Revised Literal Translation

2 Kings 3:5-8

5But it came to pass, when Ahabאַחְאָ֑ב'ach.'AvH256was deadכְּמ֣וֹתke.MotH4194,that the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Moabמוֹאָ֖בmo.'AvH4124rebelledוַיִּפְשַׁ֥עvai.yif.Sha'H6586against the kingבְּמֶ֥לֶךְbe.Me.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

6And kingהַמֶּ֧לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Jehoramיְהוֹרָ֛םye.ho.RamH3088went outוַיֵּצֵ֞אvai.ye.Tze'H3318of Samariaמִשֹּׁמְר֑וֹןmi.sho.me.RonH8111the same timeבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117,and numberedוַיִּפְקֹ֖דvai.yif.KodH6485all Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

7And he wentH3212and sentוַיִּשְׁלַח֩vai.yish.LachH7971to Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֨טye.ho.sha.FatH3092the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֜הye.hu.DahH3063,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,The kingמֶ֤לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Moabמוֹאָב֙mo.'AvH4124hath rebelledפָּשַׁ֣עpa.Sha'H6586against me: wilt thou goH3212with me against Moabמוֹאָ֖בmo.'AvH4124to battleלַמִּלְחָמָ֑הla.mil.cha.MahH4421?And he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,I will go upאֶעֱלֶ֔ה'e.'e.LehH5927: I am as thou art,my peopleכְּעַמִּ֥יke.'a.MiH5971as thy peopleכְעַמֶּ֖ךָkhe.'a.Me.khaH5971, andmy horsesכְּסוּסַ֥יke.su.SaiH5483as thy horsesכְּסוּסֶֽיךָ׃ke.su.Sei.khaH5483.

8And he saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Which wayהַדֶּ֖רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870shall we go upנַעֲלֶ֑הna.'a.LehH5927?And he answeredוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,The wayדֶּ֖רֶךְDe.rekhH1870through the wildernessמִדְבַּ֥רmid.BarH4057of Edomאֱדֽוֹם׃'e.DomH123.

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