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1 Kings 22:7-28

7ButJehoshaphatיְה֣וֹשָׁפָ֔טye.Ho.o.sha.FatH3092saidH559,Istherenothereפֹּ֥הpohH6311aprophetנָבִ֛יאna.Vi'H5030ofJehovahbesides,thatwemayinquireofhim?

8Andthekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל׀Yis.ra.'ElH3478saidH559untoJehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֡טye.ho.sha.FatH3092,ThereisyetH5750oneאֶחָ֡ד'e.ChadH259manאִישׁ־'ish-H376bywhomwemayinquireofJehovah,Micaiahמִיכָ֖יְהוּmi.Kha.ye.huH4321thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofImlahיִמְלָ֑הyim.LahH3229:butIhateשְׂנֵאתִ֗יוse.ne.TivH8130him;forhedothnotprophesyיִתְנַבֵּ֨אyit.na.Be'H5012goodטוֹב֙tOvH2896concerningme,butevilרָ֔עRa'H7451.AndJehoshaphatיְה֣וֹשָׁפָ֔טye.Ho.o.sha.FatH3092saidH559,Letnotthekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sayH559soH3651.

9Thenthekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478calledH7121anofficer,andsaidH559, Fetchquicklyמַהֲרָ֖הma.ha.RahH4116Micaiahמִיכָ֥יְהוּmi.Kha.ye.huH4321thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofImlahיִמְלָֽה׃yim.LahH3229.

10Nowthekingוּמֶ֣לֶךְu.Me.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֡לYis.ra.'ElH3478andJehoshaphatוִֽיהוֹשָׁפָ֣טvi.ho.sha.FatH3092thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֡הye.hu.DahH3063weresittingH3427eachonhisthroneכִּסְא֜וֹkis.'OH3678,arrayedintheirrobes,inanopenplaceattheentranceפֶּ֖תַחPe.tachH6607ofthegateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179ofSamariaשֹׁמְר֑וֹןsho.me.RonH8111;andalltheprophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֔יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030wereprophesyingמִֽתְנַבְּאִ֖יםmit.na.be.'ImH5012beforethem.

11AndZedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֥הtzid.ki.YahH6667thesonבֶֽן־ven-H1121ofChenaanahmadeH6213himhornsקַרְנֵ֣יkar.NeiH7161ofironבַרְזֶ֑לvar.ZelH1270,andsaidH559,Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saithJehovah,Withtheseshalt thoupushtheSyrians,untiltheybeconsumed.

12Andalltheprophetsהַנְּבִאִ֔יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030prophesiedנִבְּאִ֥יםni.be.'ImH5012soH3651,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Goעֲלֵ֞ה'a.LehH5927uptoRamoth-gilead,andprosperH6743;forJehovahwilldeliveritintothehandבְּיַ֥דbe.YadH3027ofthekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

13Andthemessengerוְהַמַּלְאָ֞ךְve.ha.mal.'AkhH4397thatwentH1980tocallH7121Micaiahמִיכָ֗יְהוּmi.Kha.ye.huH4321spake untohim,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Beholdnow,thewordsדִּבְרֵ֧יdiv.ReiH1697oftheprophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֛יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030declaregoodט֖וֹבTovH2896untothekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428withoneאֶחָ֥ד'e.ChadH259mouthפֶּֽה־peh-H6310:letthywordדְבָרְךָ֗div.rei.khaH1697,Ipraythee,beיְהִֽי־ye.hi-H1961likethewordכִּדְבַ֛רkid.VarH1697ofoneאַחַ֥ד'a.ChadH259ofthem,andspeakH1696thougoodטּֽוֹב׃TovH2896.

14AndMicaiahמִיכָ֑יְהוּmi.Kha.ye.huH4321saidH559,AsJehovahliveth,whatJehovahsaith untome,thatwillIspeakאֲדַבֵּֽר׃'a.da.BerH1696.

15AndwhenhewascomeH935tothekingהַמֶּלֶךְ֒ha.me.leKhH4428,thekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidH559untohim,Micaiahמִיכָ֙יְהוּ֙mi.Kha.ye.huH4321,shallwegoH935toRamoth-gileadtobattleלַמִּלְחָמָ֖הla.mil.cha.MahH4421,orshallweforbear?Andheansweredhim,GoH935upandprosperH6743;andJehovahwilldeliveritintothehandבְּיַ֥דbe.YadH3027ofthekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

16Andthekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidH559untohim,HowH4100manytimesH6471shallIadjureH7650theethatthouspeakתְדַבֵּ֥רte.da.BerH1696untomenothingbutthetruthאֱמֶ֖ת'e.MetH571inthenameבְּשֵׁ֥םbe.ShemH8034ofJehovah?

17AndhesaidH559,IsawH7200allIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478scatteredנְפֹצִ֣יםne.fo.TzimH6327uponthemountainsהֶהָרִ֔יםhe.ha.RimH2022,assheepH6629thathavenoshepherdרֹעֶ֑הro.'EhH7462:andJehovahsaidH559,Thesehavenomasterאֲדֹנִ֣ים'a.do.NimH113;letthemreturnיָשׁ֥וּבוּya.Shu.vuH7725everymanH376tohishouseלְבֵית֖וֹle.vei.ToH1004inpeaceבְּשָׁלֽוֹם׃be.sha.LomH7965.

18Andthekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidH559toJehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֑טye.ho.sha.FatH3092,DidInottelltheethathewouldnotprophesyיִתְנַבֵּ֥אyit.na.Be'H5012goodט֖וֹבTovH2896concerningme,butevilרָֽע׃Ra'H7451?

19AndMicaiahsaidH559,Thereforeלָכֵ֖ןla.KhenH3651hearשְׁמַ֣עshe.Ma'H8085thouthewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697ofJehovah:IsawH7200JehovahsittingH3427onhisthroneכִּסְא֔וֹkis.'OH3678,andallthehostצְבָ֤אtze.Va'H6635ofheavenהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064standingעֹמֵ֣ד'o.MedH5975byhimonhisrightמִימִינ֖וֹmi.mi.NoH3225handH3225andonhisleft.

20AndJehovahsaidH559,WhoshallenticeAhabאַחְאָ֔ב'ach.'AvH256,thathemaygoוְיַ֕עַלve.Ya.'alH5927upandfallוְיִפֹּ֖לve.yi.PolH5307atRamoth-gilead?AndoneH2088saidH559onthismanner;andanothersaidH559onthatmanner.

21AndtherecameH3318forthוַיֵּצֵ֣אvai.ye.Tze'H3318aspiritהָר֗וּחַha.Ru.achH7307,andstoodH5975beforeJehovah,andsaidH559,Iwillenticehim.

22AndJehovahsaidH559untohim, Wherewith?AndhesaidH559,Iwillgoאֵצֵא֙'e.Tze'H3318forthH3318,andwillbeוְהָיִ֙יתִי֙ve.ha.Yi.tiH1961alyingH8267spiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307inthemouthבְּפִ֖יbe.FiH6310ofallhisprophetsנְבִיאָ֑יוne.vi.'AvH5030.AndhesaidH559, Thou shalt enticehim,andshaltprevailתּוּכָ֔לtu.KhalH3201alsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571:goצֵ֖אtze'H3318forthH3318,anddosoH3651.

23NowH6258thereforeוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258,behold,Jehovahhathputנָתַ֤ןna.TanH5414alyingH8267spiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307inthemouthבְּפִ֖יbe.FiH6310ofallthesethyprophetsנְבִיאֶ֣יךָne.vi.'Ei.khaH5030;andJehovahhathspokenדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696evilרָעָֽה׃ra.'AhH7451concerningthee.

24ThenZedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֣הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667thesonבֶֽן־ven-H1121ofChenaanahcamenear,andsmoteMicaiahמִיכָ֖יְהוּmi.Kha.ye.huH4321onthecheekהַלֶּ֑חִיha.Le.chiH3895,andsaidH559,WhichwaywenttheSpiritרֽוּחַ־Ru.ach-H7307ofJehovahfrommetospeakלְדַבֵּ֥רle.da.BerH1696unto thee?

25AndMicaiahמִיכָ֔יְהוּmi.Kha.ye.huH4321saidH559,Behold, thou shaltseeרֹאֶ֖הro.'EhH7200onthatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,whenthou shaltgoתָּבֹ֛אta.Vo'H935intoaninnerH2315chamberH2315tohideלְהֵחָבֵֽה׃le.he.cha.VehH2247thyself.

26Andthekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidH559,Takeקַ֚חkachH3947Micaiahמִיכָ֔יְהוּmi.Kha.ye.huH4321,andcarryhimbackוַהֲשִׁיבֵ֖הוּva.ha.shi.Ve.huH7725untoAmonאָמֹ֣ן'a.MonH526thegovernorofthecityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892,andtoJoashיוֹאָ֖שׁyo.'AshH3101theking’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428sonבֶּן־ben-H1121;

27andsayH559,Thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saiththekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,Putשִׂ֥ימוּSi.muH7760thisfellowintheprison,andfeedhimwithbreadלֶ֤חֶםLe.chemH3899ofafflictionandwithwaterוּמַ֣יִםu.Ma.yimH4325ofaffliction,untilIcomeבֹּאִ֥יbo.'IH935inpeaceבְשָׁלֽוֹם׃ve.sha.LomH7965.

28AndMicaiahמִיכָ֔יְהוּmi.Kha.ye.huH4321saidH559,IfthoureturnH7725atallinpeaceבְּשָׁל֔וֹםbe.sha.LomH7965,Jehovahhathnotspokenדִבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696byme.AndhesaidH559,HearH8085, yepeoplesH5971,allofyou.

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