Revised Literal Translation

2 Kings 10:1-17

1And Ahabוּלְאַחְאָ֛בu.le.'ach.'AvH256had seventyשִׁבְעִ֥יםshiv.'ImH7657sonsבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121in Samariaבְּשֹׁמְר֑וֹןbe.sho.me.RonH8111.And Jehuיֵה֨וּאye.Hu'H3058wroteוַיִּכְתֹּב֩vai.yikh.ToH3789lettersסְפָרִ֜יםse.fa.RimH5612,and sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971to Samariaשֹׁמְר֗וֹןsho.me.RonH8111,unto the rulersשָׂרֵ֤יsa.ReiH8269of Jezreelיִזְרְעֶאל֙yiz.re.'eLH3157,to the eldersהַזְּקֵנִ֔יםha.ze.ke.NimH2205,and to them that brought upהָאֹמְנִ֥יםha.'o.me.NimH539Ahab’sאַחְאָ֖ב'ach.'AvH256children,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2Now as soon as this letterהַסֵּ֤פֶרha.Se.ferH5612comethבְּבֹ֨אbe.Vo'H935to you, seeing your master’sאֲדֹנֵיכֶ֑ם'a.do.nei.KhemH113sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121are with you, and there arewith you chariotsהָרֶ֣כֶבha.Re.khevH7393and horsesוְהַסּוּסִ֔יםve.ha.su.SimH5483,a fencedמִבְצָ֖רmiv.TzarH4013cityוְעִ֥ירve.'IrH5892also, and armourוְהַנָּֽשֶׁק׃ve.ha.Na.shekH5402;

3Look even outוּרְאִיתֶ֞םu.re.'i.TemH7200the bestהַטּ֤וֹבha.TovH2896and meetestוְהַיָּשָׁר֙ve.hai.ya.SharH3477of your master’sאֲדֹנֵיכֶ֔ם'a.do.nei.KhemH113sonsמִבְּנֵ֣יmi.be.NeiH1121,and setוְשַׂמְתֶּ֖םve.sam.TemH7760himon his father’sאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1throneכִּסֵּ֣אki.Se'H3678,and fightוְהִֽלָּחֲמ֖וּve.hi.la.cha.MuH3898for your master’sאֲדֹנֵיכֶֽם׃'a.do.nei.KhemH113houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004.

4But they were exceedinglyH3966afraidוַיִּֽרְאוּ֙vai.yir.'UH3372,and saidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559,Behold, twoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147kingsהַמְּלָכִ֔יםha.me.la.KhimH4428stoodעָמְד֖וּ'a.me.DuH5975not beforeלְפָנָ֑יוle.fa.NavH6440him: how then shall we standנַעֲמֹ֥דna.'a.ModH5975?

5And he that wasover the houseהַבַּ֣יִתha.Ba.yitH1004, and he that wasover the cityהָעִ֟ירha.'IrH5892,the eldersוְהַזְּקֵנִים֩ve.ha.ze.ke.NimH2205also, and the bringers upוְהָאֹמְנִ֨יםve.ha.'o.me.NimH539of the children,sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971to Jehuיֵה֤וּא׀ye.Hu'H3058,sayingלֵאמֹר֙le.MorH559, We arethy servantsעֲבָדֶ֣יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650,and will doנַעֲשֶׂ֑הna.'a.SehH6213all that thou shalt bidתֹּאמַ֥רto.MarH559us; we will not make anyאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376kingנַמְלִ֣יךְnam.LikhH4427:doעֲשֵֽׂה׃'a.SehH6213thou that which isgoodהַטּ֥וֹבha.TovH2896in thine eyesבְּעֵינֶ֖יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869.

6Then he wroteוַיִּכְתֹּ֣בvai.yikh.ToH3789a letterסֵ֨פֶר׀Se.ferH5612the second timeשֵׁנִ֜יתshe.NitH8145to them, sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, If ye be mine, and ifye will hearkenשֹׁמְעִ֗יםsho.me.'ImH8085unto my voiceוּלְקֹלִ֣י׀u.le.ko.LiH6963,takeקְחוּ֙ke.ChuH3947ye the headsרָאשֵׁי֙ra.SheiH7218of the menאַנְשֵׁ֣י'an.SheiH582your master’sאֲדֹנֵיכֶ֔ם'a.do.nei.KhemH113sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121,and comeוּבֹ֧אוּu.Vo.'uH935to me to Jezreelיִזְרְעֶ֑אלָהyiz.re.'E.lahH3157by to morrowמָחָ֖רma.CharH4279this timeכָּעֵ֥תka.'EtH6256.Now the king’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428sonsוּבְנֵ֤יu.ve.NeiH1121, beingseventyשִׁבְעִ֣יםshiv.'ImH7657personsאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376, werewith the great menגְּדֹלֵ֥יge.do.LeiH1419of the cityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892,which brought them upמְגַדְּלִ֥יםme.ga.de.LimH1431.

7And it came to pass, when the letterהַסֵּ֙פֶר֙ha.Se.ferH5612cameכְּבֹ֤אke.Vo'H935to them, that they tookוַיִּקְחוּ֙vai.yik.ChuH3947the king’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121,and slewוַֽיִּשְׁחֲט֖וּvai.yish.cha.TuH7819seventyשִׁבְעִ֣יםshiv.'ImH7657personsאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376,and putוַיָּשִׂ֤ימוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760their headsרָֽאשֵׁיהֶם֙ra.shei.HemH7218in basketsבַּדּוּדִ֔יםba.du.DimH1731,and sentוַיִּשְׁלְח֥וּvai.yish.le.ChuH7971him themto Jezreelיִזְרְעֶֽאלָה׃yiz.re.'E.lahH3157.

8And there cameוַיָּבֹ֤אvai.ya.Vo'H935a messengerהַמַּלְאָךְ֙ha.mal.'oKhH4397,and toldוַיַּגֶּד־vai.ya.ged-H5046him, sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,They have broughtהֵבִ֖יאוּhe.Vi.'uH935the headsרָאשֵׁ֣יra.SheiH7218of the king’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121.And he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Layשִׂ֣ימוּSi.muH7760ye them in twoשְׁנֵ֧יshe.NeiH8147heapsצִבֻּרִ֛יםtzi.bu.RimH6652at the entering inפֶּ֥תַחPe.tachH6607of the gateהַשַּׁ֖עַרha.Sha.'arH8179until the morningהַבֹּֽקֶר׃ha.Bo.kerH1242.

9And it came to pass in the morningבַבֹּ֙קֶר֙va.Bo.kerH1242,that he went outוַיֵּצֵ֣אvai.ye.Tze'H3318,and stoodוַֽיַּעֲמֹ֔דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975,and saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559to all the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971, Ye berighteousצַדִּקִ֖יםtza.di.KimH6662:behold, I conspiredקָשַׁ֤רְתִּיka.Shar.tiH7194against my masterאֲדֹנִי֙'a.do.NiH113,and slewוָאֶהְרְגֵ֔הוּva.'eh.re.Ge.huH2026him: but who slewהִכָּ֖הhi.KahH5221all these?

10Knowדְּע֣וּde.'UH3045nowאֵפ֗וֹא'e.Fo'H645that there shall fallיִפֹּ֜לyi.PolH5307unto the earthאַ֔רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776nothing of the wordמִדְּבַ֤רmi.de.VarH1697of Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,which Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spakeדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696concerning the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Ahabאַחְאָ֑ב'ach.'AvH256:for Yhwhוַיהוָ֣הva.Yah.wehH3068hath doneעָשָׂ֔ה'a.SahH6213thatwhich he spakeדִּבֶּ֔רdi.BerH1696byבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027his servantעַבְדּ֥וֹav.DoH5650Elijahאֵלִיָּֽהוּ׃'e.li.Ya.huH452.

11So Jehuיֵה֗וּאye.Hu'H3058slewוַיַּ֣ךְvai.YakhH5221all that remainedהַנִּשְׁאָרִ֤יםha.nish.'a.RimH7604of the houseלְבֵית־le.veit-H1004of Ahabאַחְאָב֙'ach.'AvH256in Jezreelבְּיִזְרְעֶ֔אלbe.yiz.re.'ElH3157,and all his great menגְּדֹלָ֖יוge.do.LavH1419,and his kinsfolksוּמְיֻדָּעָ֣יוu.me.yu.da.'AvH3045,and his priestsוְכֹהֲנָ֑יוve.kho.ha.NavH3548,until he leftהִשְׁאִֽיר־hish.'ir-H7604him none remainingשָׂרִֽיד׃sa.RidH8300.

12And he aroseוַיָּ֙קָם֙vai.Ya.komH6965and departedוַיָּבֹ֔אvai.ya.Vo'H935,and cameH3212to Samariaשֹׁמְר֑וֹןsho.me.RonH8111. And as he wasat the shearingהָרֹעִ֖יםha.ro.'ImH7462houseH1044 H1004in the wayבַּדָּֽרֶךְ׃ba.Da.rekhH1870,

13Jehuוְיֵה֗וּאve.ye.Hu'H3058metמָצָא֙ma.Tza'H4672with the brethrenאֲחֵי֙'a.CheiH251of Ahaziahאֲחַזְיָ֣הוּ'a.chaz.Ya.huH274kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,and saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Who areye? And they answeredוַיֹּאמְר֗וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, We arethe brethrenאֲחֵ֤י'a.CheiH251of Ahaziahאֲחַזְיָ֙הוּ֙'a.chaz.Ya.huH274;and we go downוַנֵּ֛רֶדva.Ne.redH3381to saluteלִשְׁל֥וֹםlish.LomH7965the childrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428and the childrenוּבְנֵ֥יu.ve.NeiH1121of the queenהַגְּבִירָֽה׃ha.ge.vi.RahH1377.

14And he saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559,Takeתִּפְשׂ֣וּםtif.SumH8610them aliveחַיִּ֔יםchai.YimH2416.And they tookוַֽיִּתְפְּשׂ֖וּםvai.yit.pe.SumH8610them aliveחַיִּ֑יםchai.YimH2416,and slewוַֽיִּשְׁחָט֞וּםvai.yish.cha.TumH7819them at the pitבּ֣וֹרBorH953of the shearing houseH1044, eventwoוּשְׁנַ֙יִם֙u.she.Na.yimH8147and fortyאַרְבָּעִ֤ים'ar.ba.'ImH705menאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376;neither leftהִשְׁאִ֥ירhish.'IrH7604he anyאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376of them.

15And when he was departedH3212thence, he lightedוַיִּמְצָ֣אvai.yim.Tza'H4672on Jehonadabיְהוֹנָדָב֩ye.ho.na.DavH3082the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Rechabרֵכָ֨בre.KhavH7394comingto meetH7125him: and he salutedוַֽיְבָרְכֵ֗הוּvay.va.re.Khe.huH1288him, and saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, IsH3426thine heartלְבָבְךָ֣le.va.ve.KhaH3824rightיָשָׁ֗רya.SharH3477,as my heartלְבָבִי֙le.va.ViH3824iswith thy heartלְבָבֶ֔ךָle.va.Ve.khaH3824?And Jehonadabיְהוֹנָדָ֥בye.ho.na.DavH3082answeredוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,It isH3426.If it be, giveתְּנָ֣הte.NahH5414methine handיָדֶ֑ךָya.De.khaH3027.And he gaveוַיִּתֵּ֣ןvai.yi.TenH5414himhis handיָד֔וֹya.DoH3027;and he took him upוַיַּעֲלֵ֥הוּvai.ya.'a.Le.huH5927to him into the chariotהַמֶּרְכָּבָֽה׃ha.mer.ka.VahH4818.

16And he saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559,ComeH3212with me, and seeוּרְאֵ֖הu.re.'EhH7200my zealבְּקִנְאָתִ֣יbe.kin.'a.TiH7068for Yhwhלַיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068.So they made him rideוַיַּרְכִּ֥בוּvai.yar.Ki.vuH7392in his chariotבְּרִכְבּֽוֹ׃be.rikh.BoH7393.

17And when he cameוַיָּבֹא֙vai.ya.Vo'H935to Samariaשֹֽׁמְר֔וֹןsho.me.RonH8111,he slewוַ֠יַּךְVai.yakhH5221all that remainedהַנִּשְׁאָרִ֧יםha.nish.'a.RimH7604unto Ahabלְאַחְאָ֛בle.'ach.'AvH256in Samariaבְּשֹׁמְר֖וֹןbe.sho.me.RonH8111,till he had destroyedהִשְׁמִיד֑וֹhish.mi.DoH8045him, according to the sayingכִּדְבַ֣רkid.VarH1697of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,which he spakeדִּבֶּ֖רdi.BerH1696to Elijahאֵלִיָּֽהוּ׃ פ'e.li.Ya.huH452.

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