Revised Literal Translation

2 Chronicles 18:28-34

28So the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478and Jehoshaphatוִֽיהוֹשָׁפָ֥טvi.ho.sha.FatH3092the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063went upוַיַּ֧עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927to Ramoth–gileadגִּלְעָֽד׃gil.'AdH1568 H7433.

29And the kingמֶ֨לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559unto Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֗טye.ho.sha.FatH3092,I will disguiseהִתְחַפֵּשׂ֙hit.cha.PesH2664myself, and will goוָב֣וֹאva.Vo'H935to the battleבַמִּלְחָמָ֔הva.mil.cha.MahH4421;but putלְבַ֣שׁle.VashH3847thou on thy robesבְּגָדֶ֑יךָbe.ga.Dei.khaH899.So the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478disguisedוַיִּתְחַפֵּשׂ֙vai.yit.cha.PesH2664himself; and they wentוַיָּבֹ֖אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to the battleבַּמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ba.mil.cha.MahH4421.

30Now the kingוּמֶ֣לֶךְu.Me.lekhH4428of Syriaאֲרָ֡ם'a.RamH758had commandedצִוָּה֩tzi.VahH6680the captainsשָׂרֵ֨יsa.ReiH8269of the chariotsהָרֶ֤כֶבha.Re.khevH7393that werewith him, sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Fightתִּלָּ֣חֲמ֔וּti.La.cha.MuH3898ye not with smallהַקָּטֹ֖ןha.ka.TonH6996or greatהַגָּד֑וֹלha.ga.DolH1419,save only with the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478.

31And it came to pass, when the captainsשָׂרֵ֨יsa.ReiH8269of the chariotsהָרֶ֜כֶבha.Re.khevH7393sawכִּרְאוֹת֩kir.'OtH7200Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֗טye.ho.sha.FatH3092,that they saidאָֽמְרוּ֙'a.me.RuH559, It isthe kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לYis.ra.'ElH3478.Therefore they compassed aboutוַיָּסֹ֥בּוּvai.ya.So.buH5437him to fightלְהִלָּחֵ֑םle.hi.la.ChemH3898:but Jehoshaphatיְהֽוֹשָׁפָט֙ye.ho.sha.FatH3092cried outוַיִּזְעַ֤קvai.yiz.'AkH2199,And Yhwhוַֽיהוָ֣הva.Yah.wehH3068helpedעֲזָר֔וֹa.za.RoH5826him; and Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430movedוַיְסִיתֵ֥םvay.si.TemH5496them to depart from him.

32For it came to pass, that, when the captainsשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of the chariotsהָרֶ֔כֶבha.Re.khevH7393perceivedכִּרְאוֹת֙kir.'OtH7200that it was not the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,they turned back againוַיָּשֻׁ֖בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725from pursuingמֵאַחֲרָֽיו׃me.'a.cha.RavH310him.

33And a certainman drewמָשַׁ֤ךְma.ShakhH4900a bowבַּקֶּ֙שֶׁת֙ba.Ke.shetH7198at a ventureלְתֻמּ֔וֹle.tu.MoH8537,and smoteוַיַּךְ֙vai.yaKhH5221the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478between the jointsהַדְּבָקִ֖יםha.de.va.KimH1694of the armourהַשִּׁרְיָ֑ןha.shir.YanH8302:therefore he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to his chariotלָֽרַכָּ֗בla.ra.KavH7395manוְאִ֗ישׁve.'IshH376,Turnהֲפֹ֧ךְha.FokhH2015thine handיָדְךָ֛ya.dei.khaH3027,that thou mayest carry me outוְהוֹצֵאתַ֥נִיve.ho.tze.Ta.niH3318of the battleהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֖הha.ma.cha.NehH4264;for I am woundedהָחֳלֵֽיתִי׃ho.cho.Lei.tiH2470.

34And the battleהַמִּלְחָמָה֙ha.mil.cha.MahH4421increasedוַתַּ֤עַלva.Ta.'alH5927that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117:howbeit the kingוּמֶ֣לֶךְu.Me.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478stayed himselfupמַעֲמִ֧ידma.'a.MidH5975in hischariotבַּמֶּרְכָּבָ֛הba.mer.ka.VahH4818againstנֹ֥כַחNo.khachH5227the Syriansאֲרָ֖ם'a.RamH758until the evenהָעָ֑רֶבha.'A.revH6153:and about the timeלְעֵ֖תle.'EtH6256of the sunהַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃ha.Sha.meshH8121going downבּ֥וֹאBo'H935he diedוַיָּ֕מָתvai.Ya.motH4191.

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