Revised Literal Translation

2 Kings 7:8-10

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.

9Then they saidוַיֹּאמְרוּ֩vai.yo.me.RuH559oneאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376to anotherרֵעֵ֜הוּre.'E.huH7453,We doעֹשִׂ֗ים'o.SimH6213not well: this dayהַיּ֤וֹםhai.YomH3117isa dayיוֹם־yom-H3117of good tidingsבְּשֹׂרָ֣הbe.so.RahH1309,and we hold our peaceמַחְשִׁ֗יםmach.ShimH2814:if we tarryוְחִכִּ֛ינוּve.chi.Ki.nuH2442till the morningהַבֹּ֖קֶרha.Bo.kerH1242lightא֥וֹר'orH216,some mischiefעָו֑וֹןa.VonH5771will comeוּמְצָאָ֣נוּu.me.tza.'A.nuH4672upon us: now therefore comeH3212,that we may goוְנָבֹ֔אָהve.na.Vo.'ahH935and tellוְנַגִּ֖ידָהve.na.Gi.dahH5046the king’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428householdבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004.

10So they cameוַיָּבֹ֗אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935and calledוַֽיִּקְרְאוּ֮vai.yik.re.'UH7121unto the porterשֹׁעֵ֣רsho.'ErH7778of the cityהָעִיר֒ha.'IrH5892:and they toldוַיַּגִּ֤ידוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046them, sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,We cameבָּ֚אנוּBa.nuH935to the campמַחֲנֵ֣הma.cha.NehH4264of the Syriansאֲרָ֔ם'a.RamH758, and, behold, there wasno manאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376there, neither voiceוְק֣וֹלve.KolH6963of manאָדָ֑ם'a.DamH120,but horsesהַסּ֤וּסha.SusH5483tiedאָסוּר֙'a.SurH631,and donkeysוְהַחֲמ֣וֹרve.ha.cha.MorH2543tiedאָס֔וּר'a.SurH631,and the tentsוְאֹהָלִ֖יםve.'o.ha.LimH168as they were.

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