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1 Kings 20:2-10

2And he sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֧חvai.yish.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֛יםmal.'a.KhimH4397to Ahabאַחְאָ֥ב'ach.'AvH256kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478into the cityהָעִֽירָה׃ha.'I.rahH5892,and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Thus saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559Ben–hadadH1130,

3Thy silverכַּסְפְּךָ֥kas.pe.KhaH3701and thy goldוּֽזְהָבְךָ֖u.ze.ha.ve.KhaH2091ismine; thy wivesוְנָשֶׁ֧יךָve.na.Shei.khaH802also and thy childrenוּבָנֶ֛יךָu.va.Nei.khaH1121, eventhe goodliestהַטּוֹבִ֖יםha.to.VimH2896, are mine.

4And the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478answeredוַיַּ֤עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030and saidוַיֹּ֔אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,My lordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113,O kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,according to thy sayingכִּדְבָרְךָ֖kid.va.re.KhaH1697, I am thine, and all that I have.

5And the messengersהַמַּלְאָכִ֔יםha.mal.'a.KhimH4397came againוַיָּשֻׁ֙בוּ֙vai.ya.Shu.vuH7725,and saidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559,Thus speakethאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559Ben–hadadH1130,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Although I have sentשָׁלַ֤חְתִּיsha.Lach.tiH7971unto thee, sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Thou shalt deliverתִתֵּֽן׃ti.TenH5414me thy silverכַּסְפְּךָ֧kas.pe.KhaH3701,and thy goldוּזְהָבְךָ֛u.ze.ha.ve.KhaH2091,and thy wivesוְנָשֶׁ֥יךָve.na.Shei.khaH802,and thy childrenוּבָנֶ֖יךָu.va.Nei.khaH1121;

6Yet I will sendאֶשְׁלַ֤ח'esh.LachH7971my servantsעֲבָדַי֙'a.va.DaiH5650unto thee to morrowמָחָ֗רma.CharH4279about this timeכָּעֵ֣תka.'EtH6256,and they shall searchוְחִפְּשׂוּ֙ve.chi.pe.SuH2664thine houseבֵּ֣יתְךָ֔bei.te.khaH1004,and the housesבָּתֵּ֣יba.TeiH1004of thy servantsעֲבָדֶ֑יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650;and it shall beוְהָיָה֙ve.ha.YahH1961, thatwhatsoever is pleasantמַחְמַ֣דmach.MadH4261in thine eyesעֵינֶ֔יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869,they shall putיָשִׂ֥ימוּya.Si.muH7760itin their handבְיָדָ֖םve.ya.DamH3027, and take itawayוְלָקָֽחוּ׃ve.la.Ka.chuH3947.

7Then the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478calledוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121all the eldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205of the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,and saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559,Markדְּעֽוּ־de.'u-H3045,I pray you, and seeוּרְא֔וּu.re.'UH7200how this manseekethמְבַקֵּ֑שׁme.va.KeshH1245mischiefרָעָ֖הra.'AhH7451:for he sentשָׁלַ֨חsha.LachH7971unto me for my wivesלְנָשַׁ֤יle.na.ShaiH802,and for my childrenוּלְבָנַי֙u.le.va.NaiH1121,and for my silverוּלְכַסְפִּ֣יu.le.khas.PiH3701,and for my goldוְלִזְהָבִ֔יve.liz.ha.ViH2091;and I deniedמָנַ֖עְתִּיma.Na'.tiH4513him not.

8And all the eldersהַזְּקֵנִ֖יםha.ze.ke.NimH2205and all the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971saidוַיֹּאמְר֥וּvai.yo.me.RuH559unto him, Hearkenתִּשְׁמַ֖עtish.Ma'H8085not unto him,nor consentתֹאבֶֽה׃to.VehH14.

9Wherefore he saidוַיֹּ֜אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto the messengersלְמַלְאֲכֵ֣יle.mal.'a.KheiH4397of Ben–hadadH1130,Tellאִמְר֞וּ'im.RuH559my lordלַֽאדֹנִ֤יla.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428,All that thou didst sendשָׁלַ֨חְתָּsha.Lach.taH7971for to thy servantעַבְדְּךָ֤'av.de.KhaH5650at the firstבָרִֽאשֹׁנָה֙va.ri.sho.NahH7223I will doאֶעֱשֶׂ֔ה'e.'e.SehH6213:but this thingוְהַדָּבָ֣רve.ha.da.VarH1697I mayאוּכַ֖ל'u.KhalH3201not doלַעֲשׂ֑וֹתla.'a.SotH6213.And the messengersהַמַּלְאָכִ֔יםha.mal.'a.KhimH4397departedH3212,and broughtH7725him wordדָּבָֽר׃da.VarH1697againH7725.

10And Ben–hadadH1130sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971unto him, and saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,The godsאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430do soיַעֲשׂ֥וּןya.'a.SunH6213unto me, and more alsoיוֹסִ֑פוּyo.Si.fuH3254,if the dustעֲפַ֣ר'a.FarH6083of Samariaשֹׁמְר֔וֹןsho.me.RonH8111shall sufficeיִשְׂפֹּק֙yis.PokH5606for handfulsלִשְׁעָלִ֕יםlish.'a.LimH8168for all the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971that followבְּרַגְלָֽי׃be.rag.LaiH7272me.

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