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1 Kings 20:28-41

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.ShiH2421 H5315. 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 .

38So theprophetהַנָּבִ֔יאha.na.Vi'H5030departedH3212, andwaitedוַיַּעֲמֹ֥דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975for thekingלַמֶּ֖לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428by thewayהַדָּ֑רֶךְha.Da.rekhH1870, anddisguisedוַיִּתְחַפֵּ֥שׂvai.yit.cha.PesH2664himself withashesבָּאֲפֵ֖רba.'a.FerH666upon hisfaceעֵינָֽיו׃'ei.NavH5869.

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 .

41And hehastedוַיְמַהֵ֕רvay.ma.HerH4116, and took theashesהָ֣אֲפֵ֔רha.'a.FerH666awayוַיָּ֙סַר֙vai.Ya.sarH5493from hisfaceעֵינָ֑יו'ei.NavH5869; and thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478knewוַיַּכֵּ֤רvai.ya.KerH5234that he was of theprophetsמֵֽהַנְּבִאִ֖יםme.ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030.

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