New American Standard Bible 2020

1 Kings 20:32-34

32Sothey putוַיַּחְגְּרוּ֩vai.yach.ge.RuH2296sackclothשַׂקִּ֨יםsa.KimH8242around their waistsבְּמָתְנֵיהֶ֜םbe.ma.te.nei.HemH4975and ropesוַחֲבָלִ֣יםva.cha.va.LimH2256on their headsבְּרָאשֵׁיהֶ֗םbe.ra.shei.HemH7218,and cameוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935to the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478and saidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559, “Your servantעַבְדְּךָ֧'av.de.KhaH5650Ben-hadadH1130saysאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559, ‘Pleaseנָ֣אna'H4994letme liveתְּחִֽי־te.chi-H2421.’” And Ahabsaidוַיֹּ֛אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Is he stillהַעוֹדֶ֥נּוּha.'o.De.nuH5750aliveחַ֖יchaiH2416?He is my brotherאָחִ֥י'a.ChiH251.”

33Now the menH376tookH5172this asH5172aH5172goodomenH5172,and quicklyוַֽיְמַהֲר֜וּvay.ma.ha.RuH4116acceptingוַיַּחְלְט֣וּvai.yach.le.TuH2480it from him, they saidוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559, “Your brotherאָחִ֣יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251Ben-hadadH1130.”Then he saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Goבֹּ֣אוּBo.'uH935,bringקָחֻ֑הוּka.Chu.huH3947him.” Then Ben-hadadH1130cameH3318outH3318to him, and he had him mountוַֽיַּעֲלֵ֖הוּvai.ya.'a.Le.huH5927the chariotהַמֶּרְכָּבָֽה׃ha.mer.ka.VahH4818.

34And Ben-hadadsaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “The citiesהֶעָרִ֣יםhe.'a.RimH5892whichH834my fatherאָבִי֩'a.ViH1tookלָֽקַח־la.kach-H3947from your fatherאָבִ֜יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1I will restoreאָשִׁ֗יב'a.ShivH7725,and you can makeתָּשִׂ֨יםta.SimH7760streetsוְ֠חוּצוֹתVe.chu.tzotH2351for yourself in Damascusבְדַמֶּ֙שֶׂק֙ve.da.Me.sekH1834,as my fatherאָבִי֙'a.ViH1madeשָׂ֤םsamH7760in Samariaבְּשֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹןbe.Sho.me.RonH8111.” Ahab said, “And I will letH7971you goאֲשַׁלְּחֶ֑ךָּ'a.sha.le.Che.kaH7971with this covenantבַּבְּרִ֣יתba.be.RitH1285.”So he madeוַיִּכְרָת־vai.yikh.rot-H3772a covenantבְרִ֖יתve.RitH1285with him and letH7971him goוַֽיְשַׁלְּחֵֽהוּ׃ סVay.sha.le.Che.huH7971.

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