Revised Literal Translation

2 Kings 11:5-8

5And he commandedוַיְצַוֵּ֣םvay.tza.VemH6680them, sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, This isthe thingהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697that ye shall doתַּעֲשׂ֑וּןta.'a.SunH6213;A third partהַשְּׁלִשִׁ֤יתha.she.li.ShitH7992of you that enter inבָּאֵ֣יba.'EiH935on the sabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֔תha.sha.BatH7676shall even be keepersוְשֹׁ֣מְרֵ֔יve.Sho.me.ReiH8104of the watchמִשְׁמֶ֖רֶתmish.Me.retH4931of the king’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004;

6And a third partוְהַשְּׁלִשִׁית֙ve.ha.she.li.ShitH7992shall beat the gateבְּשַׁ֣עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179of Surס֔וּרSurH5495;and a third partוְהַשְּׁלִשִׁ֥יתve.ha.she.li.ShitH7992at the gateבַּשַּׁ֖עַרba.Sha.'arH8179behindאַחַ֣ר'a.CharH310the guardהָרָצִ֑יםha.ra.TzimH7323:so shall ye keepוּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֛םu.she.mar.TemH8104the watchמִשְׁמֶ֥רֶתmish.Me.retH4931of the houseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,that it be not broken downמַסָּֽח׃ma.SachH4535.

7And twoוּשְׁתֵּ֤יu.she.TeiH8147partsהַיָּדוֹת֙hai.ya.dOtH3027of all you that go forthיֹצְאֵ֣יyo.tze.'EiH3318on the sabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֑תha.sha.BatH7676,even they shall keepוְשָֽׁמְר֛וּve.sha.me.RuH8104the watchמִשְׁמֶ֥רֶתmish.Me.retH4931of the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068aboutאֶל־'el-H413the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

8And ye shall compassוְהִקַּפְתֶּ֨םve.hi.kaf.TemH5362the kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428round aboutסָבִ֗יבsa.VivH5439,every manאִ֚ישׁ'ishH376with his weaponsוְכֵלָ֣יוve.khe.LavH3627in his handבְּיָד֔וֹbe.ya.DoH3027:and he that comethוְהַבָּ֥אve.ha.Ba'H935within the rangesהַשְּׂדֵר֖וֹתha.se.de.RotH7713,let him be slainיוּמָ֑תyu.MatH4191:and be ye with the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428as he goeth outבְּצֵאת֥וֹbe.tze.ToH3318and as he cometh inוּבְבֹאֽוֹ׃u.ve.vo.'OH935.

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