1 Kings 20:31
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And his servants said unto him, Behold now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful kings: let us, I pray thee, put sackcloth on our loins, and ropes upon our heads, and go out to the king of Israel: peradventure he will save thy life.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.”
In other translations
And his servants said unto him, Behold now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful kings: let us, I pray thee, put sackcloth on our loins, and ropes upon our heads, and go out to the king of Israel: peradventure he will save thy life.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.”
Hebrew words
וַיֹּאמְרוּvaiyomeruand they saidH559אֵלָיו'elavto himH413עֲבָדָיו'avadavservants hisH5650הִנֵּה־hineh-here!H2009נָאna'pleaseH4994שָׁמַעְנוּshama'nuwe have heardH8085כִּיkithatH3588מַלְכֵיmalkhei[the] kings ofH4428בֵּיתbeit[the] house ofH1004יִשְׂרָאֵלyisra'elIsraelH3478כִּי־ki-thatH3588מַלְכֵיmalkhei[are] kings ofH4428חֶסֶדchesedcovenant loyaltyH2617הֵםhemtheyH1992נָשִׂימָהnasimahlet us putH7760נָּאna'pleaseH4994שַׂקִּיםsakimsackcloth<s>H8242בְּמָתְנֵינוּbemateneinuon loins ourH4975וַחֲבָלִיםvachavalimand ropesH2256בְּרֹאשֵׁנוּberoshenuon head ourH7218וְנֵצֵאvenetze'and let us go outH3318אֶל־'el-toH413מֶלֶךְmelekh[the] king ofH4428יִשְׂרָאֵלyisra'elIsraelH3478אוּלַי'ulaiperhapsH194יְחַיֶּהyechaiyehhe will let liveH2421אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853נַפְשֶׁךָ׃nafshekhalife yourH5315
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