Revised Version 1895

1 Kings 20:1-21

1AndBen-hadadH1130thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofSyriaאֲרָ֗ם'a.RamH758gatheredקָבַץ֙ka.VatzH6908allכָּל־kol-H3605hishostH2426togetherH6908: and there werethirtyוּשְׁלֹשִׁ֨יםu.she.lo.ShimH7970andtwoוּשְׁנַ֥יִםu.she.Na.yimH8147kingsמֶ֛לֶךְMe.lekhH4428with him, andhorsesוְס֣וּסve.SusH5483andchariotsוָרָ֑כֶבva.Ra.khevH7393: and hewentH5927upH5927and besiegedSamariaשֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹןsho.me.RonH8111, andfoughtוַיִּלָּ֖חֶםvai.yi.La.chemH3898againstעַל־'al-H5921it.

2And hesentוַיִּשְׁלַ֧חvai.yish.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֛יםmal.'a.KhimH4397toAhabאַחְאָ֥ב'ach.'AvH256kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,intoH413thecityהָעִֽירָה׃ha.'I.rahH5892, andsaidH413unto him, Thus saith Ben-hadad,

3Thysilverכַּסְפְּךָ֥kas.pe.KhaH3701and thygoldוּֽזְהָבְךָ֖u.ze.ha.ve.KhaH2091is mine; thywivesוְנָשֶׁ֧יךָve.na.Shei.khaH802also and thychildrenוּבָנֶ֛יךָu.va.Nei.khaH1121,evenכֹּ֚הkohH3541the goodliest, are mine.

4And thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478answeredH559andsaidH559, It is according to thysayingH559, mylordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113, Okingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428; I am thine, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605that I have.

5And themessengersהַמַּלְאָכִ֔יםha.mal.'a.KhimH4397cameH413againוַיָּשֻׁ֙בוּ֙vai.ya.Shu.vuH7725, andsaidH559,Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541speakethBen-hadadH1130,sayingH559, Isentשָׁלַ֤חְתִּיsha.Lach.tiH7971indeedכִּֽי־ki-H3588unto thee,sayingH559, Thou shaltdeliverתִתֵּֽן׃ti.TenH5414meH413thysilverכַּסְפְּךָ֧kas.pe.KhaH3701, and thygoldוּזְהָבְךָ֛u.ze.ha.ve.KhaH2091, and thywivesוְנָשֶׁ֥יךָve.na.Shei.khaH802, and thychildrenוּבָנֶ֖יךָu.va.Nei.khaH1121;

6but I willsendאֶשְׁלַ֤ח'esh.LachH7971myservantsעֲבָדַי֙'a.va.DaiH5650unto theetomorrowמָחָ֗רma.CharH4279aboutוְהָיָה֙ve.ha.YahH1961this time, and they shallsearchוְחִפְּשׂוּ֙ve.chi.pe.SuH2664thinehouseבֵּ֣יתְךָ֔bei.te.khaH1004, and thehousesבָּתֵּ֣יba.TeiH1004of thyservantsעֲבָדֶ֑יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650; and it shall be, thatwhatsoeverכָּל־kol-H3605ispleasantמַחְמַ֣דmach.MadH4261in thineeyesעֵינֶ֔יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869, they shallputיָשִׂ֥ימוּya.Si.muH7760it in theirhandבְיָדָ֖םve.ya.DamH3027, andtakeוְלָקָֽחוּ׃ve.la.Ka.chuH3947itawayH7971.

7Then thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478calledוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121allלְכָל־le.kholH3605theeldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205of thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776, andsaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, Mark, Iprayנָ֣אna'H4994youכִּ֥יkiH3588, andseeוּרְא֔וּu.re.'UH7200howכִּֽי־ki-H3588thismanH2205seeketh mischief: for hesentשָׁלַ֨חsha.LachH7971untomeאֵלַ֜י'e.LaiH413for mywivesלְנָשַׁ֤יle.na.ShaiH802, and for mychildrenוּלְבָנַי֙u.le.va.NaiH1121, and for mysilverוּלְכַסְפִּ֣יu.le.khas.PiH3701, and for mygoldוְלִזְהָבִ֔יve.liz.ha.ViH2091; and I denied himnotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808.

8Andallכָּל־kol-H3605theeldersהַזְּקֵנִ֖יםha.ze.ke.NimH2205andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605thepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971saidוַיֹּאמְר֥וּvai.yo.me.RuH559unto him, Hearken thounotH3808,neitherH3808consentתֹאבֶֽה׃to.VehH14.

9Wherefore hesaidוַיֹּ֜אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto themessengersלְמַלְאֲכֵ֣יle.mal.'a.KheiH4397ofBen-hadadH1130,Tellאִמְר֞וּ'im.RuH559mylordלַֽאדֹנִ֤יla.do.NiH113thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428,Allכֹּל֩kolH3605that thou didstsendשָׁלַ֨חְתָּsha.Lach.taH7971for to thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֤'av.de.KhaH5650at thefirstבָרִֽאשֹׁנָה֙va.ri.sho.NahH7223I willdoאֶעֱשֶׂ֔ה'e.'e.SehH6213: but thisthingוְהַדָּבָ֣רve.ha.da.VarH1697I maynotלֹ֥אlo'H3808doלַעֲשׂ֑וֹתla.'a.SotH6213. And themessengersהַמַּלְאָכִ֔יםha.mal.'a.KhimH4397departed, andbroughtH7725himwordדָּבָֽר׃da.VarH1697againH7725.

10AndBen-hadadH1130sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971unto him, andsaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Thegodsאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430doH6213soH6213untomeH413, andmoreיוֹסִ֑פוּyo.Si.fuH3254also,ifאִם־'im-H518thedustעֲפַ֣ר'a.FarH6083ofSamariaשֹׁמְר֔וֹןsho.me.RonH8111shall suffice forhandfulsלִשְׁעָלִ֕יםlish.'a.LimH8168forallלְכָל־le.kholH3605thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971thatfollowבְּרַגְלָֽי׃be.rag.LaiH7272meH413.

11And thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478answeredH559andsaidH559,tellH559him,LetH408notH408him that girdeth on his armourboastיִתְהַלֵּ֥לyit.ha.LelH1984himself as he that putteth itoffH4428.

12And itcameH1961topassH1961, when Ben-hadadheardכִּשְׁמֹ֙עַ֙kish.Mo.a'H8085thismessageהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697, as he wasdrinkingשֹׁתֶ֛הsho.TehH8354, he and thekingsוְהַמְּלָכִ֖יםve.ha.me.la.KhimH4428, in the pavilions, that hesaidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto hisservantsעֲבָדָיו֙'a.va.DavH5650,Setשִׂ֔ימוּSi.muH7760yourselves in array. And theysetוַיָּשִׂ֖ימוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760themselvesH5921in arrayagainstH5921thecityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892.

13And,beholdH2009, aprophetנָבִ֣יאna.Vi'H5030cameH5066nearH5066untoAhabאַחְאָ֣ב'ach.'AvH256kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Yis.ra.'ElH3478, andsaidH559,Thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, Hast thouseenהְֽרָאִ֔יתָhe.ra.'I.taH7200allכָּל־kol-H3605thisgreatהַגָּד֖וֹלha.ga.DolH1419multitudeהֶהָמ֥וֹןhe.ha.MonH1995?beholdH2009; I willdeliverנֹתְנ֤וֹno.te.NoH5414itintoאֶל־'el-H413thinehandבְיָֽדְךָ֙ve.ya.de.KhaH3027thisdayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117; and thou shaltknowוְיָדַעְתָּ֖ve.ya.da'.TaH3045that I am theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

14AndAhabאַחְאָב֙'ach.'AvH256saidH559, BywhomH4310? And hesaidH559,Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, By theyoungבְּנַעֲרֵ֖יbe.na.'a.ReiH5288menH5288of theprincesשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of theprovincesהַמְּדִינ֑וֹתha.me.di.NotH4082. Then hesaidH559, Who shallbeginיֶאְסֹ֥רye'.SorH631thebattleהַמִּלְחָמָ֖הha.mil.cha.MahH4421? And heansweredH559, Thou.

15Then hemusteredוַיִּפְקֹ֗דvai.yif.KodH6485theyoungנַעֲרֵי֙na.'a.ReiH5288menH5288of theprincesשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of theprovincesהַמְּדִינ֔וֹתha.me.di.NotH4082, and they weretwoשְׁנַ֣יִםshe.Na.yimH8147hundredמָאתַ֖יִםma.Ta.yimH3967andthirtyוּשְׁלֹשִׁ֑יםu.she.lo.ShimH7970twoH8147: andafterוְאַחֲרֵיהֶ֗םve.'a.cha.rei.HemH310them hemusteredפָּקַ֧דpa.KadH6485allכָּל־kol-H3605thepeopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971,evenH853allכָּל־kol-H3605thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,beingוַיִּהְי֕וּvai.yih.YuH1961sevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651thousandאֲלָפִֽים׃'a.la.FimH505.

16And theywentH3318outH3318atnoonבַּֽצָּהֳרָ֑יִםba.tzo.ho.Ra.yimH6672. ButBen-hadadH1130wasdrinkingשֹׁתֶ֨הsho.TehH8354himselfה֧וּאhu'H1931drunkH8354in the pavilions, he and thekingsוְהַמְּלָכִ֛יםve.ha.me.la.KhimH4428, thethirtyשְׁלֹשִֽׁים־she.lo.shim-H7970andtwoוּשְׁנַ֥יִםu.she.Na.yimH8147kingsמֶ֖לֶךְMe.lekhH4428thathelpedעֹזֵ֥ר'o.ZerH5826him.

17And theyoungנַעֲרֵ֛יna.'a.ReiH5288menH376of theprincesשָׂרֵ֥יsa.ReiH8269of theprovincesהַמְּדִינ֖וֹתha.me.di.NotH4082wentH3318outH3318firstבָּרִֽאשֹׁנָ֑הba.ri.sho.NahH7223; andBen-hadadH1130sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971outH3318, and theytoldוַיַּגִּ֤ידוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046him,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, There aremenH376comeH3318outH3318fromSamariaמִשֹּׁמְרֽוֹן׃mi.sho.me.RonH8111.

18And hesaidוַיֹּ֛אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Whetherאִם־'im-H518they becomeיָצָ֖אוּya.Tza.'uH3318outH3318forpeaceלְשָׁל֥וֹםle.sha.LomH7965,takeH3318themaliveחַיִּ֑יםchai.YimH2416; orwhetherוְאִ֧םve.'ImH518they becomeיָצָ֖אוּya.Tza.'uH3318outH3318forwarלְמִלְחָמָ֛הle.mil.cha.MahH4421,takeH3318themaliveחַיִּ֥יםchai.YimH2416.

19Soמִן־min-H4480theseוְאֵ֙לֶּה֙ve.'E.lehH428wentH3318outH3318of thecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892, theyoungנַעֲרֵ֖יna.'a.ReiH5288menH5288of theprincesשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of theprovincesהַמְּדִינ֑וֹתha.me.di.NotH4082, and thearmyוְהַחַ֖יִלve.ha.Cha.yilH2428whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834followedאַחֲרֵיהֶֽם׃'a.cha.rei.HemH310them.

20And theyslewוַיַּכּוּ֙vai.ya.KuH5221everyאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376one hismanאִישׁ֔וֹ'i.ShoH376; and the Syriansfledוַיָּנֻ֣סוּvai.ya.Nu.suH5127, andIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478pursuedוַֽיִּרְדְּפֵ֖םvai.yir.de.FemH7291them: andBen-hadadH1130thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofSyriaH758escapedוַיִּמָּלֵ֗טvai.yi.ma.LetH4422on anhorseס֖וּסsusH5483withhorsemenוּפָרָשִֽׁים׃u.fa.ra.ShimH6571.

21And thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478wentH3318outH3318, andsmoteוַיַּ֥ךְvai.YakhH5221thehorsesהַסּ֖וּסha.SusH5483andchariotsהָרָ֑כֶבha.Ra.khevH7393, andslewוְהִכָּ֥הve.hi.KahH5221the Syrians with agreatגְדוֹלָֽה׃ge.do.LahH1419slaughterמַכָּ֥הma.KahH4347.

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