Revised Literal Translation

2 Kings 10:6-8

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.

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