New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Chronicles 18:28-32

28So the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478and Jehoshaphatוִֽיהוֹשָׁפָ֥טvi.ho.sha.FatH3092kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063wentוַיַּ֧עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927up againstאֶל־'el-H413Ramoth-gileadH7433.

29The kingמֶ֨לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559to Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֗טye.ho.sha.FatH3092, “I will disguiseהִתְחַפֵּשׂ֙hit.cha.PesH2664myself and goוָב֣וֹאva.Vo'H935into battleבַמִּלְחָמָ֔הva.mil.cha.MahH4421,but you putלְבַ֣שׁle.VashH3847on your robesבְּגָדֶ֑יךָbe.ga.Dei.khaH899.”So the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478disguisedוַיִּתְחַפֵּשׂ֙vai.yit.cha.PesH2664himself, and they wentוַיָּבֹ֖אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935into battleבַּמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ba.mil.cha.MahH4421.

30Now the kingוּמֶ֣לֶךְu.Me.lekhH4428of Aramאֲרָ֡ם'a.RamH758had commandedצִוָּה֩tzi.VahH6680the captainsשָׂרֵ֨יsa.ReiH8269of his chariotsהָרֶ֤כֶבha.Re.khevH7393,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “Do not fightתִּלָּ֣חֲמ֔וּti.La.cha.MuH3898with smallהַקָּטֹ֖ןha.ka.TonH6996or greatהַגָּד֑וֹלha.ga.DolH1419,but with the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478aloneלְבַדּֽוֹ׃le.va.DoH905.”

31So when the captainsשָׂרֵ֨יsa.ReiH8269of the chariotsהָרֶ֜כֶבha.Re.khevH7393sawכִּרְאוֹת֩kir.'OtH7200Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֗טye.ho.sha.FatH3092,they saidאָֽמְרוּ֙'a.me.RuH559, “It is the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לYis.ra.'ElH3478,”and they turnedH5437asideH5437to fightלְהִלָּחֵ֑םle.hi.la.ChemH3898againstעָלָ֖יו'a.LavH5921him. But Jehoshaphatיְהֽוֹשָׁפָט֙ye.ho.sha.FatH3092criedוַיִּזְעַ֤קvai.yiz.'AkH2199out, and the Lordוַֽיהוָ֣הva.Yah.wehH3068helpedעֲזָר֔וֹa.za.RoH5826him, and Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430divertedוַיְסִיתֵ֥םvay.si.TemH5496them from him.

32When the captainsשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of the chariotsהָרֶ֔כֶבha.Re.khevH7393sawכִּרְאוֹת֙kir.'OtH7200that it was not the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,they turnedH7725backוַיָּשֻׁ֖בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725from pursuingמֵאַחֲרָֽיו׃me.'a.cha.RavH310him.

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