Revised Literal Translation

2 Kings 4:1-2

1Now there criedצָעֲקָ֨הtza.'a.KahH6817a certainאַחַ֣ת'a.ChatH259womanוְאִשָּׁ֣הve.'i.ShahH802of the wivesמִנְּשֵׁ֣יmi.ne.SheiH802of the sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of the prophetsהַ֠נְּבִיאִיםHa.ne.vi.'imH5030unto Elishaאֱלִישָׁ֜ע'e.li.Sha'H477,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,Thy servantעַבְדְּךָ֤'av.de.KhaH5650my husbandאִישִׁי֙'i.ShiH376is deadמֵ֔תMetH4191;and thou knowestיָדַ֔עְתָּya.Da'.taH3045that thy servantעַבְדְּךָ֔'av.de.KhaH5650did fearיָרֵ֖אya.Re'H3373Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068:and the creditorוְהַ֨נֹּשֶׁ֔הve.Ha.no.ShehH5383is comeבָּ֗אBa'H935to takeלָקַ֜חַתla.Ka.chatH3947unto him my twoשְׁנֵ֧יshe.NeiH8147sonsיְלָדַ֛יye.la.DaiH3206to be bondmenלַעֲבָדִֽים׃la.'a.va.DimH5650.

2And Elishaאֱלִישָׁע֙'e.li.Sha'H477saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto her, What shall I doאֶֽעֱשֶׂה־'e.'e.seh-H6213for thee? tellהַגִּ֣ידִיha.Gi.diH5046me, what hastיֶּשׁ־yesh-H3426thou in the houseבַּבָּ֑יִתba.Ba.yitH1004?And she saidוַתֹּ֗אמֶרva.To.merH559,Thine handmaidלְשִׁפְחָתְךָ֥le.shif.cha.te.KhaH8198hath not any thing in the houseבַּבַּ֔יִתba.Ba.yitH1004,save a jarאָס֥וּךְ'a.SukhH610of oilשָֽׁמֶן׃Sha.menH8081.

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