Revised Literal Translation

1 Samuel 2:6-8

6Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068killethמֵמִ֣יתme.MitH4191,and maketh aliveוּמְחַיֶּ֑הu.me.chai.YehH2421:he bringeth downמוֹרִ֥ידmo.RidH3381to the graveשְׁא֖וֹלshe.'olH7585,and bringeth upוַיָּֽעַל׃vai.Ya.'alH5927.

7Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068maketh poorמוֹרִ֣ישׁmo.RishH3423,and maketh richוּמַעֲשִׁ֑ירu.ma.'a.ShirH6238:he bringeth lowמַשְׁפִּ֖ילmash.PilH8213,andאַף־'af-H637lifteth upמְרוֹמֵֽם׃me.ro.MemH7311.

8He raiseth upמֵקִ֨יםme.KimH6965the poorדָּ֗לDalH1800out of the dustמֵעָפָ֜רme.'a.FarH6083, andlifteth upיָרִ֣יםya.RimH7311the beggarאֶבְי֔וֹן'ev.YonH34from the dunghillמֵֽאַשְׁפֹּת֙me.'ash.PotH830,to setלְהוֹשִׁיב֙le.ho.ShivH3427themamong princesנְדִיבִ֔יםne.di.VimH5081,and to make them inheritיַנְחִלֵ֑םyan.chi.LemH5157the throneוְכִסֵּ֥אve.khi.Se'H3678of gloryכָב֖וֹדkha.VodH3519:for the pillarsמְצֻ֣קֵיme.Tzu.keiH4690of the earthאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776areYhwh'sלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068,and he hath setוַיָּ֥שֶׁתvai.Ya.shetH7896the worldתֵּבֵֽל׃te.VelH8398upon them.

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