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1 Kings 22:31-38

31But the kingוּמֶ֣לֶךְu.Me.lekhH4428of Syriaאֲרָ֡ם'a.RamH758commandedצִוָּ֣הtzi.VahH6680his thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֤יםshe.lo.ShimH7970and twoוּשְׁנַ֙יִם֙u.she.Na.yimH8147captainsשָׂרֵי֩sa.ReiH8269that had rule over his chariotsהָרֶ֨כֶבha.Re.khevH7393,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Fightתִּלָּ֣חֲמ֔וּti.La.cha.MuH3898neither with smallקָטֹ֖ןka.TonH6996nor greatגָּד֑וֹלga.DolH1419,save only with the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478.

32And it came to pass, when the captainsשָׂרֵ֨יsa.ReiH8269of the chariotsהָרֶ֜כֶבha.Re.khevH7393sawכִּרְאוֹת֩kir.'OtH7200Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֗טye.ho.sha.FatH3092,that they saidאָֽמְרוּ֙'a.me.RuH559, Surely it isthe kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לYis.ra.'ElH3478.And they turned asideוַיָּסֻ֥רוּvai.ya.Su.ruH5493to fightלְהִלָּחֵ֑םle.hi.la.ChemH3898against him: and Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָֽט׃ye.ho.sha.FatH3092cried outוַיִּזְעַ֖קvai.yiz.'AkH2199.

33And it came to pass, when the captainsשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of the chariotsהָרֶ֔כֶבha.Re.khevH7393perceivedכִּרְאוֹת֙kir.'OtH7200that it wasnot the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,that they turned backוַיָּשׁ֖וּבוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725from pursuingמֵאַחֲרָֽיו׃me.'a.cha.RavH310him.

34And a certainmanוְאִ֗ישׁve.'IshH376drewמָשַׁ֤ךְma.ShakhH4900a bowבַּקֶּ֙שֶׁת֙ba.Ke.shetH7198at a ventureלְתֻמּ֔וֹle.tu.MoH8537,and smoteוַיַּכֶּה֙vai.ya.KehH5221the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478between the jointsהַדְּבָקִ֖יםha.de.va.KimH1694of the harnessהַשִּׁרְיָ֑ןha.shir.YanH8302:wherefore he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto the driver of his chariotלְרַכָּב֗וֹle.ra.ka.VoH7395,Turnהֲפֹ֥ךְha.FokhH2015thine handיָדְךָ֛ya.de.KhaH3027,and carry me outוְהוֹצִיאֵ֥נִיve.ho.tzi.'E.niH3318of the hostהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֖הha.ma.cha.NehH4264;for I am woundedהָחֳלֵֽיתִי׃ho.cho.Lei.tiH2470.

35And the battleהַמִּלְחָמָה֙ha.mil.cha.MahH4421increasedוַתַּעֲלֶ֤הva.ta.'a.LehH5927that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117:and the kingוְהַמֶּ֗לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428was stayed upמָעֳמָ֛דmo.'o.MadH5975in his chariotבַּמֶּרְכָּבָ֖הba.mer.ka.VahH4818againstנֹ֣כַחNo.khachH5227the Syriansאֲרָ֑ם'a.RamH758,and diedוַיָּ֣מָתvai.Ya.motH4191at evenבָּעֶ֔רֶבba.'E.revH6153:and the bloodדַּֽם־dam-H1818ran outוַיִּ֥צֶקvai.Yi.tzekH3332of the woundהַמַּכָּ֖הha.ma.KahH4347into the midstחֵ֥יקcheikH2436of the chariotהָרָֽכֶב׃ha.Ra.khevH7393.

36And there wentוַיַּעֲבֹ֤רvai.ya.'a.VorH5674a proclamationהָרִנָּה֙ha.ri.NahH7440throughout the hostבַּֽמַּחֲנֶ֔הba.ma.cha.NehH4264about the going downכְּבֹ֥אke.Vo'H935of the sunהַשֶּׁ֖מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Every manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376to his cityעִיר֖וֹi.RoH5892,and every manוְאִ֥ישׁve.'IshH376to his own countryאַרְצֽוֹ׃'ar.TzoH776.

37So the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428diedוַיָּ֣מָתvai.Ya.motH4191,and was broughtוַיָּב֖וֹאvai.ya.Vo'H935to Samariaשֹׁמְר֑וֹןsho.me.RonH8111;and they buriedוַיִּקְבְּר֥וּvai.yik.be.RuH6912the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428in Samariaבְּשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃be.sho.me.RonH8111.

38And onewashedוַיִּשְׁטֹ֨ףvai.yish.TofH7857the chariotהָרֶ֜כֶבha.Re.khevH7393in the poolבְּרֵכַ֣תbe.re.KhatH1295of Samariaשֹׁמְר֗וֹןsho.me.RonH8111;and the dogsהַכְּלָבִים֙ha.ke.la.VimH3611licked upוַיָּלֹ֤קּוּvai.ya.Lo.kuH3952his bloodדָּמ֔וֹda.MoH1818;and they washedרָחָ֑צוּra.Cha.tzuH7364his armourH2185;according unto the wordכִּדְבַ֥רkid.VarH1697of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068which he spakeדִּבֵּֽר׃di.BerH1696.

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