Berean Standard Bible

1 Kings 22:29-37

29So the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478and Jehoshaphatוְיהוֹשָׁפָ֥טv.iho.sha.FatH3092kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063went upוַיַּ֧עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927to Ramoth-gileadרָמֹ֥ת גִּלְעָֽד׃ra.Mot gil.'AdH7418 H1568.

30And the kingמֶ֨לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559toאֶל־'el-H413Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֗טye.ho.sha.FatH3092, “I will disguise myselfהִתְחַפֵּשׂ֙hit.cha.PesH2664and goוָבֹ֣אva.Vo'H935into battleבַמִּלְחָמָ֔הva.mil.cha.MahH4421,but youוְאַתָּ֖הve.'a.TahH859wearלְבַ֣שׁle.VashH3847your royal robesבְּגָדֶ֑יךָbe.ga.Dei.khaH899.”So the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478disguised himselfוַיִּתְחַפֵּשׂ֙vai.yit.cha.PesH2664and wentוַיָּב֖וֹאvai.ya.Vo'H935into battleבַּמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ba.mil.cha.MahH4421.

31Now the kingוּמֶ֣לֶךְu.Me.lekhH4428of Aramאֲרָ֡ם'a.RamH758had orderedצִוָּ֣הtzi.VahH6680אֶת־'et-H853his thirty-twoשְׁלֹשִׁ֤ים וּשְׁנַ֙יִם֙ לֵאמֹ֔רshe.lo.Shim u.she.Na.yim le.MorH7970 H8147 H559chariotהָרֶ֨כֶבha.Re.khevH7393אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834commandersשָׂרֵי֩sa.ReiH8269, “Do notלֹ֚אlo'H3808fightתִּלָּ֣חֲמ֔וּti.La.cha.MuH3898with anyoneאֶת־'et-H854,smallקָטֹ֖ןka.TonH6996וְאֶת־ve.'EtH854or greatגָּד֑וֹלga.DolH1419,exceptכִּ֛י אִֽם־ אֶת־ki 'im- 'et-H3588 H518 H854the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לְבַדּֽוֹ׃Yis.ra.'El le.va.DoH3478 H905.”

32וַיְהִ֡יvay.HiH1961When the chariotהָרֶ֜כֶבha.Re.khevH7393אֶת־'et-H853commandersשָׂרֵ֨יsa.ReiH8269sawכִּרְאוֹת֩kir.'OtH7200Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֗טye.ho.sha.FatH3092,theyוְהֵ֤מָּהve.He.mahH1992saidאָֽמְרוּ֙'a.me.RuH559, “Surelyאַ֣ךְ'akhH389thisה֔וּאHu'H1931is the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לYis.ra.'ElH3478!”So they turnedוַיָּסֻ֥רוּvai.ya.Su.ruH5493to fightלְהִלָּחֵ֑םle.hi.la.ChemH3898against himעָלָ֖יו'a.LavH5921,but Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָֽט׃ye.ho.sha.FatH3092cried outוַיִּזְעַ֖קvai.yiz.'AkH2199.

33Andוַיְהִ֗יvay.HiH1961when the chariotהָרֶ֔כֶבha.Re.khevH7393commandersשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269sawכִּרְאוֹת֙kir.'OtH7200thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588heה֑וּאHu'H1931was notלֹא־lo'-H3808the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,they turned backוַיָּשׁ֖וּבוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725from pursuing himמֵאַחֲרָֽיו׃me.'a.cha.RavH310.

34However, a certain manוְאִ֗ישׁve.'IshH376drewמָשַׁ֤ךְma.ShakhH4900his bowבַּקֶּ֙שֶׁת֙ba.Ke.shetH7198without taking special aimלְתֻמּ֔וֹle.tu.MoH8537,and he struckוַיַּכֶּה֙vai.ya.KehH5221אֶת־'et-H853the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478betweenבֵּ֥יןbeinH996the jointsהַדְּבָקִ֖ים וּבֵ֣יןha.de.va.Kim u.VeinH1694 H996of his armorהַשִּׁרְיָ֑ןha.shir.YanH8302.So the king saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to his charioteerלְרַכָּב֗וֹle.ra.ka.VoH7395, “Turn aroundהֲפֹ֥ךְ יָדְךָ֛ha.Fokh ya.de.KhaH2015 H3027and take me outוְהוֹצִיאֵ֥נִיve.ho.tzi.'E.niH3318ofמִן־min-H4480the battleהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֖הha.ma.cha.NehH4264,forכִּ֥יkiH3588I am badly woundedהָחֳלֵֽיתִי׃ho.cho.Lei.tiH2470!”

35The battleהַמִּלְחָמָה֙ha.mil.cha.MahH4421ragedוַתַּעֲלֶ֤הva.ta.'a.LehH5927throughout thatהַה֔וּאha.Hu'H1931dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,and the kingוְהַמֶּ֗לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428wasהָיָ֧הha.YahH1961propped upמָעֳמָ֛דmo.'o.MadH5975in his chariotבַּמֶּרְכָּבָ֖הba.mer.ka.VahH4818facingנֹ֣כַחNo.khachH5227the Arameansאֲרָ֑ם'a.RamH758.And the bloodדַּֽם־dam-H1818from his woundהַמַּכָּ֖הha.ma.KahH4347ran outוַיִּ֥צֶקvai.Yi.tzekH3332ontoאֶל־'el-H413the floorחֵ֥יקcheikH2436of the chariotהָרָֽכֶב׃ha.Ra.khevH7393,and that eveningבָּעֶ֔רֶבba.'E.revH6153he diedוַיָּ֣מָתvai.Ya.motH4191.

36As the sunהַשֶּׁ֖מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121was settingכְּבֹ֥אke.Vo'H935,the cryהָרִנָּה֙ha.ri.NahH7440rang outוַיַּעֲבֹ֤רvai.ya.'a.VorH5674in the armyבַּֽמַּחֲנֶ֔הba.ma.cha.NehH4264לֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559: “Every manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376toאֶל־'el-H413his own cityעִיר֖וֹi.RoH5892,and every manוְאִ֥ישׁve.'IshH376toאֶל־'el-H413his own landאַרְצֽוֹ׃'ar.TzoH776!”

37So the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428diedוַיָּ֣מָתvai.Ya.motH4191and was broughtוַיָּב֖וֹאvai.ya.Vo'H935to Samariaשֹׁמְר֑וֹןsho.me.RonH8111,where they buriedוַיִּקְבְּר֥וּvai.yik.be.RuH6912אֶת־'et-H853himהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428בְּשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃be.sho.me.RonH8111.

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