New American Standard Bible 2020

1 Kings 20:2-10

2Then he sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֧חvai.yish.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֛יםmal.'a.KhimH4397to the cityהָעִֽירָה׃ha.'I.rahH5892to Ahabאַחְאָ֥ב'ach.'AvH256,kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “ThisH3541isH3541whatH3541Ben-hadadH1130saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559:

3‘Your silverכַּסְפְּךָ֥kas.pe.KhaH3701and your goldוּֽזְהָבְךָ֖u.ze.ha.ve.KhaH2091are mine; your most beautifulהַטּוֹבִ֖יםha.to.VimH2896wivesוְנָשֶׁ֧יךָve.na.Shei.khaH802and childrenוּבָנֶ֛יךָu.va.Nei.khaH1121are also mine.’”

4And the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478repliedוַיַּ֤עַן וַיֹּ֔אמֶרvai.Ya.'an vai.Yo.merH6030 H559, “Asyou sayכִּדְבָרְךָ֖kid.va.re.KhaH1697,my lordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113,O kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428;I am yours, as well as allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605that I have.”

5Then the messengersהַמַּלְאָכִ֔יםha.mal.'a.KhimH4397returnedוַיָּשֻׁ֙בוּ֙vai.ya.Shu.vuH7725and saidH559, “Ben-hadadH1130saysH559thisכֹּֽה־koh-H3541: ‘I did indeedכִּֽי־ki-H3588sendשָׁלַ֤חְתִּיsha.Lach.tiH7971wordto you, saying, “You shall giveתִתֵּֽן׃ti.TenH5414me your silverכַּסְפְּךָ֧kas.pe.KhaH3701,your goldוּזְהָבְךָ֛u.ze.ha.ve.KhaH2091,your wivesוְנָשֶׁ֥יךָve.na.Shei.khaH802,and your childrenוּבָנֶ֖יךָu.va.Nei.khaH1121”;

6but about this timeכָּעֵ֣תka.'EtH6256tomorrowמָחָ֗רma.CharH4279I will sendאֶשְׁלַ֤ח'esh.LachH7971my servantsעֲבָדַי֙'a.va.DaiH5650to you, and they will searchוְחִפְּשׂוּ֙ve.chi.pe.SuH2664your houseבֵּ֣יתְךָ֔bei.te.khaH1004and the housesבָּתֵּ֣יba.TeiH1004of your servantsעֲבָדֶ֑יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650;and they will takeיָשִׂ֥ימוּya.Si.muH7760in their handsבְיָדָ֖םve.ya.DamH3027everythingכָּל־kol-H3605that is pleasingמַחְמַ֣דmach.MadH4261to your eyesעֵינֶ֔יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869,and takeוְלָקָֽחוּ׃ve.la.Ka.chuH3947it allawayH3947.’”

7Then the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478summonedוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121allלְכָל־le.kholH3605the eldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205of the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776and saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “Pleaseנָ֣אna'H4994beH3045awareH3045andseeוּרְא֔וּu.re.'UH7200that thisזֶ֣הzehH2088man is lookingH1245forH1245troubleH7463;for he sentשָׁלַ֨חsha.LachH7971me his demandfor my wivesלְנָשַׁ֤יle.na.ShaiH802,my childrenוּלְבָנַי֙u.le.va.NaiH1121,my silverוּלְכַסְפִּ֣יu.le.khas.PiH3701,and my goldוְלִזְהָבִ֔יve.liz.ha.ViH2091,and I did not refuseמָנַ֖עְתִּיma.Na'.tiH4513him.”

8Then allכָּל־kol-H3605the eldersהַזְּקֵנִ֖יםha.ze.ke.NimH2205and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971saidוַיֹּאמְר֥וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to him, “Do not listenתִּשְׁמַ֖עtish.Ma'H8085norוְל֥וֹאve.Lo'H3808consentתֹאבֶֽה׃to.VehH14.”

9So he saidוַיֹּ֜אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the messengersלְמַלְאֲכֵ֣יle.mal.'a.KheiH4397of Ben-hadadH1130, “Tellאִמְר֞וּ'im.RuH559my lordלַֽאדֹנִ֤יla.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428, ‘Everythingכֹּל֩kolH3605that you sentשָׁלַ֨חְתָּsha.Lach.taH7971as a demandto your servantעַבְדְּךָ֤'av.de.KhaH5650at the firstבָרִֽאשֹׁנָה֙va.ri.sho.NahH7223,I will doאֶעֱשֶׂ֔ה'e.'e.SehH6213;but thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088thingוְהַדָּבָ֣רve.ha.da.VarH1697I cannotלֹ֥א אוּכַ֖לlo' 'u.KhalH3201 H3808doלַעֲשׂ֑וֹתla.'a.SotH6213.’”Then the messengersהַמַּלְאָכִ֔יםha.mal.'a.KhimH4397departedוַיֵּֽלְכוּ֙vai.ye.le.KhuH1980,and broughtH7725him wordדָּבָֽר׃da.VarH1697againH7725.

10Ben-hadadH1130sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971wordto him and saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Maythe godsאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430doיַעֲשׂ֥וּןya.'a.SunH6213soכֹּֽה־koh-H3541to me and moreיוֹסִ֑פוּyo.Si.fuH3254soוְכֹ֣הve.KhohH3541,ifאִם־'im-H518the dustעֲפַ֣ר'a.FarH6083of Samariaשֹׁמְר֔וֹןsho.me.RonH8111will be enoughH8230for handfulsלִשְׁעָלִ֕יםlish.'a.LimH8168for allלְכָל־le.kholH3605the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834followבְּרַגְלָֽי׃be.rag.LaiH7272me.”

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