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1 Kings 20:22-38

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.

31Andhisservantsעֲבָדָיו֒'a.va.DavH5650saidH559untohim,Beholdnow,wehaveheardH8085thatthekingsמַלְכֵי֙mal.KheiH4428ofthehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478aremercifulkingsמַלְכֵ֥יmal.KheiH4428:letus,wepraythee,putנָשִׂ֣ימָהna.Si.mahH7760sackclothשַׂקִּ֨יםsa.KimH8242onourloinsבְּמָתְנֵ֜ינוּbe.ma.te.Nei.nuH4975,andropesH2256uponourheadsבְּרֹאשֵׁ֗נוּbe.ro.She.nuH7218,andgoוְנֵצֵא֙ve.ne.Tze'H3318outtothekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478: peradventurehewillsavethylifeנַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃naf.She.khaH5315.

32Sotheygirdedוַיַּחְגְּרוּ֩vai.yach.ge.RuH2296sackclothשַׂקִּ֨יםsa.KimH8242ontheirloinsבְּמָתְנֵיהֶ֜םbe.ma.te.nei.HemH4975,andputropesH2256ontheirheadsבְּרָאשֵׁיהֶ֗םbe.ra.shei.HemH7218,andcameH935tothekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andsaidH559, Thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֧'av.de.KhaH5650Ben-hadadH1130saith,Ipraythee,letmeliveתְּחִֽי־te.chi-H2421.AndhesaidH559,IsheyetH5750aliveחַ֖יchaiH2416?heismybrotherאָחִ֥י'a.ChiH251.

33NowthemenH376observed diligently,andhastedtocatchwhetheritwerehismind;andtheysaidH559, Thybrotherאָחִ֣יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251Ben-hadadH1130.ThenhesaidH559,GoH3318ye,bringH935him.ThenBen-hadadH1130cameH935forthH3318tohim;andhecausedhimtocomeH935upintothechariotהַמֶּרְכָּבָֽה׃ha.mer.ka.VahH4818.

34AndBen-hadadsaidH559untohim,Thecitiesהֶעָרִ֣יםhe.'a.RimH5892whichmyfatherאָבִי֩'a.ViH1tookH3947fromthyfatherאָבִ֜יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1IwillrestoreH7725;andthou shaltmakeH7760streetsוְ֠חוּצוֹתVe.chu.tzotH2351fortheeinDamascusבְדַמֶּ֙שֶׂק֙ve.da.Me.sekH1834,asmyfatherאָבִי֙'a.ViH1madeH3772inSamariaבְּשֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹןbe.Sho.me.RonH8111.AndI,saidH559Ahab,willlettheegoאֲשַׁלְּחֶ֑ךָּ'a.sha.le.Che.kaH7971withthiscovenantבַּבְּרִ֣יתba.be.RitH1285.SohemadeH3772acovenantבְרִ֖יתve.RitH1285withhim,andlethimgoוַֽיְשַׁלְּחֵֽהוּ׃ סVay.sha.le.Che.huH7971.

35Andacertainmanוְאִ֨ישׁve.'IshH376ofthesonsמִבְּנֵ֣יmi.be.NeiH1121oftheprophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֗יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030saidH559untohisfellowbythewordבִּדְבַ֥רbid.VarH1697ofJehovah,Smiteme,Ipraythee.Andthemanהָאִ֖ישׁha.'IshH376refusedH3985tosmitehim.

36ThensaidH559heuntohim,Becausethou hastnotobeyedthevoiceבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963ofJehovah,behold,assoonasthou artdepartedfromme,alionהָאַרְיֵ֑הha.'ar.YehH738shallslaythee.Andassoonashewasdepartedfromhim,alionהָאַרְיֵ֖הha.'ar.YehH738foundH4672him,andslewhim.

37ThenhefoundH4672anothermanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376,andsaidH559,Smiteme,Ipraythee.Andthemanהָאִ֖ישׁha.'IshH376smotehim,smitingandwoundinghim.

38Sotheprophetהַנָּבִ֔יאha.na.Vi'H5030departed,andwaitedforthekingלַמֶּ֖לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428bythewayהַדָּ֑רֶךְha.Da.rekhH1870,anddisguisedH2664himselfwithhisheadbandoverhiseyesעֵינָֽיו׃'ei.NavH5869.

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