Revised Literal Translation

2 Kings 6:13-19

13And he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,GoH3212and spyוּרְאוּ֙u.re.'UH7200whereאֵיכֹ֣ה'ei.KhohH351he is,that I may sendוְאֶשְׁלַ֖חve.'esh.LachH7971and fetchוְאֶקָּחֵ֑הוּve.'e.ka.Che.huH3947him. And it was toldוַיֻּגַּד־vai.yu.gad-H5046him, sayingלֵאמֹ֖רle.MorH559, Behold, he isin Dothanבְדֹתָֽן׃ve.do.TanH1886.

14Therefore sentוַיִּשְׁלַח־vai.yish.lach-H7971he thither horsesסוּסִ֥יםsu.SimH5483,and chariotsוְרֶ֖כֶבve.Re.khevH7393,and a greatכָּבֵ֑דka.VedH3515armyוְחַ֣יִלve.Cha.yilH2428:and they cameוַיָּבֹ֣אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935by nightלַ֔יְלָהLay.lahH3915,and compassedH5362the cityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892aboutH5362.

15And when the servantמְשָׁרֵ֨תme.sha.RetH8334of the manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376of Godהָֽאֱלֹהִים֮ha.'E.lo.HimH430was risenלָקוּם֒la.KumH6965earlyוַ֠יַּשְׁכֵּםVai.yash.kemH7925,and gone forthוַיֵּצֵ֕אvai.ye.Tze'H3318,behold, an armyחַ֛יִלCha.yilH2428compassedסוֹבֵ֥בso.VevH5437the cityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892both with horsesוְס֣וּסve.SusH5483and chariotsוָרָ֑כֶבva.Ra.khevH7393.And his servantנַעֲר֥וֹna.'a.RoH5288saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Alasאֲהָ֥הּ'a.HahH162,my masterאֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.NiH113!how shall we doנַֽעֲשֶֽׂה׃Na.'a.SehH6213?

16And he answeredוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Fearתִּירָ֑אti.Ra'H3372not: for they that be with us aremoreרַבִּים֙ra.BimH7227than they that be with them.

17And Elishaאֱלִישָׁע֙'e.li.Sha'H477prayedוַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֤לvai.yit.pa.LelH6419,and saidוַיֹּאמַ֔רvai.yo.MarH559,Yhwhיְהוָ֕הYah.wehH3068,I pray thee, openפְּקַח־pe.kach-H6491his eyesעֵינָ֖יו'ei.NavH5869,that he may seeוְיִרְאֶ֑הve.yir.'EhH7200.And Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068openedוַיִּפְקַ֤חvai.yif.KachH6491the eyesעֵינֵ֣י'ei.NeiH5869of the young manהַנַּ֔עַרha.Na.'arH5288;and he sawוַיַּ֗רְאvai.Yar'H7200:and, behold, the mountainהָהָ֜רha.HarH2022wasfullמָלֵ֨אma.Le'H4390of horsesסוּסִ֥יםsu.SimH5483and chariotsוְרֶ֛כֶבve.Re.khevH7393of fireאֵ֖שׁ'eshH784round aboutסְבִיבֹ֥תse.vi.VotH5439Elishaאֱלִישָֽׁע׃'e.li.Sha'H477.

18And when they came downוַיֵּרְדוּ֮vai.ye.re.DuH3381to him, Elishaאֱלִישָׁ֤ע'e.li.Sha'H477prayedוַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֨לvai.yit.pa.LelH6419unto Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,and saidוַיֹּאמַ֔רvai.yo.MarH559,Smiteהַךְ־hakh-H5221this peopleהַגּוֹי־ha.goy-H1471,I pray thee, with blindnessבַּסַּנְוֵרִ֑יםba.san.ve.RimH5575.And he smoteוַיַּכֵּ֥םvai.ya.KemH5221them with blindnessבַּסַּנְוֵרִ֖יםba.san.ve.RimH5575according to the wordכִּדְבַ֥רkid.VarH1697of Elishaאֱלִישָֽׁע׃'e.li.Sha'H477.

19And Elishaאֱלִישָׁ֗ע'e.li.Sha'H477saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, This isnot the wayהַדֶּרֶךְ֮ha.de.reKhH1870, neither isthisזֹ֣הzohH2090the cityהָעִיר֒ha.'IrH5892:followאַחֲרַ֔י'a.cha.RaiH310 H3212me, and I will bringH3212you to the manהָאִ֖ישׁha.'IshH376whom ye seekתְּבַקֵּשׁ֑וּןte.va.ke.ShunH1245.But he ledH3212them to Samariaשֹׁמְרֽוֹנָה׃sho.me.Ro.nahH8111.

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