New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Kings 20:39-42

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.”

41Then he hastilyוַיְמַהֵ֕רvay.ma.HerH4116tookH5493the bandageהָ֣אֲפֵ֔רha.'a.FerH666awayH5493from his eyesעֵינָ֑יו'ei.NavH5869,and the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478recognizedוַיַּכֵּ֤רvai.ya.KerH5234him that he was of the prophetsמֵֽהַנְּבִאִ֖יםme.ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030.

42He saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, ‘Becauseיַ֛עַןYa.'anH3282you have letH7971goשִׁלַּ֥חְתָּshi.Lach.taH7971out of yourhandמִיָּ֑דmi.YadH3027the manאִישׁ־'ish-H376whom I had devotedH2764to destructionחֶרְמִ֖יcher.MiH2764, therefore yourlifeנַפְשְׁךָ֙naf.she.KhaH5315shall goוְהָיְתָ֤הve.ha.ye.TahH1961for hislifeנַפְשׁ֔וֹnaf.ShoH5315,and your peopleוְעַמְּךָ֖ve.'a.me.KhaH5971for his peopleעַמּֽוֹ׃a.MoH5971.’”

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