New American Standard Bible 1995
1 Kings 20:28-41
28Thena manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֗יםha.'E.lo.HimH430cameH5066nearH5066and spokeוַיֹּאמֶר֮vai.yo.MerH559to the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Yis.ra.'ElH3478and saidוַיֹּ֜אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, ‘Becauseיַ֠עַן אֲשֶׁ֨רYa.'an 'a.SherH3282H834the Arameansאֲרָם֙'a.RamH758have saidאָמְר֤וּ'a.me.RuH559, “The Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068is a godאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430of themountainsהָרִים֙ha.RimH2022,but He is not a godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of thevalleysעֲמָקִ֖ים'a.ma.KimH6010,” thereforeI will giveוְ֠נָתַתִּיVe.na.ta.tiH5414allכָּל־kol-H3605thisהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088greatהַגָּ֤דוֹלha.Ga.dolH1419multitudeהֶהָמ֨וֹןhe.ha.MonH1995into your handבְּיָדֶ֔ךָbe.ya.De.khaH3027,and you shall knowוִֽידַעְתֶּ֖םvi.da'.TemH3045that I am the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.’”
29So they campedוַֽיַּחֲנ֧וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583oneאֵ֦לֶּה'E.lehH428overH5227againstH5227the otherאֵ֖לֶּה'E.lehH428sevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117.And on the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֗יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117the battleהַמִּלְחָמָ֔הha.mil.cha.MahH4421was joinedוַתִּקְרַב֙va.tik.RavH7126,and the sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֧לYis.ra.'ElH3478killedוַיַּכּ֨וּvai.ya.KuH5221ofthe Arameansאֲרָ֛ם'a.RamH758100,000מֵאָה־ אֶ֥לֶףme.'ah- 'E.lefH3967H505footרַגְלִ֖יrag.LiH7273soldiersH7273in oneאֶחָֽד׃'e.ChadH259dayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117.
30But the restהַנּוֹתָרִ֥ים׀ha.no.ta.RimH3498fledוַיָּנֻ֨סוּvai.ya.Nu.suH5127toAphekאֲפֵקָה֮'a.fe.KahH663into the cityהָעִיר֒ha.'IrH5892,and the wallהַחוֹמָ֔הha.cho.MahH2346fellוַתִּפֹּל֙va.ti.PolH5307on 27,000עֶשְׂרִ֨ים וְשִׁבְעָ֥ה אֶ֛לֶף'es.Rim ve.shiv.'Ah 'E.lefH6242H7651H505menאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376who were leftהַנּוֹתָרִ֑יםha.no.ta.RimH3498.And Ben-hadadH1130fledנָ֔סNasH5127and cameוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935into the cityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892into an innerחֶ֥דֶרChe.derH2315chamberבְּחָֽדֶר׃ סbe.Cha.derH2315.
31His servantsעֲבָדָיו֒'a.va.DavH5650saidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to him, “Beholdהִנֵּֽה־hi.neh-H2009nowנָ֣אna'H4994,we have heardשָׁמַ֔עְנוּsha.Ma'.nuH8085that the kingsמַלְכֵי֙mal.KheiH4428of the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478are mercifulחֶ֖סֶדChe.sedH2617kingsמַלְכֵ֥יmal.KheiH4428,pleaseנָּא֩na'H4994let usputנָשִׂ֣ימָהna.Si.mahH7760sackclothשַׂקִּ֨יםsa.KimH8242on our loinsבְּמָתְנֵ֜ינוּbe.ma.te.Nei.nuH4975and ropesוַחֲבָלִ֣יםva.cha.va.LimH2256on our headsבְּרֹאשֵׁ֗נוּbe.ro.She.nuH7218,and goוְנֵצֵא֙ve.ne.Tze'H3318out to the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478;perhapsאוּלַ֖י'u.LaiH194he will saveיְחַיֶּ֥הye.chai.YehH2421yourlifeנַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃naf.She.khaH5315.”
32Sothey girdedוַיַּחְגְּרוּ֩vai.yach.ge.RuH2296sackclothשַׂקִּ֨יםsa.KimH8242on their loinsבְּמָתְנֵיהֶ֜םbe.ma.te.nei.HemH4975and putropesוַחֲבָלִ֣יםva.cha.va.LimH2256on their headsבְּרָאשֵׁיהֶ֗םbe.ra.shei.HemH7218,and cameוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935to the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478and saidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559, “Your servantעַבְדְּךָ֧'av.de.KhaH5650Ben-hadadH1130saysאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559, ‘Pleaseנָ֣אna'H4994let me liveתְּחִֽי־te.chi-H2421.’”And he saidוַיֹּ֛אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Is he stillהַעוֹדֶ֥נּוּha.'o.De.nuH5750aliveחַ֖יchaiH2416?He is my brotherאָחִ֥י'a.ChiH251.”
33Now the menH376tookH5172this as an omenH5172,and quicklyוַֽיְמַהֲר֜וּvay.ma.ha.RuH4116catchingוַיַּחְלְט֣וּvai.yach.le.TuH2480his word saidוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559, “Your brotherאָחִ֣יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251Ben-hadadH1130.”Then he saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Goבֹּ֣אוּBo.'uH935,bringקָחֻ֑הוּka.Chu.huH3947him.” Then Ben-hadadH1130cameוַיֵּצֵ֤אvai.ye.Tze'H3318out to him, and hetookוַֽיַּעֲלֵ֖הוּvai.ya.'a.Le.huH5927him up into the chariotהַמֶּרְכָּבָֽה׃ha.mer.ka.VahH4818.
34Ben-hadadsaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “The citiesהֶעָרִ֣יםhe.'a.RimH5892whichH834my fatherאָבִי֩'a.ViH1tookלָֽקַח־la.kach-H3947from your fatherאָבִ֜יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1I will restoreאָשִׁ֗יב'a.ShivH7725,and you shall makeתָּשִׂ֨יםta.SimH7760streetsוְ֠חוּצוֹתVe.chu.tzotH2351for yourself in Damascusבְדַמֶּ֙שֶׂק֙ve.da.Me.sekH1834,as my fatherאָבִי֙'a.ViH1madeשָׂ֤םsamH7760in Samariaבְּשֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹןbe.Sho.me.RonH8111.” Ahab said, “And I will letH7971you goאֲשַׁלְּחֶ֑ךָּ'a.sha.le.Che.kaH7971with this covenantבַּבְּרִ֣יתba.be.RitH1285.”So he madeוַיִּכְרָת־vai.yikh.rot-H3772a covenantבְרִ֖יתve.RitH1285with him and letH7971him goוַֽיְשַׁלְּחֵֽהוּ׃ סVay.sha.le.Che.huH7971.
35Now a certainאֶחָ֜ד'e.ChadH259manוְאִ֨ישׁve.'IshH376ofthe sonsמִבְּנֵ֣יmi.be.NeiH1121of the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֗יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030saidאָמַ֧ר'a.MarH559toanotherרֵעֵ֛הוּre.'E.huH7453by the wordבִּדְבַ֥רbid.VarH1697of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, “Pleaseנָ֑אNa'H4994strikeהַכֵּ֣ינִיha.Kei.niH5221me.” But the manהָאִ֖ישׁha.'IshH376refusedוַיְמָאֵ֥ןvay.ma.'EnH3985to strikeלְהַכֹּתֽוֹ׃le.ha.ko.ToH5221him.
36Then he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Becauseיַ֚עַן אֲשֶׁ֤רYa.'an 'a.SherH3282H834you have not listenedשָׁמַ֙עְתָּ֙sha.Ma'.taH8085to the voiceבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,beholdH2009,as soon as you have departedהוֹלֵךְ֙ho.leKhH1980from me,a lionH743willkillוְהִכְּךָ֖ve.hi.ke.KhaH5221you.” And as soon as he had departedוַיֵּ֙לֶךְ֙vai.Ye.lekhH1980from him a lionH743foundוַיִּמְצָאֵ֥הוּvai.yim.tza.'E.huH4672him andkilledוַיַּכֵּֽהוּ׃vai.ya.Ke.huH5221him.
38So the prophetהַנָּבִ֔יאha.na.Vi'H5030departedוַיֵּ֙לֶךְ֙vai.Ye.lekhH1980and waitedוַיַּעֲמֹ֥דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975for the kingלַמֶּ֖לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428by the wayהַדָּ֑רֶךְha.Da.rekhH1870, anddisguisedוַיִּתְחַפֵּ֥שׂvai.yit.cha.PesH2664himself with a bandageבָּאֲפֵ֖רba.'a.FerH666overH5921his eyesעֵינָֽיו׃'ei.NavH5869.
39As the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428passedעֹבֵ֔ר'o.VerH5674by, he criedצָעַ֣קtza.'AkH6817to the kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428and saidוַיֹּ֜אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Your servantעַבְדְּךָ֣׀'av.de.KhaH5650wentיָצָ֣אya.Tza'H3318out into the midstבְקֶֽרֶב־ve.ke.rev-H7130of the battleהַמִּלְחָמָ֗הha.mil.cha.MahH4421;and beholdוְהִנֵּֽה־ve.hi.neh-H2009,a manאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376turnedH5493asideסָ֜רsarH5493and broughtוַיָּבֵ֧אvai.ya.Ve'H935a manאִ֗ישׁ'IshH376to me and saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, ‘Guardשְׁמֹר֙she.MorH8104thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088manהָאִ֣ישׁha.'IshH376;ifאִם־'im-H518for anyH6485reasonH6485he is missingH6485,then your lifeנַפְשְׁךָ֙naf.she.KhaH5315shall be for his lifeנַפְשׁ֔וֹnaf.ShoH5315,orא֥וֹ'oH176else you shall payתִּשְׁקֽוֹל׃tish.KolH8254a talentכִכַּר־khi.kar-H3603of silverכֶּ֖סֶףKe.sefH3701.’
40While your servantעַבְדְּךָ֗'av.de.KhaH5650was busyעֹשֵׂ֥ה'o.SehH6213hereהֵ֛נָּהHe.nahH2008and thereוָהֵ֖נָּהva.He.nahH2008,he was goneאֵינֶ֑נּוּ'ei.Ne.nuH369.”And the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Soכֵּ֥ןkenH3651shall your judgmentמִשְׁפָּטֶ֖ךָmish.pa.Te.khaH4941be; you yourselfאַתָּ֥ה'a.TahH859have decidedחָרָֽצְתָּ׃cha.Ra.tze.taH2782it.”
Commentaries on 1 Kings 20
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
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