Revised Version 1895

1 Kings 20:12-21

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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