Revised Literal Translation

2 Samuel 14:15-17

15Now therefore that I am comeבָּ֜אתִיBa.tiH935to speakלְדַבֵּ֨רle.da.BerH1696of this thingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697unto my lordאֲדֹנִי֙'a.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, it isbecause the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971have made me afraidיֵֽרְאֻ֖נִיye.re.'U.niH3372:and thy handmaidשִׁפְחָֽתְךָ֙shif.cha.te.KhaH8198saidוַתֹּ֤אמֶרva.To.merH559,I will now speakאֲדַבְּרָה־'a.da.be.rah-H1696unto the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428;it may be that the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428will performיַעֲשֶׂ֥הya.'a.SehH6213the requestדְּבַ֥רde.VarH1697of his handmaidאֲמָתֽוֹ׃'a.ma.ToH519.

16For the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428will hearיִשְׁמַ֣עyish.Ma'H8085,to deliverלְהַצִּ֥ילle.ha.TzilH5337his handmaidאֲמָת֖וֹ'a.ma.ToH519out of the handמִכַּ֣ףmi.KafH3709of the manהָאִ֑ישׁha.'IshH376that woulddestroyלְהַשְׁמִ֨ידle.hash.MidH8045me and my sonבְּנִי֙be.NiH1121togetherיַ֔חַדYa.chadH3162out of the inheritanceמִֽנַּחֲלַ֖תmi.na.cha.LatH5159of Godאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430.

17Then thine handmaidשִׁפְחָ֣תְךָ֔shif.Cha.te.khaH8198saidוַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.To.merH559,The wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of my lordאֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428shall now be comfortableלִמְנוּחָ֑הlim.nu.ChahH4496:for as an angelכְּמַלְאַ֣ךְke.mal.'AkhH4397of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֗יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, so ismy lordאֲדֹנִ֤י'a.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428to discernלִשְׁמֹ֙עַ֙lish.Mo.a'H8085goodהַטּ֣וֹבha.TovH2896and badוְהָרָ֔עve.ha.Ra'H7451:Therefore Yhwhוַֽיהוָ֥הva.Yah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430will be with thee.

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