Revised Literal Translation

2 Kings 4:38-41

38And Elishaוֶאֱלִישָׁ֞עve.'e.li.Sha'H477came againשָׁ֤בshavH7725to Gilgalהַגִּלְגָּ֙לָה֙ha.gil.Ga.lahH1537: and there wasa dearthוְהָרָעָ֣בve.ha.ra.'AvH7458in the landבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776;and the sonsוּבְנֵי֙u.ve.NeiH1121of the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֔יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030weresittingיֹשְׁבִ֖יםyo.she.VimH3427beforeלְפָנָ֑יוle.fa.NavH6440him: and he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto his servantלְנַעֲר֗וֹle.na.'a.RoH5288,Setשְׁפֹת֙she.FotH8239on the greatהַגְּדוֹלָ֔הha.ge.do.LahH1419potהַסִּ֣ירha.SirH5518,and seetheוּבַשֵּׁ֥לu.va.ShelH1310pottageנָזִ֖ידna.ZidH5138for the sonsלִבְנֵ֥יliv.NeiH1121of the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִֽים׃ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030.

39And oneאֶחָ֣ד'e.ChadH259went outוַיֵּצֵ֨אvai.ye.Tze'H3318into the fieldהַשָּׂדֶה֮ha.sa.DehH7704to gatherלְלַקֵּ֣טle.la.KetH3950herbsאֹרֹת֒'o.RotH219,and foundוַיִּמְצָא֙vai.yim.Tza'H4672a wildשָׂדֶ֔הsa.DehH7704vineגֶּ֣פֶןGe.fenH1612,and gatheredוַיְלַקֵּ֥טvay.la.KetH3950thereof wildשָׂדֶ֖הsa.DehH7704gourdsפַּקֻּעֹ֥תpa.ku.'OtH6498his lapבִגְד֑וֹvig.DoH899fullמְלֹ֣אme.Lo'H4393,and cameוַיָּבֹ֗אvai.ya.Vo'H935and shredוַיְפַלַּ֛חvay.fa.LachH6398theminto the potסִ֥ירsirH5518of pottageהַנָּזִ֖ידha.na.ZidH5138:for they knewיָדָֽעוּ׃ya.Da.'uH3045them not.

40So they poured outוַיִּֽצְק֥וּvai.yitz.KuH3332for the menלַאֲנָשִׁ֖יםla.'a.na.ShimH582to eatלֶאֱכ֑וֹלle.'e.KholH398.And it came to pass, as they were eatingכְּאָכְלָ֨םke.'a.khe.LamH398of the pottageמֵהַנָּזִ֜ידme.ha.na.ZidH5138,that they cried outצָעָ֗קוּtza.'A.kuH6817,and saidוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559, O thoumanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, there isdeathמָ֤וֶתMa.vetH4194in the potבַּסִּיר֙ba.SirH5518.And they couldיָכְל֖וּya.khe.LuH3201not eatלֶאֱכֹֽל׃le.'e.KholH398thereof.

41But he saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559,Then bringוּקְחוּ־u.ke.chu-H3947mealקֶ֔מַחKe.machH7058.And he castוַיַּשְׁלֵ֖ךְvai.yash.LekhH7993itinto the potהַסִּ֑ירha.SirH5518;and he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Pour outצַ֤קtzakH3332for the peopleלָעָם֙la.'AmH5971,that they may eatוְיֹאכֵ֔לוּve.yo.Khe.luH398.And there was no harmדָּבָ֥ר רָ֖עda.Var ra'H7451 H1697in the potבַּסִּֽיר׃ סba.SirH5518.

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