King James Version

1 Kings 20:2

And he sent messengers to Ahab king of Israel into the city, and said unto him, Thus saith Benhadad,

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וַיִּשְׁלַ֧חvayishlachand sendשָׁלַחconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and send”, the next action in the storyH7971to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)[idiom] any wise, appoint, bring (on the way), cast (away, out), conduct, [idiom] earnestly, forsake, give (up), grow long, lay, leave, let depart (down, go, loose), push away, put (away, forth, in, out), reach forth, send (away, forth, ou…מַלְאָכִ֛יםmalakhimangelמֲלְאָךְnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “angel”, the ordinary formH4397a messenger; specifically, of God, i.e. an angel (also a prophet, priest or teacher)ambassador, angel, king, messenger.אֶלelamongאֵלpreposition — “among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).אַחְאָ֥בachavAhabאַחְאָבnoun, proper name — “Ahab”H256Achab, the name of a king of Israel and of a prophet at BabylonAhab.מֶֽלֶךְmelekhkingמֶלֶךְnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “king”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4428a kingking, royal.יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לyisraelIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלnoun, proper name — “Israel”H3478Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterityIsrael.הָעִֽירָהhairahthe cityעִירdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute, directional ending — “the city”, the ordinary formH5892a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And he sent messengers to Ahab king of Israel, into the city,

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American Standard Version (1901)

And he sent messengers to Ahab king of Israel, into the city, and said unto him, Thus saith Ben-hadad,

Young’s Literal Translation

and sendeth messengers unto Ahab king of Israel, to the city,

World English Bible

He sent messengers into the city to Ahab king of Israel and said to him, “Ben Hadad says,

Darby Translation

And he sent messengers to Ahab king of Israel into the city, and said to him, Thus says Ben-Hadad:

Douay-Rheims

And, sending messengers to Achab king of Israel into the city,

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And he sent messengers to Ahab king of Israel, into the city,

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And Achaab spoke to Nabuthai, saying, Give me thy vineyard, and I will have it for a garden of herbs, for it is near my house: and I will give thee another vineyard better than it; or if it please thee, I will give thee money, the price of this thy vineyard, and I will have it for a garden of herbs.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἐλάλησεν Ἀχαὰβ πρὸς Ναβουθαὶ, λέγων, δός μοι τὸν ἀμπελῶνά σου, καὶ ἔσται μοι εἰς κῆπον λαχάνων, ὅτι ἐγγίζων οὗτος τῷ οἴκῳ μου, καὶ δώσω σοι ἀμπελῶνα ἄλλον ἀγαθὸν ὑπὲρ αὐτόν· εἰ δὲ ἀρέσκει ἐνώπιόν σου, δώσω σοι ἀργύριον ἄλλαγμα ἀμπελῶνός σου τούτου, καὶ ἔσται μοι εἰς κῆπον λαχάνων.