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1 Kings 20:2-10

2Then he sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֧חvai.yish.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֛יםmal.'a.KhimH4397into the cityהָעִֽירָה׃ha.'I.rahH5892toאֶל־'el-H413Ahabאַחְאָ֥ב'ach.'AvH256kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,

3sayingוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “This is whatכֹּ֚הkohH3541Ben-hadadH1130saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559: ‘Your silverכַּסְפְּךָ֥kas.pe.KhaH3701and goldוּֽזְהָבְךָ֖u.ze.ha.ve.KhaH2091areה֑וּאHu'H1931mine,and your bestהַטּוֹבִ֖יםha.to.VimH2896wivesוְנָשֶׁ֧יךָve.na.Shei.khaH802and childrenוּבָנֶ֛יךָu.va.Nei.khaH1121areהֵֽם׃HemH1992mine!’”

4And the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙ וַיֹּ֔אמֶרYis.ra.'El vai.Yo.merH3478 H559repliedוַיַּ֤עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030, “Just as you sayכִּדְבָרְךָ֖kid.va.re.KhaH1697,my lordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428:I am yoursאֲנִ֖י'a.NiH589,along with allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I have.”

5The messengersהַמַּלְאָכִ֔יםha.mal.'a.KhimH4397came backוַיָּשֻׁ֙בוּ֙vai.ya.Shu.vuH7725and saidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559, “This is whatכֹּֽה־koh-H3541Ben-hadadבֶּן־ben-H1130saysאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559הֲדַ֖דha.DadH1130: ‘I have sentשָׁלַ֤חְתִּיsha.Lach.tiH7971to youלֵאמֹ֑ר אֵלֶ֙יךָ֙le.Mor 'e.Lei.khaH413 H559to demandכִּֽי־ לֵאמֹ֔רki- le.MorH559 H3588תִתֵּֽן׃ti.TenH5414your silverכַּסְפְּךָ֧kas.pe.KhaH3701,your goldוּזְהָבְךָ֛u.ze.ha.ve.KhaH2091,your wivesוְנָשֶׁ֥יךָve.na.Shei.khaH802,and your childrenוּבָנֶ֖יךָu.va.Nei.khaH1121.

6Butכִּ֣י׀kiH3588aboutאִם־'im-H518this timeכָּעֵ֣תka.'EtH6256tomorrowמָחָ֗רma.CharH4279I will sendאֶשְׁלַ֤ח'esh.LachH7971אֶת־'et-H853my servantsעֲבָדַי֙'a.va.DaiH5650אֵלֶ֔יךָ'e.Lei.khaH413to searchוְחִפְּשׂוּ֙ve.chi.pe.SuH2664אֶת־'et-H853your palaceבֵּ֣יתְךָ֔bei.te.khaH1004andוְאֵ֖תve.'EtH853the housesבָּתֵּ֣יba.TeiH1004of your servantsעֲבָדֶ֑יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650.They will seizeיָשִׂ֥ימוּ בְיָדָ֖םya.Si.mu ve.ya.DamH7760 H3027and carry awayוְלָקָֽחוּ׃ve.la.Ka.chuH3947all thatכָּל־kol-H3605isוְהָיָה֙ve.ha.YahH1961preciousמַחְמַ֣דmach.MadH4261to youעֵינֶ֔יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869.’”

7Then the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478summonedוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121allלְכָל־le.kholH3605the eldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205of the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776and saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “Pleaseנָ֣אna'H4994take noteדְּעֽוּ־de.'u-H3045and seeוּרְא֔וּu.re.'UH7200thatכִּ֥יkiH3588thisזֶ֣הzehH2088manis looking forמְבַקֵּ֑שׁme.va.KeshH1245troubleרָעָ֖הra.'AhH7451,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588when he demandedשָׁלַ֨ח אֵלַ֜יsha.Lach 'e.LaiH7971 H413my wivesלְנָשַׁ֤יle.na.ShaiH802,my childrenוּלְבָנַי֙u.le.va.NaiH1121,my silverוּלְכַסְפִּ֣יu.le.khas.PiH3701,and my goldוְלִזְהָבִ֔יve.liz.ha.ViH2091,I did notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808denyמָנַ֖עְתִּיma.Na'.tiH4513himמִמֶּֽנּוּ׃mi.Me.nuH4480.”

8And the eldersהַזְּקֵנִ֖יםha.ze.ke.NimH2205andכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605saidוַיֹּאמְר֥וּvai.yo.me.RuH559אֵלָ֛יו'e.LavH413, “Do notאַל־'al-H408listen to himתִּשְׁמַ֖עtish.Ma'H8085orוְל֥וֹאve.Lo'H3808consent to his termsתֹאבֶֽה׃to.VehH14.”

9So Ahab answeredוַיֹּ֜אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559the messengersלְמַלְאֲכֵ֣יle.mal.'a.KheiH4397of Ben-hadadH1130, “Tellאִמְר֞וּ'im.RuH559my lordלַֽאדֹנִ֤יla.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428, ‘Allכֹּל֩kolH3605thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834you demandedשָׁלַ֨חְתָּsha.Lach.taH7971ofאֶל־'el-H413your servantעַבְדְּךָ֤'av.de.KhaH5650the first timeבָרִֽאשֹׁנָה֙va.ri.sho.NahH7223I will doאֶעֱשֶׂ֔ה'e.'e.SehH6213,but thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088thingוְהַדָּבָ֣רve.ha.da.VarH1697I cannotלֹ֥א אוּכַ֖לlo' 'u.KhalH3808 H3201doלַעֲשׂ֑וֹתla.'a.SotH6213.’”So the messengersהַמַּלְאָכִ֔יםha.mal.'a.KhimH4397departedוַיֵּֽלְכוּ֙vai.ye.le.KhuH1980and relayed the message toוַיְשִׁבֻ֖הוּ דָּבָֽר׃vay.shi.Vu.hu da.VarH1697 H7725Ben-hadad.

10Then Ben-hadadבֶּן־ben-H1130sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971הֲדַ֔דha.DadH1130another messageוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֵלָיו֙'e.LavH413Ahab: “May the godsאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430dealכֹּֽה־koh-H3541יַעֲשׂ֥וּןya.'a.SunH6213with me,and ever soוְכֹ֣הve.KhohH3541severelyיוֹסִ֑פוּyo.Si.fuH3254,ifאִם־'im-H518enoughdustעֲפַ֣ר'a.FarH6083remainsיִשְׂפֹּק֙yis.PokH5606of Samariaשֹׁמְר֔וֹןsho.me.RonH8111for eachלְכָל־le.kholH3605of my menהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834בְּרַגְלָֽי׃be.rag.LaiH7272to havea handfulלִשְׁעָלִ֕יםlish.'a.LimH8168.”

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