Berean Standard Bible

1 Kings 20:31-34

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.

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