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1 Kings 20:2-6

2AndhesentH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֛יםmal.'a.KhimH4397toAhabאַחְאָ֥ב'ach.'AvH256kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,intothecityהָעִֽירָה׃ha.'I.rahH5892,andsaiduntohim, Thus saith Ben-hadad,

3Thysilverכַּסְפְּךָ֥kas.pe.KhaH3701andthygoldוּֽזְהָבְךָ֖u.ze.ha.ve.KhaH2091ismine; thywivesH802alsoandthychildren,eventhegoodliest,aremine.

4Andthekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478answeredandsaidH559,ItisaccordingtothysayingH559,mylordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113,Okingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428;Iamthine,andallthatIhave.

5Andthemessengersהַמַּלְאָכִ֔יםha.mal.'a.KhimH4397cameagain,andsaidH559,Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541speakethBen-hadadH1130,sayingH559,IsentH7971indeedunto thee,sayingH559, Thou shaltdelivermethysilverכַּסְפְּךָ֧kas.pe.KhaH3701,andthygoldוּזְהָבְךָ֛u.ze.ha.ve.KhaH2091,andthywivesH802,andthychildren;

6butIwillsendאֶשְׁלַ֤ח'esh.LachH7971myservantsעֲבָדַי֙'a.va.DaiH5650unto thee to-morrowaboutthistimeכָּעֵ֣תka.'EtH6256,andtheyshallsearchוְחִפְּשׂוּ֙ve.chi.pe.SuH2664thyhouseH1004,andthehousesH1004ofthyservantsעֲבָדֶ֑יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650;anditshallbeוְהָיָה֙ve.ha.YahH1961,thatwhatsoeverispleasantinthineeyesעֵינֶ֔יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869,theyshallputיָשִׂ֥ימוּya.Si.muH7760itintheirhandבְיָדָ֖םve.ya.DamH3027,andtakeוְלָקָֽחוּ׃ve.la.Ka.chuH3947itawayH7971.

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