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1 Kings 13:24-28

24And when he was goneH3212,a lionאַרְיֵ֛ה'ar.YehH738metוַיִּמְצָאֵ֧הוּvai.yim.tza.'E.huH4672him by the wayבַּדֶּ֖רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870,and slewוַיְמִיתֵ֑הוּvay.mi.Te.huH4191him: and his carcaseנִבְלָתוֹ֙niv.la.ToH5038was castמֻשְׁלֶ֣כֶתmush.Le.khetH7993in the wayבַּדֶּ֔רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870,and the donkeyוְהַחֲמוֹר֙ve.ha.cha.mOrH2543stoodעֹמֵ֣ד'o.MedH5975byH681it, the lionוְהָ֣אַרְיֵ֔הve.Ha.'ar.YehH738also stoodעֹמֵ֖ד'o.MedH5975by the carcaseהַנְּבֵלָֽה׃ha.ne.ve.LahH5038.

25And, behold, menאֲנָשִׁ֣ים'a.na.ShimH582passed byעֹבְרִ֗ים'oe.RimH5674,and sawוַיִּרְא֤וּvai.yir.'UH7200the carcaseהַנְּבֵלָה֙ha.ne.ve.LahH5038castמֻשְׁלֶ֣כֶתmush.Le.khetH7993in the wayבַּדֶּ֔רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870,and the lionהָ֣אַרְיֵ֔הha.'ar.YehH738standingעֹמֵ֖ד'o.MedH5975byאֵ֣צֶל'E.tzelH681the carcaseהַנְּבֵלָ֑הha.ne.ve.LahH5038:and they cameוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935and toldוַיְדַבְּר֣וּvay.da.be.RuH1696itin the cityבָעִ֔ירva.'IrH5892where the oldהַזָּקֵ֖ןha.za.KenH2205prophetהַנָּבִ֥יאha.na.Vi'H5030dweltיֹשֵׁ֥בyo.ShevH3427.

26And when the prophetהַנָּבִיא֮ha.na.Vi'H5030that brought him backהֱשִׁיב֣וֹhe.shi.VoH7725from the wayהַדֶּרֶךְ֒ha.de.reKhH1870heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֣עvai.yish.Ma'H8085thereof,he saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, It isthe manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֣יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,who was disobedientמָרָ֖הma.RahH4784unto the wordפִּ֣יpiH6310of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068:Therefore Yhwhיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068hath deliveredוַיִּתְּנֵ֨הוּvai.yi.te.Ne.huH5414him unto the lionלָאַרְיֵ֗הla.'ar.YehH738,which hath tornוַֽיִּשְׁבְּרֵ֙הוּ֙vai.yish.be.Re.huH7665him, and slainוַיְמִתֵ֔הוּvay.mi.Te.huH4191him, according to the wordכִּדְבַ֥רkid.VarH1697of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,which he spakeדִּבֶּר־di.ber-H1696unto him.

27And he spakeוַיְדַבֵּ֤רvay.da.BerH1696to his sonsבָּנָיו֙ba.NavH1121,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Saddleחִבְשׁוּ־chiv.shu-H2280me the donkeyהַחֲמ֑וֹרha.cha.MorH2543.And they saddledוַֽיַּחֲבֹֽשׁוּ׃Vai.ya.cha.Vo.shuH2280him.

28And he wentH3212and foundוַיִּמְצָ֤אvai.yim.Tza'H4672his carcaseנִבְלָתוֹ֙niv.la.ToH5038castמֻשְׁלֶ֣כֶתmush.Le.khetH7993in the wayבַּדֶּ֔רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870,and the donkeyוַֽחֲמוֹר֙va.cha.mOrH2543and the lionוְהָ֣אַרְיֵ֔הve.Ha.'ar.YehH738standingעֹמְדִ֖ים'o.me.DimH5975byאֵ֣צֶל'E.tzelH681the carcaseהַנְּבֵלָ֑הha.ne.ve.LahH5038:the lionהָֽאַרְיֵה֙ha.'ar.YehH738had not eatenאָכַ֤ל'a.KhalH398the carcaseהַנְּבֵלָ֔הha.ne.ve.LahH5038,nor tornשָׁבַ֖רsha.VarH7665the donkeyהַחֲמֽוֹר׃ha.cha.MorH2543.

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