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1 Kings 20:7-9

7Then the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478summonedוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121allלְכָל־le.kholH3605the eldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205of the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776and saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “Pleaseנָ֣אna'H4994take noteדְּעֽוּ־de.'u-H3045and seeוּרְא֔וּu.re.'UH7200thatכִּ֥יkiH3588thisזֶ֣הzehH2088manis looking forמְבַקֵּ֑שׁme.va.KeshH1245troubleרָעָ֖הra.'AhH7451,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588when he demandedשָׁלַ֨ח אֵלַ֜יsha.Lach 'e.LaiH7971 H413my wivesלְנָשַׁ֤יle.na.ShaiH802,my childrenוּלְבָנַי֙u.le.va.NaiH1121,my silverוּלְכַסְפִּ֣יu.le.khas.PiH3701,and my goldוְלִזְהָבִ֔יve.liz.ha.ViH2091,I did notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808denyמָנַ֖עְתִּיma.Na'.tiH4513himמִמֶּֽנּוּ׃mi.Me.nuH4480.”

8And the eldersהַזְּקֵנִ֖יםha.ze.ke.NimH2205andכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605saidוַיֹּאמְר֥וּvai.yo.me.RuH559אֵלָ֛יו'e.LavH413, “Do notאַל־'al-H408listen to himתִּשְׁמַ֖עtish.Ma'H8085orוְל֥וֹאve.Lo'H3808consent to his termsתֹאבֶֽה׃to.VehH14.”

9So Ahab answeredוַיֹּ֜אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559the messengersלְמַלְאֲכֵ֣יle.mal.'a.KheiH4397of Ben-hadadH1130, “Tellאִמְר֞וּ'im.RuH559my lordלַֽאדֹנִ֤יla.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428, ‘Allכֹּל֩kolH3605thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834you demandedשָׁלַ֨חְתָּsha.Lach.taH7971ofאֶל־'el-H413your servantעַבְדְּךָ֤'av.de.KhaH5650the first timeבָרִֽאשֹׁנָה֙va.ri.sho.NahH7223I will doאֶעֱשֶׂ֔ה'e.'e.SehH6213,but thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088thingוְהַדָּבָ֣רve.ha.da.VarH1697I cannotלֹ֥א אוּכַ֖לlo' 'u.KhalH3808 H3201doלַעֲשׂ֑וֹתla.'a.SotH6213.’”So the messengersהַמַּלְאָכִ֔יםha.mal.'a.KhimH4397departedוַיֵּֽלְכוּ֙vai.ye.le.KhuH1980and relayed the message toוַיְשִׁבֻ֖הוּ דָּבָֽר׃vay.shi.Vu.hu da.VarH1697 H7725Ben-hadad.

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