Revised Literal Translation

2 Kings 13:14-20

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.

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