Revised Webster's Bible
1 Kings 20
1AndBenhadadH1130thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofSyriaאֲרָ֗ם'a.RamH758gatheredקָבַץ֙ka.VatzH6908all hisarmyחֵיל֔וֹchei.LoH2428togetherH6908: and there werethirtyוּשְׁלֹשִׁ֨יםu.she.lo.ShimH7970andtwoוּשְׁנַ֥יִםu.she.Na.yimH8147kingsמֶ֛לֶךְMe.lekhH4428with him, andhorsesוְס֣וּסve.SusH5483, andchariotsוָרָ֑כֶבva.Ra.khevH7393: and he wentupוַיַּ֗עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927andbesiegedוַיָּ֙צַר֙vai.Ya.tzarH6696Samariaשֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹןsho.me.RonH8111, andwarredוַיִּלָּ֖חֶםvai.yi.La.chemH3898against it.
5And themessengersהַמַּלְאָכִ֔יםha.mal.'a.KhimH4397cameagainוַיָּשֻׁ֙בוּ֙vai.ya.Shu.vuH7725, andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559, Thusspeakethאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559BenhadadH1130,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, Although I havesentשָׁלַ֤חְתִּיsha.Lach.tiH7971to thee,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Thou shaltdeliverתִתֵּֽן׃ti.TenH5414to me thysilverכַּסְפְּךָ֧kas.pe.KhaH3701, and thygoldוּזְהָבְךָ֛u.ze.ha.ve.KhaH2091, and thywivesוְנָשֶׁ֥יךָve.na.Shei.khaH802, and thychildrenוּבָנֶ֖יךָu.va.Nei.khaH1121;
6Yet I willsendאֶשְׁלַ֤ח'esh.LachH7971myservantsעֲבָדַי֙'a.va.DaiH5650to thee tomorrowמָחָ֗רma.CharH4279about thistimeכָּעֵ֣תka.'EtH6256, and they shallsearchוְחִפְּשׂוּ֙ve.chi.pe.SuH2664thyhouseבֵּ֣יתְךָ֔bei.te.khaH1004, and thehousesבָּתֵּ֣יba.TeiH1004of thyservantsעֲבָדֶ֑יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650; and it shallbeוְהָיָה֙ve.ha.YahH1961, that whatever ispleasantמַחְמַ֣דmach.MadH4261in thyeyesעֵינֶ֔יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869, they shalltakeיָשִׂ֥ימוּya.Si.muH7760it in theirhandבְיָדָ֖םve.ya.DamH3027, and carry itawayוְלָקָֽחוּ׃ve.la.Ka.chuH3947.
7Then thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478calledוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121all theeldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205of thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776, andsaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559,Markדְּעֽוּ־de.'u-H3045, I pray you, andseeוּרְא֔וּu.re.'UH7200how this manseekethמְבַקֵּ֑שׁme.va.KeshH1245mischiefרָעָ֖הra.'AhH7451: for hesentשָׁלַ֨חsha.LachH7971to me for mywivesלְנָשַׁ֤יle.na.ShaiH802, and for mychildrenוּלְבָנַי֙u.le.va.NaiH1121, and for mysilverוּלְכַסְפִּ֣יu.le.khas.PiH3701, and for mygoldוְלִזְהָבִ֔יve.liz.ha.ViH2091; and Ideniedמָנַ֖עְתִּיma.Na'.tiH4513him not.
9Therefore hesaidוַיֹּ֜אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to themessengersלְמַלְאֲכֵ֣יle.mal.'a.KheiH4397ofBenhadadH1130,Tellאִמְר֞וּ'im.RuH559mylordלַֽאדֹנִ֤יla.do.NiH113thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428, All that thou didstsendשָׁלַ֨חְתָּsha.Lach.taH7971for to thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֤'av.de.KhaH5650at thefirstבָרִֽאשֹׁנָה֙va.ri.sho.NahH7223I willdoאֶעֱשֶׂ֔ה'e.'e.SehH6213: but thisthingוְהַדָּבָ֣רve.ha.da.VarH1697Imayאוּכַ֖ל'u.KhalH3201notdoלַעֲשׂ֑וֹתla.'a.SotH6213. And themessengersהַמַּלְאָכִ֔יםha.mal.'a.KhimH4397departedH3212, andbroughtH7725himwordדָּבָֽר׃da.VarH1697againH7725.
10AndBenhadadH1130sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971to him, andsaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Thegodsאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430dosoיַעֲשׂ֥וּןya.'a.SunH6213to me, and morealsoיוֹסִ֑פוּyo.Si.fuH3254, if thedustעֲפַ֣ר'a.FarH6083ofSamariaשֹׁמְר֔וֹןsho.me.RonH8111shallsufficeיִשְׂפֹּק֙yis.PokH5606forhandfulsלִשְׁעָלִ֕יםlish.'a.LimH8168for all thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971thatfollowבְּרַגְלָֽי׃be.rag.LaiH7272me.
11And thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478answeredוַיַּ֤עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Tellדַּבְּר֔וּda.be.RuH1696him, Let not him thatgirdethחֹגֵ֖רcho.GerH2296on his armourboastיִתְהַלֵּ֥לyit.ha.LelH1984himself as he that putteth itoffכִּמְפַתֵּֽחַ׃kim.fa.Te.achH6605.
12And it came to pass, when Benhadadheardכִּשְׁמֹ֙עַ֙kish.Mo.a'H8085thismessageהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697, as he wasdrinkingשֹׁתֶ֛הsho.TehH8354, he and thekingsוְהַמְּלָכִ֖יםve.ha.me.la.KhimH4428in thepavilionsבַּסֻּכּ֑וֹתba.su.KotH5521, that hesaidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to hisservantsעֲבָדָיו֙'a.va.DavH5650,Setשִׂ֔ימוּSi.muH7760yourselves in array . And theysetוַיָּשִׂ֖ימוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760themselves in array against thecityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892.
13And, behold, therecameנִגַּשׁ֮ni.GashH5066aאֶחָ֗ד'e.ChadH259prophetנָבִ֣יאna.Vi'H5030toAhabאַחְאָ֣ב'ach.'AvH256kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Yis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Thussaithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, Hast thouseenהְֽרָאִ֔יתָhe.ra.'I.taH7200all thisgreatהַגָּד֖וֹלha.ga.DolH1419multitudeהֶהָמ֥וֹןhe.ha.MonH1995? behold, I willdeliverנֹתְנ֤וֹno.te.NoH5414it into thyhandבְיָֽדְךָ֙ve.ya.de.KhaH3027thisdayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117; and thou shaltknowוְיָדַעְתָּ֖ve.ya.da'.TaH3045that I am theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.
14AndAhabאַחְאָב֙'ach.'AvH256saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, By whom? And hesaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, Thussaithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, Even by the youngmenבְּנַעֲרֵ֖יbe.na.'a.ReiH5288of theprincesשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of theprovincesהַמְּדִינ֑וֹתha.me.di.NotH4082. Then hesaidוַיֹּ֛אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Who shallorderיֶאְסֹ֥רye'.SorH631thebattleהַמִּלְחָמָ֖הha.mil.cha.MahH4421? And heansweredוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Thou.
15Then henumberedוַיִּפְקֹ֗דvai.yif.KodH6485the youngmenנַעֲרֵי֙na.'a.ReiH5288of theprincesשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of theprovincesהַמְּדִינ֔וֹתha.me.di.NotH4082, and they weretwoשְׁנַ֣יִםshe.Na.yimH8147hundredמָאתַ֖יִםma.Ta.yimH3967andthirtyוּשְׁלֹשִׁ֑יםu.she.lo.ShimH7970andtwoH8147: andafterוְאַחֲרֵיהֶ֗םve.'a.cha.rei.HemH310them henumberedפָּקַ֧דpa.KadH6485all thepeopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971, even all thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478, beingsevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651thousandאֲלָפִֽים׃'a.la.FimH505.
16And they wentoutוַיֵּצְא֖וּvai.ye.tze.'UH3318atnoonבַּֽצָּהֳרָ֑יִםba.tzo.ho.Ra.yimH6672. ButBenhadadH1130wasdrinkingשֹׁתֶ֨הsho.TehH8354himselfdrunkשִׁכּ֜וֹרshi.KorH7910in thepavilionsבַּסֻּכּ֗וֹתba.su.KotH5521, he and thekingsוְהַמְּלָכִ֛יםve.ha.me.la.KhimH4428, thethirtyשְׁלֹשִֽׁים־she.lo.shim-H7970andtwoוּשְׁנַ֥יִםu.she.Na.yimH8147kingsמֶ֖לֶךְMe.lekhH4428thathelpedעֹזֵ֥ר'o.ZerH5826him.
17And the youngmenנַעֲרֵ֛יna.'a.ReiH5288of theprincesשָׂרֵ֥יsa.ReiH8269of theprovincesהַמְּדִינ֖וֹתha.me.di.NotH4082wentoutוַיֵּצְא֗וּvai.ye.tze.'UH3318firstבָּרִֽאשֹׁנָ֑הba.ri.sho.NahH7223; andBenhadadH1130sentoutוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971, and theytoldוַיַּגִּ֤ידוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046him,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, There aremenאֲנָשִׁ֕ים'a.na.ShimH582comeoutיָצְא֖וּya.tze.'UH3318ofSamariaמִשֹּׁמְרֽוֹן׃mi.sho.me.RonH8111.
18And hesaidוַיֹּ֛אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Whether they have comeoutיָצָ֖אוּya.Tza.'uH3318forpeaceלְשָׁל֥וֹםle.sha.LomH7965,takeתִּפְשׂ֣וּםtif.SumH8610themaliveחַיִּ֑יםchai.YimH2416; or whether they have comeoutיָצָ֖אוּya.Tza.'uH3318forwarלְמִלְחָמָ֛הle.mil.cha.MahH4421,takeתִּפְשֽׂוּם׃tif.SumH8610themaliveחַיִּ֥יםchai.YimH2416.
20And theyslewוַיַּכּוּ֙vai.ya.KuH5221everyoneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376hismanאִישׁ֔וֹ'i.ShoH376: and theSyriansאֲרָ֔ם'a.RamH758fledוַיָּנֻ֣סוּvai.ya.Nu.suH5127; andIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478pursuedוַֽיִּרְדְּפֵ֖םvai.yir.de.FemH7291them: andBenhadadH1130thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofSyriaאֲרָ֔ם'a.RamH758escapedוַיִּמָּלֵ֗טvai.yi.ma.LetH4422on anhorseס֖וּסsusH5483with thehorsemenוּפָרָשִֽׁים׃u.fa.ra.ShimH6571.
21And thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478wentoutוַיֵּצֵא֙vai.ye.Tze'H3318, andsmoteוַיַּ֥ךְvai.YakhH5221thehorsesהַסּ֖וּסha.SusH5483andchariotsהָרָ֑כֶבha.Ra.khevH7393, andslewוְהִכָּ֥הve.hi.KahH5221theSyriansבַאֲרָ֖םva.'a.RamH758with agreatגְדוֹלָֽה׃ge.do.LahH1419slaughterמַכָּ֥הma.KahH4347.
22And theprophetהַנָּבִיא֙ha.na.Vi'H5030cameוַיִּגַּ֤שׁvai.yi.GashH5066to thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, andsaidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him,GoH3212,strengthenהִתְחַזַּ֔קhit.cha.ZakH2388thyself, andmarkוְדַ֥עve.Da'H3045, andseeוּרְאֵ֖הu.re.'EhH7200what thoudoestתַּעֲשֶׂ֑הta.'a.SehH6213: for at thereturnלִתְשׁוּבַ֣תlit.shu.VatH8666of theyearהַשָּׁנָ֔הha.sha.NahH8141thekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofSyriaאֲרָ֖ם'a.RamH758will comeupעֹלֶ֥ה'o.LehH5927against thee.
23And theservantsוְעַבְדֵ֨יve.'av.DeiH5650of thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofSyriaאֲרָ֜ם'a.RamH758saidאָמְר֣וּ'a.me.RuH559to him, Theirgodsאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430aregodsאֱלֹ֣הֵיהֶ֔ם'e.Lo.hei.HemH430of thehillsהָרִים֙ha.RimH2022; therefore they werestrongerחָזְק֣וּcha.ze.KuH2388than we;butוְאוּלָ֗םve.'u.LamH199let usfightנִלָּחֵ֤םni.la.ChemH3898against them in theplainבַּמִּישׁ֔וֹרba.mi.ShorH4334, andsurelyלֹ֥אlo'H3808we shall bestrongerנֶחֱזַ֖קne.che.ZakH2388than they.
25Andnumberתִֽמְנֶה־tim.neh-H4487thee anarmyחַ֡יִלCha.yilH2428, like thearmyכַּחַיִל֩ka.cha.YilH2428that thou hastlostהַנֹּפֵ֨לha.no.FelH5307,horseוְס֣וּסve.SusH5483forhorseכַּסּ֣וּס׀ka.SusH5483, andchariotוְרֶ֣כֶבve.Re.khevH7393forchariotכָּרֶ֗כֶבka.Re.khevH7393: and we willfightוְנִֽלָּחֲמָ֤הve.ni.la.cha.MahH3898againstH854them in theplainבַּמִּישׁ֔וֹרba.mi.ShorH4334, and surely we shall bestrongerנֶחֱזַ֖קne.che.ZakH2388than they. And hehearkenedוַיִּשְׁמַ֥עvai.yish.Ma'H8085to theirvoiceלְקֹלָ֖םle.ko.LamH6963, and didsoוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213.
26And it came to pass at thereturnלִתְשׁוּבַ֣תlit.shu.VatH8666of theyearהַשָּׁנָ֔הha.sha.NahH8141, thatBenhadadH1130numberedוַיִּפְקֹ֥דvai.yif.KodH6485theSyriansאֲרָ֑ם'a.RamH758, and wentupוַיַּ֣עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927toAphekאֲפֵ֔קָה'a.Fe.kahH663, tofightלַמִּלְחָמָ֖הla.mil.cha.MahH4421againstIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.
27And thechildrenוּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478werenumberedהָתְפָּקְדוּ֙ha.te.pa.ke.DuH6485, and were allpresentוְכָלְכְּל֔וּve.khal.ke.LuH3557, andwentH3212againstH7125them: and thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478encampedוַיַּחֲנ֨וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583before them liketwoכִּשְׁנֵי֙kish.NeiH8147littleflocksחֲשִׂפֵ֣יcha.si.FeiH2835ofkidsעִזִּ֔ים'i.ZimH5795; but theSyriansוַאֲרָ֖םva.'a.RamH758filledמִלְא֥וּmil.'UH4390thecountryהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.
28And therecameוַיִּגַּ֞שׁvai.yi.GashH5066amanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֗יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, andspokeוַיֹּאמֶר֮vai.yo.MerH559to thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Yis.ra.'ElH3478, andsaidוַיֹּ֜אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Thussaithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, Because theSyriansאֲרָם֙'a.RamH758havesaidאָמְר֤וּ'a.me.RuH559, TheLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068isGodאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430of thehillsהָרִים֙ha.RimH2022, but he is notGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of thevalleysעֲמָקִ֖ים'a.ma.KimH6010, therefore will Ideliverוְ֠נָתַתִּיVe.na.ta.tiH5414all thisgreatהַגָּ֤דוֹלha.Ga.dolH1419multitudeהֶהָמ֨וֹןhe.ha.MonH1995into thyhandבְּיָדֶ֔ךָbe.ya.De.khaH3027, and ye shallknowוִֽידַעְתֶּ֖םvi.da'.TemH3045that I am theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.
29And theyencampedוַֽיַּחֲנ֧וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583oppositeנֹ֥כַחNo.khachH5227oneאֵ֦לֶּה'E.lehH428anotherאֵ֖לֶּה'E.lehH428sevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117. And so it was, that in theseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֗יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117thebattleהַמִּלְחָמָ֔הha.mil.cha.MahH4421wasjoinedוַתִּקְרַב֙va.tik.RavH7126: and thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֧לYis.ra.'ElH3478slewוַיַּכּ֨וּvai.ya.KuH5221of theSyriansאֲרָ֛ם'a.RamH758anhundredמֵאָה־me.'ah-H3967thousandאֶ֥לֶף'E.lefH505footmenרַגְלִ֖יrag.LiH7273inoneאֶחָֽד׃'e.ChadH259dayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117.
30But therestהַנּוֹתָרִ֥ים׀ha.no.ta.RimH3498fledוַיָּנֻ֨סוּvai.ya.Nu.suH5127toAphekאֲפֵקָה֮'a.fe.KahH663, into thecityהָעִיר֒ha.'IrH5892; and there awallהַחוֹמָ֔הha.cho.MahH2346fellוַתִּפֹּל֙va.ti.PolH5307upontwentyעֶשְׂרִ֨ים'es.RimH6242andsevenוְשִׁבְעָ֥הve.shiv.'AhH7651thousandאֶ֛לֶף'E.lefH505of themenאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376that wereleftהַנּוֹתָרִ֑יםha.no.ta.RimH3498. AndBenhadadH1130fledנָ֔סNasH5127, andcameוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935into thecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892, into aninnerחֶ֥דֶרChe.derH2315chamberבְּחָֽדֶר׃ סbe.Cha.derH2315.
31And hisservantsעֲבָדָיו֒'a.va.DavH5650saidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to him, Behold now, we haveheardשָׁמַ֔עְנוּsha.Ma'.nuH8085that thekingsמַלְכֵי֙mal.KheiH4428of thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478aremercifulחֶ֖סֶדChe.sedH2617kingsמַלְכֵ֥יmal.KheiH4428: let us, I pray thee,putנָשִׂ֣ימָהna.Si.mahH7760sackclothשַׂקִּ֨יםsa.KimH8242on ourloinsבְּמָתְנֵ֜ינוּbe.ma.te.Nei.nuH4975, andropesוַחֲבָלִ֣יםva.cha.va.LimH2256upon ourheadsבְּרֹאשֵׁ֗נוּbe.ro.She.nuH7218, and gooutוְנֵצֵא֙ve.ne.Tze'H3318to thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478: perhaps he willsaveיְחַיֶּ֥הye.chai.YehH2421thylifeנַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃naf.She.khaH5315.
32So theygirdedוַיַּחְגְּרוּ֩vai.yach.ge.RuH2296sackclothשַׂקִּ֨יםsa.KimH8242on theirloinsבְּמָתְנֵיהֶ֜םbe.ma.te.nei.HemH4975, and putropesוַחֲבָלִ֣יםva.cha.va.LimH2256on theirheadsבְּרָאשֵׁיהֶ֗םbe.ra.shei.HemH7218, andcameוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935to thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559, Thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֧'av.de.KhaH5650BenhadadH1130saithאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559, I pray thee, let meliveתְּחִֽי־ נַפְשִׁ֑יte.chi- naf.ShiH2421H5315. And hesaidוַיֹּ֛אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Is he yetaliveחַ֖יchaiH2416? he is mybrotherאָחִ֥י'a.ChiH251.
33Now themenוְהָאֲנָשִׁים֩ve.ha.'a.na.ShimH582diligentlyobservedיְנַחֲשׁ֨וּye.na.cha.ShuH5172whether any thing would come from him, and didhastilyוַֽיְמַהֲר֜וּvay.ma.ha.RuH4116catchוַיַּחְלְט֣וּvai.yach.le.TuH2480it : and theysaidוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559, Thybrotherאָחִ֣יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251BenhadadH1130. Then hesaidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Goבֹּ֣אוּBo.'uH935ye,bringקָחֻ֑הוּka.Chu.huH3947him. ThenBenhadadH1130cameforthוַיֵּצֵ֤אvai.ye.Tze'H3318to him; and he caused him to comeupוַֽיַּעֲלֵ֖הוּvai.ya.'a.Le.huH5927into thechariotהַמֶּרְכָּבָֽה׃ha.mer.ka.VahH4818.
34And Benhadadsaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, Thecitiesהֶעָרִ֣יםhe.'a.RimH5892, which myfatherאָבִי֩'a.ViH1tookלָֽקַח־la.kach-H3947from thyfatherאָבִ֜יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1, I willrestoreאָשִׁ֗יב'a.ShivH7725; and thou shaltmakeתָּשִׂ֨יםta.SimH7760streetsוְ֠חוּצוֹתVe.chu.tzotH2351for thee inDamascusבְדַמֶּ֙שֶׂק֙ve.da.Me.sekH1834, as myfatherאָבִי֙'a.ViH1madeשָׂ֤םsamH7760inSamariaבְּשֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹןbe.Sho.me.RonH8111. Then said Ahab, I will send theeawayאֲשַׁלְּחֶ֑ךָּ'a.sha.le.Che.kaH7971with thiscovenantבַּבְּרִ֣יתba.be.RitH1285. So hemadeוַיִּכְרָת־vai.yikh.rot-H3772acovenantבְרִ֖יתve.RitH1285with him, and sent himawayוַֽיְשַׁלְּחֵֽהוּ׃ סVay.sha.le.Che.huH7971.
35And acertainאֶחָ֜ד'e.ChadH259manוְאִ֨ישׁve.'IshH376of thesonsמִבְּנֵ֣יmi.be.NeiH1121of theprophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֗יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030saidאָמַ֧ר'a.MarH559to hisneighbourרֵעֵ֛הוּre.'E.huH7453in thewordבִּדְבַ֥רbid.VarH1697of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,Smiteהַכֵּ֣ינִיha.Kei.niH5221me, I pray thee. And themanהָאִ֖ישׁha.'IshH376refusedוַיְמָאֵ֥ןvay.ma.'EnH3985tosmiteלְהַכֹּתֽוֹ׃le.ha.ko.ToH5221him.
36Thensaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559he to him, Because thou hast notobeyedשָׁמַ֙עְתָּ֙sha.Ma'.taH8085thevoiceבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, behold, as soon as thou hastdepartedH1980from me, alionהָאַרְיֵ֑הha.'ar.YehH738shallslayוְהִכְּךָ֖ve.hi.ke.KhaH5221thee. And as soon as he haddepartedH3212fromhimמֵֽאֶצְל֔וֹme.'etz.LoH681, 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.niH5221me, I pray thee. And themanהָאִ֖ישׁha.'IshH376smoteוַיַּכֵּ֥הוּvai.ya.Ke.huH5221him, so that insmitingהַכֵּ֥הha.KehH5221hewoundedוּפָצֹֽעַ׃u.fa.Tzo.a'H6481him .
39And as thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428passedbyעֹבֵ֔ר'o.VerH5674, hecriedצָעַ֣קtza.'AkH6817to thekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428: and hesaidוַיֹּ֜אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֣׀'av.de.KhaH5650wentoutיָצָ֣אya.Tza'H3318into themidstבְקֶֽרֶב־ve.ke.rev-H7130of thebattleהַמִּלְחָמָ֗הha.mil.cha.MahH4421; and, behold, amanאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376turnedasideסָ֜רsarH5493, andbroughtוַיָּבֵ֧אvai.ya.Ve'H935amanאִ֗ישׁ'IshH376to me, andsaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559,Keepשְׁמֹר֙she.MorH8104thismanהָאִ֣ישׁha.'IshH376: if by anymeansהִפָּקֵד֙hi.pa.KedH6485he shall bemissingיִפָּקֵ֔דyi.pa.KedH6485, then shall thylifeנַפְשְׁךָ֙naf.she.KhaH5315be for hislifeנַפְשׁ֔וֹnaf.ShoH5315, or else thou shaltpayתִּשְׁקֽוֹל׃tish.KolH8254atalentכִכַּר־khi.kar-H3603ofsilverכֶּ֖סֶףKe.sefH3701.
40And as thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֗'av.de.KhaH5650wasbusyעֹשֵׂ֥ה'o.SehH6213here and there, he wasgoneאֵינֶ֑נּוּ'ei.Ne.nuH369. And thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, So shall thyjudgmentמִשְׁפָּטֶ֖ךָmish.pa.Te.khaH4941be ; thyself hastdecidedחָרָֽצְתָּ׃cha.Ra.tze.taH2782it .
42And hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, Thussaithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, Because thou hast letgoשִׁלַּ֥חְתָּshi.Lach.taH7971out of thyhandמִיָּ֑דmi.YadH3027amanאִישׁ־'ish-H376whom I appointed to utterdestructionחֶרְמִ֖יcher.MiH2764, therefore thylifeנַפְשְׁךָ֙naf.she.KhaH5315shall go for hislifeנַפְשׁ֔וֹnaf.ShoH5315, and thypeopleוְעַמְּךָ֖ve.'a.me.KhaH5971for hispeopleעַמּֽוֹ׃a.MoH5971.
Commentaries on 1 Kings 20
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- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
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- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
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