Revised Literal Translation

2 Kings 4:1-7

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.

3Then he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,GoH3212,borrowשַׁאֲלִי־sha.'a.li-H7592thee vesselsכֵּלִים֙ke.LimH3627abroadהַח֔וּץha.ChutzH2351of all thy neighboursשְׁכֵנָ֑יִךְshikh.ni.kheH7934, evenemptyרֵקִ֖יםre.KimH7386vesselsכֵּלִ֥יםke.LimH3627;borrow not a fewתַּמְעִֽיטִי׃tam.'I.tiH4591.

4And when thou art come inוּבָ֗אתu.VatH935,thou shalt shutוְסָגַ֤רְתְּve.sa.GartH5462the doorהַדֶּ֙לֶת֙ha.De.letH1817upon thee and upon thy sonsבָּנַ֔יִךְba.Na.yikhH1121,and shalt pour outוְיָצַ֕קְתְּve.ya.TzaktH3332into all those vesselsהַכֵּלִ֖יםha.ke.LimH3627,and thou shalt set asideתַּסִּֽיעִי׃ta.Si.'iH5265that which is fullוְהַמָּלֵ֖אve.ha.ma.Le'H4392.

5So she wentH3212from him, and shutוַתִּסְגֹּ֣רva.tis.GorH5462the doorהַדֶּ֔לֶתha.De.letH1817upon her and uponH1157her sonsבָּנֶ֑יהָba.Nei.haH1121,whoהֵ֛םhemH1992broughtמַגִּשִׁ֥יםma.gi.ShimH5066the vesselsto her; and she poured outמוֹצָֽקֶת׃mei.tza.ketH3332.

6And it came to pass, when the vesselsהַכֵּלִ֗יםha.ke.LimH3627were fullכִּמְלֹ֣אתkim.LotH4390,that she saidוַתֹּ֤אמֶרva.To.merH559unto her sonבְּנָהּ֙be.NahH1121,Bringהַגִּ֨ישָׁהha.Gi.shahH5066me yet a vesselכֶּ֔לִיKe.liH3627.And he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto her, There isnot a vesselכֶּ֑לִיKe.liH3627more. And the oilהַשָּֽׁמֶן׃ha.Sha.menH8081stayedוַֽיַּעֲמֹ֖דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975.

7Then she cameוַתָּבֹ֗אva.ta.Vo'H935and toldוַתַּגֵּד֙va.ta.GedH5046the manלְאִ֣ישׁle.'IshH376of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430.And he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,GoH3212,sellמִכְרִ֣יmikh.RiH4376the oilהַשֶּׁ֔מֶןha.She.menH8081,and payוְשַׁלְּמִ֖יve.sha.le.MiH7999thy debtנִשְׁיֵ֑ךְnish.ye.kheH5386,and liveתִֽחְיִ֖יtich.YiH2421thou and thy childrenוּבָנַ֔יִךְve.ba.nei.kheH1121of the restבַּנּוֹתָֽר׃ פba.no.TarH3498.

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