Revised Literal Translation

1 Kings 20:32-34

32So they girdedוַיַּחְגְּרוּ֩vai.yach.ge.RuH2296sackclothשַׂקִּ֨יםsa.KimH8242on their loinsבְּמָתְנֵיהֶ֜םbe.ma.te.nei.HemH4975, and putropesוַחֲבָלִ֣יםva.cha.va.LimH2256on their headsבְּרָאשֵׁיהֶ֗םbe.ra.shei.HemH7218,and cameוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935to the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and saidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559,Thy servantעַבְדְּךָ֧'av.de.KhaH5650Ben–hadadH1130saithאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559,I pray thee, let me liveתְּחִֽי־ נַפְשִׁ֑יte.chi- naf.ShiH5315 H2421.And he saidוַיֹּ֛אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Ishe yet aliveחַ֖יchaiH2416? he ismy brotherאָחִ֥י'a.ChiH251.

33Now the menוְהָאֲנָשִׁים֩ve.ha.'a.na.ShimH582did diligently observeיְנַחֲשׁ֨וּye.na.cha.ShuH5172whether any thing would comefrom him, and did hastilyוַֽיְמַהֲר֜וּvay.ma.ha.RuH4116catchוַיַּחְלְט֣וּvai.yach.le.TuH2480it:and they saidוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559,Thy brotherאָחִ֣יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251Ben–hadadH1130.Then he saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Goבֹּ֣אוּBo.'uH935ye, bringקָחֻ֑הוּka.Chu.huH3947him. Then Ben–hadadH1130came forthוַיֵּצֵ֤אvai.ye.Tze'H3318to him; and he caused him to come upוַֽיַּעֲלֵ֖הוּvai.ya.'a.Le.huH5927into the chariotהַמֶּרְכָּבָֽה׃ha.mer.ka.VahH4818.

34And Ben–hadadsaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, The citiesהֶעָרִ֣יםhe.'a.RimH5892,which my fatherאָבִי֩'a.ViH1tookלָֽקַח־la.kach-H3947from thy fatherאָבִ֜יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1,I will restoreאָשִׁ֗יב'a.ShivH7725;and thou shalt makeתָּשִׂ֨יםta.SimH7760streetsוְ֠חוּצוֹתVe.chu.tzotH2351for thee in Damascusבְדַמֶּ֙שֶׂק֙ve.da.Me.sekH1834,as my fatherאָבִי֙'a.ViH1madeשָׂ֤םsamH7760in Samariaבְּשֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹןbe.Sho.me.RonH8111. Then said Ahab,I will send thee awayאֲשַׁלְּחֶ֑ךָּ'a.sha.le.Che.kaH7971with this covenantבַּבְּרִ֣יתba.be.RitH1285.So he madeוַיִּכְרָת־vai.yikh.rot-H3772a covenantבְרִ֖יתve.RitH1285with him, and sent him awayוַֽיְשַׁלְּחֵֽהוּ׃ סVay.sha.le.Che.huH7971.

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