֖be.vei.te.KhaH1004for everהַיָּמִֽים׃hai.ya.MimH3117.

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