King James Version

1 Kings 20:16

And they went out at noon. But Benhadad was drinking himself drunk in the pavilions, he and the kings, the thirty and two kings that helped him.

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וַיֵּצְא֖וּvayetsevand bring forthיָצָאconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and bring forth”, the next action in the storyH3318to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.[idiom] after, appear, [idiom] assuredly, bear out, [idiom] begotten, break out, bring forth (out, up), carry out, come (abroad, out, thereat, without), [phrase] be condemned, depart(-ing, -ure), draw forth, in the end, escape, exact, fail…בַּֽצָּהֳרָ֑יִםbatsahorayimin noonצֹהַרpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “in noon”, the ordinary formH6672a light (i.e. window); dual double light, i.e. noonmidday, noon(-day, -tide), window.וּבֶןuvenand Benhadadבֶּן־הֲדַדconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Benhadad”H1130Ben-Hadad, the name of several Syrian kingsBenhadad.הֲדַד֩hadadBenhadadבֶּן־הֲדַדnoun, proper name — “Benhadad”H1130Ben-Hadad, the name of several Syrian kingsBenhadad.שֹׁתֶ֨הshotehbanquetשָׁתָהverb, qal, participle, absolute — “banquet”, a verb used as a describing wordH8354to imbibe (literally or figuratively)[idiom] assuredly, banquet, [idiom] certainly, drink(-er, -ing), drunk ([idiom] -ard), surely. (Prop. intensive of H8248 (שָׁקָה).)שִׁכּ֜וֹרshikordrunkשִׁכּוֹרadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “drunk”, the ordinary formH7910intoxicated, as astate or a habitdrunk(-ard, -en, -en man).בַּסֻּכּ֗וֹתbasukotin boothסֻכָּהpreposition, with the article, noun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “in booth”, the ordinary formH5521a hut or lairbooth, cottage, covert, pavilion, tabernacle, tent.ה֧וּאhuas for herהוּאpronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “as for her”H1931he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or arehe, as for her, him(-self), it, the same, she (herself), such, that (...it), these, they, this, those, which (is), who.וְהַמְּלָכִ֛יםvehamlakhimand the kingמֶלֶךְconjunction, definite article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “and the king”, the ordinary formH4428a kingking, royal.שְׁלֹשִֽׁיםsheloshimthirtyשְׁלוֹשִׁיםadjective, cardinal, both genders, plural, absolute — “thirty”, the ordinary formH7970thirty; or (ordinal) thirtieththirty, thirtieth. Compare H7991 (שָׁלִישׁ).וּשְׁנַ֥יִםushenayimand twoשְׁנַיִםconjunction, adjective, cardinal, masculine, dual, absolute — “and two”, the ordinary formH8147two; also (as ordinal) twofoldboth, couple, double, second, twain, [phrase] twelfth, [phrase] twelve, [phrase] twenty (sixscore) thousand, twice, two.מֶ֖לֶךְmelekhkingמֶלֶךְnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “king”, the ordinary formH4428a kingking, royal.עֹזֵ֥רozerhelpעָזַרverb, qal, participle, absolute — “help”, a verb used as a describing wordH5826to surround, i.e. protect or aidhelp, succour.אֹתֽוֹotvoobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And they went out at noon. But Ben-hadad was drinking himself drunk in the booths, he and the kings, the thirty and two kings that helped him.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And they went out at noon. But Ben-hadad was drinking himself drunk in the pavilions, he and the kings, the thirty and two kings that helped him.

Young’s Literal Translation

and they go out at noon, and Ben-Hadad is drinking — drunk in the booths, he and the kings, the thirty and two kings, helping him.

World English Bible

They went out at noon. But Ben Hadad was drinking himself drunk in the pavilions, he and the kings, the thirty-two kings who helped him.

Darby Translation

And they went out at noon; and Ben-Hadad drank himself drunk in the tents, he and the kings, the thirty-two kings that helped him.

Douay-Rheims

And they went out at noon. But Benadad was drinking himself drunk in his pavilion, and the two and thirty kings with him, who were come to help him.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And they went out at noon. But Ben-hadad was drinking himself drunk in the booths, he and the kings, the thirty and two kings that helped him.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And it came to pass, when Achaab heard that Nabuthai the Jezraelite was dead, that he rent his garments, and put on sackcloth. And it came to pass afterward, that Achaab arose and went down to the vineyard of Nabuthai the Jezraelite, to take possession of it.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἐγένετο ὡς ἤκουσεν Ἀχαὰβ ὅτι τέθνηκε Ναβουθαὶ ὁ Ἰεζραηλίτης, καὶ διέῤῥηξε τὰ ἱμάτια αὐτοῦ, καὶ περιεβάλετο σάκκον· καὶ ἐγένετο μετὰ ταῦτα, καὶ ἀνέστη καὶ κατέβη Ἀχαὰβ εἰς τὸν ἀμπελῶνα Ναβουθαὶ τοῦ Ἰεζραηλίτου κληρονομῆσαι αὐτόν.