Καὶ εἶπε τοῖς παισὶν αὐτοῦ, οἶδα ὅτι βασιλεῖς Ἰσραὴλ βασιλεῖς ἐλέους εἰσίν· ἐπιθώμεθα δὴ σάκκους ἐπὶ τὰς ὀσφύας ἡμῶν, καὶ σχοινία ἐπὶ τὰς κεφαλὰς ἡμῶν, καὶ ἐξέλθωμεν πρὸς βασιλεα Ἰσραὴλ, εἴπως ζωογονήσει τὰς ψυχὰς ἡμῶν.

1. Καὶ
   And
2. εἶπε
   said
3. τοῖς
   the
   to the
4. παισὶν
   servants
5. αὐτοῦ
   his
6.  
   ,
    
7. οἶδα
   i know
8. ὅτι
   that
   because
9. βασιλεῖς
   kings
10. Ἰσραὴλ
    Israel
11. βασιλεῖς
    kings
12. ἐλέους
    mercy
13. εἰσίν
    are
14.  
    ·
     
15. ἐπιθώμεθα
    let us impose
    let us put
16. δὴ
    indeed
17. σάκκους
    sackcloth
18. ἐπὶ
    upon
19. τὰς
    the
20. ὀσφύας
    loins
21. ἡμῶν
    our
22.  
    ,
     
23. καὶ
    and
24. σχοινία
    ropes
25. ἐπὶ
    upon
26. τὰς
    the
27. κεφαλὰς
    heads
28. ἡμῶν
    our
29.  
    ,
     
30. καὶ
    and
31. ἐξέλθωμεν
    let us go out
32. πρὸς
    to
    toward
33. βασιλεα
    king
34. Ἰσραὴλ
    Israel
35.  
    ,
     
36. εἴπως
    perhaps
    so that, if
37. ζωογονήσει
    will preserve alive
    he will spare
38. τὰς
    the
39. ψυχὰς
    souls
40. ἡμῶν
    our
41.  
    .
     

And he said to his servants, I know that the kings of Israel are kings of mercy. Let us put sackcloth upon our loins and ropes upon our heads, and let us go out to the king of Israel. Perhaps he will spare our souls.