Revised Literal Translation

2 Samuel 21:10-14

10And Rizpahרִצְפָּה֩ritz.PahH7532the daughterבַת־vat-H1323of Aiahאַיָּ֨ה'ai.YahH345tookוַתִּקַּ֣חva.ti.KachH3947sackclothהַשַּׂ֜קha.SakH8242,and spreadוַתַּטֵּ֨הוּva.ta.Te.huH5186it for her upon the rockהַצּוּר֙ha.TzurH6697,from the beginningמִתְּחִלַּ֣תmi.te.chi.LatH8462of harvestקָצִ֔ירka.TzirH7105until waterמַ֥יִםMa.yimH4325droppedנִתַּךְ־ni.takh-H5413upon them out of heavenהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,and sufferedנָתְנָה֩na.te.NahH5414neither the birdsע֨וֹףofH5775of the airהַשָּׁמַ֜יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064to restלָנ֤וּחַla.Nu.achH5117on them by dayיוֹמָ֔םyo.MamH3119,nor the beastsחַיַּ֥תchai.YatH2416of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704by nightלָֽיְלָה׃La.ye.lahH3915.

11And it was toldוַיֻּגַּ֖דvai.yu.GadH5046Davidלְדָוִ֑דle.da.VidH1732what Rizpahרִצְפָּ֥הritz.PahH7532the daughterבַת־vat-H1323of Aiahאַיָּ֖ה'ai.YahH345,the concubineפִּלֶ֥גֶשׁpi.Le.geshH6370of Saulשָׁאֽוּל׃sha.'UlH7586,had doneעָשְׂתָ֛ה'a.se.TahH6213.

12And Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732wentH3212and tookוַיִּקַּ֞חvai.yi.KachH3947the bonesעַצְמ֤וֹתatz.MotH6106of Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586and the bonesעַצְמוֹת֙'atz.mOtH6106of Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֣ןye.ho.na.TanH3083his sonבְּנ֔וֹbe.NoH1121from the menבַּעֲלֵ֖יba.'a.LeiH1167of Jabesh–gileadיָבֵ֣ישׁ גִּלְעָ֑דya.Veish gil.'AdH1568 H3003,which had stolenגָּנְב֨וּga.ne.VuH1589them from the streetמֵרְחֹ֣בme.re.ChoH7339of Beth–shanH1052,where the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםha.pe.lish.timH6430had hangedתְּלָא֥וּםte.lumH8518 H8511them, whenבְּי֨וֹםbe.YomH3117the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֛יםpe.lish.TimH6430had slainהַכּ֧וֹתha.KotH5221Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586in Gilboaבַּגִּלְבֹּֽעַ׃ba.gil.Bo.a'H1533:

13And he brought upוַיַּ֤עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927from thence the bonesעַצְמ֣וֹתatz.MotH6106of Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586and the bonesעַצְמ֖וֹתatz.MotH6106of Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֣ןye.ho.na.TanH3083his sonבְּנ֑וֹbe.NoH1121;and they gatheredוַיַּ֣אַסְפ֔וּvai.Ya.'as.FuH622the bonesעַצְמ֖וֹתatz.MotH6106of them that were hangedהַמּוּקָעִֽים׃ha.mu.ka.'ImH3363.

14And the bonesעַצְמוֹת־'atz.mot-H6106of Saulשָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlH7586and Jonathanוִיהוֹנָֽתָן־vi.ho.na.ton-H3083his sonבְּ֠נוֹbe.noH1121buriedוַיִּקְבְּר֣וּvai.yik.be.RuH6912they in the countryבְּאֶ֨רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Benjaminבִּנְיָמִ֜ןbin.ya.MinH1144in Zelahבְּצֵלָ֗עbe.tze.La'H6762,in the sepulchreבְּקֶ֙בֶר֙be.Ke.verH6913of Kishקִ֣ישׁkishH7027his fatherאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1:and they performedוַֽיַּעֲשׂ֔וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213all that the kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428commandedצִוָּ֖הtzi.VahH6680.And afterאַֽחֲרֵי־'a.cha.rei-H310that Godאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430was intreatedוַיֵּעָתֵ֧רvai.ye.'a.TerH6279for the landלָאָ֖רֶץla.'A.retzH776.

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