Revised Literal Translation

2 Kings 9:2-5

2And when thou comestוּבָ֖אתָu.Va.taH935thither, look outוּרְאֵֽה־u.re.'e.ho.Sha-H7200there Jehuיֵה֨וּאye.Hu'H3058the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֜טye.ho.sha.FatH3092the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nimshiנִמְשִׁ֗יnim.ShiH5250,and go inוּבָ֙אתָ֙u.Va.taH935,and make him arise upוַהֲקֵֽמֹתוֹ֙va.ha.ke.mo.ToH6965from amongמִתּ֣וֹךmi.TokhH8432his brethrenאֶחָ֔יו'e.ChavH251,and carryוְהֵבֵיאתָ֥ve.he.vei.TaH935him to an innerחֶ֥דֶרChe.derH2315chamberבְּחָֽדֶר׃be.Cha.derH2315;

3Then takeוְלָקַחְתָּ֤ve.la.kach.TaH3947the boxפַךְ־fakh-H6378of oilהַשֶּׁ֙מֶן֙ha.She.menH8081,and pourוְיָצַקְתָּ֣ve.ya.tzak.TaH3332iton his headרֹאשׁ֔וֹro.ShoH7218,and sayוְאָֽמַרְתָּ֙ve.'a.mar.TaH559,Thus saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559 Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,I have anointedמְשַׁחְתִּ֥יךָֽme.shach.Ti.khaH4886thee kingלְמֶ֖לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428over Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478.Then openוּפָתַחְתָּ֥u.fa.tach.TaH6605the doorהַדֶּ֛לֶתha.De.letH1817,and fleeוְנַ֖סְתָּהve.Nas.tahH5127,and tarryתְחַכֶּֽה׃te.cha.KehH2442not.

4So the young manהַנַּ֛עַרha.Na.'arH5288, eventhe young manהַנַּ֥עַרha.Na.'arH5288the prophetהַנָּבִ֖יאha.na.Vi'H5030,wentH3212to Ramoth–gileadגִּלְעָֽד׃gil.'AdH1568 H7433.

5And when he cameוַיָּבֹ֗אvai.ya.Vo'H935,behold, the captainsשָׂרֵ֤יsa.ReiH8269of the hostהַחַ֙יִל֙ha.Cha.yilH2428weresittingיֹֽשְׁבִ֔יםyo.she.VimH3427;and he saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,I have an errandדָּבָ֥רda.VarH1697to thee, O captainהַשָּׂ֑רha.SarH8269.And Jehuיֵהוּא֙ye.Hu'H3058saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Unto which of all us? And he saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,To thee, O captainהַשָּֽׂר׃ha.SarH8269.

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