Revised Literal Translation

2 Kings 1:13-16

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.

15And the angelמַלְאַ֤ךְmal.'AkhH4397of Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיְדַבֵּ֞רvay.da.BerH1696unto Elijahאֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452,Go downרֵ֣דredH3381with him: be not afraidתִּירָ֖אti.Ra'H3372of himמִפָּנָ֑יוmi.pa.NavH6440.And he aroseוַיָּ֛קָםvai.Ya.komH6965,and went downוַיֵּ֥רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381with him unto the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

16And he saidוַיְדַבֵּ֨רvay.da.BerH1696unto him, Thus saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,Forasmuch as thou hast sentשָׁלַ֣חְתָּsha.Lach.taH7971messengersמַלְאָכִים֮mal.'a.KhimH4397to enquireלִדְרֹשׁ֮lid.RoshH1875of Baal–zebubH1176the godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Ekronעֶקְרוֹן֒'ek.rOnH6138, is it not because there isno Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478to enquireלִדְרֹ֖שׁlid.RoshH1875of his wordבִּדְבָר֑וֹbid.va.RoH1697?therefore thou shalt not come downתֵרֵ֥דte.RedH3381off that bedהַמִּטָּ֞הha.mi.TahH4296on which thou art gone upעָלִ֥יתָ'a.Li.taH5927,but shalt surelyמ֥וֹתMotH4191dieתָּמֽוּת׃ta.MutH4191.

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