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1 Kings 20:23-26

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.

25And youוְאַתָּ֣הve.'a.TahH859must raiseתִֽמְנֶה־tim.neh-H4487an armyחַ֡יִלCha.yilH2428like theכַּחַיִל֩ka.cha.YilH2428oneyou have lostהַנֹּפֵ֨לha.no.FelH5307מֵאוֹתָ֜ךְme.'o.TakhH853—horseוְס֣וּסve.SusH5483for horseכַּסּ֣וּס׀ka.SusH5483and chariotוְרֶ֣כֶבve.Re.khevH7393for chariotכָּרֶ֗כֶבka.Re.khevH7393—so we can fightוְנִֽלָּחֲמָ֤הve.ni.la.cha.MahH3898the Israelitesאוֹתָם֙'o.TamH853on the plainבַּמִּישׁ֔וֹרba.mi.ShorH4334,where we will surelyאִם־ לֹ֥א'im- lo'H518 H3808prevailנֶחֱזַ֖קne.che.ZakH2388.”And the king approvedוַיִּשְׁמַ֥עvai.yish.Ma'H8085their planלְקֹלָ֖םle.ko.LamH6963and actedוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213accordinglyכֵּֽן׃ פKenH3651.

26וַֽיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961In the springלִתְשׁוּבַ֣ת הַשָּׁנָ֔הlit.shu.Vat ha.sha.NahH8666 H8141,Ben-hadadבֶּן־ben-H1130אֶת־'et-H853mobilizedוַיִּפְקֹ֥דvai.yif.KodH6485the Arameansהֲדַ֖ד אֲרָ֑םha.Dad 'a.RamH1130 H758and went upוַיַּ֣עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927to Aphekאֲפֵ֔קָה'a.Fe.kahH663to fightלַמִּלְחָמָ֖הla.mil.cha.MahH4421againstעִם־'im-H5973Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

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