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1 Kings 20:32-42

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.

39Andasthekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428passedH5674by,hecriedH6817untothekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428;andhesaidH559, Thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֣׀'av.de.KhaH5650wentH3318outintothemidstבְקֶֽרֶב־ve.ke.rev-H7130ofthebattleהַמִּלְחָמָ֗הha.mil.cha.MahH4421;and,behold,amanאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376turnedH5493asideסָ֜רsarH5493,andbroughtH935amanאִ֗ישׁ'IshH376untome,andsaidH559,KeepH8104thismanהָאִ֣ישׁha.'IshH376:ifbyanymeanshebeH1961missingH6485,thenshallthylifeנַפְשְׁךָ֙naf.she.KhaH5315beH1961forhislifeנַפְשׁ֔וֹnaf.ShoH5315,orelsethou shaltpayatalentכִכַּר־khi.kar-H3603ofsilverכֶּ֖סֶףKe.sefH3701.

40Andasthyservantעַבְדְּךָ֗'av.de.KhaH5650wasbusyhereH2008andthere,hewasgone.Andthekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidH559untohim,SoH3651shallthyjudgmentH4941beH1961; thyself hastdecidedit.

41Andhehasted,andtooktheheadbandawayH5493fromhiseyesעֵינָ֑יו'ei.NavH5869;andthekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478discernedhimthathewasoftheprophetsמֵֽהַנְּבִאִ֖יםme.ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030.

42AndhesaidH559untohim,Thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saithJehovah,Becausethou hastletgoשִׁלַּ֥חְתָּshi.Lach.taH7971outofthyhandמִיָּ֑דmi.YadH3027themanאִישׁ־'ish-H376whomIhaddevotedtodestruction,thereforethylifeנַפְשְׁךָ֙naf.she.KhaH5315shallgoH7971forhislifeנַפְשׁ֔וֹnaf.ShoH5315,andthypeopleוְעַמְּךָ֖ve.'a.me.KhaH5971forhispeopleעַמּֽוֹ׃a.MoH5971.

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