Kings III 21

Brenton 1851 translation with original translator material, eBible HTML edition
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40 And it came to pass, that thy servant looked round this way and that way, and ††the man was gone. And the king of Israel said to him, Behold, thou hast also ‡‡destroyed snares set for me.
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41 And he hasted, and took away the bandage from his eyes; and the king of Israel recognised him, that he was one of the prophets.
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42 And he said to him, Thus saith the Lord, Because thou hast suffered to escape out of thine hand a man appointed to destruction, therefore thy life shall go for his life, and thy people for his people.
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43 And the king of Israel departed confounded and discouraged, and came to Samaria.

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‡21:33 Or, poured libations, but some read ἔσπευσαν, which answers exactly to the Heb.

Source attribution

Sir Lancelot Charles Lee Brenton (1851), eBible.org transcription

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