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And the young men of the princes of the provinces went out first; and Ben-hadad sent out, and they told him, saying: 'There are men come out from Samaria.'

וַיֵּצְא֗וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׁלַ֣ח (וַ) va “and”וַיַּגִּ֤ידוּ (וַ) va “and”

And he said: 'Whether they are come out for peace, take them alive; or whether they are come out for war, take them alive.'

וַיֹּ֛אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And they slew every one his man; and the Arameans fled, and Israel pursued them; and Ben-hadad the king of Aram escaped on a horse with horsemen.

וַיַּכּוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּנֻ֣סוּ (וַ) va “and”וַֽיִּרְדְּפֵ֖ם (וַֽ) va “and”וַיִּמָּלֵ֗ט (וַ) va “and”

And the king of Israel went out, and smote the horses and chariots, and slew the Arameans with a great slaughter.

וַיֵּצֵא֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּ֥ךְ (וַ) va “and”וְהִכָּ֥ה (וְ) ve. “and”

And the prophet came near to the king of Israel, and said unto him: 'Go, strengthen thyself, and mark, and see what thou doest; for at the return of the year the king of Aram will come up against thee.'

וַיִּגַּ֤שׁ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

and number thee an army, like the army that thou hast lost, horse for horse, and chariot for chariot; and we will fight against them in the plain, and surely we shall be stronger than they.' And he hearkened unto their voice, and did so.

וַיִּשְׁמַ֥ע (וַ) va “and”וַיַּ֥עַשׂ (וַ) va “and”

And it came to pass at the return of the year, that Ben-hadad mustered the Arameans, and went up to Aphek, to fight against Israel.

וַֽיְהִי֙ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיִּפְקֹ֥ד (וַ) va “and”וַיַּ֣עַל (וַ) va “and”

And the children of Israel were mustered, and were victualled, and went against them; and the children of Israel encamped before them like two little flocks of kids; but the Arameans filled the country.

וַיֵּלְכ֖וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּחֲנ֨וּ (וַ) va “and”

And a man of God came near and spoke unto the king of Israel, and said: 'Thus saith the LORD: Because the Arameans have said: The LORD is a God of the hills, but he is not a God of the valleys; therefore will I deliver all this great multitude into thy h

וַיִּגַּ֞שׁ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּאמֶר֮ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֜אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וְ֠נָתַתִּי (וְ֠) Ve. “and”וִֽידַעְתֶּ֖ם (וִֽ) vi. “and”

And they encamped one over against the other seven days. And so it was, that in the seventh day the battle was joined; and the children of Israel slew of the Arameans a hundred thousand footmen in one day.

וַֽיַּחֲנ֧וּ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיְהִ֣י׀ (וַ) va “and”וַתִּקְרַב֙ (וַ) va. “and”וַיַּכּ֨וּ (וַ) va “and”

But the rest fled to Aphek, into the city; and the wall fell upon twenty and seven thousand men that were left. And Ben-hadad fled, and came into the city, into an inner chamber.

וַיָּנֻ֨סוּ (וַ) va “and”וַתִּפֹּל֙ (וַ) va. “and”וַיָּבֹ֥א (וַ) va “and”

And his servants said unto him: 'Behold now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful kings; let us, we pray thee, put sackcloth on our loins, and ropes upon our heads, and go out to the king of Israel; peradventure he will save t

וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ (וַ) va “and”

So they girded sackcloth on their loins, and put ropes on their heads, and came to the king of Israel, and said: 'Thy servant Ben-hadad saith: I pray thee, let me live.' And he said: 'Is he yet alive? he is my brother.'

וַיַּחְגְּרוּ֩ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֛אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

Now the men took it for a sign, and hastened to catch it from him; and they said: 'Thy brother Ben-hadad.' Then he said: 'Go ye, bring him.' Then Ben-hadad came forth to him; and he caused him to come up into his chariot.

וַֽיְמַהֲר֜וּ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיַּחְלְט֣וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֖אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּצֵ֤א (וַ) va “and”וַֽיַּעֲלֵ֖הוּ (וַֽ) va “and”

And Ben-hadad said unto him: 'The cities which my father took from thy father I will restore; and thou shalt make streets for thee in Damascus, as my father made in Samaria.' 'And I ,said Ahab, will let thee go with this covenant.' So he made a covenant

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיִּכְרָת־ (וַ) va “and”וַֽיְשַׁלְּחֵֽהוּ׃ (וַֽ) Va “and”

And a certain man of the sons of the prophets said unto his fellow by the word of the LORD: 'Smite me, I pray thee.' And the man refused to smite him.

וַיְמָאֵ֥ן (וַ) va “and”

Then said he unto him: 'Because thou hast not heartened to the voice of the LORD, behold, as soon as thou art departed from me, a lion shall slay thee.' And as soon as he was departed from him, a lion found him; and slew him.

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וְהִכְּךָ֖ (וְ) ve. “and”וַיֵּ֙לֶךְ֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּמְצָאֵ֥הוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּכֵּֽהוּ׃ (וַ) va “and”

Then he found another man, and said: 'Smite me, I pray thee.' And the man smote him, smiting and wounding him.

וַיִּמְצָא֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֖אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיַּכֵּ֥הוּ (וַ) va “and”

So the prophet departed, and waited for the king by the way, and disguised himself with his headband over his eyes.

וַיֵּ֙לֶךְ֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּעֲמֹ֥ד (וַ) va “and”וַיִּתְחַפֵּ֥שׂ (וַ) va “and”

And as the king passed by, he cried unto the king; and he said: 'Thy servant went out into the midst of the battle; and, behold, a man turned aside, and brought a man unto me, and said: Keep this man; if by any means he be missing, then shall thy life be

וַיְהִ֤י (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֜אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיָּבֵ֧א (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (וַ) va “and”וְהָיְתָ֤ה (וְ) ve. “and”

And as thy servant was busy here and there, he was gone.' And the king of Israel said unto him: 'So shall thy judgment be; thyself hast decided it.'

וַיְהִ֣י (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And he hastened, and took the headband away from his eyes; and the king of Israel discerned him that he was of the prophets.

וַיְמַהֵ֕ר (וַ) va “and”וַיָּ֙סַר֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּכֵּ֤ר (וַ) va “and”

And he said unto him: 'Thus saith the LORD: Because thou hast let go out of thy hand the man whom I had devoted to destruction, therefore thy life shall go for his life, and thy people for his people.'

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וְהָיְתָ֤ה (וְ) ve. “and”

And the king of Israel went to his house sullen and displeased, and came to Samaria.

וַיֵּ֧לֶךְ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּבֹ֖א (וַ) va “and”

And it came to pass after these things, that Naboth the Jezreelite had a vineyard, which was in Jezreel, hard by the palace of Ahab, king of Samaria.

וַיְהִ֗י (וַ) va “and”