Revised Literal Translation

2 Kings 13:16-25

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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