New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Kings 20:23-26

23Now the servantsוְעַבְדֵ֨יve.'av.DeiH5650of the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Aramאֲרָ֜ם'a.RamH758saidאָמְר֣וּ'a.me.RuH559to him, “Their godsאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430are godsאֱלֹ֣הֵיהֶ֔ם'e.Lo.hei.HemH430of the mountainsהָרִים֙ha.RimH2022,thereforeעַל־ כֵּ֖ן'al- kenH5921 H3651they were strongerחָזְק֣וּcha.ze.KuH2388thanH4480we; but ratherוְאוּלָ֗םve.'u.LamH199let us fightנִלָּחֵ֤םni.la.ChemH3898againstאִתָּם֙'i.TamH854them in the plainבַּמִּישׁ֔וֹרba.mi.ShorH4334, andsurelyאִם־ לֹ֥א'im- lo'H518 H3808we will be strongerנֶחֱזַ֖קne.che.ZakH2388thanH4480they.

24Doעֲשֵׂ֑ה'a.SehH6213thisהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088thingהַדָּבָ֥רha.da.VarH1697:removeהָסֵ֤רha.SerH5493the kingsהַמְּלָכִים֙ha.me.la.KhimH4428,eachאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376from his placeמִמְּקֹמ֔וֹmi.me.ko.MoH4725,and putוְשִׂ֥יםve.SimH7760captainsפַּח֖וֹתpa.ChotH6346in their placeתַּחְתֵּיהֶֽם׃tach.tei.HemH8478,

25andmusterתִֽמְנֶה־tim.neh-H4487an armyחַ֡יִלCha.yilH2428like the armyכַּחַיִל֩ka.cha.YilH2428that you have lostהַנֹּפֵ֨לha.no.FelH5307,horseוְס֣וּסve.SusH5483for horseכַּסּ֣וּס׀ka.SusH5483,and chariotוְרֶ֣כֶבve.Re.khevH7393for chariotכָּרֶ֗כֶבka.Re.khevH7393.Then we will fightוְנִֽלָּחֲמָ֤הve.ni.la.cha.MahH3898againstH854them in the plainבַּמִּישׁ֔וֹרba.mi.ShorH4334,and surelyאִם־ לֹ֥א'im- lo'H518 H3808we will be strongerנֶחֱזַ֖קne.che.ZakH2388thanH4480they.” And he listenedוַיִּשְׁמַ֥עvai.yish.Ma'H8085to their voiceלְקֹלָ֖םle.ko.LamH6963and didוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213soכֵּֽן׃ פKenH3651.

26At the turnלִתְשׁוּבַ֣תlit.shu.VatH8666of the yearהַשָּׁנָ֔הha.sha.NahH8141,Ben-hadadH1130musteredוַיִּפְקֹ֥דvai.yif.KodH6485the Arameansאֲרָ֑ם'a.RamH758and wentוַיַּ֣עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927up toAphekאֲפֵ֔קָה'a.Fe.kahH663to fightלַמִּלְחָמָ֖הla.mil.cha.MahH4421againstעִם־'im-H5973Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

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