Revised Literal Translation

2 Kings 4:18-27

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:

26Runרֽוּץ־rutz-H7323now, I pray thee, to meetH7125her, and sayוֶאֱמָר־ve.'e.mor-H559unto her, Is itwellהֲשָׁל֥וֹםha.sha.LomH7965with thee? is itwellהֲשָׁל֥וֹםha.sha.LomH7965with thy husbandלְאִישֵׁ֖ךְle.'i.ShekhH376? is itwellהֲשָׁל֣וֹםha.sha.LomH7965with the childלַיָּ֑לֶדlai.Ya.ledH3206?And she answeredוַתֹּ֖אמֶרva.To.merH559, It iswellשָׁלֽוֹם׃sha.LomH7965.

27And when she cameוַתָּבֹ֞אva.ta.Vo'H935to the manאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376of Godהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430to the hillהָהָ֔רha.HarH2022,she caughtוַֽתַּחֲזֵ֖קva.ta.cha.ZekH2388him by the feetבְּרַגְלָ֑יוbe.rag.LavH7272:but Gehaziגֵּֽיחֲזִ֜יgei.cha.ZiH1522came nearוַיִּגַּ֨שׁvai.yi.GashH5066to thrust her awayלְהָדְפָ֗הּle.ha.de.FahH1920.And the manאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֤יםha.'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559,Let her aloneהַרְפֵּֽה־har.peh-H7503;for her soulנַפְשָׁ֣הּnaf.ShahH5315isvexedמָֽרָה־ma.rah-H4843within her: and Yhwhוַֽיהוָה֙va.Yah.wehH3068hath hidהֶעְלִ֣יםhe'.LimH5956itfrom me, and hath not toldהִגִּ֖ידhi.GidH5046me.

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