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1 Kings 20:13-30

13Andbehold,aprophetנָבִ֣יאna.Vi'H5030drewH5066neartoAhabאַחְאָ֣ב'ach.'AvH256kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Yis.ra.'ElH3478,andsaidH559,Thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saithJehovah: Hast thouseenהְֽרָאִ֔יתָhe.ra.'I.taH7200allthisgreatהַגָּד֖וֹלha.ga.DolH1419multitudeהֶהָמ֥וֹןhe.ha.MonH1995?behold,Iwilldeliveritintothyhandבְיָֽדְךָ֙ve.ya.de.KhaH3027thisdayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117;andthou shaltknowוְיָדַעְתָּ֖ve.ya.da'.TaH3045thatIamJehovah.

14AndAhabאַחְאָב֙'ach.'AvH256saidH559,Bywhom?AndhesaidH559,Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saithJehovah:BytheservantsH5288oftheprincesH8269oftheprovincesH4082.ThenhesaidH559,Whoshallbeginthebattleהַמִּלְחָמָ֖הha.mil.cha.MahH4421?AndhesaidH559, Thou.

15AndhenumberedtheservantsH5288oftheprincesH8269oftheprovincesH4082,andtheywereH1961twoשְׁנַ֣יִםshe.Na.yimH8147hundredמָאתַ֖יִםma.Ta.yimH3967andthirty-two;andafterthemhenumberedallthepeopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971,allthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,sevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651thousandאֲלָפִֽים׃'a.la.FimH505.

16AndtheywentH3318outatnoonH6672;andBen-HadadH1130drankH8354himselfdrunkH8354inthetents,heandthekingsוְהַמְּלָכִ֛יםve.ha.me.la.KhimH4428,thethirty-twokingsמֶ֖לֶךְMe.lekhH4428thathelpedעֹזֵ֥ר'o.ZerH5826him.

17AndtheservantsH5288oftheprincesH8269oftheprovincesH4082wentH3318outfirstבָּרִֽאשֹׁנָ֑הba.ri.sho.NahH7223;andBen-HadadH1130sentH7971out,andtheytoldH5046himsayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, TherearemenH376comeH3318outofSamariaמִשֹּׁמְרֽוֹן׃mi.sho.me.RonH8111.

18AndhesaidH559,Whethertheybecomeיָצָ֖אוּya.Tza.'uH3318outforpeaceלְשָׁל֥וֹםle.sha.LomH7965,takethemaliveחַיִּ֑יםchai.YimH2416;orwhethertheybecomeיָצָ֖אוּya.Tza.'uH3318outforwarH4421,takethemaliveחַיִּ֥יםchai.YimH2416.

19AndtheseservantsH5288oftheprincesH8269oftheprovincesH4082cameH3318outofthecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,andthearmyוְהַחַ֖יִלve.ha.Cha.yilH2428thatfollowedthem.

20AndtheysleweveryoneH376hismanH376;andtheSyriansfledH5127,andIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478pursuedH7291them;andBen-HadadH1130thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofSyriaescapedH4422onahorseס֖וּסsusH5483withthehorsemenוּפָרָשִֽׁים׃u.fa.ra.ShimH6571.

21Andthekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478wentH3318out,andsmotethehorsesהַסּ֖וּסha.SusH5483andchariotsH7393,andslewtheSyrianswithagreatגְדוֹלָֽה׃ge.do.LahH1419slaughterמַכָּ֥הma.KahH4347.

22Andtheprophetהַנָּבִיא֙ha.na.Vi'H5030drewH5066neartothekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andsaidH559tohim,GoH5927,strengthenהִתְחַזַּ֔קhit.cha.ZakH2388thyself,andunderstand,andseeוּרְאֵ֖הu.re.'EhH7200whatthou shaltdo;foratthereturnלִתְשׁוּבַ֣תlit.shu.VatH8666oftheyearהַשָּׁנָ֔הha.sha.NahH8141thekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofSyriawillcomeH5927upagainstthee.

23Andtheservantsוְעַבְדֵ֨יve.'av.DeiH5650ofthekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofSyriasaidH559tohim,Theirgodsאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430aregodsאֱלֹ֣הֵיהֶ֔ם'e.Lo.hei.HemH430ofthemountainsהָרִים֙ha.RimH2022;thereforeH3651theywerestrongerחָזְק֣וּcha.ze.KuH2388thanwe;butifwefightH3898againstthemontheplateau,shallwenotbestrongerנֶחֱזַ֖קne.che.ZakH2388thanthey?

24Anddothis:takethekingsהַמְּלָכִים֙ha.me.la.KhimH4428awayH5493,everymanH376outofhisplaceמִמְּקֹמ֔וֹmi.me.ko.MoH4725,andputH7760governorsפַּח֖וֹתpa.ChotH6346intheirstead;

25andnumberH4487theeanarmyחַ֡יִלCha.yilH2428,likethearmyכַּחַיִל֩ka.cha.YilH2428thatthou hastlost,horseוְס֣וּסve.SusH5483forhorseכַּסּ֣וּס׀ka.SusH5483,andchariotH7393forchariotH7393;andwewillfightוְנִֽלָּחֲמָ֤הve.ni.la.cha.MahH3898againstthemontheplateau:shallwenotbestrongerנֶחֱזַ֖קne.che.ZakH2388thanthey?Andhehearkenedtotheirvoiceלְקֹלָ֖םle.ko.LamH6963,anddidsoH3651.

26Anditcametopass,atthereturnלִתְשׁוּבַ֣תlit.shu.VatH8666oftheyearהַשָּׁנָ֔הha.sha.NahH8141,thatBen-HadadH1130numberedtheSyrians,andwentH5927uptoAphekאֲפֵ֔קָה'a.Fe.kahH663,tofightagainstIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

27AndthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478werenumberedandvictualled,andtheywentagainstthem;andthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478encampedוַיַּחֲנ֨וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583beforethemliketwoכִּשְׁנֵי֙kish.NeiH8147littleflocksofgoatsעִזִּ֔ים'i.ZimH5795; buttheSyriansfilledמִלְא֥וּmil.'UH4390thelandהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

28Andthemanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֗יםha.'E.lo.HimH430drewH5066near,andspoketothekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Yis.ra.'ElH3478andsaidH559,Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saithJehovah:BecausetheSyrianshavesaidH559,Jehovahisagodאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430ofthemountainsהָרִים֙ha.RimH2022,butheisnotagodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofthevalleysעֲמָקִ֖ים'a.ma.KimH6010,Iwillgiveוְ֠נָתַתִּיVe.na.ta.tiH5414allthisgreatהַגָּ֤דוֹלha.Ga.dolH1419multitudeהֶהָמ֨וֹןhe.ha.MonH1995intothyhandבְּיָדֶ֔ךָbe.ya.De.khaH3027,andyeshallknowוִֽידַעְתֶּ֖םvi.da'.TemH3045thatIamJehovah.

29Andtheyencampedוַֽיַּחֲנ֧וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583oneאֶחָֽד׃'e.ChadH259overagainsttheothersevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117;anditcametopassthatontheseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֗יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117thebattleהַמִּלְחָמָ֔הha.mil.cha.MahH4421wasH1961joined;andthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֧לYis.ra.'ElH3478smoteoftheSyriansahundredמֵאָה־me.'ah-H3967thousandאֶ֥לֶף'E.lefH505footmeninoneH259dayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117.

30AndtherestfledH5127toAphekאֲפֵקָה֮'a.fe.KahH663,intothecityהָעִיר֒ha.'IrH5892;andthewallהַחוֹמָ֔הha.cho.MahH2346fellH5307ontwenty-seventhousandאֶ֛לֶף'E.lefH505menאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376ofthemthatwereleftH3498.AndBen-HadadH1130fledH5127,andcameH935intothecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892, [from]chamberH2315tochamberH2315.

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