Revised Literal Translation

2 Kings 6:24-29

24And it came to pass after thisאַחֲרֵי־'a.cha.rei-H310,that Ben–hadadH1130kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Syriaאֲרָ֖ם'a.RamH758gatheredוַיִּקְבֹּ֛ץvai.yik.BotzH6908all his armyמַחֲנֵ֑הוּma.cha.Ne.huH4264,and went upוַיַּ֕עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927,and besiegedוַיָּ֖צַרvai.Ya.tzarH6696Samariaשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃sho.me.RonH8111.

25And there was a greatגָּדוֹל֙ga.dOlH1419famineרָעָ֤בra.'AvH7458in Samariaבְּשֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹןbe.Sho.me.RonH8111:and, behold, they besiegedצָרִ֣יםtza.RimH6696it, until a donkey’sחֲמוֹר֙cha.mOrH2543headרֹאשׁ־rosh-H7218was soldfor fourscoreבִּשְׁמֹנִ֣יםbish.mo.NimH8084piecesof silverכֶּ֔סֶףKe.sefH3701,and the fourth partוְרֹ֛בַעve.Roa'H7255of a cabהַקַּ֥בha.KavH6894of dove’s dungדִּבְיוֹנִ֖יםcha.rei.yo.nimH2755 H3123 H1686for fiveבַּחֲמִשָּׁה־ba.cha.mi.shah-H2568piecesof silverכָֽסֶף׃Kha.sefH3701.

26And as the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478was passing byעֹבֵ֖ר'o.VerH5674upon the wallהַחֹמָ֑הha.cho.MahH2346,there criedצָעֲקָ֤הtza.'a.KahH6817a womanוְאִשָּׁ֗הve.'i.ShahH802unto him, sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Helpהוֹשִׁ֖יעָהho.Shi.'ahH3467,my lordאֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.NiH113,O kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

27And he saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559,If Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068do not helpיוֹשִׁעֵ֣ךְyo.shi.'EkhH3467thee, whenceמֵאַ֖יִןme.'A.yinH370shall I helpאֽוֹשִׁיעֵ֑ךְ'o.shi.'EkhH3467thee? out of the barnfloorהַגֹּ֖רֶןha.Go.renH1637,or out of the winepressהַיָּֽקֶב׃hai.Ya.kevH3342?

28And the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּֽאמֶר־vai.yo.mer-H559unto her, What aileth thee? And she answeredוַתֹּ֗אמֶרva.To.merH559,This womanהָאִשָּׁ֨הha.'i.ShahH802saidאָמְרָ֣ה'a.me.RahH559unto me, Giveתְּנִ֤יte.NiH5414thy sonבְּנֵךְ֙be.neKhH1121,that we may eatוְנֹאכְלֶ֣נּוּve.no.khe.Le.nuH398him to dayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117,and we will eatנֹאכַ֥לno.KhalH398my sonבְּנִ֖יbe.NiH1121to morrowמָחָֽר׃ma.CharH4279.

29So we boiledוַנְּבַשֵּׁ֥לva.ne.va.ShelH1310my sonבְּנִ֖יbe.NiH1121,and did eatוַנֹּֽאכְלֵ֑הוּva.no.khe.Le.huH398him: and I saidוָאֹמַ֨רva.'o.MarH559unto her on the nextהָאַחֵ֗רha.'a.CherH312dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,Giveתְּנִ֤יte.NiH5414thy sonבְּנֵךְ֙be.neKhH1121,that we may eatוְנֹ֣אכְלֶ֔נּוּve.No.khe.Le.nuH398him: and she hath hidוַתַּחְבִּ֖אva.tach.Bi'H2244her sonבְּנָֽהּ׃be.NahH1121.

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