Revised Literal Translation

2 Kings 7:1-3

1Then Elishaאֱלִישָׁ֔ע'e.li.Sha'H477saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Hearשִׁמְע֖וּshim.'UH8085ye the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068;Thus saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,To morrowמָחָר֙ma.CharH4279about this timeכָּעֵ֤ת׀ka.'EtH6256shalla measureסְאָֽה־se.'ah-H5429of fine flourסֹ֣לֶתSo.letH5560be soldfor a shekelבְּשֶׁ֗קֶלbe.She.kelH8255,and two measuresוְסָאתַ֧יִםve.sa.Ta.yimH5429of barleyשְׂעֹרִ֛יםse.'o.RimH8184for a shekelבְּשֶׁ֖קֶלbe.She.kelH8255,in the gateבְּשַׁ֥עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179of Samariaשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃sho.me.RonH8111.

2Then a lordהַשָּׁלִ֡ישׁha.sha.LishH7991on whose handיָד֜וֹya.DoH3027the kingלַמֶּלֶךְ֩la.me.leKhH4428leanedנִשְׁעָ֨ןnish.'AnH8172answeredוַיַּ֣עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030the manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of Godהָאֱלֹהִים֮ha.'E.lo.HimH430,and saidוַיֹּאמַר֒vai.yo.MarH559, Behold, ifYhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068would makeעֹשֶׂ֤ה'o.SehH6213windowsאֲרֻבּוֹת֙'a.ru.bOtH699in heavenבַּשָּׁמַ֔יִםba.sha.Ma.yimH8064,might this thingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697be? And he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Behold, thou shalt seeרֹאֶה֙ro.'EhH7200itwith thine eyesבְּעֵינֶ֔יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869,but shalt not eatתֹאכֵֽל׃ סto.KhelH398thereof.

3And there were fourוְאַרְבָּעָ֧הve.'ar.ba.'AhH702leprousמְצֹרָעִ֖יםme.tzo.ra.'ImH6879menאֲנָשִׁ֛ים'a.na.ShimH582at the entering inפֶּ֣תַחPe.tachH6607of the gateהַשָּׁ֑עַרha.Sha.'arH8179:and they saidוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559oneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376to anotherרֵעֵ֔הוּre.'E.huH7453,Why sitיֹשְׁבִ֥יםyo.she.VimH3427we here until we dieמָֽתְנוּ׃Ma.te.nuH4191?

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