Revised Literal Translation

2 Kings 3:11-20

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.

15But now bringקְחוּ־ke.chu-H3947me a minstrelמְנַגֵּ֑ןme.na.GenH5059.And it came to pass, when the minstrelכְּנַגֵּ֣ןke.na.GenH5059playedהַֽמְנַגֵּ֔ןham.na.GenH5059,that the handיַד־yad-H3027of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068came upon him.

16And he saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Thus saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,Makeעָשֹׂ֛ה'a.SohH6213this valleyהַנַּ֥חַלha.Na.chalH5158full of ditchesH1356.

17For thus saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,Ye shall not seeתִרְא֥וּtir.'UH7200windר֙וּחַ֙Ru.achH7307,neither shall ye seeתִרְא֣וּtir.'UH7200rainגֶ֔שֶׁםGe.shemH1653;yet that valleyוְהַנַּ֥חַלve.ha.Na.chalH5158shall be filledיִמָּ֣לֵאyi.Ma.le'H4390with waterמָ֑יִםMa.yimH4325,that ye may drinkוּשְׁתִיתֶ֛םu.she.ti.TemH8354,both ye, and your cattleוּמִקְנֵיכֶ֖םu.mik.nei.KhemH4735,and your beastsוּֽבְהֶמְתְּכֶֽם׃U.ve.hem.te.KhemH929.

18And this is buta light thingוְנָקַ֥לve.na.KalH7043in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068:he will deliverוְנָתַ֥ןve.na.TanH5414the Moabitesמוֹאָ֖בmo.'AvH4124also into your handבְּיֶדְכֶֽם׃be.yed.KhemH3027.

19And ye shall smiteוְהִכִּיתֶ֞םve.hi.ki.TemH5221every fencedמִבְצָר֙miv.TzarH4013cityעִ֤יר'irH5892,and every choiceמִבְח֔וֹרmiv.ChorH4004cityעִ֣יר'irH5892,and shall fellתַּפִּ֔ילוּta.Pi.luH5307every goodטוֹב֙tOvH2896treeעֵ֥ץ'etzH6086,and stopתִּסְתֹּ֑מוּtis.To.muH5640all wellsמַעְיְנֵי־ma'.ye.nei-H4599of waterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325,and marתַּכְאִ֖בוּtakh.'I.vuH3510every goodהַטּוֹבָ֔הha.to.VahH2896pieceהַחֶלְקָ֣הha.chel.KahH2513of land with stonesבָּאֲבָנִֽים׃ba.'a.va.NimH68.

20And it came to pass in the morningבַבֹּ֙קֶר֙va.Bo.kerH1242,when the grain offeringהַמִּנְחָ֔הha.min.ChahH4503was offeredכַּעֲל֣וֹתka.'a.LotH5927,that, behold, there cameבָּאִ֖יםba.'ImH935waterמַ֥יִםMa.yimH4325by the wayמִדֶּ֣רֶךְmi.De.rekhH1870of Edomאֱד֑וֹם'e.DomH123,and the countryהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776was filledוַתִּמָּלֵ֥אva.ti.ma.Le'H4390with waterהַמָּֽיִם׃ha.Ma.yimH4325.

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