Revised Version 1895

1 Kings 22:31-38

31Nowכִּ֛יkiH3588thekingוּמֶ֣לֶךְu.Me.lekhH4428ofSyriaאֲרָ֡ם'a.RamH758hadcommandedצִוָּ֣הtzi.VahH6680thethirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֤יםshe.lo.ShimH7970andtwoוּשְׁנַ֙יִם֙u.she.Na.yimH8147captainsשָׂרֵי֩sa.ReiH8269of hischariotsהָרֶ֨כֶבha.Re.khevH7393,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Fightתִּלָּ֣חֲמ֔וּti.La.cha.MuH3898neitherH3808withsmallקָטֹ֖ןka.TonH6996norH3808greatגָּד֑וֹלga.DolH1419, saveonlyלְבַדּֽוֹ׃le.va.DoH905with thekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478.

32And itcameH1961topassH1961, when thecaptainsשָׂרֵ֨יsa.ReiH8269of thechariotsהָרֶ֜כֶבha.Re.khevH7393sawכִּרְאוֹת֩kir.'OtH7200Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֗טye.ho.sha.FatH3092, that theysaidאָֽמְרוּ֙'a.me.RuH559,Surelyאַ֣ךְ'akhH389it is thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לYis.ra.'ElH3478; and theyturnedH5493asideוַיָּסֻ֥רוּvai.ya.Su.ruH5493tofightלְהִלָּחֵ֑םle.hi.la.ChemH3898againstעָלָ֖יו'a.LavH5921him: andJehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָֽט׃ye.ho.sha.FatH3092criedH2199outH2199.

33And itcameH1961topassH1961, when thecaptainsשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of thechariotsהָרֶ֔כֶבha.Re.khevH7393sawכִּרְאוֹת֙kir.'OtH7200that it wasnotלֹא־lo'-H3808thekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478, that theyturnedH7725backוַיָּשׁ֖וּבוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725frompursuingמֵאַחֲרָֽיו׃me.'a.cha.RavH310him.

34And acertainH376manH376drewמָשַׁ֤ךְma.ShakhH4900hisbowבַּקֶּ֙שֶׁת֙ba.Ke.shetH7198at a venture, andsmoteH5221thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478betweenH996the joints of the harness: wherefore hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto thedriverH7395of hischariotH7395,Turnהֲפֹ֥ךְha.FokhH2015thinehandיָדְךָ֛ya.de.KhaH3027, andcarryH3318meמִן־min-H4480outH3318of thehostהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֖הha.ma.cha.NehH4264; for I am sorewoundedH5221.

35And thebattleהַמִּלְחָמָה֙ha.mil.cha.MahH4421increased thatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117: and thekingוְהַמֶּ֗לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428wasstayedמָעֳמָ֛דmo.'o.MadH5975upוַתַּעֲלֶ֤הva.ta.'a.LehH5927in hischariotבַּמֶּרְכָּבָ֖הba.mer.ka.VahH4818againstH413the Syrians, anddiedוַיָּ֣מָתvai.Ya.motH4191at even: and thebloodדַּֽם־dam-H1818ranH3332outH3332of thewoundהַמַּכָּ֖הha.ma.KahH4347intoH413thebottomחֵ֥יקcheikH2436of thechariotH4818.

36And therewentH935acryהָרִנָּה֙ha.ri.NahH7440throughoutאֶל־'el-H413thehostבַּֽמַּחֲנֶ֔הba.ma.cha.NehH4264aboutאֶל־'el-H413thegoingH935down of thesunהַשֶּׁ֖מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,EveryH376manH376to hiscityעִיר֖וֹi.RoH5892, andeveryH376manH376to hiscountryאַרְצֽוֹ׃'ar.TzoH776.

37SoH935thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428diedוַיָּ֣מָתvai.Ya.motH4191, and wasbroughtH935toSamariaשֹׁמְר֑וֹןsho.me.RonH8111; and theyburiedוַיִּקְבְּר֥וּvai.yik.be.RuH6912thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428inSamariaבְּשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃be.sho.me.RonH8111.

38And theywashedH7364thechariotהָרֶ֜כֶבha.Re.khevH7393by thepoolבְּרֵכַ֣תbe.re.KhatH1295ofSamariaשֹׁמְר֗וֹןsho.me.RonH8111; and thedogsהַכְּלָבִים֙ha.ke.la.VimH3611lickedוַיָּלֹ֤קּוּvai.ya.Lo.kuH3952upH5921hisbloodדָּמ֔וֹda.MoH1818; (nowH1696the harlotswashedH7364themselvesH1696there;)accordingH5921unto thewordכִּדְבַ֥רkid.VarH1697of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834he spake.

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