Revised Literal Translation

2 Samuel 19:26-29

26And he answeredH559,My lordאֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.NiH113,O kingH4428,my servantעַבְדִּ֣י'av.DiH5650deceivedרִמָּ֑נִיri.Ma.niH7411me: for thy servantעַבְדְּךָ֜'av.de.KhaH5650saidH559,I will saddleאֶחְבְּשָׁה־'ech.be.shah-H2280me a donkeyהַחֲמ֨וֹרha.cha.MorH2543,that I may rideוְאֶרְכַּ֤בve.'er.KavH7392thereon, and goH3212to the kingH4428;because thy servantעַבְדֶּֽךָ׃'av.De.khaH5650islameפִסֵּ֖חַfi.Se.achH6455.

27And he hath slanderedוַיְרַגֵּ֣לvay.ra.GelH7270thy servantH5650unto my lordH113the kingH4428;but my lordH113the kingH4428isas an angelכְּמַלְאַ֣ךְke.mal.'AkhH4397of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430:doוַעֲשֵׂ֥הva.'a.SehH6213therefore what isgoodהַטּ֖וֹבha.TovH2896in thine eyesבְּעֵינֶֽיךָ׃be.'ei.Nei.khaH5869.

28For all ofmy father’sאָבִ֗י'a.ViH1houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004were butלֹ֨אlo'H3808deadמָ֙וֶת֙ma.vetH4194menאַנְשֵׁי־'an.shei-H582before my lordH113the kingH4428:yet didst thou setוַתָּ֙שֶׁת֙va.Ta.shetH7896thy servantH5650among them that did eatבְּאֹכְלֵ֖יbe.'o.khe.LeiH398at thine own tableשֻׁלְחָנֶ֑ךָshul.cha.Ne.khaH7979.What rightצְדָקָ֔הtze.da.KahH6666therefore haveיֶּשׁ־yesh-H3426I yet to cryוְלִזְעֹ֥קve.liz.'OkH2199any more unto the kingH4428?

29And the kingH4428saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Why speakestתְּדַבֵּ֥רte.da.BerH1696thou any more of thy mattersדְּבָרֶ֑יךָde.va.Rei.khaH1697?I have saidאָמַ֕רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559,Thou and Zibaוְצִיבָ֔אve.tzi.Va'H6717divideתַּחְלְק֖וּtach.le.KuH2505the landהַשָּׂדֶֽה׃ha.sa.DehH7704.

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