Revised Literal Translation

2 Kings 3:20-22

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.

21And when all the Moabitesמוֹאָב֙mo.'AvH4124heardשָֽׁמְע֔וּsha.me.'UH8085that the kingsהַמְּלָכִ֖יםha.me.la.KhimH4428were come upעָל֥וּ'a.LuH5927to fightלְהִלָּ֣חֶםle.hi.La.chemH3898against them, they gatheredוַיִּצָּעֲק֗וּvai.yi.tza.'a.KuH6817all that were able to putחֹגֵ֤רcho.GerH2296on armourחֲגֹרָה֙cha.go.RahH2290,and upwardוָמַ֔עְלָהva.Ma'.lahH4605,and stoodוַיַּעַמְד֖וּvai.ya.'am.DuH5975in the borderהַגְּבֽוּל׃ha.ge.VulH1366.

22And they rose up earlyוַיַּשְׁכִּ֣ימוּvai.yash.Ki.muH7925in the morningבַבֹּ֔קֶרva.Bo.kerH1242,and the sunוְהַשֶּׁ֖מֶשׁve.ha.She.meshH8121shoneזָרְחָ֣הza.re.ChahH2224upon the waterהַמָּ֑יִםha.Ma.yimH4325,and the Moabitesמוֹאָ֥בmo.'AvH4124sawוַיִּרְא֨וּvai.yir.'UH7200the waterהַמַּ֖יִםha.Ma.yimH4325on the other sideמִנֶּ֛גֶדmi.Ne.gedH5048asredאֲדֻמִּ֥ים'a.du.MimH122as bloodכַּדָּֽם׃ka.DamH1818:

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