New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Kings 20:12-16

12When Ben-hadadheardכִּשְׁמֹ֙עַ֙kish.Mo.a'H8085thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088messageהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697, ashe was drinkingשֹׁתֶ֛הsho.TehH8354with the kingsוְהַמְּלָכִ֖יםve.ha.me.la.KhimH4428in thetemporaryH5521sheltersH5521,he saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to his servantsעֲבָדָיו֙'a.va.DavH5650, “Stationשִׂ֔ימוּSi.muH7760yourselves.”So they stationedוַיָּשִׂ֖ימוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760themselvesagainstעַל־'al-H5921the cityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892.

13Now beholdH2009,a prophetנָבִ֣יאna.Vi'H5030approachedנִגַּשׁ֮ni.GashH5066Ahabאַחְאָ֣ב'ach.'AvH256kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Yis.ra.'ElH3478and saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, ‘Have you seenהְֽרָאִ֔יתָhe.ra.'I.taH7200allכָּל־kol-H3605thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088greatהַגָּד֖וֹלha.ga.DolH1419multitudeהֶהָמ֥וֹןhe.ha.MonH1995?BeholdH2009,I will deliverנֹתְנ֤וֹno.te.NoH5414them into your handבְיָֽדְךָ֙ve.ya.de.KhaH3027todayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117, andyou shall knowוְיָדַעְתָּ֖ve.ya.da'.TaH3045that I am the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.’”

14Ahabאַחְאָב֙'ach.'AvH256saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “By whomבְּמִ֔יbe.MiH4310?”So he saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, ‘By the youngבְּנַעֲרֵ֖יbe.na.'a.ReiH5288menH5288of the rulersשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of the provincesהַמְּדִינ֑וֹתha.me.di.NotH4082.’”Then he saidוַיֹּ֛אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Whoמִֽי־mi-H4310shallbeginיֶאְסֹ֥רye'.SorH631the battleהַמִּלְחָמָ֖הha.mil.cha.MahH4421?” And heansweredוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “You.”

15Then he musteredוַיִּפְקֹ֗דvai.yif.KodH6485the youngנַעֲרֵי֙na.'a.ReiH5288menH5288of the rulersשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of the provincesהַמְּדִינ֔וֹתha.me.di.NotH4082,and there were 232מָאתַ֖יִם שְׁנַ֣יִם וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֑יםma.Ta.yim she.Na.yim u.she.lo.ShimH3967 H8147 H7970;and afterוְאַחֲרֵיהֶ֗םve.'a.cha.rei.HemH310them he musteredפָּקַ֧דpa.KadH6485allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971, evenallכָּל־kol-H3605the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,7,000שִׁבְעַ֥ת אֲלָפִֽים׃shiv.'At 'a.la.FimH7651 H505.

16They wentוַיֵּצְא֖וּvai.ye.tze.'UH3318out at noonבַּֽצָּהֳרָ֑יִםba.tzo.ho.Ra.yimH6672, whileBen-hadadH1130was drinkingשֹׁתֶ֨הsho.TehH8354himself drunkשִׁכּ֜וֹרshi.KorH7910in thetemporaryH5521sheltersH5521with the thirty-twoשְׁלֹשִֽׁים־ וּשְׁנַ֥יִםshe.lo.shim- u.she.Na.yimH7970 H8147kingsH4428who helpedעֹזֵ֥ר'o.ZerH5826him.

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