Revised Literal Translation

2 Kings 1:13-14

13And he sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֛חvai.yish.LachH7971againוַיָּ֗שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725a captainשַׂר־sar-H8269of the thirdשְׁלִשִׁ֖יםshe.li.ShimH7992fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֥יםcha.mi.ShimH2572with his fiftyוַחֲמִשָּׁ֑יוva.cha.mi.ShavH2572.And the thirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֜יha.she.li.ShiH7992captainשַׂר־sar-H8269of fiftyהַחֲמִשִּׁ֨יםha.cha.mi.ShimH2572went upוַיַּ֡עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927,and cameוַיָּבֹא֩vai.ya.Vo'H935and fellוַיִּכְרַ֥עvai.yikh.Ra'H3766on his kneesבִּרְכָּ֣יו׀bir.KavH1290beforeלְנֶ֣גֶדle.Ne.gedH5048Elijahאֵלִיָּ֗הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452,and besoughtוַיִּתְחַנֵּ֤ןvai.yit.cha.NenH2603him, and saidוַיְדַבֵּ֣רvay.da.BerH1696unto him, O manאִ֚ישׁ'ishH376of Godהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,I pray thee, let my lifeנַפְשִׁ֗יnaf.ShiH5315,and the lifeוְנֶ֨פֶשׁve.Ne.feshH5315of these fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֖יםcha.mi.ShimH2572thy servantsעֲבָדֶ֥יךָֽ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650,be preciousתִּֽיקַר־ti.kar-H3365in thy sightבְּעֵינֶֽיךָ׃be.'ei.Nei.khaH5869.

14Behold, there cameיָ֤רְדָהYa.re.dahH3381fireאֵשׁ֙'eshH784downH3381from heavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,and burnt upוַ֠תֹּאכַלVa.to.khalH398the twoשְׁנֵ֞יshe.NeiH8147captainsשָׂרֵ֧יsa.ReiH8269of the formerהָרִאשֹׁנִ֖יםha.ri.sho.NimH7223fiftiesהַחֲמִשִּׁ֛יםha.cha.mi.ShimH2572with their fiftiesחֲמִשֵּׁיהֶ֑םcha.mi.shei.HemH2572:therefore let my lifeנַפְשִׁ֖יnaf.ShiH5315now be preciousתִּיקַ֥רti.KarH3365in thy sightבְּעֵינֶֽיךָ׃ סbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869.

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