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1 Kings 22:5-7

5But Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֖טye.ho.sha.FatH3092also saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, “Pleaseנָ֥אna'H4994inquireדְּרָשׁ־de.rosh-H1875firstכַיּ֖וֹםkhai.YomH3117אֶת־'et-H853for the wordדְּבַ֥רde.VarH1697of the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.”

6So the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֥לYis.ra.'ElH3478אֶֽת־'et-H853assembledוַיִּקְבֹּ֨ץvai.yik.BotzH6908the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִים֮ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030,about fourכְּאַרְבַּ֣עke.'ar.Ba'H702hundredמֵא֣וֹתme.'otH3967menאִישׁ֒'ishH376,and asked themוַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֲלֵהֶ֗םvai.Yo.mer 'a.le.HemH559 H413, “Should I goהַאֵלֵ֞ךְha.'e.LekhH1980to warלַמִּלְחָמָ֖הla.mil.cha.MahH4421againstעַל־'al-H5921Ramoth-gileadרָמֹ֥ת גִּלְעָ֛דra.Mot gil.'AdH7418 H1568,orאִם־'im-H518should I refrainאֶחְדָּ֑ל'ech.DalH2308?” “Go upעֲלֵ֔ה'a.LehH5927,”they repliedוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, “and the Lordאֲדֹנָ֖י'a.do.NaiH136will deliverוְיִתֵּ֥ןve.yi.TenH5414itinto the handבְּיַ֥דbe.YadH3027of the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.”

7But Jehoshaphatיְה֣וֹשָׁפָ֔טye.Ho.o.sha.FatH3092askedוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “Is there notהַאֵ֨יןha.'EinH369stillע֑וֹדodH5750a prophetנָבִ֛יאna.Vi'H5030of the LORDלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068hereפֹּ֥הpohH6311of whom we can inquireוְנִדְרְשָׁ֖הve.nid.re.ShahH1875מֵאוֹתֽוֹ׃me.'o.ToH853?”

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