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1 Kings 20:13-25

13And,behold,aprophetנָבִ֣יאna.Vi'H5030camenearuntoAhabאַחְאָ֣ב'ach.'AvH256kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Yis.ra.'ElH3478,andsaidH559,Thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saithJehovah, Hast thouseenהְֽרָאִ֔יתָhe.ra.'I.taH7200allthisgreatהַגָּד֖וֹלha.ga.DolH1419multitudeהֶהָמ֥וֹןhe.ha.MonH1995?behold,Iwilldeliveritintothyhandבְיָֽדְךָ֙ve.ya.de.KhaH3027thisdayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117;andthou shaltknowוְיָדַעְתָּ֖ve.ya.da'.TaH3045thatIamJehovah.

14AndAhabאַחְאָב֙'ach.'AvH256saidH559,Bywhom?AndhesaidH559,Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saithJehovah,Bytheyoungבְּנַעֲרֵ֖יbe.na.'a.ReiH5288menH5288oftheprincesH8269oftheprovincesH4082.ThenhesaidH559,Whoshallbeginthebattleהַמִּלְחָמָ֖הha.mil.cha.MahH4421?Andheanswered, Thou.

15Thenhemusteredוַיִּפְקֹ֗דvai.yif.KodH6485theyoungנַעֲרֵי֙na.'a.ReiH5288menH5288oftheprincesH8269oftheprovincesH4082,andtheywereH1961twoשְׁנַ֣יִםshe.Na.yimH8147hundredמָאתַ֖יִםma.Ta.yimH3967andthirty-two:andafterthemhemusteredפָּקַ֧דpa.KadH6485allthepeopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971,evenallthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,beingsevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651thousandאֲלָפִֽים׃'a.la.FimH505.

16AndtheywentH3318outatnoonH6672.ButBen-hadadH1130wasdrinkingשֹׁתֶ֨הsho.TehH8354himselfdrunkH8354inthepavilions,heandthekingsוְהַמְּלָכִ֛יםve.ha.me.la.KhimH4428,thethirtyשְׁלֹשִֽׁים־she.lo.shim-H7970andtwoוּשְׁנַ֥יִםu.she.Na.yimH8147kingsמֶ֖לֶךְMe.lekhH4428thathelpedעֹזֵ֥ר'o.ZerH5826him.

17Andtheyoungנַעֲרֵ֛יna.'a.ReiH5288menH376oftheprincesH8269oftheprovincesH4082wentH3318outfirstבָּרִֽאשֹׁנָ֑הba.ri.sho.NahH7223;andBen-hadadH1130sentH7971out,andtheytoldH5046him,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, TherearemenH376comeH3318outfromSamariaמִשֹּׁמְרֽוֹן׃mi.sho.me.RonH8111.

18AndhesaidH559,Whethertheyarecomeיָצָ֖אוּya.Tza.'uH3318outforpeaceלְשָׁל֥וֹםle.sha.LomH7965,takethemaliveחַיִּ֑יםchai.YimH2416;orwhethertheyarecomeיָצָ֖אוּya.Tza.'uH3318outforwarH4421,takethemaliveחַיִּ֥יםchai.YimH2416.

19SothesewentH3318outofthecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,theyoungנַעֲרֵ֖יna.'a.ReiH5288menH5288oftheprincesH8269oftheprovincesH4082,andthearmyוְהַחַ֖יִלve.ha.Cha.yilH2428whichfollowedthem.

20AndtheysleweveryoneH376hismanH376;andtheSyriansfledH5127,andIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478pursuedH7291them:andBen-hadadH1130thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofSyriaescapedH4422onahorseס֖וּסsusH5483withhorsemenוּפָרָשִֽׁים׃u.fa.ra.ShimH6571.

21Andthekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478wentH3318out,andsmotethehorsesהַסּ֖וּסha.SusH5483andchariotsH7393,andslewtheSyrianswithagreatגְדוֹלָֽה׃ge.do.LahH1419slaughterמַכָּ֥הma.KahH4347.

22Andtheprophetהַנָּבִיא֙ha.na.Vi'H5030cameH5927neartothekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andsaidH559untohim,GoH5927,strengthenהִתְחַזַּ֔קhit.cha.ZakH2388thyself,andmark,andseeוּרְאֵ֖הu.re.'EhH7200whatthou doest;foratthereturnלִתְשׁוּבַ֣תlit.shu.VatH8666oftheyearהַשָּׁנָ֔הha.sha.NahH8141thekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofSyriawillcomeH5927upagainstthee.

23Andtheservantsוְעַבְדֵ֨יve.'av.DeiH5650ofthekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofSyriasaidH559untohim,Theirgodאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430isagodאֱלֹ֣הֵיהֶ֔ם'e.Lo.hei.HemH430ofthehillsH2022;thereforeH3651theywerestrongerחָזְק֣וּcha.ze.KuH2388thanwe:butletusfightH3898againstthemintheplainH4334,andsurelyweshallbestrongerנֶחֱזַ֖קne.che.ZakH2388thanthey.

24Anddothisthingהַדָּבָ֥רha.da.VarH1697:takethekingsהַמְּלָכִים֙ha.me.la.KhimH4428awayH5493,everymanH376outofhisplaceמִמְּקֹמ֔וֹmi.me.ko.MoH4725,andputH7760captainsintheirroomH4725;

25andnumberH4487theeanarmyחַ֡יִלCha.yilH2428,likethearmyכַּחַיִל֩ka.cha.YilH2428thatthou hastlost,horseוְס֣וּסve.SusH5483forhorseכַּסּ֣וּס׀ka.SusH5483,andchariotH7393forchariotH7393;andwewillfightוְנִֽלָּחֲמָ֤הve.ni.la.cha.MahH3898againstthemintheplainH4334,andsurelyweshallbestrongerנֶחֱזַ֖קne.che.ZakH2388thanthey.Andhehearkened untotheirvoiceלְקֹלָ֖םle.ko.LamH6963,anddidsoH3651.

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