New American Standard Bible 2020

1 Kings 20:2-6

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.’”

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