Revised Literal Translation

2 Kings 6:17-20

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.

20And it came to pass, when they were comeכְּבֹאָ֣םke.vo.'AmH935into Samariaשֹׁמְרוֹן֒sho.me.rOnH8111,that Elishaאֱלִישָׁ֔ע'e.li.Sha'H477saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Yhwhיְהוָ֕הYah.wehH3068,openפְּקַ֥חpe.KachH6491the eyesעֵינֵֽי־'ei.nei-H5869of these men,that they may seeוְיִרְא֑וּve.yir.'UH7200.And Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068openedוַיִּפְקַ֤חvai.yif.KachH6491their eyesעֵ֣ינֵיהֶ֔ם'ei.nei.HemH5869,and they sawוַיִּרְא֕וּvai.yir.'UH7200; and, behold, they werein the midstבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of Samariaשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃sho.me.RonH8111.

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