Revised Literal Translation

2 Kings 9:20-21

20And the watchmanהַצֹּפֶה֙ha.tzo.PehH6822toldוַיַּגֵּ֤דvai.ya.GedH5046,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,He cameבָּ֥אba'H935even unto them, and cometh not againשָׁ֑בShavH7725:and the drivingוְהַמִּנְהָ֗גve.ha.min.HagH4491islike the drivingכְּמִנְהַג֙ke.min.HagH4491of Jehuיֵה֣וּאye.Hu'H3058the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Nimshiנִמְשִׁ֔יnim.ShiH5250;for he drivethיִנְהָֽג׃yin.HagH5090furiouslyבְשִׁגָּע֖וֹןve.shi.ga.'onH7697.

21And Joramיְהוֹרָם֙ye.ho.RamH3088saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Make readyאֱסֹ֔ר'e.SorH631.And his chariotרִכְבּ֑וֹrikh.BoH7393was made readyוַיֶּאְסֹ֖רvai.ye'.SorH631.And Joramיְהוֹרָ֣םye.ho.RamH3088kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִ֠שְׂרָאֵלYis.ra.'elH3478and Ahaziahוַאֲחַזְיָ֨הוּva.'a.chaz.Ya.huH274kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֜הye.hu.DahH3063went outוַיֵּצֵ֣אvai.ye.Tze'H3318,eachאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376in his chariotבְּרִכְבּ֗וֹbe.rikh.BoH7393,and they went outוַיֵּֽצְאוּ֙vai.ye.tze.'UH3318againstH7125Jehuיֵה֔וּאye.Hu'H3058,and metוַיִּמְצָאֻ֔הוּvai.yim.tza.'U.huH4672him in the portionבְּחֶלְקַ֖תbe.chel.KatH2513of Nabothנָב֥וֹתna.VotH5022the Jezreeliteהַיִּזְרְעֵאלִֽי׃hai.yiz.re.'e.LiH3158.

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