Revised Literal Translation

1 Kings 20:23-26

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.

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