New American Standard Bible 2020
1 Kings 20:32-42
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.
35Now a manוְאִ֨ישׁve.'IshH376fromthe sonsמִבְּנֵ֣יmi.be.NeiH1121of the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֗יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030saidאָמַ֧ר'a.MarH559toanotherרֵעֵ֛הוּre.'E.huH7453by the wordבִּדְבַ֥רbid.VarH1697of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, “Pleaseנָ֑אNa'H4994strikeהַכֵּ֣ינִיha.Kei.niH5221me.” But the manהָאִ֖ישׁha.'IshH376refusedוַיְמָאֵ֥ןvay.ma.'EnH3985to strikeלְהַכֹּתֽוֹ׃le.ha.ko.ToH5221him.
36Then he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Becauseיַ֚עַן אֲשֶׁ֤רYa.'an 'a.SherH3282H834you have not listenedשָׁמַ֙עְתָּ֙sha.Ma'.taH8085to the voiceבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,beholdH2009,as soon as you leaveהוֹלֵךְ֙ho.leKhH1980me,a lionH743willkillוְהִכְּךָ֖ve.hi.ke.KhaH5221you.” And as soon ashe leftוַיֵּ֙לֶךְ֙vai.Ye.lekhH1980him a lionH743foundוַיִּמְצָאֵ֥הוּvai.yim.tza.'E.huH4672him andkilledוַיַּכֵּֽהוּ׃vai.ya.Ke.huH5221him.
38So the prophetהַנָּבִ֔יאha.na.Vi'H5030departedוַיֵּ֙לֶךְ֙vai.Ye.lekhH1980and waitedוַיַּעֲמֹ֥דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975for the kingלַמֶּ֖לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428by the roadהַדָּ֑רֶךְha.Da.rekhH1870, anddisguisedוַיִּתְחַפֵּ֥שׂvai.yit.cha.PesH2664himself with a bandageבָּאֲפֵ֖רba.'a.FerH666overH5921his eyesעֵינָֽיו׃'ei.NavH5869.
39And as the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428passedH5674byH5674,he criedH6817outH6817to the kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428and saidוַיֹּ֜אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Your servantעַבְדְּךָ֣׀'av.de.KhaH5650wentH3318outH3318into the midstבְקֶֽרֶב־ve.ke.rev-H7130of the battleהַמִּלְחָמָ֗הha.mil.cha.MahH4421;and beholdוְהִנֵּֽה־ve.hi.neh-H2009,a manאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376turnedH5493asideסָ֜רsarH5493and broughtוַיָּבֵ֧אvai.ya.Ve'H935a manאִ֗ישׁ'IshH376to me and saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, ‘Guardשְׁמֹר֙she.MorH8104thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088manהָאִ֣ישׁha.'IshH376;ifאִם־'im-H518forH6485anyH6485reasonH6485he goesH6485missingH6485,then your lifeנַפְשְׁךָ֙naf.she.KhaH5315shall be forfeitedinH8478placeתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478ofH8478his lifeנַפְשׁ֔וֹnaf.ShoH5315,orא֥וֹ'oH176else you shall payתִּשְׁקֽוֹל׃tish.KolH8254atalentכִכַּר־khi.kar-H3603of silverכֶּ֖סֶףKe.sefH3701.’
40Now while your servantעַבְדְּךָ֗'av.de.KhaH5650was busyעֹשֵׂ֥ה'o.SehH6213hereהֵ֛נָּהHe.nahH2008and thereוָהֵ֖נָּהva.He.nahH2008,he disappearedאֵינֶ֑נּוּ'ei.Ne.nuH369.”And the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Soכֵּ֥ןkenH3651shall your judgmentמִשְׁפָּטֶ֖ךָmish.pa.Te.khaH4941be; you yourselfאַתָּ֥ה'a.TahH859determinedחָרָֽצְתָּ׃cha.Ra.tze.taH2782it.”
42And the prophetsaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “ThisH3541isH3541whatH3541the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559: ‘Sinceיַ֛עַןYa.'anH3282you have letH7971goשִׁלַּ֥חְתָּshi.Lach.taH7971from yourhandמִיָּ֑דmi.YadH3027the manאִישׁ־'ish-H376I had designatedH2764forH2764destructionחֶרְמִ֖יcher.MiH2764, yourlifeנַפְשְׁךָ֙naf.she.KhaH5315shall be forfeitedinH8478placeתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478ofH8478hislifeנַפְשׁ֔וֹnaf.ShoH5315,and your peopleוְעַמְּךָ֖ve.'a.me.KhaH5971inH8478placeתַּ֥חַתTa.chatH8478ofH8478his peopleעַמּֽוֹ׃a.MoH5971.’”
Commentaries on 1 Kings 20
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
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