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1 Kings 20:35-43

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.

43Andthekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478wentH935tohishouseבֵּית֖וֹbei.ToH1004heavyanddispleased,andcameH935toSamariaשֹׁמְרֽוֹנָה׃ פsho.me.Ro.nahH8111.

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