Revised Version 1895

1 Kings 20:32-42

32SoH935theygirdedוַיַּחְגְּרוּ֩vai.yach.ge.RuH2296sackclothשַׂקִּ֨יםsa.KimH8242on theirloinsבְּמָתְנֵיהֶ֜םbe.ma.te.nei.HemH4975, andputH935ropesוַחֲבָלִ֣יםva.cha.va.LimH2256on theirheadsבְּרָאשֵׁיהֶ֗םbe.ra.shei.HemH7218, andcameH935to thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, andsaidH559, Thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֧'av.de.KhaH5650Ben-hadadH1130saith, IprayH4994thee,letH4994meאֶל־'el-H413liveתְּחִֽי־te.chi-H2421. And hesaidH559, Is he yetaliveחַ֖יchaiH2416? he is mybrotherאָחִ֥י'a.ChiH251.

33NowH935themenH376observed diligently, and hasted to catchwhetherהֲמִמֶּ֗נּוּha.mi.Me.nuH4480it were his mind; and theysaidוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559, Thybrotherאָחִ֣יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251Ben-hadadH1130. Then hesaidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,GoH3318ye,bringH935him. ThenBen-hadadH1130cameH935forthH3318to him; and he caused him tocomeH935upוַֽיַּעֲלֵ֖הוּvai.ya.'a.Le.huH5927intoאֵלָיו֙'e.LavH413thechariotהַמֶּרְכָּבָֽה׃ha.mer.ka.VahH4818.

34And Ben-hadadsaidH559unto him, Thecitiesהֶעָרִ֣יםhe.'a.RimH5892whichH834myfatherאָבִי֩'a.ViH1tookH3947from thyfatherאָבִ֜יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1I willrestoreאָשִׁ֗יב'a.ShivH7725; and thou shaltmakeH7760streetsוְ֠חוּצוֹתVe.chu.tzotH2351for thee inDamascusבְדַמֶּ֙שֶׂק֙ve.da.Me.sekH1834, as myfatherאָבִי֙'a.ViH1madeH3772inSamariaבְּשֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹןbe.Sho.me.RonH8111. And I,saidH559AhabH559, willletH7971theegoאֲשַׁלְּחֶ֑ךָּ'a.sha.le.Che.kaH7971with thiscovenantבַּבְּרִ֣יתba.be.RitH1285.SoH3947hemadeH3772acovenantבְרִ֖יתve.RitH1285with him, andletH7971himgoוַֽיְשַׁלְּחֵֽהוּ׃ סVay.sha.le.Che.huH7971.

35And acertainאֶחָ֜ד'e.ChadH259manוְאִ֨ישׁve.'IshH376of thesonsמִבְּנֵ֣יmi.be.NeiH1121of theprophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֗יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030saidאָמַ֧ר'a.MarH559unto hisfellowH376by thewordבִּדְבַ֥רbid.VarH1697of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,Smiteהַכֵּ֣ינִיha.Kei.niH5221meאֶל־'el-H413, Iprayנָ֑אNa'H4994thee. And themanהָאִ֖ישׁha.'IshH376refusedוַיְמָאֵ֥ןvay.ma.'EnH3985tosmiteלְהַכֹּתֽוֹ׃le.ha.ko.ToH5221him.

36Thensaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559he unto him,Becauseיַ֚עַןYa.'anH3282thou hastnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808obeyedשָׁמַ֙עְתָּ֙sha.Ma'.taH8085thevoiceבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,beholdהִנְּךָ֤hi.ne.KhaH2005, as soon as thou artdepartedהוֹלֵךְ֙ho.leKhH1980frommeH6963, alionהָאַרְיֵ֑הha.'ar.YehH738shallslayוְהִכְּךָ֖ve.hi.ke.KhaH5221thee. And as soon as he wasdepartedוַיֵּ֙לֶךְ֙vai.Ye.lekhH1980from him, alionהָאַרְיֵ֖הha.'ar.YehH738foundוַיִּמְצָאֵ֥הוּvai.yim.tza.'E.huH4672him, andslewוַיַּכֵּֽהוּ׃vai.ya.Ke.huH5221him.

37Then hefoundוַיִּמְצָא֙vai.yim.Tza'H4672anotherאַחֵ֔ר'a.CherH312manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376, andsaidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Smiteהַכֵּ֣ינִיha.Kei.niH5221meH4994, IprayH4994thee. And themanהָאִ֖ישׁha.'IshH376smoteוַיַּכֵּ֥הוּvai.ya.Ke.huH5221him,smitingהַכֵּ֥הha.KehH5221and wounding him.

38SoH5975theprophetהַנָּבִ֔יאha.na.Vi'H5030departed, andwaitedH5975for thekingלַמֶּ֖לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428by thewayהַדָּ֑רֶךְha.Da.rekhH1870, anddisguisedוַיִּתְחַפֵּ֥שׂvai.yit.cha.PesH2664himself with his headband over hiseyesעֵינָֽיו׃'ei.NavH5869.

39And as thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428passedעֹבֵ֔ר'o.VerH5674by, hecriedצָעַ֣קtza.'AkH6817unto thekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428: and hesaidוַיֹּ֜אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֣׀'av.de.KhaH5650wentH3318outH3318intoאֶל־'el-H413themidstבְקֶֽרֶב־ve.ke.rev-H7130of thebattleהַמִּלְחָמָ֗הha.mil.cha.MahH4421; and,beholdוְהִנֵּֽה־ve.hi.neh-H2009, amanאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376turnedH5493asideסָ֜רsarH5493, andbroughtוַיָּבֵ֧אvai.ya.Ve'H935amanאִ֗ישׁ'IshH376untomeאֵלַ֣י'e.LaiH413, andsaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559,Keepשְׁמֹר֙she.MorH8104thismanהָאִ֣ישׁha.'IshH376:ifH518byanyH376meansH518he bemissingH6485, then shall thylifeנַפְשְׁךָ֙naf.she.KhaH5315be for hislifeנַפְשׁ֔וֹnaf.ShoH5315, orelseא֥וֹ'oH176thou shaltpayתִּשְׁקֽוֹל׃tish.KolH8254atalentכִכַּר־khi.kar-H3603ofsilverכֶּ֖סֶףKe.sefH3701.

40And as thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֗'av.de.KhaH5650was busyhereH2008and there, he wasgoneאֵינֶ֑נּוּ'ei.Ne.nuH369. And thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidH559unto him,Soכֵּ֥ןkenH3651shall thyjudgmentמִשְׁפָּטֶ֖ךָmish.pa.Te.khaH4941be; thyself hastdecidedH559it.

41And he hasted, andtookH5493the headbandawayH5493from hiseyesעֵינָ֑יו'ei.NavH5869; and thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478discerned him that he was of theprophetsמֵֽהַנְּבִאִ֖יםme.ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030.

42And hesaidH559unto him,Thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,Becauseיַ֛עַןYa.'anH3282thou hastletH7971goשִׁלַּ֥חְתָּshi.Lach.taH7971outH7971of thyhandמִיָּ֑דmi.YadH3027themanאִישׁ־'ish-H376whom I haddevotedחֶרְמִ֖יcher.MiH2764to destruction, therefore thylifeנַפְשְׁךָ֙naf.she.KhaH5315shallgoH7971for hislifeנַפְשׁ֔וֹnaf.ShoH5315, and thypeopleוְעַמְּךָ֖ve.'a.me.KhaH5971for hispeopleעַמּֽוֹ׃a.MoH5971.

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