Revised Literal Translation

2 Kings 6:1-7

1And the sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֖יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030saidוַיֹּאמְר֥וּvai.yo.me.RuH559untoלְפָנֶ֖יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440Elishaאֱלִישָׁ֑ע'e.li.Sha'H477,Behold now, the placeהַמָּק֗וֹםha.ma.KomH4725where we dwellיֹשְׁבִ֥יםyo.she.VimH3427with thee is too straitצַ֥רtzarH6862for us.

2Let us goH3212,we pray thee, unto Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֗ןhai.yar.DenH3383,and takeוְנִקְחָ֤הve.nik.ChahH3947thence every manאִ֚ישׁ'ishH376aאֶחָ֔ת'e.ChatH259beamקוֹרָ֣הko.RahH6982,and let us makeוְנַעֲשֶׂה־ve.na.'a.seh-H6213us a placeמָק֖וֹםma.KomH4725there, where we may dwellלָשֶׁ֣בֶתla.She.vetH3427.And he answeredוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,GoH3212ye.

3And oneהָֽאֶחָ֔דha.'e.ChadH259saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559,Be contentה֥וֹאֶלHo.'elH2974,I pray thee, and goH3212with thy servantsעֲבָדֶ֑יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650.And he answeredוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,I will goH3212.

4So he wentH3212with them. And when they cameוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935to Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔נָהhai.yar.De.nahH3383,they cut downוַֽיִּגְזְר֖וּvai.yig.ze.RuH1504woodהָעֵצִֽים׃ha.'e.TzimH6086.

5But as oneהָֽאֶחָד֙ha.'e.ChadH259was fellingמַפִּ֣ילma.PilH5307a beamהַקּוֹרָ֔הha.ko.RahH6982,the axe headהַבַּרְזֶ֖לha.bar.ZelH1270fellנָפַ֣לna.FalH5307into the waterהַמָּ֑יִםha.Ma.yimH4325:and he criedוַיִּצְעַ֥קvai.yitz.'AkH6817,and saidוַיֹּ֛אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Alasאֲהָ֥הּ'a.HahH162,masterאֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.NiH113!for it was borrowedשָׁאֽוּל׃sha.'UlH7592.

6And the manאִישׁ־'ish-H376of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Whereאָ֣נָה'A.nahH575fellנָפָ֑לna.FalH5307it? And he shewedוַיַּרְאֵ֙הוּ֙vai.yar.'E.huH7200him the placeהַמָּק֔וֹםha.ma.KomH4725.And he cut downוַיִּקְצָב־vai.yik.tzov-H7094a stickעֵץ֙'etzH6086,and castוַיַּשְׁלֶךְ־vai.yash.lekh-H7993itin thither; and the ironהַבַּרְזֶֽל׃ha.bar.ZelH1270did swimוַיָּ֖צֶףvai.Ya.tzefH6687.

7Therefore saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559he, Take itupהָ֣רֶםHa.remH7311to thee. And he put outוַיִּשְׁלַ֥חvai.yish.LachH7971his handיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027,and tookוַיִּקָּחֵֽהוּ׃ פvai.yi.ka.Che.huH3947it.

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