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1 Kings 20:2-10

2AndhesentH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֛יםmal.'a.KhimH4397toAhabאַחְאָ֥ב'ach.'AvH256kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478intothecityהָעִֽירָה׃ha.'I.rahH5892,andsaidtohim, Thus says Ben-Hadad:

3Thysilverכַּסְפְּךָ֥kas.pe.KhaH3701andthygoldוּֽזְהָבְךָ֖u.ze.ha.ve.KhaH2091ismine; thywivesH802alsoandthychildren,thegoodliest,aremine.

4Andthekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478answeredandsaidH559,Mylordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113,Okingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, accordingtothysayingH559,Iamthine,andallthatIhave.

5Andthemessengersהַמַּלְאָכִ֔יםha.mal.'a.KhimH4397cameagain,andsaidH559,Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541speaksBen-HadadH1130sayingH559:IsentH7971totheeindeed,sayingH559, Thou shaltdelivermethysilverכַּסְפְּךָ֧kas.pe.KhaH3701,andthygoldוּזְהָבְךָ֛u.ze.ha.ve.KhaH2091,andthywivesH802,andthychildren;

6butto-morrowaboutthistimeכָּעֵ֣תka.'EtH6256Iwillsendאֶשְׁלַ֤ח'esh.LachH7971myservantsעֲבָדַי֙'a.va.DaiH5650tothee,andtheyshallsearchוְחִפְּשׂוּ֙ve.chi.pe.SuH2664thyhouseH1004,andthehousesH1004ofthyservantsעֲבָדֶ֑יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650;anditshallbeוְהָיָה֙ve.ha.YahH1961,thatwhatsoeverispleasantinthysight,theyshallputיָשִׂ֥ימוּya.Si.muH7760intheirhandבְיָדָ֖םve.ya.DamH3027andtakeוְלָקָֽחוּ׃ve.la.Ka.chuH3947awayH7971.

7Andthekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478calledH7121alltheeldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205ofthelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776andsaidH559, Mark,Iprayyou,andseeוּרְא֔וּu.re.'UH7200howthis[manH2205]seeksמְבַקֵּ֑שׁme.va.KeshH1245mischief;forhesentH7971tomeformywivesH802,andformychildren,andformysilverוּלְכַסְפִּ֣יu.le.khas.PiH3701,andformygoldוְלִזְהָבִ֔יve.liz.ha.ViH2091;andIdeniedhimnot.

8Andalltheeldersהַזְּקֵנִ֖יםha.ze.ke.NimH2205andallthepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971saidH559tohim, Hearkennot,norconsent.

9AndhesaidH559tothemessengersלְמַלְאֲכֵ֣יle.mal.'a.KheiH4397ofBen-HadadH1130,Tellmylordלַֽאדֹנִ֤יla.do.NiH113thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428,Allthatthou didstsendH7971fortothyservantעַבְדְּךָ֤'av.de.KhaH5650atthefirstבָרִֽאשֹׁנָה֙va.ri.sho.NahH7223Iwilldo;butthisthingוְהַדָּבָ֣רve.ha.da.VarH1697Icannotdo.Andthemessengersהַמַּלְאָכִ֔יםha.mal.'a.KhimH4397departed,andbroughtH7725himwordדָּבָֽר׃da.VarH1697again.

10AndBen-HadadH1130sentH7971tohimandsaidH559,Thegodsאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430dosotome,andmorealso,ifthedustעֲפַ֣ר'a.FarH6083ofSamariaשֹׁמְר֔וֹןsho.me.RonH8111shallsufficeforhandfulsלִשְׁעָלִ֕יםlish.'a.LimH8168forallthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971thatfollowme!

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