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1 Kings 20:26-28

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.

27The Israelitesוּבְנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗לu.ve.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478also mobilizedהָתְפָּקְדוּ֙ha.te.pa.ke.DuH6485,gathered suppliesוְכָלְכְּל֔וּve.khal.ke.LuH3557,and marched outוַיֵּלְכ֖וּvai.ye.le.KhuH1980to meet themלִקְרָאתָ֑םlik.ra.TamH7122.The Israelitesבְנֵֽי־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֜לve.nei- Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478campedוַיַּחֲנ֨וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583before themנֶגְדָּ֗םneg.DamH5048like twoכִּשְׁנֵי֙kish.NeiH8147small flocksחֲשִׂפֵ֣יcha.si.FeiH2835of goatsעִזִּ֔ים'i.ZimH5795,while the Arameansוַאֲרָ֖םva.'a.RamH758coveredמִלְא֥וּmil.'UH4390אֶת־'et-H853the countrysideהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

28Then the manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֗יםha.'E.lo.HimH430approachedוַיִּגַּ֞שׁvai.yi.GashH5066the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Yis.ra.'ElH3478and saidוַיֹּאמֶר֮vai.yo.MerH559אֶל־'el-H413וַיֹּ֜אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “This is whatכֹּֽה־koh-H3541the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559: ‘Becauseיַ֠עַןYa.'anH3282אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834the Arameansאֲרָם֙'a.RamH758have said thatאָמְר֤וּ'a.me.RuH559the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068is a godאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430of the hillsהָרִים֙ha.RimH2022and notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808אֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of the valleysעֲמָקִ֖ים ה֑וּא'a.ma.Kim Hu'H6010 H1931,I will deliverוְ֠נָתַתִּיVe.na.ta.tiH5414allכָּל־kol-H3605thisהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088greatהַגָּ֤דוֹלha.Ga.dolH1419armyהֶהָמ֨וֹןhe.ha.MonH1995אֶת־'et-H853into your handבְּיָדֶ֔ךָbe.ya.De.khaH3027.Then you will knowוִֽידַעְתֶּ֖םvi.da'.TemH3045thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588Iאֲנִ֥י'a.NiH589am the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.’”

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