Revised Literal Translation

2 Samuel 19:37-40

37Let thy servantH5650,I pray thee, turn back againיָֽשָׁב־ya.shov-H7725,that I may dieוְאָמֻ֣תve.'a.MutH4191in mine own cityבְּעִירִ֔יbe.'i.RiH5892, and be buriedby the graveקֶ֥בֶרKe.verH6913of my fatherאָבִ֖י'a.ViH1and of my motherוְאִמִּ֑יve.'i.MiH517.But behold thy servantH5650Chimhamכִמְהָ֗םkhim.HamH3643;let him go overH5674with my lordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113the kingH4428;and doוַעֲשֵׂה־va.'a.seh-H6213to him what shall seem goodבְּעֵינֶֽיךָ׃ סbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869 H2896unto thee.

38And the kingH4428answeredוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,ChimhamH3643shall goH5674over with me, and I will doH6213to him that which shall seem goodהַטּ֖וֹבha.TovH5869 H2896unto thee: and whatsoever thou shalt requireתִּבְחַ֥רtiv.CharH977of me, thatwill I doH6213for thee.

39And all the peopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971went overH5674Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֖ןhai.yar.DenH3383.And when the kingH4428was come overH5674,the kingH4428kissedוַיִּשַּׁ֨קvai.yi.ShakH5401Barzillaiלְבַרְזִלַּי֙le.var.zi.LaiH1271,and blessedוַיְבָ֣רֲכֵ֔הוּvay.Va.ra.Khe.huH1288him; and he returnedוַיָּ֖שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725unto his own placeלִמְקֹמֽוֹ׃ סlim.ko.MoH4725.

40Then the kingH4428went onH5674to Gilgalהַגִּלְגָּ֔לָהha.gil.Ga.lahH1537,and Chimhamוְכִמְהָ֖ןve.khim.HanH3643went onH5674with him: and all the peopleH5971of Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063conductedH5674the kingH4428,and also halfחֲצִ֖יcha.TziH2677the peopleH5971of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

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