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1 Kings 20:17-21

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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