Berean Standard Bible

1 Kings 15:20-22

20And Ben-hadadH1130listenedוַיִּשְׁמַ֨עvai.yish.Ma'H8085toאֶל־'el-H413Kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Asaאָסָ֗א'a.Sa'H609and sentוַ֠יִּשְׁלַחVai.yish.lachH7971אֶת־'et-H853the commandersשָׂרֵ֨יsa.ReiH8269of his armiesהַחֲיָלִ֤יםha.cha.ya.LimH2428אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834againstעַל־'al-H5921the citiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,conqueringוַיַּךְ֙vai.yaKhH5221אֶת־'et-H853Ijonעִיּ֣וֹןi.YonH5859וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,Danדָּ֔ןDanH1835וְאֵ֖תve.'EtH853,Abel-beth-maacahH59 H1038,andעַ֖ל'alH5921the wholeכָּל־kol-H3605landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of Naphtaliנַפְתָּלִֽי׃naf.ta.LiH5321,includingוְאֵת֙ve.'EtH853the regionכָּל־kol-H3605of Chinnerethכִּנְר֔וֹתkin.RotH3672.

21Whenוַֽיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961Baashaבַּעְשָׁ֔אba'.Sha'H1201learned of thisכִּשְׁמֹ֣עַkish.Mo.a'H8085,he stoppedוַיֶּחְדַּ֕לvai.yech.DalH2308fortifyingמִבְּנ֖וֹתmi.be.NotH1129אֶת־'et-H853Ramahהָֽרָמָ֑הha.ra.MahH7414and withdrewוַיֵּ֖שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427to Tirzahבְּתִרְצָֽה׃be.tir.TzahH8656.

22Then Kingוְהַמֶּ֨לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428Asaאָסָ֜א'a.Sa'H609summonedהִשְׁמִ֤יעַhish.Mi.a'H8085אֶת־'et-H853allכָּל־kol-H3605the menof Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063,with noאֵ֣ין'einH369exceptionsנָקִ֔יna.KiH5355,and they carried awayוַיִּשְׂא֞וּvai.yis.'UH5375אֶת־'et-H853the stonesאַבְנֵ֤י'av.NeiH68of Ramahהָֽרָמָה֙ha.ra.MahH7414וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and the timbersעֵצֶ֔יהָ'e.Tzei.haH6086אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834Baashaבַּעְשָׁ֑אba'.Sha'H1201had used for buildingבָּנָ֖הba.NahH1129. And with these materialsKingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Asaאָסָ֔א'a.Sa'H609אֶת־'et-H853built upוַיִּ֤בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129Gebaגֶּ֥בַעGe.va'H1387of Benjaminבִּנְיָמִ֖ןbin.ya.MinH1144,as well asוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853Mizpahהַמִּצְפָּֽה׃ha.mitz.PahH4709.

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