Berean Standard Bible

1 Kings 20:22-24

22Afterward, the prophetהַנָּבִיא֙ אֶל־ha.na.Vi' 'el-H5030 H413approachedוַיִּגַּ֤שׁvai.yi.GashH5066the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478and saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Goלֵ֣ךְlekhH1980and strengthenהִתְחַזַּ֔קhit.cha.ZakH2388your position,and take noteוְדַ֥ע וּרְאֵ֖הve.Da' u.re.'EhH3045 H7200אֵ֣ת'etH853whatאֲשֶֽׁר־'a.Sher-H834you must doתַּעֲשֶׂ֑הta.'a.SehH6213,forכִּ֚יkiH3588in the springלִתְשׁוּבַ֣ת הַשָּׁנָ֔הlit.shu.Vat ha.sha.NahH8666 H8141the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Aramאֲרָ֖ם'a.RamH758will come upעֹלֶ֥ה'o.LehH5927against youעָלֶֽיךָ׃ ס'a.Lei.khaH5921.”

23Meanwhile, the servantsוְעַבְדֵ֨יve.'av.DeiH5650of the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Aramאֲרָ֜ם'a.RamH758saidאָמְר֣וּ'a.me.RuH559to himאֵלָ֗יו'e.LavH413, “Their godsאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430aregodsאֱלֹ֣הֵיהֶ֔ם'e.Lo.hei.HemH430of the hillsהָרִים֙ha.RimH2022.That is whyעַל־ כֵּ֖ן'al- kenH5921 H3651they prevailedחָזְק֣וּcha.ze.KuH2388over usמִמֶּ֑נּוּmi.Me.nuH4480.Insteadוְאוּלָ֗םve.'u.LamH199,we should fightנִלָּחֵ֤םni.la.ChemH3898themאִתָּם֙'i.TamH854on the plainsבַּמִּישׁ֔וֹרba.mi.ShorH4334;surely thenאִם־'im-H518לֹ֥אlo'H3808we will prevailנֶחֱזַ֖קne.che.ZakH2388.

24Soוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853הַדָּבָ֥רha.da.VarH1697doעֲשֵׂ֑ה'a.SehH6213thisהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088:Dismissהָסֵ֤רha.SerH5493allאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376the kingsהַמְּלָכִים֙ha.me.la.KhimH4428from their positionsמִמְּקֹמ֔וֹmi.me.ko.MoH4725and replace themוְשִׂ֥ים תַּחְתֵּיהֶֽם׃ve.Sim tach.tei.HemH7760 H8478with other officersפַּח֖וֹתpa.ChotH6346.

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