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1 Kings 13:23-30

23Andוַיְהִ֗יvay.HiH1961afterאַחֲרֵ֛י'a.cha.ReiH310the man of Godhad finished eatingאָכְל֥וֹ'a.khe.LoH398לֶ֖חֶםLe.chemH3899andוְאַחֲרֵ֣יve.'a.cha.ReiH310drinkingשְׁתוֹת֑וֹshe.to.ToH8354,the old prophetלַנָּבִ֖יאla.na.Vi'H5030whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834had brought him backהֱשִׁיבֽוֹ׃he.shi.VoH7725saddledוַיַּחֲבָשׁ־vai.ya.cha.vosh-H2280the donkeyהַחֲמ֔וֹרha.cha.MorH2543for him.

24As he went on his wayוַיֵּ֕לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980,a lionאַרְיֵ֛ה'ar.YehH738met himוַיִּמְצָאֵ֧הוּvai.yim.tza.'E.huH4672on the roadבַּדֶּ֖רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870and killed himוַיְמִיתֵ֑הוּvay.mi.Te.huH4191,and his bodyנִבְלָתוֹ֙niv.la.ToH5038wasוַתְּהִ֤יva.te.HiH1961left lyingמֻשְׁלֶ֣כֶתmush.Le.khetH7993in the roadבַּדֶּ֔רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870,with the donkeyוְהַחֲמוֹר֙ve.ha.cha.mOrH2543עֹמֵ֣ד'o.MedH5975אֶצְלָ֔הּ'etz.LahH681and the lionוְהָ֣אַרְיֵ֔הve.Ha.'ar.YehH738standingעֹמֵ֖ד'o.MedH5975besideאֵ֥צֶל'E.tzelH681itהַנְּבֵלָֽה׃ha.ne.ve.LahH5038.

25And there wereוְהִנֵּ֧הve.hi.NehH2009menאֲנָשִׁ֣ים'a.na.ShimH582passing byעֹבְרִ֗ים'oe.RimH5674who sawוַיִּרְא֤וּvai.yir.'UH7200אֶת־'et-H853the bodyהַנְּבֵלָה֙ha.ne.ve.LahH5038lyingמֻשְׁלֶ֣כֶתmush.Le.khetH7993in the roadבַּדֶּ֔רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870withוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853the lionהָ֣אַרְיֵ֔הha.'ar.YehH738standingעֹמֵ֖ד'o.MedH5975besideאֵ֣צֶל'E.tzelH681itהַנְּבֵלָ֑הha.ne.ve.LahH5038,and they wentוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935and reported thisוַיְדַבְּר֣וּvay.da.be.RuH1696in the cityבָעִ֔ירva.'IrH5892whereאֲשֶׁ֛ר'a.SherH834the oldהַזָּקֵ֖ןha.za.KenH2205prophetהַנָּבִ֥יאha.na.Vi'H5030livedיֹשֵׁ֥בyo.ShevH3427.

26When the prophetהַנָּבִיא֮ha.na.Vi'H5030whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834had brought him backהֱשִׁיב֣וֹhe.shi.VoH7725fromמִן־min-H4480his journeyהַדֶּרֶךְ֒ha.de.reKhH1870heard thisוַיִּשְׁמַ֣עvai.yish.Ma'H8085,he saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “Itה֔וּאHu'H1931isthe manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֣יםha.'E.lo.HimH430whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834disobeyedמָרָ֖הma.RahH4784אֶת־'et-H853the commandפִּ֣יpiH6310of the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068.Therefore the LORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068has delivered himוַיִּתְּנֵ֨הוּvai.yi.te.Ne.huH5414to the lionלָאַרְיֵ֗הla.'ar.YehH738,and it has mauled himוַֽיִּשְׁבְּרֵ֙הוּ֙vai.yish.be.Re.huH7665and killed himוַיְמִתֵ֔הוּvay.mi.Te.huH4191,according to the wordכִּדְבַ֥רkid.VarH1697that the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834had spokenדִּבֶּר־di.ber-H1696to him.”

27Then the old prophet instructedוַיְדַבֵּ֤ר אֶל־vay.da.Ber 'el-H1696 H413his sonsבָּנָיו֙ לֵאמֹ֔רba.Nav le.MorH1121 H559, “Saddleחִבְשׁוּ־chiv.shu-H2280אֶֽת־'et-H853the donkeyהַחֲמ֑וֹרha.cha.MorH2543for me.”So they saddledוַֽיַּחֲבֹֽשׁוּ׃Vai.ya.cha.Vo.shuH2280it,

28and he wentוַיֵּ֗לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980and foundוַיִּמְצָ֤אvai.yim.Tza'H4672אֶת־'et-H853the bodyנִבְלָתוֹ֙niv.la.ToH5038lyingמֻשְׁלֶ֣כֶתmush.Le.khetH7993in the roadבַּדֶּ֔רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870,with the donkeyוַֽחֲמוֹר֙va.cha.mOrH2543and the lionוְהָ֣אַרְיֵ֔הve.Ha.'ar.YehH738standingעֹמְדִ֖ים'o.me.DimH5975besideאֵ֣צֶל'E.tzelH681itהַנְּבֵלָ֑הha.ne.ve.LahH5038.The lionהָֽאַרְיֵה֙ha.'ar.YehH738אֶת־'et-H853had notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808eatenאָכַ֤ל'a.KhalH398the bodyהַנְּבֵלָ֔ה וְלֹ֥אha.ne.ve.Lah ve.Lo'H5038 H3808or mauledשָׁבַ֖רsha.VarH7665אֶֽת־'et-H853the donkeyהַחֲמֽוֹר׃ha.cha.MorH2543.

29So the old prophetהַנָּבִ֜יאha.na.Vi'H5030אֶת־'et-H853lifted upוַיִּשָּׂ֨אvai.yi.Sa'H5375the bodyנִבְלַ֧תniv.LatH5038of the manאִישׁ־'ish-H376of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֛יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,laidוַיַּנִּחֵ֥הוּvai.ya.ni.Che.huH5117it onאֶֽל־'el-H413the donkeyהַחֲמ֖וֹרha.cha.MorH2543,and brought it backוַיְשִׁיבֵ֑הוּvay.shi.Ve.huH7725to his ownהַזָּקֵ֔ןha.za.KenH2205הַנָּבִ֣יאha.na.Vi'H5030וַיָּבֹ֗אvai.ya.Vo'H935אֶל־'el-H413cityעִיר֙'irH5892to mourn for himלִסְפֹּ֖דlis.PodH5594and bury himוּלְקָבְרֽוֹ׃u.le.ka.ve.RoH6912.

30Then he laidוַיַּנַּ֥חvai.ya.NachH5117אֶת־'et-H853the bodyנִבְלָת֖וֹniv.la.ToH5038in his own tombבְּקִבְר֑וֹbe.kiv.RoH6913,and they lamentedוַיִּסְפְּד֥וּvai.yis.pe.DuH5594over himעָלָ֖יו'a.LavH5921, “Ohה֥וֹיHoH1945,my brotherאָחִֽי׃'a.ChiH251!”

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