Revised Literal Translation

2 Kings 10:24-25

24And when they went inוַיָּבֹ֕אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to offerלַעֲשׂ֖וֹתla.'a.SotH6213sacrificesזְבָחִ֣יםze.va.ChimH2077and burnt offeringsוְעֹל֑וֹתve.'o.LotH5930,Jehuוְיֵה֞וּאve.ye.Hu'H3058appointedשָׂם־som-H7760fourscoreשְׁמֹנִ֣יםshe.mo.NimH8084menאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376withoutבַחוּץ֙va.ChutzH2351,and saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Ifanyהָאִ֤ישׁha.'IshH376of the menהָאֲנָשִׁ֗יםha.'a.na.ShimH582whom I have broughtמֵבִ֣יאme.Vi'H935into your handsיְדֵיכֶ֔םye.dei.KhemH3027escapeיִמָּלֵט֙yi.ma.LetH4422, he that letteth him go,his lifeנַפְשׁ֖וֹnaf.ShoH5315shall befor the lifeנַפְשֽׁוֹ׃naf.ShoH5315of him.

25And it came to pass, as soon as he had made an endכְּכַלֹּת֣וֹ׀ke.kha.lo.ToH3615of offeringלַעֲשׂ֣וֹתla.'a.SotH6213the burnt offeringהָעֹלָ֗הha.'o.LahH5930,that Jehuיֵ֠הוּאYe.hu'H3058saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the guardלָרָצִ֨יםla.ra.TzimH7323and to the captainsוְלַשָּׁלִשִׁ֜יםve.la.sha.li.ShimH7991,Go inבֹּ֤אוּBo.'uH935, andslayהַכּוּם֙ha.KumH5221them; let noneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376come forthיֵצֵ֔אye.Tze'H3318.And they smoteוַיַּכּ֖וּםvai.ya.KumH5221them with the edgeלְפִי־le.fi-H6310of the swordחָ֑רֶבCha.revH2719;and the guardהָֽרָצִים֙ha.ra.TzimH7323and the captainsוְהַשָּׁ֣לִשִׁ֔יםve.ha.Sha.li.ShimH7991cast themoutוַיַּשְׁלִ֗כוּvai.yash.Li.khuH7993,and wentH3212to the cityעִ֥יר'irH5892of the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of Baalהַבָּֽעַל׃ha.Ba.'alH1168.

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