Revised Literal Translation

1 Kings 20:15-17

15Then he numberedוַיִּפְקֹ֗דvai.yif.KodH6485the young menנַעֲרֵי֙na.'a.ReiH5288of the princesשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of the provincesהַמְּדִינ֔וֹתha.me.di.NotH4082,and they were twoH8147hundredמָאתַ֖יִםma.Ta.yimH3967and thirtyוּשְׁלֹשִׁ֑יםu.she.lo.ShimH7970twoשְׁנַ֣יִםshe.Na.yimH8147:and afterוְאַחֲרֵיהֶ֗םve.'a.cha.rei.HemH310them he numberedפָּקַ֧דpa.KadH6485all the peopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971, evenall the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478, beingsevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651thousandאֲלָפִֽים׃'a.la.FimH505.

16And they went outוַיֵּצְא֖וּvai.ye.tze.'UH3318at noonבַּֽצָּהֳרָ֑יִםba.tzo.ho.Ra.yimH6672.But Ben–hadadH1130wasdrinkingשֹׁתֶ֨הsho.TehH8354himself drunkשִׁכּ֜וֹרshi.KorH7910in the pavilionsבַּסֻּכּ֗וֹתba.su.KotH5521,he and the kingsוְהַמְּלָכִ֛יםve.ha.me.la.KhimH4428,the thirtyשְׁלֹשִֽׁים־she.lo.shim-H7970and twoוּשְׁנַ֥יִםu.she.Na.yimH8147kingsמֶ֖לֶךְMe.lekhH4428that helpedעֹזֵ֥ר'o.ZerH5826him.

17And the young menנַעֲרֵ֛יna.'a.ReiH5288of the princesשָׂרֵ֥יsa.ReiH8269of the provincesהַמְּדִינ֖וֹתha.me.di.NotH4082went outוַיֵּצְא֗וּvai.ye.tze.'UH3318firstבָּרִֽאשֹׁנָ֑הba.ri.sho.NahH7223;and Ben–hadadH1130sent outוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971,and they toldוַיַּגִּ֤ידוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046him, sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,There are menאֲנָשִׁ֕ים'a.na.ShimH582come outיָצְא֖וּya.tze.'UH3318of Samariaמִשֹּׁמְרֽוֹן׃mi.sho.me.RonH8111.

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