Revised Literal Translation

2 Kings 3:13-14

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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