Revised Literal Translation

2 Samuel 19:5-7

5And Joabיוֹאָ֛בyo.'AvH3097cameוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935into the houseהַבָּ֑יִתha.Ba.yitH1004to the kingH4428,and saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559,Thou hast shamedH3001this dayהַיּ֜וֹםhai.YomH3117the facesH6440of all thy servantsעֲבָדֶ֗יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650,which this dayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117have savedהַֽמְמַלְּטִ֤יםha.ma.le.TimH4422thy lifeנַפְשְׁךָ֙naf.she.KhaH5315,and the livesנֶ֤פֶשׁNe.feshH5315of thy sonsH1121and of thy daughtersוּבְנֹתֶ֔יךָu.ve.no.Tei.khaH1323,and the livesוְנֶ֣פֶשׁve.Ne.feshH5315of thy wivesנָשֶׁ֔יךָna.Shei.khaH802,and the livesוְנֶ֖פֶשׁve.Ne.feshH5315of thy concubinesפִּלַגְשֶֽׁיךָ׃pi.lag.Shei.khaH6370;

6In that thou lovestלְאַֽהֲבָה֙le.'a.ha.VahH157thine enemiesשֹׂ֣נְאֶ֔יךָso.ne.'Ei.khaH8130,and hatestוְלִשְׂנֹ֖אve.lis.No'H8130thy friendsאֹהֲבֶ֑יךָ'o.ha.Vei.khaH157.For thou hast declaredהִגַּ֣דְתָּhi.Gad.taH5046this dayH3117,that thou regardest neither princesשָׂרִ֣יםsa.RimH8269nor servantsH5650:for this dayH3117I perceiveיָדַ֣עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045,that ifל֣וּloH3863Absalomאַבְשָׁל֥וֹם'av.sha.LomH53had livedחַי֙chaiH2416,and all we had diedמֵתִ֔יםme.TimH4191this dayH3117,then it had pleased thee wellיָשָׁ֥ר בְּעֵינֶֽיךָ׃ya.Shar be.'ei.Nei.khaH5869 H3477.

7Now therefore ariseק֣וּםkumH6965,go forthצֵ֔אTze'H3318,and speakוְדַבֵּ֖רve.da.BerH1696comfortablyלֵ֣בlevH3820unto thy servantsH5650:for I swearנִשְׁבַּ֜עְתִּיnish.Ba'.tiH7650by Yhwhבַיהוָ֨הba.Yah.wehH3068,if thou go not forthיוֹצֵ֗אyo.Tze'H3318,there will not tarryיָלִ֨יןya.LinH3885oneאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376with thee this nightהַלַּ֔יְלָהha.Lay.lahH3915:and that will be worseוְרָעָ֧הve.ra.'AhH7489unto thee than all the evilהָרָעָה֙ha.ra.'AhH7451that befellבָּ֣אָהBa.'ahH935thee from thy youthמִנְּעֻרֶ֖יךָmi.ne.'u.Rei.khaH5271until now.

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