New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Kings 20:40-42

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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