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1 Kings 20:2-10

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.

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