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1 Kings 20:12-16

12וַיְהִ֗יvay.HiH1961Ben-hadad receivedכִּשְׁמֹ֙עַ֙kish.Mo.a'H8085אֶת־'et-H853thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088messageהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697while heוְה֥וּאve.Hu'H1931and the kingsוְהַמְּלָכִ֖יםve.ha.me.la.KhimH4428were drinkingשֹׁתֶ֛ה ה֥וּאsho.Teh hu'H8354 H1931in their tentsבַּסֻּכּ֑וֹתba.su.KotH5521,and he saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413his servantsעֲבָדָיו֙'a.va.DavH5650, “Take your positionsשִׂ֔ימוּSi.muH7760.”So they stationed themselvesוַיָּשִׂ֖ימוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760againstעַל־'al-H5921the cityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892.

13Meanwhileוְהִנֵּ֣ה׀ve.hi.NehH2009aאֶחָ֗ד'e.ChadH259prophetנָבִ֣יאna.Vi'H5030approachedנִגַּשׁ֮ אֶל־ni.Gash 'el-H5066 H413Ahabאַחְאָ֣ב'ach.'AvH256kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Yis.ra.'ElH3478and declaredוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “This is whatכֹּ֚הkohH3541the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559: ‘Do you seeהְֽרָאִ֔יתָhe.ra.'I.taH7200אֵ֛ת'etH853thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088entireכָּל־kol-H3605greatהַגָּד֖וֹלha.ga.DolH1419armyהֶהָמ֥וֹןhe.ha.MonH1995?Beholdהִנְנִ֨יhi.NiH2005,I will deliver itנֹתְנ֤וֹno.te.NoH5414into your handבְיָֽדְךָ֙ve.ya.de.KhaH3027this very dayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117,and you will knowוְיָדַעְתָּ֖ve.ya.da'.TaH3045thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588Iאֲנִ֥י'a.NiH589am the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.’”

14“By whomבְּמִ֔יbe.MiH4310?”Ahabאַחְאָב֙'ach.'AvH256askedוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559.And the prophet repliedוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “This is whatכֹּֽה־koh-H3541the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559: ‘By the young officersבְּנַעֲרֵ֖יbe.na.'a.ReiH5288of the districtהַמְּדִינ֑וֹתha.me.di.NotH4082governorsשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269.’” “Whoמִֽי־mi-H4310will startיֶאְסֹ֥רye'.SorH631the battleהַמִּלְחָמָ֖הha.mil.cha.MahH4421?”askedוַיֹּ֛אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Ahab. “Youאָֽתָּה׃'A.tahH859will,”answered the prophetוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559.

15So Ahab assembledוַיִּפְקֹ֗דvai.yif.KodH6485אֶֽת־'et-H853the young officersנַעֲרֵי֙na.'a.ReiH5288of the districtהַמְּדִינ֔וֹתha.me.di.NotH4082governorsשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269,and there wereוַיִּהְי֕וּvai.yih.YuH1961232 menמָאתַ֖יִם שְׁנַ֣יִם וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֑יםma.Ta.yim she.Na.yim u.she.lo.ShimH3967 H8147 H7970.And after themוְאַחֲרֵיהֶ֗םve.'a.cha.rei.HemH310,he assembledפָּקַ֧דpa.KadH6485אֶת־'et-H853the rest ofכָּל־kol-H3605the Israeliteבְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לbe.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478troopsהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971,7,000שִׁבְעַ֥ת אֲלָפִֽים׃shiv.'At 'a.la.FimH7651 H505in allכָּל־kol-H3605.

16They marched outוַיֵּצְא֖וּvai.ye.tze.'UH3318at noonבַּֽצָּהֳרָ֑יִםba.tzo.ho.Ra.yimH6672while Ben-hadadH1130and the 32וְהַמְּלָכִ֛ים שְׁלֹשִֽׁים־ וּשְׁנַ֥יִםve.ha.me.la.Khim she.lo.shim- u.she.Na.yimH7970 H8147 H4428kingsמֶ֖לֶךְMe.lekhH4428alliedעֹזֵ֥ר'o.ZerH5826with himאֹתֽוֹ׃'o.ToH853were in their tentsבַּסֻּכּ֗וֹת ה֧וּאba.su.Kot hu'H5521 H1931gettingשֹׁתֶ֨הsho.TehH8354drunkשִׁכּ֜וֹרshi.KorH7910.

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