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And the servants of the chiefs who were over the divisions of the land went forward first; and when Ben-hadad sent out, they gave him the news, saying, Men have come out from Samaria.

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

And he said, If they have come out for peace, take them living, and if they have come out for war, take them living.

וַיֹּ֛אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And every one of them put his man to death, and the Aramaeans went in flight with Israel after them; and Ben-hadad, king of Aram, got away safely on a horse with his 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 took the horses and the war-carriages, and made great destruction among the Aramaeans.

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

Then the prophet came up to the king of Israel, and said to him, Now make yourself strong, and take care what you do, or a year from now the king of Aram will come up against you again.

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

And get together another army like the one which came to destruction, horse for horse, and carriage for carriage; and let us make war on them in the lowlands, and certainly we will be stronger than they. And he gave ear to what they said, and did so.

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

So, a year later, Ben-hadad got the Aramaeans together and went up to Aphek to make war on Israel.

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

And the children of Israel got themselves together, and food was made ready and they went against them; the tents of the children of Israel were like two little flocks of goats before them, but all the country was full of the Aramaeans.

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

And a man of God came up and said to the king of Israel, The Lord says, Because the Aramaeans have said, The Lord is a god of the hills and not of the valleys; I will give all this great army into your hands, and you will see that I am the Lord.

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

Now the two armies kept their positions facing one another for seven days. And on the seventh day the fight was started; and the children of Israel put to the sword a hundred thousand Aramaean footmen in one day.

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

But the rest went in flight to Aphek, into the town, where a wall came down on the twenty-seven thousand who were still living. And Ben-hadad went in flight into the town, into an inner room.

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

Then his servants said to him, It is said that the kings of Israel are full of mercy: let us then put on haircloth, and cords on our heads, and go to the king of Israel; it may be that he will give you your life.

וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ (וַ) va “and”

So they put on haircloth, and cords on their heads, and came to the king of Israel and said, Your servant Ben-hadad says, Let me now keep my life. And he said, Is he still living? 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 as a sign, and quickly took up his words; and they said, Ben-hadad is your brother. Then he said, Go and get him. So Ben-hadad came out to him and he made him get up into his carriage.

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 to him, The towns my father took from your father I will give back; and you may make streets for yourself in Damascus as my father did in Samaria. And as for me, at the price of this agreement you will let me go. So he made an agreemen

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

And a certain man of the sons of the prophets said to his neighbour by the word of the Lord, Give me a wound. But the man would not.

וַיְמָאֵ֥ן (וַ) va “and”

Then he said to him, Because you have not given ear to the voice of the Lord, straight away when you have gone from me a lion will put you to death. And when he had gone, straight away a lion came rushing at him and put him to death.

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

Then he came across another man, and said, Give me a wound. And the man gave him a blow wounding him.

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

So the prophet went away, and pulling his head-band over his eyes to keep his face covered, took his place by the road waiting for the king.

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

And when the king went by, crying out to him he said, Your servant went out into the fight; and a man came out to me with another man and said, Keep this man: if by any chance he gets away, your life will be the price of his life, or you will have to giv

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

But while your servant was turning this way and that, he was gone. Then the king of Israel said to him, You are responsible; you have given the decision against yourself.

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

Then he quickly took the head-band from his eyes; and the king of Israel saw that he was one of the prophets.

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

And he said to him, These are the words of the Lord: Because you have let go from your hands the man whom I had put to the curse, your life will be taken for his life, and your people for his people.

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

Then the king of Israel went back to his house, bitter and angry, and came to Samaria.

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

Now Naboth the Jezreelite had a vine-garden in Jezreel, near the house of Ahab, king of Samaria.

וַיְהִ֗י (וַ) va “and”