Revised Literal Translation

1 Kings 20:22-30

22And the prophetהַנָּבִיא֙ha.na.Vi'H5030cameוַיִּגַּ֤שׁvai.yi.GashH5066to the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, GoH3212,strengthenהִתְחַזַּ֔קhit.cha.ZakH2388thyself, and markוְדַ֥עve.Da'H3045,and seeוּרְאֵ֖הu.re.'EhH7200what thou doestתַּעֲשֶׂ֑הta.'a.SehH6213:for at the returnלִתְשׁוּבַ֣תlit.shu.VatH8666of the yearהַשָּׁנָ֔הha.sha.NahH8141the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Syriaאֲרָ֖ם'a.RamH758will come upעֹלֶ֥ה'o.LehH5927against thee.

23And the servantsוְעַבְדֵ֨יve.'av.DeiH5650of the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Syriaאֲרָ֜ם'a.RamH758saidאָמְר֣וּ'a.me.RuH559unto him, Their godsאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430aregodsאֱלֹ֣הֵיהֶ֔ם'e.Lo.hei.HemH430of the hillsהָרִים֙ha.RimH2022;therefore they were strongerחָזְק֣וּcha.ze.KuH2388than we; butוְאוּלָ֗םve.'u.LamH199let us fightנִלָּחֵ֤םni.la.ChemH3898against them in the plainבַּמִּישׁ֔וֹרba.mi.ShorH4334,and surelyלֹ֥אlo'H3808we shall be strongerנֶחֱזַ֖קne.che.ZakH2388than they.

24And doעֲשֵׂ֑ה'a.SehH6213this thingהַדָּבָ֥רha.da.VarH1697,Takeהָסֵ֤רha.SerH5493the kingsהַמְּלָכִים֙ha.me.la.KhimH4428away, every manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376out of his placeמִמְּקֹמ֔וֹmi.me.ko.MoH4725,and putוְשִׂ֥יםve.SimH7760captainsפַּח֖וֹתpa.ChotH6346in their rooms:

25And numberתִֽמְנֶה־tim.neh-H4487thee an armyחַ֡יִלCha.yilH2428,like the armyכַּחַיִל֩ka.cha.YilH2428that thou hast lostהַנֹּפֵ֨לha.no.FelH5307,horseוְס֣וּסve.SusH5483for horseכַּסּ֣וּס׀ka.SusH5483,and chariotוְרֶ֣כֶבve.Re.khevH7393for chariotכָּרֶ֗כֶבka.Re.khevH7393:and we will fightוְנִֽלָּחֲמָ֤הve.ni.la.cha.MahH3898againstH854them in the plainבַּמִּישׁ֔וֹרba.mi.ShorH4334, andsurely we shall be strongerנֶחֱזַ֖קne.che.ZakH2388than they. And he hearkenedוַיִּשְׁמַ֥עvai.yish.Ma'H8085unto their voiceלְקֹלָ֖םle.ko.LamH6963,and did soוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213.

26And it came to pass at the returnלִתְשׁוּבַ֣תlit.shu.VatH8666of the yearהַשָּׁנָ֔הha.sha.NahH8141,that Ben–hadadH1130numberedוַיִּפְקֹ֥דvai.yif.KodH6485the Syriansאֲרָ֑ם'a.RamH758,and went upוַיַּ֣עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927to Aphekאֲפֵ֔קָה'a.Fe.kahH663,to fightלַמִּלְחָמָ֖הla.mil.cha.MahH4421against Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

27And the childrenוּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478were numberedהָתְפָּקְדוּ֙ha.te.pa.ke.DuH6485,and were all presentוְכָלְכְּל֔וּve.khal.ke.LuH3557,and wentH3212againstH7125them: and the childrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478pitchedוַיַּחֲנ֨וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583before them like twoכִּשְׁנֵי֙kish.NeiH8147little flocksחֲשִׂפֵ֣יcha.si.FeiH2835of kidsעִזִּ֔ים'i.ZimH5795;but the Syriansוַאֲרָ֖םva.'a.RamH758filledמִלְא֥וּmil.'UH4390the countryהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

28And there cameוַיִּגַּ֞שׁvai.yi.GashH5066a manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֗יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,and spakeוַיֹּאמֶר֮vai.yo.MerH559unto the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Yis.ra.'ElH3478,and saidוַיֹּ֜אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Thus saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,Because the Syriansאֲרָם֙'a.RamH758have saidאָמְר֤וּ'a.me.RuH559,Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068isGodאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430of the hillsהָרִים֙ha.RimH2022, but he isnot Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of the valleysעֲמָקִ֖ים'a.ma.KimH6010,therefore will I deliverוְ֠נָתַתִּיVe.na.ta.tiH5414all this greatהַגָּ֤דוֹלha.Ga.dolH1419multitudeהֶהָמ֨וֹןhe.ha.MonH1995into thine handבְּיָדֶ֔ךָbe.ya.De.khaH3027,and ye shall knowוִֽידַעְתֶּ֖םvi.da'.TemH3045that I amYhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

29And they pitchedוַֽיַּחֲנ֧וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583oneאֵ֦לֶּה'E.lehH428over againstנֹ֥כַחNo.khachH5227the otherאֵ֖לֶּה'E.lehH428sevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117. And soit was, that in the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֗יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117the battleהַמִּלְחָמָ֔הha.mil.cha.MahH4421was joinedוַתִּקְרַב֙va.tik.RavH7126:and the childrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֧לYis.ra.'ElH3478slewוַיַּכּ֨וּvai.ya.KuH5221of the Syriansאֲרָ֛ם'a.RamH758an hundredמֵאָה־me.'ah-H3967thousandאֶ֥לֶף'E.lefH505footmenרַגְלִ֖יrag.LiH7273in oneאֶחָֽד׃'e.ChadH259dayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117.

30But the restהַנּוֹתָרִ֥ים׀ha.no.ta.RimH3498fledוַיָּנֻ֨סוּvai.ya.Nu.suH5127to Aphekאֲפֵקָה֮'a.fe.KahH663,into the cityהָעִיר֒ha.'IrH5892; and therea wallהַחוֹמָ֔הha.cho.MahH2346fellוַתִּפֹּל֙va.ti.PolH5307upon twentyעֶשְׂרִ֨ים'es.RimH6242and sevenוְשִׁבְעָ֥הve.shiv.'AhH7651thousandאֶ֛לֶף'E.lefH505of the menאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376that wereleftהַנּוֹתָרִ֑יםha.no.ta.RimH3498.And Ben–hadadH1130fledנָ֔סNasH5127,and cameוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935into the cityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892,into an innerחֶ֥דֶרChe.derH2315chamberבְּחָֽדֶר׃ סbe.Cha.derH2315.

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