Revised Literal Translation

1 Samuel 25:29-31

29Yet a manאָדָם֙'a.DamH120is risenוַיָּ֤קָםvai.Ya.komH6965to pursueלִרְדָפְךָ֔lir.da.fe.KhaH7291thee, and to seekוּלְבַקֵּ֖שׁu.le.va.KeshH1245thy soulנַפְשֶׁ֑ךָnaf.She.khaH5315:but the soulנֶ֨פֶשׁNe.feshH5315of my lordאֲדֹנִ֜י'a.do.NiH113shall be boundצְרוּרָ֣ה׀tze.ru.RahH6887in the bundleבִּצְר֣וֹרbitz.RorH6872of lifeהַחַיִּ֗יםha.chai.YimH2416with Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430;and the soulsנֶ֤פֶשׁNe.feshH5315of thine enemiesאֹיְבֶ֙יךָ֙'o.ye.Vei.khaH341,them shall he sling outיְקַלְּעֶ֔נָּהye.kal.le.'E.nahH7049, as outof the middleבְּת֖וֹךְ כַּ֥ףbe.Tokh kafH3709 H8432of a slingהַקָּֽלַע׃ha.Ka.la'H7050.

30And it shall come to pass, when Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068shall have doneיַעֲשֶׂ֤הya.'a.SehH6213to my lordלַֽאדֹנִ֔יla.do.NiH113according to all the goodהַטּוֹבָ֖הha.to.VahH2896that he hath spokenדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696concerning thee, and shall have appointedוְצִוְּךָ֥ve.tzi.ve.KhaH6680thee rulerלְנָגִ֖ידle.na.GidH5057over Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478;

31That this shall be no griefלְפוּקָה֩le.fu.KahH6330unto thee, nor offenceוּלְמִכְשׁ֨וֹלu.le.mikh.SholH4383of heartלֵ֜בlevH3820unto my lordלַאדֹנִ֗יla.do.NiH113,either that thou hast shedוְלִשְׁפָּךְ־ve.lish.pokh-H8210bloodדָּם֙damH1818causelessחִנָּ֔םchi.NamH2600,or that my lordאֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.NiH113hath avengedוּלְהוֹשִׁ֥יעַu.le.ho.Shi.a'H3467himself: but when Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068shall have dealt wellוְהֵיטִ֤בve.hei.TivH3190with my lordלַֽאדֹנִ֔יla.do.NiH113,then rememberוְזָכַרְתָּ֖ve.za.khar.TaH2142thine handmaidאֲמָתֶֽךָ׃ ס'a.ma.Te.khaH519.

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