Revised Literal Translation

1 Samuel 30:23-25

23Then saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732,Ye shall not do soתַעֲשׂ֥וּta.'a.SuH6213,my brethrenאֶחָ֑י'e.ChaiH251,with that which Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068hath givenנָתַ֨ןna.TanH5414us, who hath preservedוַיִּשְׁמֹ֣רvai.yish.MorH8104us, and deliveredוַיִּתֵּ֗ןvai.yi.TenH5414the companyהַגְּד֛וּדha.ge.DudH1416that cameהַבָּ֥אha.Ba'H935against us into our handבְּיָדֵֽנוּ׃be.ya.De.nuH3027.

24For who will hearkenיִשְׁמַ֣עyish.Ma'H8085unto you in this matterלַדָּבָ֖רla.da.VarH1697?but as his partכְּחֵ֣לֶק׀ke.Che.lekH2506isthat goeth downהַיֹּרֵ֣דhai.yo.RedH3381to the battleבַּמִּלְחָמָ֗הba.mil.cha.MahH4421, so shallhis partוּֽכְחֵ֛לֶקu.khe.Che.lekH2506bethat tarriethהַיֹּשֵׁ֥בhai.yo.ShevH3427by the stuffהַכֵּלִ֖יםha.ke.LimH3627:they shall partיַחֲלֹֽקוּ׃ סya.cha.Lo.kuH2505alikeיַחְדָּ֥וyach.DavH3162.

25And it was sofrom that dayמֵֽהַיּ֥וֹםme.hai.YomH3117forwardוָמָ֑עְלָהva.Ma.'e.lahH4605,that he madeוַיְשִׂמֶ֜הָvay.si.Me.haH7760it a statuteלְחֹ֤קle.ChokH2706and an ordinanceוּלְמִשְׁפָּט֙u.le.mish.PatH4941for Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478unto this dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

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