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1 Kings 20:28-41

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.’”

29For sevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117the armiescampedוַֽיַּחֲנ֧וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583opposite each otherנֹ֥כַחNo.khachH428 H5227,andוַיְהִ֣י׀vay.HiH1961on the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֗יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117the battleהַמִּלְחָמָ֔הha.mil.cha.MahH4421ensuedוַתִּקְרַב֙va.tik.RavH7126,and the Israelitesבְנֵֽי־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֧לve.nei- Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478אֶת־'et-H853struck downוַיַּכּ֨וּvai.ya.KuH5221the Arameansאֲרָ֛ם'a.RamH758—a hundredמֵאָה־me.'ah-H3967thousandאֶ֥לֶף'E.lefH505foot soldiersרַגְלִ֖יrag.LiH7273in oneאֶחָֽד׃'e.ChadH259dayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117.

30The rest of themהַנּוֹתָרִ֥ים׀ha.no.ta.RimH3498fledוַיָּנֻ֨סוּvai.ya.Nu.suH5127intoאֶל־'el-H413the cityהָעִיר֒ha.'IrH5892of Aphekאֲפֵקָה֮'a.fe.KahH663,where the wallהַחוֹמָ֔הha.cho.MahH2346fellוַתִּפֹּל֙va.ti.PolH5307onעַל־'al-H5921twenty-sevenעֶשְׂרִ֨ים וְשִׁבְעָ֥ה'es.Rim ve.shiv.'AhH6242 H7651thousandאֶ֛לֶף'E.lefH505of the remainingהַנּוֹתָרִ֑יםha.no.ta.RimH3498menאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376.Ben-hadadH1130also fledנָ֔סNasH5127to the cityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892and hidוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935inאֶל־'el-H413an inner roomH2315.

31Then the servants ofעֲבָדָיו֒'a.va.DavH5650Ben-hadadsaidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to himאֵלָיו֮'e.LavH413, “Lookהִנֵּֽה־hi.neh-H2009nowנָ֣אna'H4994,we have heardשָׁמַ֔עְנוּsha.Ma'.nuH8085thatכִּ֗יKiH3588the kingsמַלְכֵי֙mal.KheiH4428of the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל כִּֽי־Yis.ra.'El ki-H3478 H3588are mercifulחֶ֖סֶד הֵ֑םChe.sed HemH2617 H1992מַלְכֵ֥יmal.KheiH4428.Let us go outוְנֵצֵא֙ve.ne.Tze'H3318toאֶל־'el-H413the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478withנָשִׂ֣ימָה נָּא֩na.Si.mah na'H7760 H4994sackclothשַׂקִּ֨יםsa.KimH8242around our waistsבְּמָתְנֵ֜ינוּbe.ma.te.Nei.nuH4975and ropesוַחֲבָלִ֣יםva.cha.va.LimH2256around our headsבְּרֹאשֵׁ֗נוּbe.ro.She.nuH7218.Perhapsאוּלַ֖י'u.LaiH194he will spareיְחַיֶּ֥הye.chai.YehH2421אֶת־'et-H853your lifeנַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃naf.She.khaH5315.”

32Soוַיַּחְגְּרוּ֩vai.yach.ge.RuH2296withsackclothשַׂקִּ֨יםsa.KimH8242around their waistsבְּמָתְנֵיהֶ֜םbe.ma.te.nei.HemH4975and ropesוַחֲבָלִ֣יםva.cha.va.LimH2256around their headsבְּרָאשֵׁיהֶ֗םbe.ra.shei.HemH7218,they wentוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935toאֶל־'el-H413the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478and saidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559, “Your servantעַבְדְּךָ֧'av.de.KhaH5650Ben-hadadH1130saysאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559, ‘Pleaseנָ֣אna'H4994spareתְּחִֽי־te.chi-H2421my lifeנַפְשִׁ֑יnaf.ShiH5315.’”And the king answeredוַיֹּ֛אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Is he stillהַעוֹדֶ֥נּוּha.'o.De.nuH5750aliveחַ֖יchaiH2416?Heהֽוּא׃Hu'H1931is my brotherאָחִ֥י'a.ChiH251.”

33Now the menוְהָאֲנָשִׁים֩ve.ha.'a.na.ShimH582were looking for a sign of hopeיְנַחֲשׁ֨וּye.na.cha.ShuH5172,and they quicklyוַֽיְמַהֲר֜וּvay.ma.ha.RuH4116graspedוַיַּחְלְט֣וּ הֲמִמֶּ֗נּוּvai.yach.le.Tu ha.mi.Me.nuH2480 H4480at this wordand repliedוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559, “Yes, your brotherאָחִ֣יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251Ben-hadadH1130.” “Goבֹּ֣אוּBo.'uH935and get himקָחֻ֑הוּka.Chu.huH3947!”saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559the king.Then Ben-hadadH1130came outוַיֵּצֵ֤אvai.ye.Tze'H3318אֵלָיו֙'e.LavH413,and Ahab had him come upוַֽיַּעֲלֵ֖הוּvai.ya.'a.Le.huH5927intoעַל־'al-H5921his chariotהַמֶּרְכָּבָֽה׃ha.mer.ka.VahH4818.

34Ben-hadad saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to himאֵלָ֡יו'e.LavH413, “I will restoreאָשִׁ֗יב'a.ShivH7725the citiesהֶעָרִ֣יםhe.'a.RimH5892אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834my fatherאָבִי֩'a.ViH1tookלָֽקַח־la.kach-H3947fromמֵאֵ֨תme.'EtH854your fatherאָבִ֜יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1;you may set upתָּשִׂ֨יםta.SimH7760your ownmarketplacesוְ֠חוּצוֹתVe.chu.tzotH2351in Damascusבְדַמֶּ֙שֶׂק֙ve.da.Me.sekH1834,asכַּאֲשֶׁר־ka.'a.Sher-H834my fatherאָבִי֙'a.ViH1didשָׂ֤םsamH7760in Samariaבְּשֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹןbe.Sho.me.RonH8111.” “By this treatyבַּבְּרִ֣יתba.be.RitH1285Iוַאֲנִ֖יva.'a.NiH589release youאֲשַׁלְּחֶ֑ךָּ'a.sha.le.Che.kaH7971,” Ahab replied.So he madeוַיִּכְרָת־vai.yikh.rot-H3772a treatyבְרִ֖יתve.RitH1285with himand sent him awayוַֽיְשַׁלְּחֵֽהוּ׃ סVay.sha.le.Che.huH7971.

35Meanwhile, by the wordבִּדְבַ֥רbid.VarH1697of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,oneוְאִ֨ישׁ אֶחָ֜דve.'Ish 'e.ChadH376 H259of the sonsמִבְּנֵ֣יmi.be.NeiH1121of the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֗יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030saidאָמַ֧ר'a.MarH559toאֶל־'el-H413his companionרֵעֵ֛הוּre.'E.huH7453, “Strike meהַכֵּ֣ינִיha.Kei.niH5221,pleaseנָ֑אNa'H4994!”But the man refusedוַיְמָאֵ֥ן הָאִ֖ישׁvay.ma.'En ha.'IshH3985 H376to strike himלְהַכֹּתֽוֹ׃le.ha.ko.ToH5221.

36Then the prophet saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Becauseיַ֚עַןYa.'anH3282אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834you have notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808obeyedשָׁמַ֙עְתָּ֙sha.Ma'.taH8085the voiceבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,as soon asהִנְּךָ֤hi.ne.KhaH2005you departהוֹלֵךְ֙ho.leKhH1980from meמֵֽאִתִּ֔יme.'i.TiH854a lionהָאַרְיֵ֑הha.'ar.YehH738will kill youוְהִכְּךָ֖ve.hi.ke.KhaH5221.”And when he leftוַיֵּ֙לֶךְ֙ מֵֽאֶצְל֔וֹvai.Ye.lekh me.'etz.LoH1980 H681,a lionהָאַרְיֵ֖הha.'ar.YehH738found himוַיִּמְצָאֵ֥הוּvai.yim.tza.'E.huH4672and killed himוַיַּכֵּֽהוּ׃vai.ya.Ke.huH5221.

37Then the prophet foundוַיִּמְצָא֙vai.yim.Tza'H4672anotherאַחֵ֔ר'a.CherH312manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376and saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Strike meהַכֵּ֣ינִיha.Kei.niH5221,pleaseנָ֑אNa'H4994!”So the manהָאִ֖ישׁha.'IshH376struck himוַיַּכֵּ֥הוּvai.ya.Ke.huH5221and wounded himהַכֵּ֥ה וּפָצֹֽעַ׃ha.Keh u.fa.Tzo.a'H5221 H6481,

38and the prophetהַנָּבִ֔יאha.na.Vi'H5030wentוַיֵּ֙לֶךְ֙vai.Ye.lekhH1980and waitedוַיַּעֲמֹ֥דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975onעַל־'al-H5921the roadהַדָּ֑רֶךְha.Da.rekhH1870for the kingלַמֶּ֖לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428,disguising himselfוַיִּתְחַפֵּ֥שׂvai.yit.cha.PesH2664with a bandageבָּאֲפֵ֖רba.'a.FerH666overעַל־'al-H5921his eyesעֵינָֽיו׃'ei.NavH5869.

39וַיְהִ֤יvay.HiH1961As the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428passed byעֹבֵ֔ר'o.VerH5674,heוְה֖וּאve.Hu'H1931cried outצָעַ֣קtza.'AkH6817toאֶל־'el-H413the kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428וַיֹּ֜אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559: “Your servantעַבְדְּךָ֣׀'av.de.KhaH5650had marched outיָצָ֣אya.Tza'H3318into the middleבְקֶֽרֶב־ve.ke.rev-H7130of the battleהַמִּלְחָמָ֗הha.mil.cha.MahH4421,when suddenlyוְהִנֵּֽה־ve.hi.neh-H2009a manאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376came overסָ֜רsarH5493withוַיָּבֵ֧אvai.ya.Ve'H935a captiveאִ֗ישׁ'IshH376and toldוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559meאֵלַ֣י'e.LaiH413, ‘Guardשְׁמֹר֙she.MorH8104אֶת־'et-H853thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088manהָאִ֣ישׁha.'IshH376!Ifאִם־'im-H518he goes missingהִפָּקֵד֙hi.pa.KedH6485for any reasonיִפָּקֵ֔דyi.pa.KedH6485,your lifeנַפְשְׁךָ֙naf.she.KhaH5315will be exchangedוְהָיְתָ֤הve.ha.ye.TahH1961forתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478his lifeנַפְשׁ֔וֹnaf.ShoH5315,orא֥וֹ'oH176you will weigh outתִּשְׁקֽוֹל׃tish.KolH8254a talentכִכַּר־khi.kar-H3603of silverכֶּ֖סֶףKe.sefH3701.’

40But while your servantעַבְדְּךָ֗'av.de.KhaH5650wasוַיְהִ֣יvay.HiH1961busyעֹשֵׂ֥ה'o.SehH6213hereH2007and thereH2007, the manוְה֣וּאve.Hu'H1931disappearedאֵינֶ֑נּוּ'ei.Ne.nuH369.”And the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to himאֵלָ֧יו'e.LavH413, “Soכֵּ֥ןkenH3651shallyour judgmentמִשְׁפָּטֶ֖ךָmish.pa.Te.khaH4941be;you have pronounced itחָרָֽצְתָּ׃cha.Ra.tze.taH2782on yourselfאַתָּ֥ה'a.TahH859.”

41Then the prophet quicklyוַיְמַהֵ֕רvay.ma.HerH4116removedוַיָּ֙סַר֙vai.Ya.sarH5493אֶת־'et-H853the bandageהָ֣אֲפֵ֔רha.'a.FerH666fromמֵעֲלֵ֖יme.'alH5921his eyesעֵינָ֑יו'ei.NavH5869,and the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478recognizedוַיַּכֵּ֤רvai.ya.KerH5234himאֹתוֹ֙'o.ToH853asכִּ֥יkiH3588הֽוּא׃Hu'H1931one of the prophetsמֵֽהַנְּבִאִ֖יםme.ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030.

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