Revised Literal Translation

2 Kings 7:3-8

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?

4If we sayאָמַרְנוּ֩'a.mar.NuH559,We will enterנָב֨וֹאna.Vo'H935into the cityהָעִ֜ירha.'IrH5892,then the famineוְהָרָעָ֤בve.ha.ra.'AvH7458isin the cityבָּעִיר֙ba.'IrH5892,and we shall dieוָמַ֣תְנוּva.Mat.nuH4191there: and if we sit stillיָשַׁ֥בְנוּya.Shav.nuH3427here, we dieוָמָ֑תְנוּva.Ma.te.nuH4191also. Now therefore comeH3212,and let us fallוְנִפְּלָה֙ve.ni.pe.LahH5307unto the hostמַחֲנֵ֣הma.cha.NehH4264of the Syriansאֲרָ֔ם'a.RamH758:if they save us aliveיְחַיֻּ֣נוּye.chai.Yu.nuH2421,we shall liveנִֽחְיֶ֔הnich.YehH2421;and if they killיְמִיתֻ֖נוּye.mi.Tu.nuH4191us, we shall but dieוָמָֽתְנוּ׃va.Ma.te.nuH4191.

5And they rose upוַיָּק֣וּמוּvai.ya.Ku.muH6965in the twilightבַנֶּ֔שֶׁףva.Ne.shefH5399,to goלָב֖וֹאla.Vo'H935unto the campמַחֲנֵ֣הma.cha.NehH4264of the Syriansאֲרָ֑ם'a.RamH758:and when they were comeוַיָּבֹ֗אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to the uttermost partקְצֵה֙ke.TzehH7097of the campמַחֲנֵ֣הma.cha.NehH4264of Syriaאֲרָ֔ם'a.RamH758, behold, there wasno manאִֽישׁ׃'IshH376there.

6For the Lordוַאדֹנָ֞יva.do.NaiH136had made the armyמַחֲנֵ֣הma.cha.NehH4264of the Syriansאֲרָ֗ם'a.RamH758to hearהִשְׁמִ֣יעַ׀hish.Mi.a'H8085a noiseק֥וֹלKolH6963of chariotsרֶ֙כֶב֙re.khevH7393,and a noiseק֣וֹלKolH6963of horsesס֔וּסSusH5483, eventhe noiseק֖וֹלKolH6963of a greatגָּד֑וֹלga.DolH1419armyחַ֣יִלCha.yilH2428:and they saidוַיֹּאמְר֞וּvai.yo.me.RuH559oneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376to anotherאָחִ֗יו'a.ChivH251,Lo, the kingמֶ֨לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478hath hiredשָֽׂכַר־sa.khar-H7936against us the kingsמַלְכֵ֧יmal.KheiH4428of the Hittitesהַחִתִּ֛יםha.chi.TimH2850,and the kingsמַלְכֵ֥יmal.KheiH4428of the Egyptiansמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,to comeלָב֥וֹאla.Vo'H935upon us.

7Wherefore they aroseוַיָּקוּמוּ֮vai.ya.ku.MuH6965and fledוַיָּנ֣וּסוּvai.ya.Nu.suH5127in the twilightבַנֶּשֶׁף֒va.ne.ShefH5399,and leftוַיַּעַזְב֣וּvai.ya.'az.VuH5800their tentsאָהֳלֵיהֶ֗ם'o.ho.lei.HemH168,and their horsesסֽוּסֵיהֶם֙su.sei.HemH5483,and their donkeysחֲמֹ֣רֵיהֶ֔םcha.Mo.rei.HemH2543,even the campהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֖הha.ma.cha.NehH4264as it was,and fledוַיָּנֻ֖סוּvai.ya.Nu.suH5127for their lifeנַפְשָֽׁם׃naf.ShamH5315.

8And when these lepersהַֽמְצֹרָעִ֨יםham.tzo.ra.'ImH6879cameוַיָּבֹאוּ֩vai.ya.vo.'UH935to the uttermost partקְצֵ֣הke.TzehH7097of the campהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֗הha.ma.cha.NehH4264,they wentוַיָּבֹ֜אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935into oneאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259tentאֹ֤הֶל'O.helH168,and did eatוַיֹּאכְל֣וּvai.yo.khe.LuH398and drinkוַיִּשְׁתּ֔וּvai.yish.TuH8354,and carriedוַיִּשְׂא֣וּvai.yis.'UH5375thence silverכֶּ֤סֶףKe.sefH3701,and goldוְזָהָב֙ve.za.HavH2091,and raimentוּבְגָדִ֔יםu.ve.ga.DimH899,and wentH3212and hidוַיַּטְמִ֑נוּvai.yat.Mi.nuH2934it;and came againוַיָּשֻׁ֗בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725,and enteredוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935into anotherאַחֵ֔ר'a.CherH312tentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168,and carriedוַיִּשְׂא֣וּvai.yis.'UH5375thence also,and wentH3212and hidוַיַּטְמִֽנוּ׃vai.yat.Mi.nuH2934it.

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