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1 Kings 22:14-28

14But Micaiahמִיכָ֑יְהוּmi.Kha.ye.huH4321saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “As surely as the LORDיְהוָ֕ה כִּ֠יYah.weh kiH3068 H3588אֶת־'et-H853livesחַי־chai-H2416,I will speakאֲדַבֵּֽר׃'a.da.BerH1696whateverאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068tellsיֹאמַ֧רyo.MarH559meאֵלַ֖י'e.LaiH413אֹת֥וֹ'o.ToH853.”

15When Micaiah arrivedוַיָּבוֹא֮vai.ya.Vo'H935אֶל־'el-H413הַמֶּלֶךְ֒ha.me.leKhH4428,the kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428askedוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559himאֵלָ֗יו'e.LavH413, “Micaiahמִיכָ֙יְהוּ֙mi.Kha.ye.huH4321,should we goהֲנֵלֵ֞ךְha.ne.LekhH1980to warלַמִּלְחָמָ֖הla.mil.cha.MahH4421againstאֶל־'el-H413Ramoth-gileadרָמֹ֥ת גִּלְעָ֛דra.Mot gil.'AdH7418 H1568,orאִם־'im-H518should we refrainנֶחְדָּ֑לnech.DalH2308?” “Go upעֲלֵ֣ה'a.LehH5927and triumphוְהַצְלַ֔חve.hatz.LachH6743,”Micaiah repliedוַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֵלָיו֙vai.Yo.mer 'e.LavH559 H413, “for the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068will deliverוְנָתַ֥ןve.na.TanH5414itinto the handבְּיַ֥דbe.YadH3027of the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.”

16But the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to himאֵלָיו֙'e.LavH413, “How manyעַד־ כַּמֶּ֥ה'ad- ka.MehH5704 H4100timesפְעָמִ֖יםfe.'a.MimH6471must Iאֲנִ֣י'a.NiH589make you swearמַשְׁבִּעֶ֑ךָmash.bi.'E.khaH7650אֲ֠שֶׁר'a.SherH834notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808to tell meתְדַבֵּ֥ר אֵלַ֛יte.da.Ber 'e.LaiH1696 H413anything butרַק־rak-H7535the truthאֱמֶ֖ת'e.MetH571in the nameבְּשֵׁ֥םbe.ShemH8034of the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068?”

17So Micaiah declaredוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559: “I sawרָאִ֤יתִיra.'I.tiH7200אֶת־'et-H853allכָּל־kol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478scatteredנְפֹצִ֣יםne.fo.TzimH6327onאֶל־'el-H413the hillsהֶהָרִ֔יםhe.ha.RimH2022like sheepכַּצֹּ֕אןka.TzonH6629אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834withoutאֵין־'ein-H369a shepherdרֹעֶ֑הro.'EhH7462.And the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, ‘Theseלָאֵ֔לֶּהla.'E.lehH428peoplehave noלֹֽא־lo'-H3808masterאֲדֹנִ֣ים'a.do.NimH113;let each oneאִישׁ־'ish-H376returnיָשׁ֥וּבוּya.Shu.vuH7725homeלְבֵית֖וֹle.vei.ToH1004in peaceבְּשָׁלֽוֹם׃be.sha.LomH7965.’”

18Then the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֑טye.ho.sha.FatH3092, “Did I notהֲלוֹא֙ha.lO'H3808tellאָמַ֣רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559youאֵלֶ֔יךָ'e.Lei.khaH413that he neverלֽוֹא־lo'-H3808prophesiesיִתְנַבֵּ֥אyit.na.Be'H5012goodט֖וֹבTovH2896for meעָלַ֛י'a.LaiH5921,but onlyכִּ֥י אִם־ki 'im-H3588 H518badרָֽע׃Ra'H7451?”

19Micaiah continuedוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Thereforeלָכֵ֖ןla.KhenH3651hearשְׁמַ֣עshe.Ma'H8085the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068:I sawרָאִ֤יתִיra.'I.tiH7200אֶת־'et-H853the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068sittingיֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427onעַל־'al-H5921His throneכִּסְא֔וֹkis.'OH3678,and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the hostצְבָ֤אtze.Va'H6635of heavenהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064standingעֹמֵ֣ד'o.MedH5975by Himעָלָ֔יו'a.LavH5921on His rightמִימִינ֖וֹmi.mi.NoH3225and on His leftוּמִשְּׂמֹאלֽוֹ׃u.mi.se.mo.LoH8040.

20And the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, ‘Whoמִ֤יmiH4310will enticeיְפַתֶּה֙ye.fa.TehH6601אֶת־'et-H853Ahabאַחְאָ֔ב'ach.'AvH256to march upוְיַ֕עַלve.Ya.'alH5927and fallוְיִפֹּ֖לve.yi.PolH5307at Ramoth-gileadבְּרָמֹ֣ת גִּלְעָ֑דbe.ra.Mot gil.'AdH7418 H1568?’And oneזֶה֙zehH2088suggestedוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559thisבְּכֹ֔הbe.KhohH3541,and anotherוְזֶ֥הve.ZehH2088אֹמֵ֖ר'o.MerH559thatבְּכֹֽה׃be.KhohH3541.

21Then a spiritהָר֗וּחַha.Ru.achH7307came forwardוַיֵּצֵ֣אvai.ye.Tze'H3318,stoodוַֽיַּעֲמֹד֙vai.ya.'a.ModH5975beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the LORDוַיֹּ֧אמֶר יְהוָ֛הvai.Yo.mer Yah.wehH3068 H559,and saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, ‘Iאֲנִ֣י'a.NiH589will entice himאֲפַתֶּ֑נּוּ'a.fat.Te.nuH6601.’ ‘By what meansבַּמָּֽה׃ba.MahH4100?’askedאֵלָ֖יו'e.LavH413the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068.

22And he repliedH559, ‘I will go outאֵצֵא֙'e.Tze'H3318and beוְהָיִ֙יתִי֙ve.ha.Yi.tiH1961a lyingשֶׁ֔קֶרShe.kerH8267spiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307in the mouthsבְּפִ֖יbe.FiH6310of allכָּל־kol-H3605his prophetsנְבִיאָ֑יוne.vi.'AvH5030.’ ‘You will surelyוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571entice himתְּפַתֶּה֙te.fa.TehH6601and prevailתּוּכָ֔לtu.KhalH3201,’saidH559the LORD. ‘Goצֵ֖אtze'H3318and doוַעֲשֵׂה־va.'a.seh-H6213itכֵֽן׃KhenH3651.’

23Soוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258you seeהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009,the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068has putנָתַ֤ןna.TanH5414a lyingשֶׁ֔קֶרShe.kerH8267spiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307in the mouthsבְּפִ֖יbe.FiH6310of allכָּל־kol-H3605theseאֵ֑לֶּה'E.lehH428prophets of yoursנְבִיאֶ֣יךָne.vi.'Ei.khaH5030,and the LORDוַֽיהוָ֔הva.Yah.wehH3068has pronouncedדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696disasterרָעָֽה׃ra.'AhH7451against youעָלֶ֖יךָ'a.Lei.khaH5921.”

24Then Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֣הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667sonבֶֽן־ven-H1121of Chenaanahכְּנַעֲנָ֔הke.na.'a.NahH3668went upוַיִּגַּשׁ֙vai.yi.GashH5066,struckוַיַּכֶּ֥הvai.ya.KehH5221אֶת־'et-H853Micaiahמִיכָ֖יְהוּmi.Kha.ye.huH4321inעַל־'al-H5921the faceהַלֶּ֑חִיha.Le.chiH3895,and demandedוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Which wayאֵי־ זֶ֨ה'ei- zehH335 H2088did the Spiritרֽוּחַ־Ru.ach-H7307of the LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068gowhen He departedעָבַ֧ר'a.VarH5674from meמֵאִתִּ֖יme.'i.TiH854to speakלְדַבֵּ֥רle.da.BerH1696with youאוֹתָֽךְ׃'o.TakhH854?”

25Micaiahמִיכָ֔יְהוּ הִנְּךָ֥mi.Kha.ye.hu hi.ne.KhaH4321 H2005repliedוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “You will soon seeרֹאֶ֖הro.'EhH7200,on thatהַה֑וּאha.Hu'H1931dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117whenאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you goתָּבֹ֛אta.Vo'H935andhideלְהֵחָבֵֽה׃le.he.cha.VehH2247in an innerחֶ֥דֶרChe.derH2315roomבְּחֶ֖דֶרbe.Che.derH2315.”

26And the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478declaredוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “Takeקַ֚חkachH3947אֶת־'et-H853Micaiahמִיכָ֔יְהוּmi.Kha.ye.huH4321and return himוַהֲשִׁיבֵ֖הוּva.ha.shi.Ve.huH7725toאֶל־'el-H413Amonאָמֹ֣ן'a.MonH526the governorשַׂר־sar-H8269of the cityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892and toוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413Joashיוֹאָ֖שׁyo.'AshH3101the king’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428sonבֶּן־ben-H1121,

27and tell themוְאָמַרְתָּ֗ve.'a.mar.TaH559that this is whatכֹּ֚הkohH3541the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559: ‘Putשִׂ֥ימוּSi.muH7760אֶת־'et-H853thisזֶ֖הzehH2088manin prisonבֵּ֣ית הַכֶּ֑לֶאbeit ha.Ke.le'H1004 H3608and feed himוְהַאֲכִילֻ֨הוּve.ha.'a.khi.Lu.huH398only breadלֶ֤חֶם לַ֙חַץ֙Le.chem la.chatzH3899 H3906and waterוּמַ֣יִם לַ֔חַץu.Ma.yim La.chatzH4325 H3906untilעַ֖ד'adH5704I returnבֹּאִ֥יbo.'IH935safelyבְשָׁלֽוֹם׃ve.sha.LomH7965.’”

28But Micaiahמִיכָ֔יְהוּmi.Kha.ye.huH4321repliedוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Ifאִם־'im-H518you ever returnH7725safelyבְּשָׁל֔וֹםbe.sha.LomH7965,the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068has notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808spokenדִבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696through me.”Then he addedוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Take heedשִׁמְע֖וּshim.'UH8085,allכֻּלָּֽם׃ku.LamH3605you peopleעַמִּ֥ים'a.MimH5971!”

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