Revised Literal Translation

2 Kings 4:29-31

29Then he saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Gehaziלְגֵיחֲזִ֜יle.gei.cha.ZiH1522,Gird upחֲגֹ֣רcha.GorH2296thy loinsמָתְנֶ֗יךָma.te.Nei.khaH4975,and takeוְקַ֨חve.KachH3947my staffמִשְׁעַנְתִּ֣יmish.'an.TiH4938in thine handבְיָדְךָ֮ve.ya.de.KhaH3027,and go thy wayH3212:if thou meetתִמְצָ֥אtim.Tza'H4672any manאִישׁ֙'ishH376,saluteתְבָרְכֶ֔נּוּte.va.re.Khe.nuH1288him not; and if anyאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376saluteיְבָרֶכְךָ֥ye.va.rekh.KhaH1288thee, answer him not againתַעֲנֶנּ֑וּta.'a.ne.NuH6030:and layוְשַׂמְתָּ֥ve.sam.TaH7760my staffמִשְׁעַנְתִּ֖יmish.'an.TiH4938upon the faceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of the childהַנָּֽעַר׃ha.Na.'arH5288.

30And the motherאֵ֣ם'emH517of the childהַנַּ֔עַרha.Na.'arH5288saidוַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.To.merH559, AsYhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068livethחַי־chai-H2416, and asthy soulנַפְשְׁךָ֖naf.she.KhaH5315livethוְחֵֽי־ve.chei-H2416,I will not leaveאֶעֶזְבֶ֑ךָּ'e.'ez.Ve.kaH5800thee. And he aroseוַיָּ֖קָםvai.Ya.komH6965,and followedאַחֲרֶֽיהָ׃'a.cha.Rei.haH310 H3212her.

31And Gehaziוְגֵחֲזִ֞יve.ge.cha.ZiH1522passed onעָבַ֣ר'a.VarH5674beforeלִפְנֵיהֶ֗םlif.nei.HemH6440them, and laidוַיָּ֤שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760the staffהַמִּשְׁעֶ֙נֶת֙ha.mish.'E.netH4938upon the faceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of the childהַנַּ֔עַרha.Na.'arH5288; but there wasneither voiceק֖וֹלKolH6963,nor hearingקָ֑שֶׁבKa.shevH7182.Wherefore he went againוַיָּ֤שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725to meetH7125him, and toldוַיַּגֶּד־vai.ya.ged-H5046him, sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,The childהַנָּֽעַר׃ha.Na.'arH5288is not awakedהֵקִ֖יץhe.KitzH6974.

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