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1 Kings 20:40-42

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.’”

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