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1 Kings 22:29-37

29Sothekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478andJehoshaphatוְיהוֹשָׁפָ֥טv.iho.sha.FatH3092thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063wentH5927uptoRamoth-gilead.

30Andthekingמֶ֨לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidH559untoJehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֗טye.ho.sha.FatH3092,IwilldisguiseH2664myself,andgoH935intothebattleבַמִּלְחָמָ֔הva.mil.cha.MahH4421;butputH3847thouonthyrobes.Andthekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478disguisedH2664himself,andwentH935intothebattleבַּמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ba.mil.cha.MahH4421.

31Nowthekingוּמֶ֣לֶךְu.Me.lekhH4428ofSyriahadcommandedצִוָּ֣הtzi.VahH6680thethirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֤יםshe.lo.ShimH7970andtwoוּשְׁנַ֙יִם֙u.she.Na.yimH8147captainsofhischariotsH7393,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,FightH3898neitherwithsmallקָטֹ֖ןka.TonH6996norgreatגָּד֑וֹלga.DolH1419, saveonlyלְבַדּֽוֹ׃le.va.DoH905withthekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478.

32Anditcametopass,whenthecaptainsofthechariotsH7393sawH7200Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֗טye.ho.sha.FatH3092,thattheysaidH559,Surelyאַ֣ךְ'akhH389itisthekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לYis.ra.'ElH3478;andtheyturnedH5493asideוַיָּסֻ֥רוּvai.ya.Su.ruH5493tofightH3898againsthim:andJehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָֽט׃ye.ho.sha.FatH3092criedH2199out.

33Anditcametopass,whenthecaptainsofthechariotsH7393sawH7200thatitwasH1961notthekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,thattheyturnedH7725backוַיָּשׁ֖וּבוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725frompursuinghim.

34AndacertainmanH376drewH4900hisbowבַּקֶּ֙שֶׁת֙ba.Ke.shetH7198ataventure,andsmotethekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478betweenthejointsofthearmorהַשִּׁרְיָ֑ןha.shir.YanH8302: whereforehesaidH559untothedriverofhischariot,Turnהֲפֹ֥ךְha.FokhH2015thyhandיָדְךָ֛ya.de.KhaH3027,andcarrymeoutofthehost;forIam sorewoundedH5221.

35Andthebattleהַמִּלְחָמָה֙ha.mil.cha.MahH4421increasedthatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117:andthekingוְהַמֶּ֗לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428wasH1961stayedupinhischariotבַּמֶּרְכָּבָ֖הba.mer.ka.VahH4818againsttheSyrians,anddiedH4191ateven;andthebloodדַּֽם־dam-H1818ranoutofthewoundהַמַּכָּ֖הha.ma.KahH4347intothebottomofthechariotH4818.

36AndtherewentH935acryהָרִנָּה֙ha.ri.NahH7440throughoutthehostaboutthegoingH935downofthesunהַשֶּׁ֖מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,EverymanH376tohiscityעִיר֖וֹi.RoH5892,andeverymanH376tohiscountry.

37Sothekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428diedH4191,andwasbroughtH935toSamariaשֹׁמְר֑וֹןsho.me.RonH8111;andtheyburiedH6912thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428inSamariaבְּשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃be.sho.me.RonH8111.

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