New American Standard Bible 2020

2 Kings 3:5-8

5However, when KingAhabאַחְאָ֑ב'ach.'AvH256diedכְּמ֣וֹתke.MotH4194,the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Moabמוֹאָ֖בmo.'AvH4124brokeH6586withH6586thekingבְּמֶ֥לֶךְbe.Me.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

6So Kingהַמֶּ֧לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Jehoramיְהוֹרָ֛םye.ho.RamH3088leftוַיֵּצֵ֞אvai.ye.Tze'H3318Samariaמִשֹּׁמְר֑וֹןmi.sho.me.RonH8111for battleat that timeבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117and musteredוַיִּפְקֹ֖דvai.yif.KodH6485allכָּל־kol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

7Then he wentוַיֵּ֡לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980and sentוַיִּשְׁלַח֩vai.yish.LachH7971wordto Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֨טye.ho.sha.FatH3092the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֜הye.hu.DahH3063,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, “The kingמֶ֤לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Moabמוֹאָב֙mo.'AvH4124has brokenH6586awayH6586fromH6586me. Will you goהֲתֵלֵ֥ךְha.te.LekhH1980with me to fightלַמִּלְחָמָ֑הla.mil.cha.MahH4421againstH413Moabמוֹאָ֖בmo.'AvH4124?”And he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “I will goאֶעֱלֶ֔ה'e.'e.LehH5927upH5927.Consider me yours, my peopleכְּעַמִּ֥יke.'a.MiH5971as your peopleכְעַמֶּ֖ךָkhe.'a.Me.khaH5971,my horsesכְּסוּסַ֥יke.su.SaiH5483as your horsesכְּסוּסֶֽיךָ׃ke.su.Sei.khaH5483.”

8Then he saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Whichאֵי־ זֶ֥ה'ei- zehH335 H2088wayהַדֶּ֖רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870shall we goנַעֲלֶ֑הna.'a.LehH5927upH5927?” And heansweredוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “The wayדֶּ֖רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of the wildernessמִדְבַּ֥רmid.BarH4057of EdomH112.”

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