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1 Kings 20:2-6

2And he sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֧חvai.yish.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֛יםmal.'a.KhimH4397to Ahabאַחְאָ֥ב'ach.'AvH256kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478into the cityהָעִֽירָה׃ha.'I.rahH5892,and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Thus saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559Ben–hadadH1130,

3Thy silverכַּסְפְּךָ֥kas.pe.KhaH3701and thy goldוּֽזְהָבְךָ֖u.ze.ha.ve.KhaH2091ismine; thy wivesוְנָשֶׁ֧יךָve.na.Shei.khaH802also and thy childrenוּבָנֶ֛יךָu.va.Nei.khaH1121, eventhe goodliestהַטּוֹבִ֖יםha.to.VimH2896, are mine.

4And the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478answeredוַיַּ֤עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030and saidוַיֹּ֔אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,My lordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113,O kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,according to thy sayingכִּדְבָרְךָ֖kid.va.re.KhaH1697, I am thine, and all that I have.

5And the messengersהַמַּלְאָכִ֔יםha.mal.'a.KhimH4397came againוַיָּשֻׁ֙בוּ֙vai.ya.Shu.vuH7725,and saidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559,Thus speakethאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559Ben–hadadH1130,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Although I have sentשָׁלַ֤חְתִּיsha.Lach.tiH7971unto thee, sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Thou shalt deliverתִתֵּֽן׃ti.TenH5414me thy silverכַּסְפְּךָ֧kas.pe.KhaH3701,and thy goldוּזְהָבְךָ֛u.ze.ha.ve.KhaH2091,and thy wivesוְנָשֶׁ֥יךָve.na.Shei.khaH802,and thy childrenוּבָנֶ֖יךָu.va.Nei.khaH1121;

6Yet I will sendאֶשְׁלַ֤ח'esh.LachH7971my servantsעֲבָדַי֙'a.va.DaiH5650unto thee to morrowמָחָ֗רma.CharH4279about this timeכָּעֵ֣תka.'EtH6256,and they shall searchוְחִפְּשׂוּ֙ve.chi.pe.SuH2664thine houseבֵּ֣יתְךָ֔bei.te.khaH1004,and the housesבָּתֵּ֣יba.TeiH1004of thy servantsעֲבָדֶ֑יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650;and it shall beוְהָיָה֙ve.ha.YahH1961, thatwhatsoever is pleasantמַחְמַ֣דmach.MadH4261in thine eyesעֵינֶ֔יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869,they shall putיָשִׂ֥ימוּya.Si.muH7760itin their handבְיָדָ֖םve.ya.DamH3027, and take itawayוְלָקָֽחוּ׃ve.la.Ka.chuH3947.

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