Revised Literal Translation

2 Samuel 22:38-41

38I have pursuedאֶרְדְּפָ֥ה'er.de.FahH7291mine enemiesאֹיְבַ֖י'o.ye.VaiH341,and destroyedוָאַשְׁמִידֵ֑םva.'ash.mi.DemH8045them; and turned not againאָשׁ֖וּב'a.ShuvH7725until I had consumedכַּלּוֹתָֽם׃ka.lo.TamH3615them.

39And I have consumedוָאֲכַלֵּ֥םva.'a.kha.LemH3615them, and woundedוָאֶמְחָצֵ֖םva.'em.cha.TzemH4272them, that they could not ariseיְקוּמ֑וּןye.ku.MunH6965:yea, they are fallenוַֽיִּפְּל֖וּvai.yi.pe.LuH5307under my feetרַגְלָֽי׃rag.LaiH7272.

40For thou hast girdedוַתַּזְרֵ֥נִיva.taz.Re.niH247me with strengthחַ֖יִלCha.yilH2428to battleלַמִּלְחָמָ֑הla.mil.cha.MahH4421:them that rose upקָמַ֖יka.MaiH6965against me hast thou subduedתַּכְרִ֥יעַtakh.Ri.a'H3766under me.

41Thou hast also givenתַּ֥תָּהTa.tahH5414me the necksעֹ֑רֶף'O.refH6203of mine enemiesוְאֹ֣יְבַ֔יve.'O.ye.VaiH341,that I might destroyוָאַצְמִיתֵֽם׃va.'atz.mi.TemH6789them that hateמְשַׂנְאַ֖יme.san.'AiH8130me.

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