1 Kings 20:9
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Wherefore he said unto the messengers of Ben–hadad, Tell my lord the king, All that thou didst send for to thy servant at the first I will do: but this thing I may not do. And the messengers departed, and brought him word again.So Ahab answered the messengers 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.
In other translations
Wherefore he said unto the messengers of Ben–hadad, Tell my lord the king, All that thou didst send for to thy servant at the first I will do: but this thing I may not do. And the messengers departed, and brought him word again.So Ahab answered the messengers 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.
Hebrew words
וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559לְמַלְאֲכֵיlemal'akheito [the] messengers ofH4397בֶן־ven-BenH1130הֲדַדhadadHadadH1130אִמְרוּ'imrusayH559לַאדֹנִיladonito lord myH113הַמֶּלֶךְhamelekhthe kingH4428כֹּלkolallH3605אֲשֶׁר־'asher-thatH834שָׁלַחְתָּshalachtayou sentH7971אֶל־'el-toH413עַבְדְּךָ'avdekhaservant yourH5650בָרִאשֹׁנָהvarishonahat the firstH7223אֶעֱשֶׂה'e'esehI will doH6213וְהַדָּבָרvehadavarand the thingH1697הַזֶּהhazeh<the> thisH2088לֹאlo'notH3808אוּכַל'ukhalI am ableH3201לַעֲשׂוֹתla'asotto doH6213וַיֵּלְכוּvaiyelekhuand they wentH1980הַמַּלְאָכִיםhamal'akhimthe messengersH4397וַיְשִׁבֻהוּvayshivuhuand they brought back himH7725דָּבָר׃davarwordH1697
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People and places
People: Ben-hadad