Revised Literal Translation

2 Kings 3:11-14

11But Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֗טye.ho.sha.FatH3092saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Is therenot here a prophetנָבִיא֙na.Vi'H5030of Yhwhלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068,that we may enquireוְנִדְרְשָׁ֥הve.nid.re.ShahH1875of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068by him? And oneאֶחָ֞ד'e.ChadH259of the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israel’sיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478servantsמֵעַבְדֵ֤יme.'av.DeiH5650answeredוַ֠יַּעַןVai.ya.'anH6030and saidוַיֹּ֔אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Here isElishaאֱלִישָׁ֣ע'e.li.Sha'H477the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Shaphatשָׁפָ֔טsha.FatH8202,which pouredיָ֥צַקYa.tzakH3332waterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325on the handsיְדֵ֥יye.DeiH3027of Elijahאֵלִיָּֽהוּ׃'e.li.Ya.huH452.

12And Jehoshaphatיְה֣וֹשָׁפָ֔טye.Ho.o.sha.FatH3092saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559,The wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068isיֵ֥שׁyeshH3426with him. So the kingמֶ֧לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478and Jehoshaphatוִיהוֹשָׁפָ֖טvi.ho.sha.FatH3092and the kingוּמֶ֥לֶךְu.Me.lekhH4428of Edomאֱדֽוֹם׃'e.DomH123went downוַיֵּרְד֣וּvai.ye.re.DuH3381to him.

13And Elishaאֱלִישָׁ֜ע'e.li.Sha'H477saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto the kingמֶ֤לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,What have I to do with thee? getH3212thee to the prophetsנְבִיאֵ֣יne.vi.'EiH5030of thy fatherאָבִ֔יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1,and to the prophetsנְבִיאֵ֖יne.vi.'EiH5030of thy motherאִמֶּ֑ךָ'i.Me.khaH517.And the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Nay: for Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068hath calledH7121these threeלִשְׁלֹ֙שֶׁת֙lish.Lo.shetH7969kingsהַמְּלָכִ֣יםha.me.la.KhimH4428togetherH7121,to deliverלָתֵ֥תla.TetH5414them into the handבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of Moabמוֹאָֽב׃mo.'AvH4124.

14And Elishaאֱלִישָׁ֗ע'e.li.Sha'H477saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, AsYhwhיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635livethחַי־chai-H2416,beforeלְפָנָ֔יוle.fa.NavH6440whom I standעָמַ֣דְתִּי'a.Mad.tiH5975,surely, were it not thatלוּלֵ֛יlu.LeiH3884I regardנֹשֵׂ֑אno.Se'H5375the presenceפְּנֵ֛יpe.NeiH6440of Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֥טye.ho.sha.FatH3092the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063,I would not lookאַבִּ֥יט'a.BitH5027toward thee, nor seeאֶרְאֶֽךָּ׃'er.'E.kaH7200thee.

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