New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Kings 13:23-30

23It cameוַיְהִ֗יvay.HiH1961about afterאַחֲרֵ֛י'a.cha.ReiH310he had eatenאָכְל֥וֹ'a.khe.LoH398breadלֶ֖חֶםLe.chemH3899and afterוְאַחֲרֵ֣יve.'a.cha.ReiH310he had drunkשְׁתוֹת֑וֹshe.to.ToH8354,that he saddledוַיַּחֲבָשׁ־vai.ya.cha.vosh-H2280the donkeyהַחֲמ֔וֹרha.cha.MorH2543for him, for the prophetלַנָּבִ֖יאla.na.Vi'H5030whomאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834he had broughtH7725backהֱשִׁיבֽוֹ׃he.shi.VoH7725.

24Now when he had goneוַיֵּ֕לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980,a lionH743metוַיִּמְצָאֵ֧הוּvai.yim.tza.'E.huH4672him on the wayבַּדֶּ֖רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870and killedוַיְמִיתֵ֑הוּvay.mi.Te.huH4191him, and his bodyנִבְלָתוֹ֙niv.la.ToH5038was thrownמֻשְׁלֶ֣כֶתmush.Le.khetH7993on the roadבַּדֶּ֔רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870,with the donkeyוְהַחֲמוֹר֙ve.ha.cha.mOrH2543standingעֹמֵ֣ד'o.MedH5975besideאֶצְלָ֔הּ'etz.LahH681it; the lionH743also was standingעֹמֵ֖ד'o.MedH5975besideאֵ֥צֶל'E.tzelH681the bodyהַנְּבֵלָֽה׃ha.ne.ve.LahH5038.

25And beholdוְהִנֵּ֧הve.hi.NehH2009,menH376passedעֹבְרִ֗ים'oe.RimH5674by and sawוַיִּרְא֤וּvai.yir.'UH7200the bodyהַנְּבֵלָה֙ha.ne.ve.LahH5038thrownמֻשְׁלֶ֣כֶתmush.Le.khetH7993on the roadבַּדֶּ֔רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870,and the lionH743standingעֹמֵ֖ד'o.MedH5975besideאֵ֣צֶל'E.tzelH681the bodyהַנְּבֵלָ֑הha.ne.ve.LahH5038;so they cameוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935and toldוַיְדַבְּר֣וּvay.da.be.RuH1696itin the cityבָעִ֔ירva.'IrH5892whereאֲשֶׁ֛ר'a.SherH834the oldהַזָּקֵ֖ןha.za.KenH2205prophetהַנָּבִ֥יאha.na.Vi'H5030livedיֹשֵׁ֥בyo.ShevH3427.

26Now when the prophetהַנָּבִיא֮ha.na.Vi'H5030whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834broughtH7725him backהֱשִׁיב֣וֹhe.shi.VoH7725from the wayהַדֶּרֶךְ֒ha.de.reKhH1870heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֣עvai.yish.Ma'H8085it,he saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “It is the manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֣יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834disobeyedמָרָ֖הma.RahH4784thecommandפִּ֣יpiH6310of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068;therefore the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068has givenוַיִּתְּנֵ֨הוּvai.yi.te.Ne.huH5414him to the lionH743,which has tornוַֽיִּשְׁבְּרֵ֙הוּ֙vai.yish.be.Re.huH7665him and killedוַיְמִתֵ֔הוּvay.mi.Te.huH4191him, according to the wordכִּדְבַ֥רkid.VarH1697of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834He spokeדִּבֶּר־di.ber-H1696to him.”

27Then he spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֤רvay.da.BerH1696to his sonsבָּנָיו֙ba.NavH1121,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “Saddleחִבְשׁוּ־chiv.shu-H2280the donkeyהַחֲמ֑וֹרha.cha.MorH2543for me.” And they saddledוַֽיַּחֲבֹֽשׁוּ׃Vai.ya.cha.Vo.shuH2280it.

28He wentוַיֵּ֗לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980and foundוַיִּמְצָ֤אvai.yim.Tza'H4672his bodyנִבְלָתוֹ֙niv.la.ToH5038thrownמֻשְׁלֶ֣כֶתmush.Le.khetH7993on the roadבַּדֶּ֔רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870with the donkeyוַֽחֲמוֹר֙va.cha.mOrH2543and the lionH743standingעֹמְדִ֖ים'o.me.DimH5975besideאֵ֣צֶל'E.tzelH681the bodyהַנְּבֵלָ֑הha.ne.ve.LahH5038;the lionH743had not eatenאָכַ֤ל'a.KhalH398the bodyהַנְּבֵלָ֔הha.ne.ve.LahH5038norH3808tornשָׁבַ֖רsha.VarH7665the donkeyהַחֲמֽוֹר׃ha.cha.MorH2543.

29So the prophetהַנָּבִ֜יאha.na.Vi'H5030tookוַיִּשָּׂ֨אvai.yi.Sa'H5375up the bodyנִבְלַ֧תniv.LatH5038of the manאִישׁ־'ish-H376of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֛יםha.'E.lo.HimH430and laidוַיַּנִּחֵ֥הוּvai.ya.ni.Che.huH5117it on the donkeyהַחֲמ֖וֹרha.cha.MorH2543and broughtH7725it backוַיְשִׁיבֵ֑הוּvay.shi.Ve.huH7725,and he cameוַיָּבֹ֗אvai.ya.Vo'H935to the cityעִיר֙'irH5892of the oldהַזָּקֵ֔ןha.za.KenH2205prophetהַנָּבִ֣יאha.na.Vi'H5030to mournלִסְפֹּ֖דlis.PodH5594and to buryוּלְקָבְרֽוֹ׃u.le.ka.ve.RoH6912him.

30He laidוַיַּנַּ֥חvai.ya.NachH5117his bodyנִבְלָת֖וֹniv.la.ToH5038in his own graveבְּקִבְר֑וֹbe.kiv.RoH6913,and they mournedוַיִּסְפְּד֥וּvai.yis.pe.DuH5594overעָלָ֖יו'a.LavH5921him, saying, “Alasה֥וֹיHoH1945,my brotherאָחִֽי׃'a.ChiH251!”

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