Revised Literal Translation

2 Samuel 14:5-12

5And the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּֽאמֶר־vai.yo.mer-H559unto her, What aileth thee? And she answeredוַתֹּ֗אמֶרva.To.merH559, I amindeedאֲבָ֛ל'a.ValH61a widowאַלְמָנָ֥ה'al.ma.NahH490womanאִשָּֽׁה־'i.shah-H802,and mine husbandאִישִֽׁי׃'i.ShiH376is deadוַיָּ֥מָתvai.Ya.motH4191.

6And thy handmaidוּלְשִׁפְחָֽתְךָ֙u.le.shif.cha.te.KhaH8198had twoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147sonsבָנִ֔יםva.NimH1121,and they twoשְׁנֵיהֶם֙she.nei.HemH8147strove togetherוַיִּנָּצ֤וּvai.yi.na.TzuH5327in the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֔הba.sa.DehH7704, and there wasnone to partמַצִּ֖ילma.TzilH5337them, but the oneהָאֶחָ֛דha.'e.ChadH259smoteוַיַּכּ֧וֹvai.ya.KoH5221the otherהָאֶחָ֖דha.'e.ChadH259,and slewוַיָּ֥מֶתvai.Ya.metH4191him.

7And, behold, the whole familyהַמִּשְׁפָּחָ֜הha.mish.pa.ChahH4940is risenקָ֨מָהKa.mahH6965against thine handmaidשִׁפְחָתֶ֗ךָshif.cha.Te.khaH8198,and they saidוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559,Deliverתְּנִ֣י׀te.NiH5414him that smoteמַכֵּ֣הma.KehH5221his brotherאָחִ֗יו'a.ChivH251,that we may killוּנְמִתֵ֙הוּ֙u.ne.mi.Te.huH4191him, for the lifeבְּנֶ֤פֶשׁbe.Ne.feshH5315of his brotherאָחִיו֙'a.ChivH251whom he slewהָרָ֔גha.RagH2026;and we will destroyוְנַשְׁמִ֖ידָהve.nash.Mi.dahH8045the heirהַיּוֹרֵ֑שׁhai.yo.ReshH3423also: and so they shall quenchוְכִבּ֗וּve.khi.BuH3518my coalגַּֽחַלְתִּי֙ga.chal.TiH1513which is leftשִׂיםsom-H7760,and shall not leaveנִשְׁאָ֔רָהnish.'A.rahH7604to my husbandלְאִישִׁ֛יle.'i.ShiH376neithernameשֵׁ֥םshemH8034nor remainderוּשְׁאֵרִ֖יתu.she.'e.RitH7611uponפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440the earthהָאֲדָמָֽה׃ פha.'a.da.MahH127.

8And the kingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto the womanהָאִשָּׁ֖הha.'i.ShahH802,GoH3212to thine houseלְבֵיתֵ֑ךְle.vei.TekhH1004,and I will give chargeאֲצַוֶּ֥ה'a.tza.VehH6680concerning thee.

9And the womanהָאִשָּׁ֤הha.'i.ShahH802of Tekoahהַתְּקוֹעִית֙ha.te.ko.'ItH8621saidוַתֹּ֜אמֶרva.To.merH559unto the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,My lordאֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.NiH113,O kingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,the iniquityהֶעָוֹ֖ןhe.'a.VonH5771beon me, and on my father’sאָבִ֑י'a.ViH1houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004:and the kingוְהַמֶּ֥לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428and his throneוְכִסְא֖וֹve.khis.'OH3678beguiltlessנָקִֽי׃ סna.KiH5355.

10And the kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Whosoever saithהַֽמְדַבֵּ֤רham.da.BerH1696oughtunto thee, bringוַֽהֲבֵאת֣וֹva.ha.ve.ToH935him to me, and he shall not touchלָגַ֥עַתla.Ga.'atH5060thee any moreיֹסִ֥יףyo.SifH3254.

11Then saidוַתֹּאמֶר֩va.to.MerH559she, I pray thee, let the kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428rememberיִזְכָּר־yiz.kor-H2142Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,that thou wouldest not suffer the revengersגֹּאֵ֤לgo.'ElH1350of bloodהַדָּם֙ha.DamH1818to destroyלְשַׁחֵ֔תle.sha.ChetH7843any moreמֵהַרְבַּ֞תme.har.vitH7235,lest they destroyיַשְׁמִ֖ידוּyash.Mi.duH8045my sonבְּנִ֑יbe.NiH1121.And he saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, AsYhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068livethחַי־chai-H2416,there shall not one hairמִשַּׂעֲרַ֥תmi.sa.'a.RatH8185of thy sonבְּנֵ֖ךְbe.NekhH1121fallיִפֹּ֛לyi.PolH5307to the earthאָֽרְצָה׃'A.re.tzahH776.

12Then the womanהָֽאִשָּׁ֔הha.'i.ShahH802saidוַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.To.merH559,Let thine handmaidשִׁפְחָתְךָ֛shif.cha.te.KhaH8198,I pray thee, speakתְּדַבֶּר־te.da.ber-H1696onewordדָּבָ֑רda.VarH1697unto my lordאֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428.And he saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Say onדַּבֵּֽרִי׃ סda.Be.riH1696.

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