King James Version
1 Kings 20:32-42
32So they girdedוַיַּחְגְּרוּ֩vai.yach.ge.RuH2296sackclothשַׂקִּ֨יםsa.KimH8242on their loinsבְּמָתְנֵיהֶ֜םbe.ma.te.nei.HemH4975, and putropesוַחֲבָלִ֣יםva.cha.va.LimH2256on their headsבְּרָאשֵׁיהֶ֗םbe.ra.shei.HemH7218,and cameוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935to the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and saidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559,Thy servantעַבְדְּךָ֧'av.de.KhaH5650Ben–hadadH1130saithאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559,I pray thee, let me liveתְּחִֽי־ נַפְשִׁ֑יte.chi- naf.ShiH5315H2421.And he saidוַיֹּ֛אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Ishe yet aliveחַ֖יchaiH2416? he ismy brotherאָחִ֥י'a.ChiH251.
33Now the menוְהָאֲנָשִׁים֩ve.ha.'a.na.ShimH582did diligently observeיְנַחֲשׁ֨וּye.na.cha.ShuH5172whether any thing would comefrom him, and did hastilyוַֽיְמַהֲר֜וּvay.ma.ha.RuH4116catchוַיַּחְלְט֣וּvai.yach.le.TuH2480it:and they saidוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559,Thy brotherאָחִ֣יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251Ben–hadadH1130.Then he saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Goבֹּ֣אוּBo.'uH935ye, bringקָחֻ֑הוּka.Chu.huH3947him. Then Ben–hadadH1130came forthוַיֵּצֵ֤אvai.ye.Tze'H3318to him; and he caused him to come upוַֽיַּעֲלֵ֖הוּvai.ya.'a.Le.huH5927into the chariotהַמֶּרְכָּבָֽה׃ha.mer.ka.VahH4818.
34And Ben–hadadsaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, The citiesהֶעָרִ֣יםhe.'a.RimH5892,which my fatherאָבִי֩'a.ViH1tookלָֽקַח־la.kach-H3947from thy fatherאָבִ֜יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1,I will restoreאָשִׁ֗יב'a.ShivH7725;and thou shalt makeתָּשִׂ֨יםta.SimH7760streetsוְ֠חוּצוֹתVe.chu.tzotH2351for thee in Damascusבְדַמֶּ֙שֶׂק֙ve.da.Me.sekH1834,as my fatherאָבִי֙'a.ViH1madeשָׂ֤םsamH7760in Samariaבְּשֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹןbe.Sho.me.RonH8111. Then said Ahab,I will send thee awayאֲשַׁלְּחֶ֑ךָּ'a.sha.le.Che.kaH7971with this covenantבַּבְּרִ֣יתba.be.RitH1285.So he madeוַיִּכְרָת־vai.yikh.rot-H3772a covenantבְרִ֖יתve.RitH1285with him, and sent him awayוַֽיְשַׁלְּחֵֽהוּ׃ סVay.sha.le.Che.huH7971.
35And a certainאֶחָ֜ד'e.ChadH259manוְאִ֨ישׁve.'IshH376of the sonsמִבְּנֵ֣יmi.be.NeiH1121of the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֗יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030saidאָמַ֧ר'a.MarH559unto his neighbourרֵעֵ֛הוּre.'E.huH7453in the wordבִּדְבַ֥רbid.VarH1697of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,Smiteהַכֵּ֣ינִיha.Kei.niH5221me, I pray thee. And the manהָאִ֖ישׁha.'IshH376refusedוַיְמָאֵ֥ןvay.ma.'EnH3985to smiteלְהַכֹּתֽוֹ׃le.ha.ko.ToH5221him.
36Then saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559he unto him, Because thou hast not obeyedשָׁמַ֙עְתָּ֙sha.Ma'.taH8085the voiceבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,behold, as soon as thou art departedH1980from me, a lionהָאַרְיֵ֑הha.'ar.YehH738shall slayוְהִכְּךָ֖ve.hi.ke.KhaH5221thee. And as soon as he was departedH3212from himמֵֽאֶצְל֔וֹme.'etz.LoH681,a lionהָאַרְיֵ֖הha.'ar.YehH738foundוַיִּמְצָאֵ֥הוּvai.yim.tza.'E.huH4672him, and slewוַיַּכֵּֽהוּ׃vai.ya.Ke.huH5221him.
37Then he foundוַיִּמְצָא֙vai.yim.Tza'H4672anotherאַחֵ֔ר'a.CherH312manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376,and saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Smiteהַכֵּ֣ינִיha.Kei.niH5221me, I pray thee. And the manהָאִ֖ישׁha.'IshH376smoteוַיַּכֵּ֥הוּvai.ya.Ke.huH5221him, so that in smitingהַכֵּ֥הha.KehH5221he woundedוּפָצֹֽעַ׃u.fa.Tzo.a'H6481him.
39And as the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428passed byעֹבֵ֔ר'o.VerH5674,he criedצָעַ֣קtza.'AkH6817unto the kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428:and he saidוַיֹּ֜אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Thy servantעַבְדְּךָ֣׀'av.de.KhaH5650went outיָצָ֣אya.Tza'H3318into the midstבְקֶֽרֶב־ve.ke.rev-H7130of the battleהַמִּלְחָמָ֗הha.mil.cha.MahH4421;and, behold, a manאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376turned asideסָ֜רsarH5493,and broughtוַיָּבֵ֧אvai.ya.Ve'H935a manאִ֗ישׁ'IshH376unto me, and saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559,Keepשְׁמֹר֙she.MorH8104this manהָאִ֣ישׁha.'IshH376:if by any meansהִפָּקֵד֙hi.pa.KedH6485he be missingיִפָּקֵ֔דyi.pa.KedH6485,then shall thy lifeנַפְשְׁךָ֙naf.she.KhaH5315be for his lifeנַפְשׁ֔וֹnaf.ShoH5315,or else thou shalt payתִּשְׁקֽוֹל׃tish.KolH8254a talentכִכַּר־khi.kar-H3603of silverכֶּ֖סֶףKe.sefH3701.
40And as thy servantעַבְדְּךָ֗'av.de.KhaH5650was busyעֹשֵׂ֥ה'o.SehH6213here and there, he was goneאֵינֶ֑נּוּ'ei.Ne.nuH369.And the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, So shallthy judgmentמִשְׁפָּטֶ֖ךָmish.pa.Te.khaH4941be;thyself hast decidedחָרָֽצְתָּ׃cha.Ra.tze.taH2782it.
41And he hastedוַיְמַהֵ֕רvay.ma.HerH4116,and took the ashesהָ֣אֲפֵ֔רha.'a.FerH666awayוַיָּ֙סַר֙vai.Ya.sarH5493from his faceעֵינָ֑יו'ei.NavH5869;and the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478discernedוַיַּכֵּ֤רvai.ya.KerH5234him that he wasof the prophetsמֵֽהַנְּבִאִ֖יםme.ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030.
42And he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Thus saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,Because thou hast let goשִׁלַּ֥חְתָּshi.Lach.taH7971out of thyhandמִיָּ֑דmi.YadH3027a manאִישׁ־'ish-H376whom I appointed to utter destructionחֶרְמִ֖יcher.MiH2764,therefore thy lifeנַפְשְׁךָ֙naf.she.KhaH5315shall go for his lifeנַפְשׁ֔וֹnaf.ShoH5315,and thy peopleוְעַמְּךָ֖ve.'a.me.KhaH5971for his peopleעַמּֽוֹ׃a.MoH5971.
Commentaries on 1 Kings 20
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
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