Revised Literal Translation

2 Samuel 23:2-7

2The Spiritר֥וּחַRu.achH7307of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spakeדִּבֶּר־di.ber-H1696by me, and his wordוּמִלָּת֖וֹu.mi.la.ToH4405wasin my tongueלְשׁוֹנִֽי׃le.sho.NiH3956.

3The Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidאָמַר֙'a.MarH559,the Rockצ֣וּרtzurH6697of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478spakeדִבֶּ֖רdi.BerH1696to me, He that rulethמוֹשֵׁל֙mo.ShelH4910over menבָּאָדָ֔םba.'a.DamH120must bejustצַדִּ֕יקtza.DikH6662,rulingמוֹשֵׁ֖לmo.ShelH4910in the fearיִרְאַ֥תyir.'AtH3374of Godאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430.

4And he shall beas the lightוּכְא֥וֹרu.khe.'orH216of the morningבֹּ֖קֶרBo.kerH1242, whenthe sunשָׁ֑מֶשׁSha.meshH8121risethיִזְרַח־yiz.rach-H2224, evena morningבֹּ֚קֶרBo.kerH1242withoutלֹ֣אlo'H3808cloudsעָב֔וֹתa.VotH5645; asthe tender grassדֶּ֥שֶׁאDe.she'H1877springingout of the earthמֵאָֽרֶץ׃me.'A.retzH776by clear shiningמִנֹּ֥גַהּmi.No.gahH5051after rainמִמָּטָ֖רmi.ma.TarH4306.

5Although my houseבֵּיתִ֖יbei.TiH1004benot so with Godאֵ֑ל'ElH410;yet he hath madeשָׂ֣םsamH7760with me an everlastingעוֹלָ֜םo.LamH5769covenantבְרִ֨יתve.RitH1285,orderedעֲרוּכָ֤ה'a.ru.KhahH6186in all things,and sureוּשְׁמֻרָ֔הu.she.mu.RahH8104: for this isall my salvationיִשְׁעִ֥יyish.'IH3468, and all mydesireחֵ֖פֶץChe.fetzH2656, although he make itnot to growיַצְמִֽיחַ׃yatz.Mi.achH6779.

6But the sonsof Belialוּבְלִיַּ֕עַלu.ve.li.Ya.'alH1100shall beall of them as thornsכְּק֥וֹץke.KotzH6975thrust awayמֻנָ֖דmu.NadH5074,because they cannot be takenיִקָּֽחוּ׃yi.Ka.chuH3947with handsבְיָ֖דve.YadH3027:

7But the manוְאִישׁ֙ve.'IshH376thatshall touchיִגַּ֣עyi.Ga'H5060them must be fencedיִמָּלֵ֥אyi.ma.Le'H4390with ironבַרְזֶ֖לvar.ZelH1270and the staffוְעֵ֣ץve.'EtzH6086of a spearחֲנִ֑יתcha.NitH2595;and they shall be utterlyשָׂר֥וֹףsa.RofH8313burnedיִשָּׂרְפ֖וּyi.sa.re.FuH8313with fireוּבָאֵ֕שׁu.va.'EshH784in the sameplaceבַּשָּֽׁבֶת׃ פba.Sha.vetH7675.

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