Chapter 20
Ben-hadad Attacks Samaria
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vvv Now Ben-hadad king of Aram assembled his entire army. Accompanied by thirty-two… kings with their horses and chariots, he marched up, besieged… Samaria, and waged war against it.
𐤅𐤁𐤍 𐤄𐤃𐤃 𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤀𐤓𐤌 𐤒𐤁𐤑 𐤀𐤕 𐤊𐤋 𐤇𐤉𐤋𐤅 𐤀𐤕𐤅 𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤔𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤔𐤍𐤉𐤌 𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤅𐤎𐤅𐤎 𐤅𐤓𐤊𐤁 𐤅𐤉𐤏𐤋 𐤅𐤉𐤑𐤓 𐤏𐤋 𐤔𐤌𐤓𐤅𐤍 𐤅𐤉𐤋𐤇𐤌 𐤁𐤄
וּבֶן־ הֲדַ֣ד מֶֽלֶךְ־ אֲרָ֗ם קָבַץ֙ אֶת־ כָּל־ חֵיל֔וֹ אִתּ֖וֹ וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֨ים וּשְׁנַ֥יִם מֶ֛לֶךְ וְס֣וּס וָרָ֑כֶב וַיַּ֗עַל וַיָּ֙צַר֙ עַל־ שֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹן וַיִּלָּ֖חֶם בָּֽהּ׃ ū·ḇen- hă·ḏaḏ me·leḵ- ’ă·rām qā·ḇaṣ ’eṯ- kāl- ḥê·lōw ’it·tōw ū·šə·lō·šîm ū·šə·na·yim me·leḵ wə·sūs wā·rā·ḵeḇ way·ya·‘al way·yā·ṣar ‘al- šō·mə·rō·wn way·yil·lā·ḥem bāh — WLC · 1
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Then he sent messengers into the city to Ahab king of Israel,
𐤅𐤉𐤔𐤋𐤇 𐤌𐤋𐤀𐤊𐤉𐤌 𐤄𐤏𐤉𐤓𐤄 𐤀𐤋 𐤀𐤇𐤀𐤁 𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋
וַיִּשְׁלַ֧ח מַלְאָכִ֛ים הָעִֽירָה׃ אֶל־ אַחְאָ֥ב מֶֽלֶךְ־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל way·yiš·laḥ mal·’ā·ḵîm hā·‘î·rāh ’el- ’aḥ·’āḇ me·leḵ- yiś·rā·’êl — WLC · 2
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saying “This is what vvv Ben-hadad says: ‘Your silver and gold are mine, and your best wives and children are mine!’”
𐤅𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤋𐤅 𐤊𐤄 𐤁𐤍 𐤄𐤃𐤃 𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤊𐤎𐤐𐤊 𐤅𐤆𐤄𐤁𐤊 𐤄𐤅𐤀 𐤋𐤉 𐤄𐤈𐤅𐤁𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤍𐤔𐤉𐤊 𐤅𐤁𐤍𐤉𐤊 𐤄𐤌 𐤋𐤉
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר ל֗וֹ כֹּ֚ה בֶּן־ הֲדַ֔ד אָמַ֣ר כַּסְפְּךָ֥ וּֽזְהָבְךָ֖ ה֑וּא לִֽי־ הַטּוֹבִ֖ים וְנָשֶׁ֧יךָ וּבָנֶ֛יךָ הֵֽם׃ לִי־ way·yō·mer lōw kōh ben- hă·ḏaḏ ’ā·mar kas·pə·ḵā ū·zə·hā·ḇə·ḵā hū lî- haṭ·ṭō·w·ḇîm wə·nā·še·ḵā ū·ḇā·ne·ḵā hêm lî- — WLC · 3
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And the king of Israel… replied, “Just as you say, my lord the king: vvv I am yours, along with all that I have.”
𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 𐤅𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤅𐤉𐤏𐤍 𐤊𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤊 𐤀𐤃𐤍𐤉 𐤄𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤋𐤊 𐤀𐤍𐤉 𐤅𐤊𐤋 𐤀𐤔𐤓 𐤋𐤉
מֶֽלֶךְ־ יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ וַיֹּ֔אמֶר וַיַּ֤עַן כִּדְבָרְךָ֖ אֲדֹנִ֣י הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ לְךָ֥ אֲנִ֖י וְכָל־ אֲשֶׁר־ לִֽי׃ me·leḵ- yiś·rā·’êl way·yō·mer way·ya·‘an kiḏ·ḇā·rə·ḵā ’ă·ḏō·nî ham·me·leḵ lə·ḵā ’ă·nî wə·ḵāl ’ă·šer- lî — WLC · 4
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The messengers came back and said, “This is what Ben-hadad says ‘I have sent to you… to demand… - your silver, your gold, your wives, and your children.
𐤄𐤌𐤋𐤀𐤊𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤉𐤔𐤁𐤅 𐤅𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤅 𐤊𐤄 𐤄𐤃𐤃 𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤁𐤍 𐤔𐤋𐤇𐤕𐤉 𐤀𐤋𐤉𐤊 𐤋𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤋𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤊𐤉 𐤕𐤕𐤍 𐤋𐤉 𐤊𐤎𐤐𐤊 𐤅𐤆𐤄𐤁𐤊 𐤅𐤍𐤔𐤉𐤊 𐤅𐤁𐤍𐤉𐤊
הַמַּלְאָכִ֔ים וַיָּשֻׁ֙בוּ֙ וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ כֹּֽה־ הֲדַ֖ד אָמַ֥ר בֶּן־ שָׁלַ֤חְתִּי אֵלֶ֙יךָ֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר לֵאמֹ֑ר כִּֽי־ תִתֵּֽן׃ לִ֥י כַּסְפְּךָ֧ וּזְהָבְךָ֛ וְנָשֶׁ֥יךָ וּבָנֶ֖יךָ ham·mal·’ā·ḵîm way·yā·šu·ḇū way·yō·mə·rū kōh- hă·ḏaḏ ’ā·mar ben- šā·laḥ·tî ’ê·le·ḵā lê·mōr lê·mōr kî- ṯit·tên lî kas·pə·ḵā ū·zə·hā·ḇə·ḵā wə·nā·še·ḵā ū·ḇā·ne·ḵā — WLC · 5
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But about this time tomorrow I will send my servants to search your palace and the houses of your servants. They will seize… and carry away all that is precious to you.’”
𐤊𐤉 𐤀𐤌 𐤊𐤏𐤕 𐤌𐤇𐤓 𐤀𐤔𐤋𐤇 𐤀𐤕 𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤉 𐤀𐤋𐤉𐤊 𐤅𐤇𐤐𐤔𐤅 𐤀𐤕 𐤁𐤉𐤕𐤊 𐤅𐤀𐤕 𐤁𐤕𐤉 𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤉𐤊 𐤉𐤔𐤉𐤌𐤅 𐤁𐤉𐤃𐤌 𐤅𐤋𐤒𐤇𐤅 𐤊𐤋 𐤅𐤄𐤉𐤄 𐤌𐤇𐤌𐤃 𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤉𐤊
כִּ֣י׀ אִם־ כָּעֵ֣ת מָחָ֗ר אֶשְׁלַ֤ח אֶת־ עֲבָדַי֙ אֵלֶ֔יךָ וְחִפְּשׂוּ֙ אֶת־ בֵּ֣יתְךָ֔ וְאֵ֖ת בָּתֵּ֣י עֲבָדֶ֑יךָ יָשִׂ֥ימוּ בְיָדָ֖ם וְלָקָֽחוּ׃ כָּל־ וְהָיָה֙ מַחְמַ֣ד עֵינֶ֔יךָ kî ’im- kā·‘êṯ mā·ḥār ’eš·laḥ ’eṯ- ‘ă·ḇā·ḏay ’ê·le·ḵā wə·ḥip·pə·śū ’eṯ- bê·ṯə·ḵā wə·’êṯ bāt·tê ‘ă·ḇā·ḏe·ḵā yā·śî·mū ḇə·yā·ḏām wə·lā·qā·ḥū kāl- wə·hā·yāh maḥ·maḏ ‘ê·ne·ḵā — WLC · 6
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Then the king of Israel summoned all the elders of the land and said, “Please take note and see that this [man] is looking for trouble, for when he demanded… my wives, my children, my silver, and my gold, I did not deny him.”
𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 𐤅𐤉𐤒𐤓𐤀 𐤋𐤊𐤋 𐤆𐤒𐤍𐤉 𐤄𐤀𐤓𐤑 𐤅𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤍𐤀 𐤃𐤏𐤅 𐤅𐤓𐤀𐤅 𐤊𐤉 𐤆𐤄 𐤌𐤁𐤒𐤔 𐤓𐤏𐤄 𐤊𐤉 𐤔𐤋𐤇 𐤀𐤋𐤉 𐤋𐤍𐤔𐤉 𐤅𐤋𐤁𐤍𐤉 𐤅𐤋𐤊𐤎𐤐𐤉 𐤅𐤋𐤆𐤄𐤁𐤉 𐤅𐤋𐤀 𐤌𐤍𐤏𐤕𐤉 𐤌𐤌𐤍𐤅
מֶֽלֶךְ־ יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ וַיִּקְרָ֤א לְכָל־ זִקְנֵ֣י הָאָ֔רֶץ וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ נָ֣א דְּעֽוּ־ וּרְא֔וּ כִּ֥י זֶ֣ה מְבַקֵּ֑שׁ רָעָ֖ה כִּֽי־ שָׁלַ֨ח אֵלַ֜י לְנָשַׁ֤י וּלְבָנַי֙ וּלְכַסְפִּ֣י וְלִזְהָבִ֔י וְלֹ֥א מָנַ֖עְתִּי מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃ me·leḵ- yiś·rā·’êl way·yiq·rā lə·ḵāl ziq·nê hā·’ā·reṣ way·yō·mer nā də·‘ū- ū·rə·’ū kî zeh mə·ḇaq·qêš rā·‘āh kî- šā·laḥ ’ê·lay lə·nā·šay ū·lə·ḇā·nay ū·lə·ḵas·pî wə·liz·hā·ḇî wə·lō mā·na‘·tî mim·men·nū — WLC · 7
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And the elders and the people all said -, “Do not listen to him or consent to his terms.”
𐤄𐤆𐤒𐤍𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤊𐤋 𐤄𐤏𐤌 𐤊𐤋 𐤅𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤅 𐤀𐤋𐤉𐤅 𐤀𐤋 𐤕𐤔𐤌𐤏 𐤅𐤋𐤅𐤀 𐤕𐤀𐤁𐤄
הַזְּקֵנִ֖ים וְכָל־ הָעָ֑ם כָּל־ וַיֹּאמְר֥וּ אֵלָ֛יו אַל־ תִּשְׁמַ֖ע וְל֥וֹא תֹאבֶֽה׃ haz·zə·qê·nîm wə·ḵāl hā·‘ām kāl- way·yō·mə·rū ’ê·lāw ’al- tiš·ma‘ wə·lō·w ṯō·ḇeh — WLC · 8
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So [Ahab] answered the messengers vvv of Ben-hadad, “Tell my lord the king, ‘All that you demanded of your servant the first time I will do, but this thing I cannot… do.’” So the messengers departed and relayed the message to [Ben-hadad]…
𐤅𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤋𐤌𐤋𐤀𐤊𐤉 𐤁𐤍 𐤄𐤃𐤃 𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤅 𐤋𐤀𐤃𐤍𐤉 𐤄𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤊𐤋 𐤀𐤔𐤓 𐤔𐤋𐤇𐤕 𐤀𐤋 𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤊 𐤁𐤓𐤀𐤔𐤍𐤄 𐤀𐤏𐤔𐤄 𐤄𐤆𐤄 𐤅𐤄𐤃𐤁𐤓 𐤋𐤀 𐤀𐤅𐤊𐤋 𐤋𐤏𐤔𐤅𐤕 𐤄𐤌𐤋𐤀𐤊𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤉𐤋𐤊𐤅 𐤃𐤁𐤓 𐤅𐤉𐤔𐤁𐤄𐤅
וַיֹּ֜אמֶר לְמַלְאֲכֵ֣י בֶן־ הֲדַ֗ד אִמְר֞וּ לַֽאדֹנִ֤י הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ כֹּל֩ אֲשֶׁר־ שָׁלַ֨חְתָּ אֶל־ עַבְדְּךָ֤ בָרִֽאשֹׁנָה֙ אֶעֱשֶׂ֔ה הַזֶּ֔ה וְהַדָּבָ֣ר לֹ֥א אוּכַ֖ל לַעֲשׂ֑וֹת הַמַּלְאָכִ֔ים וַיֵּֽלְכוּ֙ דָּבָֽר׃ וַיְשִׁבֻ֖הוּ way·yō·mer lə·mal·’ă·ḵê ḇen- hă·ḏaḏ ’im·rū la·ḏō·nî ham·me·leḵ kōl ’ă·šer- šā·laḥ·tā ’el- ‘aḇ·də·ḵā ḇā·ri·šō·nāh ’e·‘ĕ·śeh haz·zeh wə·had·dā·ḇār lō ’ū·ḵal la·‘ă·śō·wṯ ham·mal·’ā·ḵîm way·yê·lə·ḵū dā·ḇār way·ši·ḇu·hū — WLC · 9
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Then Ben-hadad sent another message to [Ahab]: “May the gods deal with me, and ever so severely, if [enough] dust remains of Samaria for each of my men - [to have] a handful.”
𐤄𐤃𐤃 𐤅𐤉𐤔𐤋𐤇 𐤁𐤍 𐤅𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤀𐤋𐤉𐤅 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 𐤊𐤄 𐤉𐤏𐤔𐤅𐤍 𐤋𐤉 𐤅𐤊𐤄 𐤉𐤅𐤎𐤐𐤅 𐤀𐤌 𐤏𐤐𐤓 𐤉𐤔𐤐𐤒 𐤔𐤌𐤓𐤅𐤍 𐤋𐤊𐤋 𐤄𐤏𐤌 𐤀𐤔𐤓 𐤁𐤓𐤂𐤋𐤉 𐤋𐤔𐤏𐤋𐤉𐤌
הֲדַ֔ד וַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח בֶּן־ וַיֹּ֕אמֶר אֵלָיו֙ אֱלֹהִ֖ים כֹּֽה־ יַעֲשׂ֥וּן לִ֛י וְכֹ֣ה יוֹסִ֑פוּ אִם־ עֲפַ֣ר יִשְׂפֹּק֙ שֹׁמְר֔וֹן לְכָל־ הָעָ֖ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר בְּרַגְלָֽי׃ לִשְׁעָלִ֕ים hă·ḏaḏ way·yiš·laḥ ben- way·yō·mer ’ê·lāw ’ĕ·lō·hîm kōh- ya·‘ă·śūn lî wə·ḵōh yō·w·si·p̄ū ’im- ‘ă·p̄ar yiś·pōq šō·mə·rō·wn lə·ḵāl hā·‘ām ’ă·šer bə·raḡ·lāy liš·‘ā·lîm — WLC · 10
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And the king of Israel… replied, “Tell him: ‘The one putting on [his armor] should not boast like one taking [it off].’”
𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 𐤅𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤅𐤉𐤏𐤍 𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤅 𐤇𐤂𐤓 𐤀𐤋 𐤉𐤕𐤄𐤋𐤋 𐤊𐤌𐤐𐤕𐤇
מֶֽלֶךְ־ יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ וַיֹּ֣אמֶר וַיַּ֤עַן דַּבְּר֔וּ חֹגֵ֖ר אַל־ יִתְהַלֵּ֥ל כִּמְפַתֵּֽחַ׃ me·leḵ- yiś·rā·’êl way·yō·mer way·ya·‘an dab·bə·rū ḥō·ḡêr ’al- yiṯ·hal·lêl kim·p̄at·tê·aḥ — WLC · 11
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- Ben-hadad received this message while he and the kings were drinking… in their tents, and he said to his servants, “Take your positions.” So they stationed themselves against the city.
𐤅𐤉𐤄𐤉 𐤊𐤔𐤌𐤏 𐤀𐤕 𐤄𐤆𐤄 𐤄𐤃𐤁𐤓 𐤅𐤄𐤅𐤀 𐤅𐤄𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤉𐤌 𐤔𐤕𐤄 𐤄𐤅𐤀 𐤁𐤎𐤊𐤅𐤕 𐤅𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤀𐤋 𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤉𐤅 𐤔𐤉𐤌𐤅 𐤅𐤉𐤔𐤉𐤌𐤅 𐤏𐤋 𐤄𐤏𐤉𐤓
וַיְהִ֗י כִּשְׁמֹ֙עַ֙ אֶת־ הַזֶּ֔ה הַדָּבָ֣ר וְה֥וּא וְהַמְּלָכִ֖ים שֹׁתֶ֛ה ה֥וּא בַּסֻּכּ֑וֹת וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֶל־ עֲבָדָיו֙ שִׂ֔ימוּ וַיָּשִׂ֖ימוּ עַל־ הָעִֽיר׃ way·hî kiš·mō·a‘ ’eṯ- haz·zeh had·dā·ḇār wə·hū wə·ham·mə·lā·ḵîm šō·ṯeh hū bas·suk·kō·wṯ way·yō·mer ’el- ‘ă·ḇā·ḏāw śî·mū way·yā·śî·mū ‘al- hā·‘îr — WLC · 12
Ahab Defeats Ben-hadad
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Meanwhile a prophet approached… Ahab king of Israel and declared, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Do you see this entire great army? Behold, I will deliver it into your hand this very day, and you will know that I am the LORD.’”
𐤅𐤄𐤍𐤄 𐤀𐤇𐤃 𐤍𐤁𐤉𐤀 𐤍𐤂𐤔 𐤀𐤋 𐤀𐤇𐤀𐤁 𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 𐤅𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤊𐤄 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤄𐤓𐤀𐤉𐤕 𐤀𐤕 𐤄𐤆𐤄 𐤊𐤋 𐤄𐤂𐤃𐤅𐤋 𐤄𐤄𐤌𐤅𐤍 𐤄𐤍𐤍𐤉 𐤍𐤕𐤍𐤅 𐤁𐤉𐤃𐤊 𐤄𐤉𐤅𐤌 𐤅𐤉𐤃𐤏𐤕 𐤊𐤉 𐤀𐤍𐤉 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄
וְהִנֵּ֣ה׀ אֶחָ֗ד נָבִ֣יא נִגַּשׁ֮ אֶל־ אַחְאָ֣ב מֶֽלֶךְ־ יִשְׂרָאֵל֒ וַיֹּ֗אמֶר כֹּ֚ה יְהוָ֔ה אָמַ֣ר הְֽרָאִ֔יתָ אֵ֛ת הַזֶּ֑ה כָּל־ הַגָּד֖וֹל הֶהָמ֥וֹן הִנְנִ֨י נֹתְנ֤וֹ בְיָֽדְךָ֙ הַיּ֔וֹם וְיָדַעְתָּ֖ כִּֽי־ אֲנִ֥י יְהוָֽה׃ wə·hin·nêh ’e·ḥāḏ nā·ḇî nig·gaš ’el- ’aḥ·’āḇ me·leḵ- yiś·rā·’êl way·yō·mer kōh Yah·weh ’ā·mar hə·rā·’î·ṯā ’êṯ haz·zeh kāl- hag·gā·ḏō·wl he·hā·mō·wn hin·nî nō·ṯə·nōw ḇə·yā·ḏə·ḵā hay·yō·wm wə·yā·ḏa‘·tā kî- ’ă·nî Yah·weh — WLC · 13
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“By whom?” Ahab asked. And the prophet replied, “This is what the LORD says: ‘By the young officers of the district governors.’” “Who will start the battle?” asked [Ahab]. “You [will],” answered the prophet.
𐤁𐤌𐤉 𐤀𐤇𐤀𐤁 𐤅𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤅𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤊𐤄 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤁𐤍𐤏𐤓𐤉 𐤄𐤌𐤃𐤉𐤍𐤅𐤕 𐤔𐤓𐤉 𐤌𐤉 𐤉𐤀𐤎𐤓 𐤄𐤌𐤋𐤇𐤌𐤄 𐤅𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤀𐤕𐤄 𐤅𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓
בְּמִ֔י אַחְאָב֙ וַיֹּ֤אמֶר וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ כֹּֽה־ יְהוָ֔ה אָמַ֣ר בְּנַעֲרֵ֖י הַמְּדִינ֑וֹת שָׂרֵ֣י מִֽי־ יֶאְסֹ֥ר הַמִּלְחָמָ֖ה וַיֹּ֛אמֶר אָֽתָּה׃ וַיֹּ֥אמֶר bə·mî ’aḥ·’āḇ way·yō·mer way·yō·mer kōh- Yah·weh ’ā·mar bə·na·‘ă·rê ham·mə·ḏî·nō·wṯ śā·rê mî- ye’·sōr ham·mil·ḥā·māh way·yō·mer ’āt·tāh way·yō·mer — WLC · 14
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So Ahab assembled the young officers of the district governors, and there were 232 men… And after them, he assembled [the rest of] the Israelite… troops, 7,000 {}… in all.
𐤅𐤉𐤐𐤒𐤃 𐤀𐤕 𐤍𐤏𐤓𐤉 𐤄𐤌𐤃𐤉𐤍𐤅𐤕 𐤔𐤓𐤉 𐤅𐤉𐤄𐤉𐤅 𐤌𐤀𐤕𐤉𐤌 𐤔𐤍𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤔𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉𐤄𐤌 𐤐𐤒𐤃 𐤀𐤕 𐤊𐤋 𐤁𐤍𐤉 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 𐤄𐤏𐤌 𐤔𐤁𐤏𐤕 𐤀𐤋𐤐𐤉𐤌 𐤊𐤋
וַיִּפְקֹ֗ד אֶֽת־ נַעֲרֵי֙ הַמְּדִינ֔וֹת שָׂרֵ֣י וַיִּהְי֕וּ מָאתַ֖יִם שְׁנַ֣יִם וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֑ים וְאַחֲרֵיהֶ֗ם פָּקַ֧ד אֶת־ כָּל־ בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל הָעָ֛ם שִׁבְעַ֥ת אֲלָפִֽים׃ כָּל־ way·yip̄·qōḏ ’eṯ- na·‘ă·rê ham·mə·ḏî·nō·wṯ śā·rê way·yih·yū mā·ṯa·yim šə·na·yim ū·šə·lō·šîm wə·’a·ḥă·rê·hem pā·qaḏ ’eṯ- kāl- bə·nê yiś·rā·’êl hā·‘ām šiḇ·‘aṯ ’ă·lā·p̄îm kāl- — WLC · 15
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They marched out at noon vvv while Ben-hadad and the 32… kings allied with him were in their tents… getting drunk.
𐤅𐤉𐤑𐤀𐤅 𐤁𐤑𐤄𐤓𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤁𐤍 𐤄𐤃𐤃 𐤔𐤋𐤔𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤔𐤍𐤉𐤌 𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤅𐤄𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤉𐤌 𐤏𐤆𐤓 𐤀𐤕𐤅 𐤁𐤎𐤊𐤅𐤕 𐤄𐤅𐤀 𐤔𐤕𐤄 𐤔𐤊𐤅𐤓
וַיֵּצְא֖וּ בַּֽצָּהֳרָ֑יִם וּבֶן־ הֲדַד֩ שְׁלֹשִֽׁים־ וּשְׁנַ֥יִם מֶ֖לֶךְ וְהַמְּלָכִ֛ים עֹזֵ֥ר אֹתֽוֹ׃ בַּסֻּכּ֗וֹת ה֧וּא שֹׁתֶ֨ה שִׁכּ֜וֹר way·yê·ṣə·’ū baṣ·ṣā·ho·rā·yim ū·ḇen- hă·ḏaḏ šə·lō·šîm- ū·šə·na·yim me·leḵ wə·ham·mə·lā·ḵîm ‘ō·zêr ’ō·ṯōw bas·suk·kō·wṯ hū šō·ṯeh šik·kō·wr — WLC · 16
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And the young officers of the district governors marched out first… Now Ben-hadad had sent out scouts who reported to him “Men are marching out of Samaria.”
𐤍𐤏𐤓𐤉 𐤄𐤌𐤃𐤉𐤍𐤅𐤕 𐤔𐤓𐤉 𐤅𐤉𐤑𐤀𐤅 𐤁𐤓𐤀𐤔𐤍𐤄 𐤄𐤃𐤃 𐤅𐤉𐤔𐤋𐤇 𐤁𐤍 𐤅𐤉𐤂𐤉𐤃𐤅 𐤋𐤅 𐤋𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤀𐤍𐤔𐤉𐤌 𐤉𐤑𐤀𐤅 𐤌𐤔𐤌𐤓𐤅𐤍
נַעֲרֵ֛י הַמְּדִינ֖וֹת שָׂרֵ֥י וַיֵּצְא֗וּ בָּרִֽאשֹׁנָ֑ה הֲדַ֗ד וַיִּשְׁלַ֣ח בֶּן־ וַיַּגִּ֤ידוּ לוֹ֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר אֲנָשִׁ֕ים יָצְא֖וּ מִשֹּׁמְרֽוֹן׃ na·‘ă·rê ham·mə·ḏî·nō·wṯ śā·rê way·yê·ṣə·’ū bā·ri·šō·nāh hă·ḏaḏ way·yiš·laḥ ben- way·yag·gî·ḏū lōw lê·mōr ’ă·nā·šîm yā·ṣə·’ū miš·šō·mə·rō·wn — WLC · 17
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“If they have marched out in peace,” he said, “take them alive. Even if they have marched out for war, take them alive.”
𐤀𐤌 𐤉𐤑𐤀𐤅 𐤋𐤔𐤋𐤅𐤌 𐤅𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤕𐤐𐤔𐤅𐤌 𐤇𐤉𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤀𐤌 𐤉𐤑𐤀𐤅 𐤋𐤌𐤋𐤇𐤌𐤄 𐤕𐤐𐤔𐤅𐤌 𐤇𐤉𐤉𐤌
אִם־ יָצָ֖אוּ לְשָׁל֥וֹם וַיֹּ֛אמֶר תִּפְשׂ֣וּם חַיִּ֑ים וְאִ֧ם יָצָ֖אוּ לְמִלְחָמָ֛ה תִּפְשֽׂוּם׃ חַיִּ֥ים ’im- yā·ṣā·’ū lə·šā·lō·wm way·yō·mer tip̄·śūm ḥay·yîm wə·’im yā·ṣā·’ū lə·mil·ḥā·māh tip̄·śūm ḥay·yîm — WLC · 18
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Meanwhile, these young officers of the district governors marched out of the city, with the army behind them,
𐤅𐤀𐤋𐤄 𐤍𐤏𐤓𐤉 𐤄𐤌𐤃𐤉𐤍𐤅𐤕 𐤔𐤓𐤉 𐤉𐤑𐤀𐤅 𐤌𐤍 𐤄𐤏𐤉𐤓 𐤅𐤄𐤇𐤉𐤋 𐤀𐤔𐤓 𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉𐤄𐤌
וְאֵ֙לֶּה֙ נַעֲרֵ֖י הַמְּדִינ֑וֹת שָׂרֵ֣י יָצְא֣וּ מִן־ הָעִ֔יר וְהַחַ֖יִל אֲשֶׁ֥ר אַחֲרֵיהֶֽם׃ wə·’êl·leh na·‘ă·rê ham·mə·ḏî·nō·wṯ śā·rê yā·ṣə·’ū min- hā·‘îr wə·ha·ḥa·yil ’ă·šer ’a·ḥă·rê·hem — WLC · 19
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and each one struck down his opponent. So the Arameans fled, with the Israelites in pursuit. But Ben-hadad king of Aram escaped on horseback with the cavalry.
𐤀𐤉𐤔 𐤅𐤉𐤊𐤅 𐤀𐤉𐤔𐤅 𐤀𐤓𐤌 𐤅𐤉𐤍𐤎𐤅 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 𐤅𐤉𐤓𐤃𐤐𐤌 𐤄𐤃𐤃 𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤀𐤓𐤌 𐤅𐤉𐤌𐤋𐤈 𐤁𐤍 𐤏𐤋 𐤎𐤅𐤎 𐤅𐤐𐤓𐤔𐤉𐤌
אִ֣ישׁ וַיַּכּוּ֙ אִישׁ֔וֹ אֲרָ֔ם וַיָּנֻ֣סוּ יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַֽיִּרְדְּפֵ֖ם הֲדַד֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ אֲרָ֔ם וַיִּמָּלֵ֗ט בֶּן־ עַל־ ס֖וּס וּפָרָשִֽׁים׃ ’îš way·yak·kū ’î·šōw ’ă·rām way·yā·nu·sū yiś·rā·’êl way·yir·də·p̄êm hă·ḏaḏ me·leḵ ’ă·rām way·yim·mā·lêṭ ben- ‘al- sūs ū·p̄ā·rā·šîm — WLC · 20
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Then the king of Israel marched out and attacked the horses and chariots, inflicting a great slaughter on the Arameans.
𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 𐤅𐤉𐤑𐤀 𐤅𐤉𐤊 𐤀𐤕 𐤄𐤎𐤅𐤎 𐤅𐤀𐤕 𐤄𐤓𐤊𐤁 𐤅𐤄𐤊𐤄 𐤂𐤃𐤅𐤋𐤄 𐤌𐤊𐤄 𐤁𐤀𐤓𐤌
מֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וַיֵּצֵא֙ וַיַּ֥ךְ אֶת־ הַסּ֖וּס וְאֶת־ הָרָ֑כֶב וְהִכָּ֥ה גְדוֹלָֽה׃ מַכָּ֥ה בַאֲרָ֖ם me·leḵ yiś·rā·’êl way·yê·ṣê way·yaḵ ’eṯ- has·sūs wə·’eṯ- hā·rā·ḵeḇ wə·hik·kāh ḡə·ḏō·w·lāh mak·kāh ḇa·’ă·rām — WLC · 21
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Afterward, the prophet… approached the king of Israel and said “Go and strengthen [your position], and take note… what you must do, for in the spring… the king of Aram will come up against you.”
𐤄𐤍𐤁𐤉𐤀 𐤀𐤋 𐤅𐤉𐤂𐤔 𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 𐤅𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤋𐤅 𐤋𐤊 𐤄𐤕𐤇𐤆𐤒 𐤅𐤃𐤏 𐤅𐤓𐤀𐤄 𐤀𐤕 𐤀𐤔𐤓 𐤕𐤏𐤔𐤄 𐤊𐤉 𐤋𐤕𐤔𐤅𐤁𐤕 𐤄𐤔𐤍𐤄 𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤀𐤓𐤌 𐤏𐤋𐤄 𐤏𐤋𐤉𐤊𐤎
הַנָּבִיא֙ אֶל־ וַיִּגַּ֤שׁ מֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וַיֹּ֤אמֶר לוֹ֙ לֵ֣ךְ הִתְחַזַּ֔ק וְדַ֥ע וּרְאֵ֖ה אֵ֣ת אֲשֶֽׁר־ תַּעֲשֶׂ֑ה כִּ֚י לִתְשׁוּבַ֣ת הַשָּׁנָ֔ה מֶ֥לֶךְ אֲרָ֖ם עֹלֶ֥ה עָלֶֽיךָ׃ס han·nā·ḇî ’el- way·yig·gaš me·leḵ yiś·rā·’êl way·yō·mer lōw lêḵ hiṯ·ḥaz·zaq wə·ḏa‘ ū·rə·’êh ’êṯ ’ă·šer- ta·‘ă·śeh kî liṯ·šū·ḇaṯ haš·šā·nāh me·leḵ ’ă·rām ‘ō·leh ‘ā·le·ḵā — WLC · 22
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Meanwhile, the servants of the king of Aram said to him, “Their gods [are] gods of the hills. That is why… they prevailed over us. Instead, we should fight them on the plains; surely then we will prevail
𐤅𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤉 𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤀𐤓𐤌 𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤅 𐤀𐤋𐤉𐤅 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤄𐤌 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉 𐤄𐤓𐤉𐤌 𐤏𐤋 𐤊𐤍 𐤇𐤆𐤒𐤅 𐤌𐤌𐤍𐤅 𐤅𐤀𐤅𐤋𐤌 𐤍𐤋𐤇𐤌 𐤀𐤕𐤌 𐤁𐤌𐤉𐤔𐤅𐤓 𐤀𐤌 𐤋𐤀 𐤍𐤇𐤆𐤒 𐤌𐤄𐤌
וְעַבְדֵ֨י מֶֽלֶךְ־ אֲרָ֜ם אָמְר֣וּ אֵלָ֗יו אֱלֹ֣הֵיהֶ֔ם אֱלֹהֵ֤י הָרִים֙ עַל־ כֵּ֖ן חָזְק֣וּ מִמֶּ֑נּוּ וְאוּלָ֗ם נִלָּחֵ֤ם אִתָּם֙ בַּמִּישׁ֔וֹר אִם־ לֹ֥א נֶחֱזַ֖ק מֵהֶֽם׃ wə·‘aḇ·ḏê me·leḵ- ’ă·rām ’ā·mə·rū ’ê·lāw ’ĕ·lō·hê·hem ’ĕ·lō·hê hā·rîm ‘al- kên ḥā·zə·qū mim·men·nū wə·’ū·lām nil·lā·ḥêm ’it·tām bam·mî·šō·wr ’im- lō ne·ḥĕ·zaq mê·hem — WLC · 23
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So do this: Dismiss all the kings from their positions and replace them… with other officers.
𐤅𐤀𐤕 𐤄𐤃𐤁𐤓 𐤏𐤔𐤄 𐤄𐤆𐤄 𐤄𐤎𐤓 𐤀𐤉𐤔 𐤄𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤉𐤌 𐤌𐤌𐤒𐤌𐤅 𐤅𐤔𐤉𐤌 𐤕𐤇𐤕𐤉𐤄𐤌 𐤐𐤇𐤅𐤕
וְאֶת־ הַדָּבָ֥ר עֲשֵׂ֑ה הַזֶּ֖ה הָסֵ֤ר אִ֣ישׁ הַמְּלָכִים֙ מִמְּקֹמ֔וֹ וְשִׂ֥ים תַּחְתֵּיהֶֽם׃ פַּח֖וֹת wə·’eṯ- had·dā·ḇār ‘ă·śêh haz·zeh hā·sêr ’îš ham·mə·lā·ḵîm mim·mə·qō·mōw wə·śîm taḥ·tê·hem pa·ḥō·wṯ — WLC · 24
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And you must raise an army like the [one] you have lost— horse for horse and chariot for chariot— so we can fight [the Israelites] on the plain, where we will surely… prevail…” And [the king] approved their plan and acted accordingly.
𐤅𐤀𐤕𐤄 𐤕𐤌𐤍𐤄 𐤋𐤊 𐤇𐤉𐤋 𐤊𐤇𐤉𐤋 𐤄𐤍𐤐𐤋 𐤌𐤀𐤅𐤕𐤊 𐤅𐤎𐤅𐤎 𐤊𐤎𐤅𐤎 𐤅𐤓𐤊𐤁 𐤊𐤓𐤊𐤁 𐤅𐤍𐤋𐤇𐤌𐤄 𐤀𐤅𐤕𐤌 𐤁𐤌𐤉𐤔𐤅𐤓 𐤀𐤌 𐤋𐤀 𐤍𐤇𐤆𐤒 𐤌𐤄𐤌 𐤅𐤉𐤔𐤌𐤏 𐤋𐤒𐤋𐤌 𐤅𐤉𐤏𐤔 𐤊𐤍𐤐
וְאַתָּ֣ה תִֽמְנֶה־ לְךָ֣׀ חַ֡יִל כַּחַיִל֩ הַנֹּפֵ֨ל מֵאוֹתָ֜ךְ וְס֣וּס כַּסּ֣וּס׀ וְרֶ֣כֶב כָּרֶ֗כֶב וְנִֽלָּחֲמָ֤ה אוֹתָם֙ בַּמִּישׁ֔וֹר אִם־ לֹ֥א נֶחֱזַ֖ק מֵהֶ֑ם וַיִּשְׁמַ֥ע לְקֹלָ֖ם וַיַּ֥עַשׂ כֵּֽן׃פ wə·’at·tāh ṯim·neh- lə·ḵā ḥa·yil ka·ḥa·yil han·nō·p̄êl mê·’ō·w·ṯāḵ wə·sūs kas·sūs wə·re·ḵeḇ kā·re·ḵeḇ wə·nil·lā·ḥă·māh ’ō·w·ṯām bam·mî·šō·wr ’im- lō ne·ḥĕ·zaq mê·hem way·yiš·ma‘ lə·qō·lām way·ya·‘aś kên — WLC · 25
Another War with Ben-hadad
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- In the spring…, Ben-hadad mobilized vvv the Arameans and went up to Aphek to fight against Israel.
𐤅𐤉𐤄𐤉 𐤋𐤕𐤔𐤅𐤁𐤕 𐤄𐤔𐤍𐤄 𐤄𐤃𐤃 𐤀𐤕 𐤅𐤉𐤐𐤒𐤃 𐤁𐤍 𐤀𐤓𐤌 𐤅𐤉𐤏𐤋 𐤀𐤐𐤒𐤄 𐤋𐤌𐤋𐤇𐤌𐤄 𐤏𐤌 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋
וַֽיְהִי֙ לִתְשׁוּבַ֣ת הַשָּׁנָ֔ה הֲדַ֖ד אֶת־ וַיִּפְקֹ֥ד בֶּן־ אֲרָ֑ם וַיַּ֣עַל אֲפֵ֔קָה לַמִּלְחָמָ֖ה עִם־ יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ way·hî liṯ·šū·ḇaṯ haš·šā·nāh hă·ḏaḏ ’eṯ- way·yip̄·qōḏ ben- ’ă·rām way·ya·‘al ’ă·p̄ê·qāh lam·mil·ḥā·māh ‘im- yiś·rā·’êl — WLC · 26
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The Israelites… also mobilized, gathered supplies, and marched out to meet them. The Israelites… camped before them like two small flocks of goats, while the Arameans covered the countryside.
𐤅𐤁𐤍𐤉 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 𐤄𐤕𐤐𐤒𐤃𐤅 𐤅𐤊𐤋𐤊𐤋𐤅 𐤅𐤉𐤋𐤊𐤅 𐤋𐤒𐤓𐤀𐤕𐤌 𐤁𐤍𐤉 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 𐤅𐤉𐤇𐤍𐤅 𐤍𐤂𐤃𐤌 𐤊𐤔𐤍𐤉 𐤇𐤔𐤐𐤉 𐤏𐤆𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤀𐤓𐤌 𐤌𐤋𐤀𐤅 𐤀𐤕 𐤄𐤀𐤓𐤑
וּבְנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל הָתְפָּקְדוּ֙ וְכָלְכְּל֔וּ וַיֵּלְכ֖וּ לִקְרָאתָ֑ם בְנֵֽי־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל וַיַּחֲנ֨וּ נֶגְדָּ֗ם כִּשְׁנֵי֙ חֲשִׂפֵ֣י עִזִּ֔ים וַאֲרָ֖ם מִלְא֥וּ אֶת־ הָאָֽרֶץ׃ ū·ḇə·nê yiś·rā·’êl hā·ṯə·pā·qə·ḏū wə·ḵā·lə·kə·lū way·yê·lə·ḵū liq·rā·ṯām ḇə·nê- yiś·rā·’êl way·ya·ḥă·nū neḡ·dām kiš·nê ḥă·śi·p̄ê ‘iz·zîm wa·’ă·rām mil·’ū ’eṯ- hā·’ā·reṣ — WLC · 27
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Then the man of God approached the king of Israel and said “This is what the LORD says: ‘Because the Arameans have said that the LORD is a god of the hills and not of the valleys…, I will deliver all this great army into your hand. Then you will know that I am the LORD.’”
𐤀𐤉𐤔 𐤄𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤉𐤂𐤔 𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 𐤅𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤀𐤋 𐤅𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤊𐤄 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤉𐤏𐤍 𐤀𐤔𐤓 𐤀𐤓𐤌 𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤅 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉 𐤄𐤓𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤋𐤀 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉 𐤏𐤌𐤒𐤉𐤌 𐤄𐤅𐤀 𐤅𐤍𐤕𐤕𐤉 𐤊𐤋 𐤄𐤆𐤄 𐤄𐤂𐤃𐤅𐤋 𐤄𐤄𐤌𐤅𐤍 𐤀𐤕 𐤁𐤉𐤃𐤊 𐤅𐤉𐤃𐤏𐤕𐤌 𐤊𐤉 𐤀𐤍𐤉 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄
אִ֣ישׁ הָאֱלֹהִ֗ים וַיִּגַּ֞שׁ מֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵל֒ וַיֹּאמֶר֮ אֶל־ וַיֹּ֜אמֶר כֹּֽה־ יְהוָ֗ה אָמַ֣ר יַ֠עַן אֲשֶׁ֨ר אֲרָם֙ אָמְר֤וּ יְהוָ֔ה אֱלֹהֵ֤י הָרִים֙ וְלֹֽא־ אֱלֹהֵ֥י עֲמָקִ֖ים ה֑וּא וְ֠נָתַתִּי כָּל־ הַזֶּה֙ הַגָּ֤דוֹל הֶהָמ֨וֹן אֶת־ בְּיָדֶ֔ךָ וִֽידַעְתֶּ֖ם כִּֽי־ אֲנִ֥י יְהוָֽה׃ ’îš hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm way·yig·gaš me·leḵ yiś·rā·’êl way·yō·mer ’el- way·yō·mer kōh- Yah·weh ’ā·mar ya·‘an ’ă·šer ’ă·rām ’ā·mə·rū Yah·weh ’ĕ·lō·hê hā·rîm wə·lō- ’ĕ·lō·hê ‘ă·mā·qîm hū wə·nā·ṯat·tî kāl- haz·zeh hag·gā·ḏō·wl he·hā·mō·wn ’eṯ- bə·yā·ḏe·ḵā wî·ḏa‘·tem kî- ’ă·nî Yah·weh — WLC · 28
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For seven days [the armies] camped opposite each other…, and on the seventh day the battle ensued, and the Israelites… struck down the Arameans— a hundred thousand foot soldiers in one day.
𐤔𐤁𐤏𐤕 𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤉𐤇𐤍𐤅 𐤀𐤋𐤄 𐤍𐤊𐤇 𐤀𐤋𐤄 𐤅𐤉𐤄𐤉 𐤄𐤔𐤁𐤉𐤏𐤉 𐤁𐤉𐤅𐤌 𐤄𐤌𐤋𐤇𐤌𐤄 𐤅𐤕𐤒𐤓𐤁 𐤁𐤍𐤉 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 𐤀𐤕 𐤅𐤉𐤊𐤅 𐤀𐤓𐤌 𐤌𐤀𐤄 𐤀𐤋𐤐 𐤓𐤂𐤋𐤉 𐤀𐤇𐤃 𐤁𐤉𐤅𐤌
שִׁבְעַ֣ת יָמִ֑ים וַֽיַּחֲנ֧וּ אֵ֦לֶּה נֹ֥כַח אֵ֖לֶּה וַיְהִ֣י׀ הַשְּׁבִיעִ֗י בַּיּ֣וֹם הַמִּלְחָמָ֔ה וַתִּקְרַב֙ בְנֵֽי־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֧ל אֶת־ וַיַּכּ֨וּ אֲרָ֛ם מֵאָה־ אֶ֥לֶף רַגְלִ֖י אֶחָֽד׃ בְּי֥וֹם šiḇ·‘aṯ yā·mîm way·ya·ḥă·nū ’êl·leh nō·ḵaḥ ’êl·leh way·hî haš·šə·ḇî·‘î bay·yō·wm ham·mil·ḥā·māh wat·tiq·raḇ ḇə·nê- yiś·rā·’êl ’eṯ- way·yak·kū ’ă·rām mê·’āh- ’e·lep̄ raḡ·lî ’e·ḥāḏ bə·yō·wm — WLC · 29
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The rest of them fled into the city of Aphek, where the wall fell on twenty-seven… thousand of the remaining men. vvv Ben-hadad also fled to the city and hid in an inner room…
𐤄𐤍𐤅𐤕𐤓𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤉𐤍𐤎𐤅 𐤀𐤋 𐤄𐤏𐤉𐤓 𐤀𐤐𐤒𐤄 𐤄𐤇𐤅𐤌𐤄 𐤅𐤕𐤐𐤋 𐤏𐤋 𐤏𐤔𐤓𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤔𐤁𐤏𐤄 𐤀𐤋𐤐 𐤄𐤍𐤅𐤕𐤓𐤉𐤌 𐤀𐤉𐤔 𐤅𐤁𐤍 𐤄𐤃𐤃 𐤍𐤎 𐤄𐤏𐤉𐤓 𐤅𐤉𐤁𐤀 𐤀𐤋 𐤇𐤃𐤓 𐤁𐤇𐤃𐤓𐤎
הַנּוֹתָרִ֥ים׀ וַיָּנֻ֨סוּ אֶל־ הָעִיר֒ אֲפֵקָה֮ הַחוֹמָ֔ה וַתִּפֹּל֙ עַל־ עֶשְׂרִ֨ים וְשִׁבְעָ֥ה אֶ֛לֶף הַנּוֹתָרִ֑ים אִ֖ישׁ וּבֶן־ הֲדַ֣ד נָ֔ס הָעִ֖יר וַיָּבֹ֥א אֶל־ חֶ֥דֶר בְּחָֽדֶר׃ס han·nō·w·ṯā·rîm way·yā·nu·sū ’el- hā·‘îr ’ă·p̄ê·qāh ha·ḥō·w·māh wat·tip·pōl ‘al- ‘eś·rîm wə·šiḇ·‘āh ’e·lep̄ han·nō·w·ṯā·rîm ’îš ū·ḇen- hă·ḏaḏ nās hā·‘îr way·yā·ḇō ’el- ḥe·ḏer bə·ḥā·ḏer — WLC · 30
Ahab Spares Ben-hadad
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Then the servants of [Ben-hadad] said to him, “Look now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel… are merciful… -. Let us go out to the king of Israel [with]… sackcloth around our waists and ropes around our heads. Perhaps he will spare your life.”
𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤉𐤅 𐤅𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤅 𐤀𐤋𐤉𐤅 𐤄𐤍𐤄 𐤍𐤀 𐤔𐤌𐤏𐤍𐤅 𐤊𐤉 𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤉 𐤁𐤉𐤕 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 𐤊𐤉 𐤇𐤎𐤃 𐤄𐤌 𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤉 𐤅𐤍𐤑𐤀 𐤀𐤋 𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 𐤍𐤔𐤉𐤌𐤄 𐤍𐤀 𐤔𐤒𐤉𐤌 𐤁𐤌𐤕𐤍𐤉𐤍𐤅 𐤅𐤇𐤁𐤋𐤉𐤌 𐤁𐤓𐤀𐤔𐤍𐤅 𐤀𐤅𐤋𐤉 𐤉𐤇𐤉𐤄 𐤀𐤕 𐤍𐤐𐤔𐤊
עֲבָדָיו֒ וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ אֵלָיו֮ הִנֵּֽה־ נָ֣א שָׁמַ֔עְנוּ כִּ֗י מַלְכֵי֙ בֵּ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל כִּֽי־ חֶ֖סֶד הֵ֑ם מַלְכֵ֥י וְנֵצֵא֙ אֶל־ מֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל נָשִׂ֣ימָה נָּא֩ שַׂקִּ֨ים בְּמָתְנֵ֜ינוּ וַחֲבָלִ֣ים בְּרֹאשֵׁ֗נוּ אוּלַ֖י יְחַיֶּ֥ה אֶת־ נַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃ ‘ă·ḇā·ḏāw way·yō·mə·rū ’ê·lāw hin·nêh- nā šā·ma‘·nū kî mal·ḵê bêṯ yiś·rā·’êl kî- ḥe·seḏ hêm mal·ḵê wə·nê·ṣê ’el- me·leḵ yiś·rā·’êl nā·śî·māh nā śaq·qîm bə·mā·ṯə·nê·nū wa·ḥă·ḇā·lîm bə·rō·šê·nū ’ū·lay yə·ḥay·yeh ’eṯ- nap̄·še·ḵā — WLC · 31
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So [with] sackcloth around their waists and ropes around their heads, they went to the king of Israel and said, “Your servant vvv Ben-hadad says, ‘Please spare my life.’” And [the king] answered, “Is he still alive? He is my brother.”
𐤅𐤉𐤇𐤂𐤓𐤅 𐤔𐤒𐤉𐤌 𐤁𐤌𐤕𐤍𐤉𐤄𐤌 𐤅𐤇𐤁𐤋𐤉𐤌 𐤁𐤓𐤀𐤔𐤉𐤄𐤌 𐤅𐤉𐤁𐤀𐤅 𐤀𐤋 𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 𐤅𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤅 𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤊 𐤁𐤍 𐤄𐤃𐤃 𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤍𐤀 𐤕𐤇𐤉 𐤍𐤐𐤔𐤉 𐤅𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤄𐤏𐤅𐤃𐤍𐤅 𐤇𐤉 𐤄𐤅𐤀 𐤀𐤇𐤉
וַיַּחְגְּרוּ֩ שַׂקִּ֨ים בְּמָתְנֵיהֶ֜ם וַחֲבָלִ֣ים בְּרָאשֵׁיהֶ֗ם וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙ אֶל־ מֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ עַבְדְּךָ֧ בֶן־ הֲדַ֛ד אָמַ֖ר נָ֣א תְּחִֽי־ נַפְשִׁ֑י וַיֹּ֛אמֶר הַעוֹדֶ֥נּוּ חַ֖י הֽוּא׃ אָחִ֥י way·yaḥ·gə·rū śaq·qîm bə·mā·ṯə·nê·hem wa·ḥă·ḇā·lîm bə·rā·šê·hem way·yā·ḇō·’ū ’el- me·leḵ yiś·rā·’êl way·yō·mə·rū ‘aḇ·də·ḵā ḇen- hă·ḏaḏ ’ā·mar nā tə·ḥî- nap̄·šî way·yō·mer ha·‘ō·w·ḏen·nū ḥay hū ’ā·ḥî — WLC · 32
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Now the men were looking for a sign of hope, and they quickly grasped [at this word]… and replied, “Yes, your brother vvv Ben-hadad.” “Go and get him!” said [the king]. vvv Then Ben-hadad came out -, and Ahab had him come up into his chariot.
𐤅𐤄𐤀𐤍𐤔𐤉𐤌 𐤉𐤍𐤇𐤔𐤅 𐤅𐤉𐤌𐤄𐤓𐤅 𐤅𐤉𐤇𐤋𐤈𐤅 𐤄𐤌𐤌𐤍𐤅 𐤅𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤅 𐤀𐤇𐤉𐤊 𐤁𐤍 𐤄𐤃𐤃 𐤁𐤀𐤅 𐤒𐤇𐤄𐤅 𐤅𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤁𐤍 𐤄𐤃𐤃 𐤅𐤉𐤑𐤀 𐤀𐤋𐤉𐤅 𐤅𐤉𐤏𐤋𐤄𐤅 𐤏𐤋 𐤄𐤌𐤓𐤊𐤁𐤄
וְהָאֲנָשִׁים֩ יְנַחֲשׁ֨וּ וַֽיְמַהֲר֜וּ וַיַּחְלְט֣וּ הֲמִמֶּ֗נּוּ וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙ אָחִ֣יךָ בֶן־ הֲדַ֔ד בֹּ֣אוּ קָחֻ֑הוּ וַיֹּ֖אמֶר בֶּן־ הֲדַ֔ד וַיֵּצֵ֤א אֵלָיו֙ וַֽיַּעֲלֵ֖הוּ עַל־ הַמֶּרְכָּבָֽה׃ wə·hā·’ă·nā·šîm yə·na·ḥă·šū way·ma·hă·rū way·yaḥ·lə·ṭū hă·mim·men·nū way·yō·mə·rū ’ā·ḥî·ḵā ḇen- hă·ḏaḏ bō·’ū qā·ḥu·hū way·yō·mer ben- hă·ḏaḏ way·yê·ṣê ’ê·lāw way·ya·‘ă·lê·hū ‘al- ham·mer·kā·ḇāh — WLC · 33
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Ben-hadad said to him, “I will restore the cities my father took from your father; you may set up your own marketplaces in Damascus, as my father [did] in Samaria.” “By this treaty I release you,” [Ahab replied]. So he made a treaty with him and sent him away.
𐤅𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤀𐤋𐤉𐤅 𐤀𐤔𐤉𐤁 𐤄𐤏𐤓𐤉𐤌 𐤀𐤔𐤓 𐤀𐤁𐤉 𐤋𐤒𐤇 𐤌𐤀𐤕 𐤀𐤁𐤉𐤊 𐤕𐤔𐤉𐤌 𐤋𐤊 𐤅𐤇𐤅𐤑𐤅𐤕 𐤁𐤃𐤌𐤔𐤒 𐤊𐤀𐤔𐤓 𐤀𐤁𐤉 𐤔𐤌 𐤁𐤔𐤌𐤓𐤅𐤍 𐤁𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤕 𐤅𐤀𐤍𐤉 𐤀𐤔𐤋𐤇𐤊 𐤅𐤉𐤊𐤓𐤕 𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤕 𐤋𐤅 𐤅𐤉𐤔𐤋𐤇𐤄𐤅𐤎
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלָ֡יו אָשִׁ֗יב הֶעָרִ֣ים אֲשֶׁר־ אָבִי֩ לָֽקַח־ מֵאֵ֨ת אָבִ֜יךָ תָּשִׂ֨ים לְךָ֤ וְ֠חוּצוֹת בְדַמֶּ֙שֶׂק֙ כַּאֲשֶׁר־ אָבִי֙ שָׂ֤ם בְּשֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹן בַּבְּרִ֣ית וַאֲנִ֖י אֲשַׁלְּחֶ֑ךָּ וַיִּכְרָת־ בְרִ֖ית ל֥וֹ וַֽיְשַׁלְּחֵֽהוּ׃ס way·yō·mer ’ê·lāw ’ā·šîḇ he·‘ā·rîm ’ă·šer- ’ā·ḇî lā·qaḥ- mê·’êṯ ’ā·ḇî·ḵā tā·śîm lə·ḵā wə·ḥū·ṣō·wṯ ḇə·ḏam·me·śeq ka·’ă·šer- ’ā·ḇî śām bə·šō·mə·rō·wn bab·bə·rîṯ wa·’ă·nî ’ă·šal·lə·ḥe·kā way·yiḵ·rāṯ- ḇə·rîṯ lōw way·šal·lə·ḥê·hū — WLC · 34
A Prophet Reproves Ahab
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Meanwhile, by the word of the LORD, vvv one of the sons of the prophets said to his companion, “Strike me, please!” But [the man] refused… to strike him.
𐤁𐤃𐤁𐤓 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤅𐤀𐤉𐤔 𐤀𐤇𐤃 𐤌𐤁𐤍𐤉 𐤄𐤍𐤁𐤉𐤀𐤉𐤌 𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤀𐤋 𐤓𐤏𐤄𐤅 𐤄𐤊𐤉𐤍𐤉 𐤍𐤀 𐤅𐤉𐤌𐤀𐤍 𐤄𐤀𐤉𐤔 𐤋𐤄𐤊𐤕𐤅
בִּדְבַ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה וְאִ֨ישׁ אֶחָ֜ד מִבְּנֵ֣י הַנְּבִיאִ֗ים אָמַ֧ר אֶל־ רֵעֵ֛הוּ הַכֵּ֣ינִי נָ֑א וַיְמָאֵ֥ן הָאִ֖ישׁ לְהַכֹּתֽוֹ׃ biḏ·ḇar Yah·weh wə·’îš ’e·ḥāḏ mib·bə·nê han·nə·ḇî·’îm ’ā·mar ’el- rê·‘ê·hū hak·kê·nî nā way·mā·’ên hā·’îš lə·hak·kō·ṯōw — WLC · 35
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Then [the prophet] said to him, “Because you have not obeyed the voice of the LORD, as soon as you depart from me a lion will kill you.” And when he left…, a lion found him and killed him.
𐤅𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤋𐤅 𐤉𐤏𐤍 𐤀𐤔𐤓 𐤋𐤀 𐤔𐤌𐤏𐤕 𐤁𐤒𐤅𐤋 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤄𐤍𐤊 𐤄𐤅𐤋𐤊 𐤌𐤀𐤕𐤉 𐤄𐤀𐤓𐤉𐤄 𐤅𐤄𐤊𐤊 𐤅𐤉𐤋𐤊 𐤌𐤀𐤑𐤋𐤅 𐤄𐤀𐤓𐤉𐤄 𐤅𐤉𐤌𐤑𐤀𐤄𐤅 𐤅𐤉𐤊𐤄𐤅
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר ל֗וֹ יַ֚עַן אֲשֶׁ֤ר לֹֽא־ שָׁמַ֙עְתָּ֙ בְּק֣וֹל יְהוָ֔ה הִנְּךָ֤ הוֹלֵךְ֙ מֵֽאִתִּ֔י הָאַרְיֵ֑ה וְהִכְּךָ֖ וַיֵּ֙לֶךְ֙ מֵֽאֶצְל֔וֹ הָאַרְיֵ֖ה וַיִּמְצָאֵ֥הוּ וַיַּכֵּֽהוּ׃ way·yō·mer lōw ya·‘an ’ă·šer lō- šā·ma‘·tā bə·qō·wl Yah·weh hin·nə·ḵā hō·w·lêḵ mê·’it·tî hā·’ar·yêh wə·hik·kə·ḵā way·yê·leḵ mê·’eṣ·lōw hā·’ar·yêh way·yim·ṣā·’ê·hū way·yak·kê·hū — WLC · 36
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Then the prophet found another man and said, “Strike me, please!” So the man struck him and wounded him…,
𐤅𐤉𐤌𐤑𐤀 𐤀𐤇𐤓 𐤀𐤉𐤔 𐤅𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤄𐤊𐤉𐤍𐤉 𐤍𐤀 𐤄𐤀𐤉𐤔 𐤅𐤉𐤊𐤄𐤅 𐤄𐤊𐤄 𐤅𐤐𐤑𐤏
וַיִּמְצָא֙ אַחֵ֔ר אִ֣ישׁ וַיֹּ֖אמֶר הַכֵּ֣ינִי נָ֑א הָאִ֖ישׁ וַיַּכֵּ֥הוּ הַכֵּ֥ה וּפָצֹֽעַ׃ way·yim·ṣā ’a·ḥêr ’îš way·yō·mer hak·kê·nî nā hā·’îš way·yak·kê·hū hak·kêh ū·p̄ā·ṣō·a‘ — WLC · 37
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and the prophet went and waited on the road for the king, disguising himself with a bandage over his eyes.
𐤄𐤍𐤁𐤉𐤀 𐤅𐤉𐤋𐤊 𐤅𐤉𐤏𐤌𐤃 𐤏𐤋 𐤄𐤃𐤓𐤊 𐤋𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤅𐤉𐤕𐤇𐤐𐤔 𐤁𐤀𐤐𐤓 𐤏𐤋 𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤉𐤅
הַנָּבִ֔יא וַיֵּ֙לֶךְ֙ וַיַּעֲמֹ֥ד עַל־ הַדָּ֑רֶךְ לַמֶּ֖לֶךְ וַיִּתְחַפֵּ֥שׂ בָּאֲפֵ֖ר עַל־ עֵינָֽיו׃ han·nā·ḇî way·yê·leḵ way·ya·‘ă·mōḏ ‘al- had·dā·reḵ lam·me·leḵ way·yiṯ·ḥap·pêś bā·’ă·p̄êr ‘al- ‘ê·nāw — WLC · 38
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- As the king passed by, he cried out to the king -: “Your servant had marched out into the middle of the battle, when suddenly a man came over with a captive and told me, ‘Guard this man! If he goes missing for any reason, your life will be exchanged for his life, or you will weigh out a talent of silver.
𐤅𐤉𐤄𐤉 𐤄𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤏𐤁𐤓 𐤅𐤄𐤅𐤀 𐤑𐤏𐤒 𐤀𐤋 𐤄𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤅𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤊 𐤉𐤑𐤀 𐤁𐤒𐤓𐤁 𐤄𐤌𐤋𐤇𐤌𐤄 𐤅𐤄𐤍𐤄 𐤀𐤉𐤔 𐤎𐤓 𐤅𐤉𐤁𐤀 𐤀𐤉𐤔 𐤅𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤀𐤋𐤉 𐤔𐤌𐤓 𐤀𐤕 𐤄𐤆𐤄 𐤄𐤀𐤉𐤔 𐤀𐤌 𐤉𐤐𐤒𐤃 𐤄𐤐𐤒𐤃 𐤍𐤐𐤔𐤊 𐤅𐤄𐤉𐤕𐤄 𐤕𐤇𐤕 𐤍𐤐𐤔𐤅 𐤀𐤅 𐤕𐤔𐤒𐤅𐤋 𐤊𐤊𐤓 𐤊𐤎𐤐
וַיְהִ֤י הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ עֹבֵ֔ר וְה֖וּא צָעַ֣ק אֶל־ הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ וַיֹּ֜אמֶר עַבְדְּךָ֣׀ יָצָ֣א בְקֶֽרֶב־ הַמִּלְחָמָ֗ה וְהִנֵּֽה־ אִ֨ישׁ סָ֜ר וַיָּבֵ֧א אִ֗ישׁ וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ אֵלַ֣י שְׁמֹר֙ אֶת־ הַזֶּ֔ה הָאִ֣ישׁ אִם־ יִפָּקֵ֔ד הִפָּקֵד֙ נַפְשְׁךָ֙ וְהָיְתָ֤ה תַּ֣חַת נַפְשׁ֔וֹ א֥וֹ תִּשְׁקֽוֹל׃ כִכַּר־ כֶּ֖סֶף way·hî ham·me·leḵ ‘ō·ḇêr wə·hū ṣā·‘aq ’el- ham·me·leḵ way·yō·mer ‘aḇ·də·ḵā yā·ṣā ḇə·qe·reḇ- ham·mil·ḥā·māh wə·hin·nêh- ’îš sār way·yā·ḇê ’îš way·yō·mer ’ê·lay šə·mōr ’eṯ- haz·zeh hā·’îš ’im- yip·pā·qêḏ hip·pā·qêḏ nap̄·šə·ḵā wə·hā·yə·ṯāh ta·ḥaṯ nap̄·šōw ’ōw tiš·qō·wl ḵik·kar- ke·sep̄ — WLC · 39
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But while your servant was busy here and there, [the man] disappeared.” And the king of Israel said to him, “So [shall] your judgment [be]; you have pronounced it on yourself.”
𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤊 𐤅𐤉𐤄𐤉 𐤏𐤔𐤄 𐤄𐤍𐤄 𐤅𐤄𐤍𐤄 𐤅𐤄𐤅𐤀 𐤀𐤉𐤍𐤍𐤅 𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 𐤅𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤀𐤋𐤉𐤅 𐤊𐤍 𐤌𐤔𐤐𐤈𐤊 𐤇𐤓𐤑𐤕 𐤀𐤕𐤄
עַבְדְּךָ֗ וַיְהִ֣י עֹשֵׂ֥ה הֵ֛נָּה וָהֵ֖נָּה וְה֣וּא אֵינֶ֑נּוּ מֶֽלֶךְ־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל וַיֹּ֨אמֶר אֵלָ֧יו כֵּ֥ן מִשְׁפָּטֶ֖ךָ חָרָֽצְתָּ׃ אַתָּ֥ה ‘aḇ·də·ḵā way·hî ‘ō·śêh hên·nāh wā·hên·nāh wə·hū ’ê·nen·nū me·leḵ- yiś·rā·’êl way·yō·mer ’ê·lāw kên miš·pā·ṭe·ḵā ḥā·rā·ṣə·tā ’at·tāh — WLC · 40
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Then [the prophet] quickly removed the bandage from his eyes, and the king of Israel recognized him as one of the prophets.
𐤅𐤉𐤌𐤄𐤓 𐤅𐤉𐤎𐤓 𐤀𐤕 𐤄𐤀𐤐𐤓 𐤌𐤏𐤋 𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤉𐤅 𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 𐤅𐤉𐤊𐤓 𐤀𐤕𐤅 𐤊𐤉 𐤄𐤅𐤀 𐤌𐤄𐤍𐤁𐤀𐤉𐤌
וַיְמַהֵ֕ר וַיָּ֙סַר֙ אֶת־ הָ֣אֲפֵ֔ר מֵעַל עֵינָ֑יו מֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וַיַּכֵּ֤ר אֹתוֹ֙ כִּ֥י הֽוּא׃ מֵֽהַנְּבִאִ֖ים way·ma·hêr way·yā·sar ’eṯ- hā·’ă·p̄êr mē·ʿal ‘ê·nāw me·leḵ yiś·rā·’êl way·yak·kêr ’ō·ṯōw kî hū mê·han·nə·ḇi·’îm — WLC · 41
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And [the prophet] said to [the king], “This is what the LORD says: ‘Because you have let slip from your hand the man I had devoted to destruction, your life will be exchanged for his life, and your people for his people.’”
𐤅𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤀𐤋𐤉𐤅 𐤊𐤄 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤉𐤏𐤍 𐤔𐤋𐤇𐤕 𐤀𐤕 𐤌𐤉𐤃 𐤀𐤉𐤔 𐤇𐤓𐤌𐤉 𐤍𐤐𐤔𐤊 𐤅𐤄𐤉𐤕𐤄 𐤕𐤇𐤕 𐤍𐤐𐤔𐤅 𐤅𐤏𐤌𐤊 𐤕𐤇𐤕 𐤏𐤌𐤅
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלָ֗יו כֹּ֚ה יְהוָ֔ה אָמַ֣ר יַ֛עַן שִׁלַּ֥חְתָּ אֶת־ מִיָּ֑ד אִישׁ־ חֶרְמִ֖י נַפְשְׁךָ֙ וְהָיְתָ֤ה תַּ֣חַת נַפְשׁ֔וֹ וְעַמְּךָ֖ תַּ֥חַת עַמּֽוֹ׃ way·yō·mer ’ê·lāw kōh Yah·weh ’ā·mar ya·‘an šil·laḥ·tā ’eṯ- mî·yāḏ ’îš- ḥer·mî nap̄·šə·ḵā wə·hā·yə·ṯāh ta·ḥaṯ nap̄·šōw wə·‘am·mə·ḵā ta·ḥaṯ ‘am·mōw — WLC · 42
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Sullen and angry, the king of Israel went home to Samaria.
𐤎𐤓 𐤅𐤆𐤏𐤐 𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 𐤅𐤉𐤋𐤊 𐤏𐤋 𐤁𐤉𐤕𐤅 𐤅𐤉𐤁𐤀 𐤔𐤌𐤓𐤅𐤍𐤄𐤐
סַ֣ר וְזָעֵ֑ף מֶֽלֶךְ־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל וַיֵּ֧לֶךְ עַל־ בֵּית֖וֹ וַיָּבֹ֖א שֹׁמְרֽוֹנָה׃פ sar wə·zā·‘êp̄ me·leḵ- yiś·rā·’êl way·yê·leḵ ‘al- bê·ṯōw way·yā·ḇō šō·mə·rō·w·nāh — WLC · 43