Revised Literal Translation

2 Kings 4:12-25

12And he saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559to Gehaziגֵּחֲזִ֣יge.cha.ZiH1522his servantנַעֲר֔וֹna.'a.RoH5288,Callקְרָ֖אke.Ra'H7121this Shunammiteלַשּׁוּנַמִּ֣יתla.shu.na.MitH7767.And when he had calledוַיִּקְרָא־vai.yik.ra'-H7121her, she stoodוַֽתַּעֲמֹ֖דva.ta.'a.ModH5975beforeלְפָנָֽיו׃le.fa.NavH6440him.

13And he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Sayאֱמָר־'e.mor-H559now unto her, Behold, thou hast been carefulחָרַ֣דְתְּ׀cha.RadtH2729for us with all this careהַחֲרָדָ֣הha.cha.ra.DahH2731; what isto be doneלַעֲשׂ֣וֹתla.'a.SotH6213for thee? wouldestהֲיֵ֤שׁha.YeshH3426thou be spokenלְדַבֶּר־le.da.ber-H1696for to the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,or to the captainשַׂ֣רsarH8269of the armyהַצָּבָ֑אha.tza.Va'H6635?And she answeredוַתֹּ֕אמֶרva.To.merH559,I dwellיֹשָֽׁבֶת׃yo.Sha.vetH3427amongבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432mine own peopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971.

14And he saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, What then isto be doneלַעֲשׂ֣וֹתla.'a.SotH6213for her? And Gehaziגֵּיחֲזִ֗יgei.cha.ZiH1522answeredוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Verilyאֲבָ֛ל'a.ValH61she hath no childבֵּ֥ןbenH1121,and her husbandוְאִישָׁ֥הּve.'i.ShahH376is oldזָקֵֽן׃za.KenH2204.

15And he saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Callקְרָא־ke.ra'-H7121her. And when he had calledוַיִּקְרָא־vai.yik.ra'-H7121her, she stoodוַֽתַּעֲמֹ֖דva.ta.'a.ModH5975in the doorבַּפָּֽתַח׃ba.Pa.tachH6607.

16And he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,About this seasonלַמּוֹעֵ֤דla.mo.'EdH4150,according to the timeכָּעֵ֣תka.'EtH6256of lifeחַיָּ֔הchai.YahH2416,thou shalt embraceחֹבֶ֣קֶתcho.Ve.ketH2263a sonבֵּ֑ןBenH1121.And she saidוַתֹּ֗אמֶרva.To.merH559,Nay, my lordאֲדֹנִי֙'a.do.NiH113, thoumanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,do not lieתְּכַזֵּ֖בte.kha.ZevH3576unto thine handmaidבְּשִׁפְחָתֶֽךָ׃be.shif.cha.Te.khaH8198.

17And the womanהָאִשָּׁ֖הha.'i.ShahH802conceivedוַתַּ֥הַרva.Ta.harH2029,and bareוַתֵּ֣לֶדva.Te.ledH3205a sonבֵּ֑ןBenH1121at that seasonלַמּוֹעֵ֤דla.mo.'EdH4150that Elishaאֱלִישָֽׁע׃'e.li.Sha'H477had saidדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696unto her, according to the timeכָּעֵ֣תka.'EtH6256of lifeחַיָּ֔הchai.YahH2416.

18And when the childהַיָּ֑לֶדhai.Ya.ledH3206was grownוַיִּגְדַּ֖לvai.yig.DalH1431,it fell on a dayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117,that he went outוַיֵּצֵ֥אvai.ye.Tze'H3318to his fatherאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1to the reapersהַקֹּצְרִֽים׃ha.ko.tze.RimH7114.

19And he saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto his fatherאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1,My headרֹאשִׁ֣י׀ro.ShiH7218,my headרֹאשִׁ֑יro.ShiH7218.And he saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559to a ladהַנַּ֔עַרha.Na.'arH5288,Carryשָׂאֵ֖הוּsa.'E.huH5375him to his motherאִמּֽוֹ׃'i.MoH517.

20And when he had takenוַיִּשָּׂאֵ֔הוּvai.yi.sa.'E.huH5375him, and broughtוַיְבִיאֵ֖הוּvay.vi.'E.huH935him to his motherאִמּ֑וֹ'i.MoH517,he satוַיֵּ֧שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427on her kneesבִּרְכֶּ֛יהָbir.Kei.haH1290till noonהַֽצָּהֳרַ֖יִםha.tzo.ho.Ra.yimH6672, and thendiedוַיָּמֹֽת׃vai.ya.MotH4191.

21And she went upוַתַּ֙עַל֙va.Ta.'alH5927,and laidוַתַּשְׁכִּבֵ֔הוּva.tash.ki.Ve.huH7901him on the bedמִטַּ֖תmi.TatH4296of the manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,and shutוַתִּסְגֹּ֥רva.tis.GorH5462the doorupon him, and went outוַתֵּצֵֽא׃va.te.Tze'H3318.

22And she calledוַתִּקְרָא֮va.tik.Ra'H7121unto her husbandאִישָׁהּ֒'i.ShahH376,and saidוַתֹּ֗אמֶרva.To.merH559,Sendשִׁלְחָ֨הshil.ChahH7971me, I pray thee, oneאֶחָ֣ד'e.ChadH259of the young menהַנְּעָרִ֔יםha.ne.'a.RimH5288,and oneוְאַחַ֖תve.'a.ChatH259of the donkeysהָאֲתֹנ֑וֹתha.'a.to.NotH860,that I may runוְאָר֛וּצָהve.'a.Ru.tzahH7323to the manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,and come againוְאָשֽׁוּבָה׃ve.'a.Shu.vahH7725.

23And he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Wherefore wilt thou goהֹלֶ֤כֶתho.lakh.tiH1980to him to dayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117? it isneither new moonחֹ֖דֶשׁCho.deshH2320,nor sabbathשַׁבָּ֑תsha.BatH7676.And she saidוַתֹּ֖אמֶרva.To.merH559, It shall bewellשָׁלֽוֹם׃sha.LomH7965.

24Then she saddledוַֽתַּחֲבֹשׁ֙va.ta.cha.VoshH2280a donkeyהָֽאָת֔וֹןha.'a.TonH860,and saidוַתֹּ֥אמֶרva.To.merH559to her servantנַעֲרָ֖הּna.'a.RahH5288,Driveנְהַ֣גne.HagH5090,and go forwardH3212;slackתַּעֲצָר־ta.'a.tzor-H6113not thyridingלִרְכֹּ֔בlir.KoH7392for me, except I bidאָמַ֥רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559thee.

25So she wentH3212and cameוַתָּב֛וֹאva.ta.Vo'H935unto the manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430to mountהַ֣רharH2022Carmelהַכַּרְמֶ֑לha.kar.MelH3760.And it came to pass, when the manאִישׁ־'ish-H376of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֤יםha.'E.lo.HimH430saw her afar offכִּרְא֨וֹתkir.'otH7200,that he saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559to Gehaziגֵּיחֲזִ֣יgei.cha.ZiH1522his servantנַעֲר֔וֹna.'a.RoH5288, Behold, yonder isthatהַלָּֽז׃ha.LazH1975Shunammiteהַשּׁוּנַמִּ֥יתha.shu.na.MitH7767:

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