Berean Standard Bible

1 Kings 20:12-21

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.

17And the young officersנַעֲרֵ֛יna.'a.ReiH5288of the districtהַמְּדִינ֖וֹתha.me.di.NotH4082governorsשָׂרֵ֥יsa.ReiH8269marched out firstוַיֵּצְא֗וּ בָּרִֽאשֹׁנָ֑הvai.ye.tze.'U ba.ri.sho.NahH3318 H7223.Now Ben-hadadבֶּן־ben-H1130had sent out scoutsוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971הֲדַ֗דha.DadH1130,who reportedוַיַּגִּ֤ידוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046to himלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “Menאֲנָשִׁ֕ים'a.na.ShimH582are marching outיָצְא֖וּya.tze.'UH3318of Samariaמִשֹּׁמְרֽוֹן׃mi.sho.me.RonH8111.”

18“Ifאִם־'im-H518they have marched outיָצָ֖אוּya.Tza.'uH3318in peaceלְשָׁל֥וֹםle.sha.LomH7965,”he saidוַיֹּ֛אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “take themתִּפְשׂ֣וּםtif.SumH8610aliveחַיִּ֑יםchai.YimH2416.Even ifוְאִ֧םve.'ImH518they have marched outיָצָ֖אוּya.Tza.'uH3318for warלְמִלְחָמָ֛הle.mil.cha.MahH4421,take themתִּפְשֽׂוּם׃tif.SumH8610aliveחַיִּ֥יםchai.YimH2416.”

19Meanwhile, theseוְאֵ֙לֶּה֙ve.'E.lehH428young officersנַעֲרֵ֖יna.'a.ReiH5288of the districtהַמְּדִינ֑וֹתha.me.di.NotH4082governorsשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269marched outיָצְא֣וּya.tze.'UH3318ofמִן־min-H4480the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,with the armyוְהַחַ֖יִלve.ha.Cha.yilH2428אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834behind themאַחֲרֵיהֶֽם׃'a.cha.rei.HemH310,

20and eachאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376one struck downוַיַּכּוּ֙vai.ya.KuH5221his opponentאִישׁ֔וֹ'i.ShoH376.So the Arameansאֲרָ֔ם'a.RamH758fledוַיָּנֻ֣סוּvai.ya.Nu.suH5127,with the Israelitesיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478in pursuitוַֽיִּרְדְּפֵ֖םvai.yir.de.FemH7291.But Ben-hadadבֶּן־ben-H1130kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Aramאֲרָ֔ם'a.RamH758escapedוַיִּמָּלֵ֗טvai.yi.ma.LetH4422הֲדַד֙ha.DadH1130onעַל־'al-H5921horsebackס֖וּסsusH5483with the cavalryוּפָרָשִֽׁים׃u.fa.ra.ShimH6571.

21Then the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478marched outוַיֵּצֵא֙vai.ye.Tze'H3318and attackedוַיַּ֥ךְvai.YakhH5221אֶת־'et-H853the horsesהַסּ֖וּסha.SusH5483וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and chariotsהָרָ֑כֶבha.Ra.khevH7393,inflictingוְהִכָּ֥הve.hi.KahH5221a greatגְדוֹלָֽה׃ge.do.LahH1419slaughterמַכָּ֥הma.KahH4347on the Arameansבַאֲרָ֖םva.'a.RamH758.

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