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1 Kings 20:13-30

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.

26Anditcametopassatthereturnלִתְשׁוּבַ֣תlit.shu.VatH8666oftheyearהַשָּׁנָ֔הha.sha.NahH8141,thatBen-hadadH1130musteredוַיִּפְקֹ֥דvai.yif.KodH6485theSyrians,andwentH5927uptoAphekאֲפֵ֔קָה'a.Fe.kahH663,tofightagainstIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

27AndthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478weremusteredהָתְפָּקְדוּ֙ha.te.pa.ke.DuH6485,andwerevictualled,andwentagainstthem:andthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478encampedוַיַּחֲנ֨וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583beforethemliketwoכִּשְׁנֵי֙kish.NeiH8147littleflocksofkids; buttheSyriansfilledמִלְא֥וּmil.'UH4390thecountry.

28Andamanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֗יםha.'E.lo.HimH430camenearandspake untothekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Yis.ra.'ElH3478,andsaidH559,Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saithJehovah,BecausetheSyrianshavesaidH559,Jehovahisagodאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430ofthehillsH2022,butheisnotagodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofthevalleysעֲמָקִ֖ים'a.ma.KimH6010;thereforewillIdeliverallthisgreatהַגָּ֤דוֹלha.Ga.dolH1419multitudeהֶהָמ֨וֹןhe.ha.MonH1995intothyhandבְּיָדֶ֔ךָbe.ya.De.khaH3027,andyeshallknowוִֽידַעְתֶּ֖םvi.da'.TemH3045thatIamJehovah.

29Andtheyencampedוַֽיַּחֲנ֧וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583oneאֶחָֽד׃'e.ChadH259overagainsttheothersevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117.AndsoitwasH1961,thatintheseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֗יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117thebattleהַמִּלְחָמָ֔הha.mil.cha.MahH4421wasH1961joined;andthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֧לYis.ra.'ElH3478slewoftheSyriansahundredמֵאָה־me.'ah-H3967thousandאֶ֥לֶף'E.lefH505footmeninoneH259dayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117.

30ButtherestfledH5127toAphekאֲפֵקָה֮'a.fe.KahH663,intothecityהָעִיר֒ha.'IrH5892;andthewallהַחוֹמָ֔הha.cho.MahH2346fellH5307upontwentyעֶשְׂרִ֨ים'es.RimH6242andsevenוְשִׁבְעָ֥הve.shiv.'AhH7651thousandאֶ֛לֶף'E.lefH505menאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376thatwereleftH3498.AndBen-hadadH1130fledH5127,andcameH935intothecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892,intoaninnerH2315chamberH2315.

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