Revised Webster's Bible
1 Kings 20:32-42
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
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
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