Berean Standard Bible
1 Kings 20:35-43
35Meanwhile, by the wordבִּדְבַ֥רbid.VarH1697of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,oneוְאִ֨ישׁ אֶחָ֜דve.'Ish 'e.ChadH376H259of 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.'IshH3985H376to 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.LoH1980H681,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'H5221H6481,
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.
42And the prophet saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֵלָ֗יו'e.LavH413the king, “This is whatכֹּ֚הkohH3541the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559: ‘Becauseיַ֛עַןYa.'anH3282you have let slipשִׁלַּ֥חְתָּshi.Lach.taH7971אֶת־'et-H853from your handמִיָּ֑דmi.YadH3027the manאִישׁ־'ish-H376I had devoted to destructionחֶרְמִ֖יcher.MiH2764,your lifeנַפְשְׁךָ֙naf.she.KhaH5315will be exchangedוְהָיְתָ֤הve.ha.ye.TahH1961forתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478his lifeנַפְשׁ֔וֹnaf.ShoH5315,and your peopleוְעַמְּךָ֖ve.'a.me.KhaH5971forתַּ֥חַתTa.chatH8478his peopleעַמּֽוֹ׃a.MoH5971.’”
Commentaries on 1 Kings 20
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
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