Revised Literal Translation

2 Samuel 21:12-14

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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