New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Kings 20:16-21

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.

17The youngנַעֲרֵ֛יna.'a.ReiH5288menH5288of the rulersשָׂרֵ֥יsa.ReiH8269of the provincesהַמְּדִינ֖וֹתha.me.di.NotH4082wentוַיֵּצְא֗וּvai.ye.tze.'UH3318out firstבָּרִֽאשֹׁנָ֑הba.ri.sho.NahH7223;and Ben-hadadH1130sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971out and they toldוַיַּגִּ֤ידוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046him, sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “MenH376have comeיָצְא֖וּya.tze.'UH3318out from Samariaמִשֹּׁמְרֽוֹן׃mi.sho.me.RonH8111.”

18Then he saidוַיֹּ֛אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Ifאִם־'im-H518they have comeיָצָ֖אוּya.Tza.'uH3318out for peaceלְשָׁל֥וֹםle.sha.LomH7965,takeתִּפְשׂ֣וּםtif.SumH8610them aliveחַיִּ֑יםchai.YimH2416;or ifוְאִ֧םve.'ImH518they have comeיָצָ֖אוּya.Tza.'uH3318out for warלְמִלְחָמָ֛הle.mil.cha.MahH4421,takeתִּפְשֽׂוּם׃tif.SumH8610them aliveחַיִּ֥יםchai.YimH2416.”

19So theseוְאֵ֙לֶּה֙ve.'E.lehH428wentיָצְא֣וּya.tze.'UH3318out from the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,the youngנַעֲרֵ֖יna.'a.ReiH5288menH5288of the rulersשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of the provincesהַמְּדִינ֑וֹתha.me.di.NotH4082,and the armyוְהַחַ֖יִלve.ha.Cha.yilH2428whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834followedאַחֲרֵיהֶֽם׃'a.cha.rei.HemH310them.

20Theykilledוַיַּכּוּ֙vai.ya.KuH5221eachאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376his manאִישׁ֔וֹ'i.ShoH376;and the Arameansאֲרָ֔ם'a.RamH758fledוַיָּנֻ֣סוּvai.ya.Nu.suH5127and Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478pursuedוַֽיִּרְדְּפֵ֖םvai.yir.de.FemH7291them, and Ben-hadadH1130kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Aramאֲרָ֔ם'a.RamH758escapedוַיִּמָּלֵ֗טvai.yi.ma.LetH4422on a horseס֖וּסsusH5483with horsemenוּפָרָשִֽׁים׃u.fa.ra.ShimH6571.

21The kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478wentוַיֵּצֵא֙vai.ye.Tze'H3318out andstruckוַיַּ֥ךְvai.YakhH5221the horsesהַסּ֖וּסha.SusH5483and chariotsהָרָ֑כֶבha.Ra.khevH7393, andkilledוְהִכָּ֥הve.hi.KahH5221the Arameansבַאֲרָ֖םva.'a.RamH758with a greatגְדוֹלָֽה׃ge.do.LahH1419slaughterמַכָּ֥הma.KahH4347.

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