Berean Standard Bible

1 Kings 20:31-32

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.”

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