Revised Literal Translation

2 Kings 10:1-7

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.

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