Revised Literal Translation

2 Kings 13

1In the threeבִּשְׁנַ֨ת וְשָׁלֹשׁ֙bish.Nat ve.sha.LoshH8141 H7969and twentiethעֶשְׂרִ֤ים'es.RimH6242yearשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141of Joashלְיוֹאָ֥שׁle.yo.'AshH3101the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Ahaziahאֲחַזְיָ֖הוּ'a.chaz.Ya.huH274kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063Jehoahazיְהוֹאָחָ֨זye.ho.'a.ChazH3059the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jehuיֵה֤וּאye.Hu'H3058began to reignמָ֠לַךְMa.lakhH4427over Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478in Samariaבְּשֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹןbe.Sho.me.RonH8111, and reignedseventeenשְׁבַ֥ע עֶשְׂרֵ֖הshe.Va' 'es.RehH6240 H7651yearsשָׁנָֽה׃sha.NahH8141.

2And he didוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213that which wasevilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,and followedאַחַ֨ר'a.CharH310 H3212the sinsחַטֹּ֜אתcha.TotH2403of Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֧םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nebatנְבָ֛טne.VatH5028,which made Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478to sinהֶחֱטִ֥יאhe.che.Ti'H2398;he departedסָ֥רsarH5493not therefrom.

3And the angerאַ֥ף'afH639of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068was kindledוַיִּֽחַר־vai.yi.char-H2734against Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,and he deliveredוַֽיִּתְּנֵ֞םvai.yi.te.NemH5414them into the handבְּיַ֣ד׀be.YadH3027of Hazaelחֲזָאֵ֣לcha.za.'ElH2371kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Syriaאֲרָ֗ם'a.RamH758,and into the handוּבְיַ֛דu.ve.YadH3027of Ben–hadadH1130the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Hazaelחֲזָאֵ֖לcha.za.'ElH2371, all theirdaysהַיָּמִֽים׃hai.ya.MimH3117.

4And Jehoahazיְהוֹאָחָ֖זye.ho.'a.ChazH3059besoughtוַיְחַ֥לvay.ChalH2470 Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,and Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068hearkenedוַיִּשְׁמַ֤עvai.yish.Ma'H8085untoפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440him: for he sawרָאָה֙ra.'AhH7200the oppressionלַ֣חַץLa.chatzH3906of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,because the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Syriaאֲרָֽם׃'a.RamH758oppressedלָחַ֥ץla.ChatzH3905them.

5(And Yhwhיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068gaveוַיִּתֵּ֨ןvai.yi.TenH5414Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵל֙le.Yis.ra.'ElH3478a saviourמוֹשִׁ֔יעַmo.Shi.a'H3467,so that they went outוַיֵּ֣צְא֔וּvai.Ye.tze.'UH3318from under the handיַד־yad-H3027of the Syriansאֲרָ֑ם'a.RamH758:and the childrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478dweltוַיֵּשְׁב֧וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427in their tentsבְּאָהֳלֵיהֶ֖םbe.'o.ho.lei.HemH168,as beforetimeכִּתְמ֥וֹל שִׁלְשֽׁוֹם׃kit.Mol shil.ShomH8543 H8032.

6Nevertheless they departedסָ֜רוּSa.ruH5493not from the sinsמֵחַטֹּ֧אותme.cha.TotH2403of the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֛םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379,who made Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478sinהֶחֱטִ֥יאhe.che.ti'H2398, butwalkedהָלָ֑ךְha.LakhH1980therein: and there remainedעָמְדָ֖ה'a.me.DahH5975the groveהָאֲשֵׁרָ֔הha.'a.she.RahH842also in Samariaבְּשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃be.sho.me.RonH8111.)

7Neither did he leaveהִשְׁאִ֨ירhish.'IrH7604of the peopleעָ֗ם'AmH5971to Jehoahazלִיהוֹאָחָ֜זli.ho.'a.ChazH3059but fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֤יםcha.mi.ShimH2572horsemenפָּֽרָשִׁים֙pa.ra.ShimH6571,and tenוַעֲשָׂ֣רָהva.'a.Sa.rahH6235chariotsרֶ֔כֶבRe.khevH7393,and tenוַעֲשֶׂ֥רֶתva.'a.Se.retH6235thousandאֲלָפִ֖ים'a.la.FimH505footmenרַגְלִ֑יrag.LiH7273;for the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Syriaאֲרָ֔ם'a.RamH758had destroyedאִבְּדָם֙'i.be.DamH6them, and had madeוַיְשִׂמֵ֥םvay.si.MemH7760them like the dustכֶּֽעָפָ֖רke.'a.FarH6083by threshingלָדֻֽשׁ׃la.DushH1758.

8Now the restוְיֶ֨תֶרve.Ye.terH3499of the actsדִּבְרֵ֧יdiv.ReiH1697of Jehoahazיְהוֹאָחָ֛זye.ho.'a.ChazH3059,and all that he didעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213,and his mightוּגְבוּרָת֑וֹu.ge.vu.ra.ToH1369, arethey not writtenכְּתוּבִ֗יםke.tu.VimH3789in the bookסֵ֛פֶרSe.ferH5612of the chroniclesדִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖יםdiv.Rei hai.ya.MimH3117 H1697of the kingsלְמַלְכֵ֥יle.mal.KheiH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478?

9And Jehoahazיְהֽוֹאָחָז֙ye.ho.'a.ChazH3059sleptוַיִּשְׁכַּ֤בvai.yish.KavH7901with his fathersאֲבֹתָ֔יו'a.vo.TavH1;and they buriedוַֽיִּקְבְּרֻ֖הוּvai.yik.be.Ru.huH6912him in Samariaבְּשֹׁמְר֑וֹןbe.sho.me.RonH8111:and Joashיוֹאָ֥שׁyo.'AshH3101his sonבְּנ֖וֹbe.NoH1121reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427in his stead.

10In the thirtyבִּשְׁנַ֨ת שְׁלֹשִׁ֤יםbish.Nat she.lo.ShimH8141 H7970and seventhוָשֶׁ֙בַע֙va.She.va'H7651yearשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141of Joashלְיוֹאָ֖שׁle.yo.'AshH3101kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063began Jehoashיְהוֹאָ֨שׁye.ho.'AshH3060the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jehoahazיְהוֹאָחָ֤זye.ho.'a.ChazH3059to reignמָ֠לַךְMa.lakhH4427over Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478in Samariaבְּשֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹןbe.Sho.me.RonH8111, and reignedsixteenשֵׁ֥שׁ עֶשְׂרֵ֖הshesh 'es.RehH6240 H8337yearsשָׁנָֽה׃sha.NahH8141.

11And he didוַיַּֽעֲשֶׂ֥הvai.ya.'a.SehH6213that which wasevilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068;he departedסָ֗רSarH5493not from all the sinsחַטֹּ֞אותcha.TotH2403of Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֧םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nebatנְבָ֛טne.VatH5028,who made Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478sinהֶחֱטִ֥יאhe.che.Ti'H2398: buthe walkedהָלָֽךְ׃ha.LakhH1980therein.

12And the restוְיֶ֨תֶרve.Ye.terH3499of the actsדִּבְרֵ֤יdiv.ReiH1697of Joashיוֹאָשׁ֙yo.'AshH3101,and all that he didעָשָׂ֔ה'a.SahH6213,and his mightוּגְב֣וּרָת֔וֹu.ge.Vu.ra.ToH1369wherewith he foughtנִלְחַ֔םnil.ChamH3898against Amaziahאֲמַצְיָ֣ה'a.matz.YahH558kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063, arethey not writtenכְּתוּבִ֗יםke.tu.VimH3789in the bookסֵ֛פֶרSe.ferH5612of the chroniclesדִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖יםdiv.Rei hai.ya.MimH3117 H1697of the kingsלְמַלְכֵ֥יle.mal.KheiH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478?

13And Joashיוֹאָשׁ֙yo.'AshH3101sleptוַיִּשְׁכַּ֤בvai.yish.KavH7901with his fathersאֲבֹתָ֔יו'a.vo.TavH1;and Jeroboamוְיָרָבְעָ֖םve.ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379satיָשַׁ֣בya.ShavH3427upon his throneכִּסְא֑וֹkis.'OH3678:and Joashיוֹאָשׁ֙yo.'AshH3101was buriedוַיִּקָּבֵ֤רvai.yi.ka.VerH6912in Samariaבְּשֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹןbe.Sho.me.RonH8111with the kingsמַלְכֵ֥יmal.KheiH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478.

14Now Elishaוֶֽאֱלִישָׁע֙ve.'e.li.Sha'H477was fallen sickחָלָ֣הcha.LahH2470of his sicknessחָלְי֔וֹchal.YoH2483whereof he diedיָמ֖וּתya.MutH4191.And Joashיוֹאָ֣שׁyo.'AshH3101the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478came downוַיֵּ֨רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381unto him, and weptוַיֵּ֤בְךְּvai.Ye.vekH1058over his faceפָּנָיו֙pa.NavH6440,and saidוַיֹּאמַ֔רvai.yo.MarH559,O my fatherאָבִ֣י׀'a.ViH1,my fatherאָבִ֔י'a.ViH1,the chariotרֶ֥כֶבRe.khevH7393of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and the horsemenוּפָרָשָֽׁיו׃u.fa.ra.ShavH6571thereof.

15And Elishaאֱלִישָׁ֔ע'e.li.Sha'H477saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Takeקַ֖חkachH3947bowקֶ֣שֶׁתKe.shetH7198and arrowsוְחִצִּ֑יםve.chi.TzimH2671.And he tookוַיִּקַּ֥חvai.yi.KachH3947unto him bowקֶ֥שֶׁתKe.shetH7198and arrowsוְחִצִּֽים׃ve.chi.TzimH2671.

16And he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀vai.Yo.merH559to the kingלְמֶ֣לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Putהַרְכֵּ֤בhar.KevH7392thine handיָֽדְךָ֙ya.de.KhaH3027upon the bowהַקֶּ֔שֶׁתha.Ke.shetH7198.And he putוַיַּרְכֵּ֖בvai.yar.KevH7392his handיָד֑וֹya.DoH3027upon it:and Elishaאֱלִישָׁ֛ע'e.li.Sha'H477putוַיָּ֧שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760his handsיָדָ֖יוya.DavH3027upon the king’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428handsיְדֵ֥יye.DeiH3027.

17And he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Openפְּתַ֧חpe.TachH6605the windowהַחַלּ֛וֹןha.cha.LonH2474eastwardקֵ֖דְמָהKe.de.mahH6924.And he openedוַיִּפְתָּ֑חvai.yif.TachH6605it.Then Elishaאֱלִישָׁ֤ע'e.li.Sha'H477saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Shootיְרֵה֙ye.RehH3384.And he shotוַיּ֔וֹרvai.YorH3384.And he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,The arrowחֵץ־chetz-H2671of the Yhwh’sלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068deliveranceתְּשׁוּעָ֤הte.shu.'AhH8668,and the arrowוְחֵ֣ץve.ChetzH2671of deliveranceתְּשׁוּעָ֣הte.shu.'AhH8668from Syriaבַֽאֲרָ֔םva.'a.RamH758:for thou shalt smiteוְהִכִּיתָ֧ve.hi.ki.TaH5221the Syriansאֲרָ֛ם'a.RamH758in Aphekבַּאֲפֵ֖קba.'a.FekH663,till thou have consumedכַּלֵּֽה׃ka.LehH3615them.

18And he saidוַיֹּ֛אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Takeקַ֥חkachH3947the arrowsהַחִצִּ֖יםha.chi.TzimH2671.And he tookוַיִּקָּ֑חvai.yi.KachH3947them.And he saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto the kingלְמֶֽלֶךְ־le.Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,Smiteהַךְ־hakh-H5221upon the groundאַ֔רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776.And he smoteוַיַּ֥ךְvai.YakhH5221thriceשָֽׁלֹשׁ־ פְּעָמִ֖יםsha.losh- pe.'a.MimH6471 H7969,and stayedוַֽיַּעֲמֹֽד׃Vai.ya.'a.ModH5975.

19And the manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֗יםha.'E.lo.HimH430was wrothוַיִּקְצֹ֨ףvai.yik.TzofH7107with him, and saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559,Thou shouldest have smittenלְהַכּ֨וֹתle.ha.KotH5221fiveחָמֵ֤שׁcha.MeshH2568or sixשֵׁשׁ֙sheshH8337timesפְּעָמִ֔יםpe.'a.MimH6471;then hadst thou smittenהִכִּ֥יתָhi.Ki.taH5221Syriaאֲרָ֖ם'a.RamH758till thou hadst consumedכַּלֵּ֑הka.LehH3615it:whereas now thou shalt smiteתַּכֶּ֥הta.KehH5221Syriaאֲרָֽם׃ ס'a.RamH758butthriceשָׁלֹ֥שׁ פְּעָמִ֖יםsha.Losh pe.'a.MimH6471 H7969.

20And Elishaאֱלִישָׁ֖ע'e.li.Sha'H477diedוַיָּ֥מָתvai.Ya.motH4191,and they buriedוַֽיִּקְבְּרֻ֑הוּvai.yik.be.Ru.huH6912him. And the bandsוּגְדוּדֵ֥יu.ge.du.DeiH1416of the Moabitesמוֹאָ֛בmo.'AvH4124invadedיָבֹ֥אוּya.Vo.'uH935the landבָאָ֖רֶץva.'A.retzH776at the coming inבָּ֥אba'H935of the yearשָׁנָֽה׃sha.NahH8141.

21And it came to pass, as they were buryingקֹבְרִ֣יםkoe.RimH6912a manאִ֗ישׁ'IshH376,that, behold, they spiedרָא֣וּra.'UH7200a bandהַגְּד֔וּדha.ge.DudH1416of men;and they castוַיַּשְׁלִ֥יכוּvai.yash.Li.khuH7993the manהָאִ֖ישׁha.'IshH376into the sepulchreבְּקֶ֣בֶרbe.Ke.verH6913of Elishaאֱלִישָׁ֑ע'e.li.Sha'H477:and when the manהָאִישׁ֙ha.'IshH376was let downH3212,and touchedוַיִּגַּ֤עvai.yi.Ga'H5060the bonesבְּעַצְמ֣וֹתbe.'atz.MotH6106of Elishaאֱלִישָׁ֔ע'e.li.Sha'H477,he revivedוַיְחִ֖יvay.ChiH2421,and stood upוַיָּ֥קָםvai.Ya.komH6965on his feetרַגְלָֽיו׃ פrag.LavH7272.

22But Hazaelוַֽחֲזָאֵל֙va.cha.za.'ElH2371kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Syriaאֲרָ֔ם'a.RamH758oppressedלָחַ֖ץla.ChatzH3905Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478all the daysיְמֵ֥יye.MeiH3117of Jehoahazיְהוֹאָחָֽז׃ye.ho.'a.ChazH3059.

23And Yhwhיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068was graciousוַיָּחָן֩vai.ya.ChanH2603unto them, and had compassionוַֽיְרַחֲמֵם֙vay.ra.cha.MemH7355on them, and had respectוַיִּ֣פֶןvai.Yi.fenH6437unto them, because ofלְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'anH4616his covenantבְּרִית֔וֹbe.ri.ToH1285with Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֖ם'av.ra.HamH85,Isaacיִצְחָ֣קyitz.ChakH3327,and Jacobוְיַֽעֲקֹ֑בve.ya.'a.KoH3290,and wouldאָבָה֙'a.VahH14not destroyהַשְׁחִיתָ֔םhash.chi.TamH7843them, neither castהִשְׁלִיכָ֥םhish.li.KhamH7993he them from his presenceפָּנָ֖יוpa.NavH6440as yetעַד־'ad-H5704.

24So Hazaelחֲזָאֵ֣לcha.za.'ElH2371kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Syriaאֲרָ֑ם'a.RamH758diedוַיָּ֖מָתvai.Ya.motH4191;and Ben–hadadH1130his sonבְּנ֖וֹbe.NoH1121reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427in his stead.

25And Jehoashיְהוֹאָ֣שׁye.ho.'AshH3060the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jehoahazיְהוֹאָחָ֗זye.ho.'a.ChazH3059tookוַיִּקַּ֤חvai.yi.KachH3947againוַיָּ֜שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725out of the handמִיַּד֙mi.YadH3027of Ben–hadadH1130the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Hazaelחֲזָאֵ֔לcha.za.'ElH2371the citiesהֶֽעָרִים֙he.'a.RimH5892,which he had takenלָקַ֗חla.KachH3947out of the handמִיַּ֛דmi.YadH3027of Jehoahazיְהוֹאָחָ֥זye.ho.'a.ChazH3059his fatherאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1by warבַּמִּלְחָמָ֑הba.mil.cha.MahH4421.Threeשָׁלֹ֤שׁsha.LoshH7969timesפְּעָמִים֙pe.'a.MimH6471did Joashיוֹאָ֔שׁyo.'AshH3101beatהִכָּ֣הוּhi.Ka.huH5221him, and recoveredוַיָּ֖שֶׁבvai.Ya.shevH7725the citiesעָרֵ֥י'a.ReiH5892of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478.

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