Revised Literal Translation

2 Kings 6:8-15

8Then the kingוּמֶ֣לֶךְu.Me.lekhH4428of Syriaאֲרָ֔ם'a.RamH758warredנִלְחָ֖םnil.ChamH3898against Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,and took counselוַיִּוָּעַץ֙vai.yi.va.'AtzH3289with his servantsעֲבָדָ֣יו'a.va.DavH5650,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,In suchפְּלֹנִ֥יpe.lo.NiH6423and suchאַלְמֹנִ֖י'al.mo.NiH492a placeמְק֛וֹםme.KomH4725shall bemy campתַּחֲנֹתִֽי׃ta.cha.no.TiH8466.

9And the manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֗יםha.'E.lo.HimH430sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֞חvai.yish.LachH7971unto the kingמֶ֤לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Bewareהִשָּׁ֕מֶרhi.Sha.merH8104that thou passמֵעֲבֹ֖רme.'a.VorH5674not suchהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088a placeהַמָּק֣וֹםha.ma.KomH4725;for thither the Syriansאֲרָ֥ם'a.RamH758are come downנְחִתִּֽים׃ne.chi.TimH5185.

10And the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֞חvai.yish.LachH7971to the placeהַמָּק֞וֹםha.ma.KomH4725which the manאִישׁ־'ish-H376of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֛יםha.'E.lo.HimH430toldאָֽמַר־'a.mar-H559him and warnedוְהִזְהִיר֖וֹve.hiz.hi.roH2094him of, and savedוְנִשְׁמַ֣רve.nish.MarH8104himself there, not onceאַחַ֖ת'a.ChatH259nor twiceשְׁתָּֽיִם׃she.Ta.yimH8147.

11Therefore the heartלֵ֣בlevH3820of the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Syriaאֲרָ֔ם'a.RamH758was sore troubledוַיִּסָּעֵר֙vai.yi.sa.'ErH5590for this thingהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697;and he calledוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121his servantsעֲבָדָיו֙'a.va.DavH5650,and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, Will ye not shewתַּגִּ֣ידוּta.Gi.duH5046me which of us isfor the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478?

12And oneאַחַ֣ד'a.ChadH259of his servantsמֵֽעֲבָדָ֔יוme.'a.va.DavH5650saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559,None, my lordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113,O kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428:but Elishaאֱלִישָׁ֤ע'e.li.Sha'H477,the prophetהַנָּבִיא֙ha.na.Vi'H5030that isin Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,tellethיַגִּיד֙ya.GidH5046the kingלְמֶ֣לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478the wordsהַ֨דְּבָרִ֔יםha.de.va.RimH1697that thou speakestתְּדַבֵּ֖רte.da.BerH1696in thy bedchamberבַּחֲדַ֥ר מִשְׁכָּבֶֽךָ׃ba.cha.Dar mish.ka.Ve.khaH4904 H2315.

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?

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