Revised Literal Translation

1 Kings 22:1-4

1And they continuedוַיֵּשְׁב֖וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427threeשָׁלֹ֣שׁsha.LoshH7969yearsשָׁנִ֑יםsha.NimH8141without warמִלְחָמָ֔הmil.cha.MahH4421between Syriaאֲרָ֖ם'a.RamH758and Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478.

2And it came to pass in the thirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֑יתha.she.li.ShitH7992yearבַּשָּׁנָ֣הba.sha.NahH8141,that Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֥טye.ho.sha.FatH3092the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063came downוַיֵּ֛רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381to the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

3And the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto his servantsעֲבָדָ֔יו'a.va.DavH5650,Knowהַיְדַעְתֶּ֕םhay.da'.TemH3045ye that RamothH7433in Gileadגִּלְעָ֑דgil.'AdH1568is ours, and we bestillמַחְשִׁ֔יםmach.ShimH2814, andtakeמִקַּ֣חַתmi.Ka.chatH3947it not out of the handמִיַּ֖דmi.YadH3027of the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Syriaאֲרָֽם׃'a.RamH758?

4And he saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559unto Jehoshaphatיְה֣וֹשָׁפָ֔טye.Ho.o.sha.FatH3092,Wilt thou goH3212with me to battleלַמִּלְחָמָ֖הla.mil.cha.MahH4421to Ramoth–gileadגִּלְעָ֑דgil.'AdH1568 H7433?And Jehoshaphatיְהֽוֹשָׁפָט֙ye.ho.sha.FatH3092saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, I amas thouH3644art,my peopleכְּעַמִּ֥יke.'a.MiH5971as thy peopleכְעַמֶּ֖ךָkhe.'a.Me.khaH5971,my horsesכְּסוּסַ֥יke.su.SaiH5483as thy horsesכְּסוּסֶֽיךָ׃ke.su.Sei.khaH5483.

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