1va·'er·'eh ve·hin·neh el-ha·ra·ki·a' a·sher al-rosh hak·ke·ru·vim, ke·'e·ven sap·pir, ke·mar·'eh de·mut kis·se; nir·'ah a·lei·hem. 2vai·yo·mer el-ha·'ish le·vush hab·bad·dim vai·yo·mer bo el-bei·no·vt lag·gal·gal el-ta·chat lak·ke·ruv u·mal·le cha·fe·nei·cha ga·cha·lei-esh mib·bei·no·vt lak·ke·ru·vim, u·ze·rok al-ha·'ir; vai·ya·vo le·'ei·nai.

3ve·hak·ke·ru·vim o·me·dim mi·min lab·ba·yit be·vo·'ov ha·'ish; ve·he·'a·nan ma·le, et-he·cha·tzer hap·pe·ni·mit. 4vai·ya·ram ke·vo·vd-ha·shem me·'al hak·ke·ruv, al mif·tan hab·ba·yit; vai·yim·ma·le hab·ba·yit et-he·'a·nan, ve·he·cha·tzer ma·le·'ah, et-no·gah ke·vo·vd ha·shem. 5ve·ko·vl kan·fei hak·ke·ru·vim, nish·ma ad-he·cha·tzer ha·chi·tzo·nah; ke·ko·vl el-shad·dai be·dab·be·rov.

6vay·hi be·tzav·vo·tov et-ha·'ish le·vush-hab·bad·dim le·mor, kach esh mib·bei·no·vt lag·gal·gal, mib·bei·no·vt lak·ke·ru·vim; vai·ya·vo vai·ya·'a·mod, e·tzel ha·'o·v·fan. 7vai·yish·lach hak·ke·ruv et-ya·dov mib·bei·no·vt lak·ke·ru·vim el-ha·'esh a·sher bei·no·vt hak·ke·ru·vim, vai·yis·sa vai·yit·ten, el-cha·fe·nei le·vush hab·bad·dim; vai·yik·kach vai·ye·tze. 8vai·ye·ra lak·ke·ru·vim; tav·nit yad-a·dam, ta·chat kan·fei·hem.

9va·'er·'eh ve·hin·neh ar·ba·'ah o·v·fan·nim e·tzel hak·ke·ru·vim o·v·fan e·chad e·tzel hak·ke·ruv e·chad, ve·'o·v·fan e·chad, e·tzel hak·ke·ruv e·chad; u·mar·'eh ha·'o·v·fan·nim, ke·'ein e·ven tar·shish. 10u·mar·'ei·hem, de·mut e·chad le·'ar·ba'·tam; ka·'a·sher yih·yeh ha·'o·v·fan be·to·vch ha·'o·v·fan. 11be·lech·tam el-ar·ba·'at riv·'ei·hem ye·le·chu, lo yis·sab·bu be·lech·tam; ki ham·ma·ko·vm a·sher-yif·neh ha·rosh a·cha·rav ye·le·chu, lo yis·sab·bu be·lech·tam. 12ve·chol-be·sa·ram ve·gab·be·hem, vi·dei·hem ve·chan·fei·hem; ve·ha·'o·v·fan·nim me·le·'im ei·na·yim sa·viv, le·'ar·ba'·tam o·v·fan·nei·hem. 13la·'o·v·fan·nim; la·hem ko·v·ra hag·gal·gal be·'a·ze·nai. 14ve·'ar·ba·'ah fa·nim le·'e·chad; pe·nei ha·'e·chad pe·nei hak·ke·ruv u·fe·nei ha·she·ni pe·nei a·dam, ve·ha·she·li·shi pe·nei ar·yeh, ve·ha·re·vi·'i pe·nei-na·sher.

15vai·ye·rom·mu hak·ke·ru·vim; hi ha·chai·yah, a·sher ra·'i·ti bin·har-ke·var. 16u·ve·le·chet hak·ke·ru·vim, ye·le·chu ha·'o·v·fan·nim etz·lam; u·vis·'et hak·ke·ru·vim et-kan·fei·hem la·rum me·'al ha·'a·retz, lo-yis·sab·bu ha·'o·v·fan·nim gam-hem me·'etz·lam. 17be·'a·me·dam ya·'a·mo·du, u·ve·ro·v·mam ye·ro·vm·mu o·v·tam; ki ru·ach ha·chai·yah ba·hem.

18vai·ye·tze ke·vo·vd ha·shem, me·'al mif·tan hab·ba·yit; vai·ya·'a·mod al-hak·ke·ru·vim. 19vai·yis·'u hak·ke·ru·vim et-kan·fei·hem vai·ye·ro·vm·mu min-ha·'a·retz le·'ei·nai be·tze·tam, ve·ha·'o·v·fan·nim le·'um·ma·tam; vai·ya·'a·mod pe·tach sha·'ar beit-ha·shem hak·kad·mo·v·ni, u·che·vo·vd e·lo·hei-yis·ra·'el a·lei·hem mil·ma·'e·lah.

20hi ha·chai·yah a·sher ra·'i·ti ta·chat e·lo·hei-yis·ra·'el bin·har-ke·var; va·'e·da ki che·ru·vim hem·mah. 21ar·ba·'ah ar·ba·'ah fa·nim le·'e·chad, ve·'ar·ba ke·na·fa·yim le·'e·chad; u·de·mut ye·dei a·dam, ta·chat kan·fei·hem. 22u·de·mut pe·nei·hem, hem·mah hap·pa·nim a·sher ra·'i·ti al-ne·har-ke·var, mar·'ei·hem ve·'o·v·tam; ish el-e·ver pa·nav ye·le·chu.