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1 Kings 20:13-30

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.

19So these youngmenנַעֲרֵ֖יna.'a.ReiH5288of theprincesשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of theprovincesהַמְּדִינ֑וֹתha.me.di.NotH4082cameoutיָצְא֣וּya.tze.'UH3318of thecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892, and thearmyוְהַחַ֖יִלve.ha.Cha.yilH2428whichfollowedאַחֲרֵיהֶֽם׃'a.cha.rei.HemH310them.

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.

24Anddoעֲשֵׂ֑ה'a.SehH6213thisthingהַדָּבָ֥רha.da.VarH1697,Takeהָסֵ֤רha.SerH5493thekingsהַמְּלָכִים֙ha.me.la.KhimH4428away, everymanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376out of hisplaceמִמְּקֹמ֔וֹmi.me.ko.MoH4725, andputוְשִׂ֥יםve.SimH7760captainsפַּח֖וֹתpa.ChotH6346in their places:

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.

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