Revised Literal Translation

1 Kings 20:16-21

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.

18And he saidוַיֹּ֛אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Whether they be come outיָצָ֖אוּya.Tza.'uH3318for peaceלְשָׁל֥וֹםle.sha.LomH7965,takeתִּפְשׂ֣וּםtif.SumH8610them aliveחַיִּ֑יםchai.YimH2416;or whether they be come outיָצָ֖אוּya.Tza.'uH3318for warלְמִלְחָמָ֛הle.mil.cha.MahH4421,takeתִּפְשֽׂוּם׃tif.SumH8610them aliveחַיִּ֥יםchai.YimH2416.

19So these young menנַעֲרֵ֖יna.'a.ReiH5288of the princesשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of the provincesהַמְּדִינ֑וֹתha.me.di.NotH4082came outיָצְא֣וּya.tze.'UH3318of the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,and the armyוְהַחַ֖יִלve.ha.Cha.yilH2428which followedאַחֲרֵיהֶֽם׃'a.cha.rei.HemH310them.

20And they slewוַיַּכּוּ֙vai.ya.KuH5221every oneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376his manאִישׁ֔וֹ'i.ShoH376:and the Syriansאֲרָ֔ם'a.RamH758fledוַיָּנֻ֣סוּvai.ya.Nu.suH5127;and Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478pursuedוַֽיִּרְדְּפֵ֖םvai.yir.de.FemH7291them: and Ben–hadadH1130the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Syriaאֲרָ֔ם'a.RamH758escapedוַיִּמָּלֵ֗טvai.yi.ma.LetH4422on an horseס֖וּסsusH5483with the horsemenוּפָרָשִֽׁים׃u.fa.ra.ShimH6571.

21And the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478went outוַיֵּצֵא֙vai.ye.Tze'H3318,and smoteוַיַּ֥ךְvai.YakhH5221the horsesהַסּ֖וּסha.SusH5483and chariotsהָרָ֑כֶבha.Ra.khevH7393,and slewוְהִכָּ֥הve.hi.KahH5221the Syriansבַאֲרָ֖םva.'a.RamH758with a greatגְדוֹלָֽה׃ge.do.LahH1419slaughterמַכָּ֥הma.KahH4347.

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