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1 Kings 22:6-12

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?”

8The kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל׀Yis.ra.'ElH3478answeredוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559אֶֽל־'el-H413יְהוֹשָׁפָ֡טye.ho.sha.FatH3092, “There is stillע֣וֹדodH5750oneאֶחָ֡ד'e.ChadH259manאִישׁ־'ish-H376through whom we can inquire ofלִדְרֹשׁ֩lid.RoshH1875אֶת־'et-H853the LORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068מֵאֹת֜וֹme.'o.ToH853,but Iוַאֲנִ֣יva.'a.NiH589hate himשְׂנֵאתִ֗יוse.ne.TivH8130becauseכִּ֠יkiH3588he neverלֹֽא־lo'-H3808prophesiesיִתְנַבֵּ֨אyit.na.Be'H5012anything goodטוֹב֙tOvH2896for meעָלַ֥י'a.LaiH5921כִּ֣יkiH3588,but onlyאִם־'im-H518badרָ֔עRa'H7451.He is Micaiahמִיכָ֖יְהוּmi.Kha.ye.huH4321sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Imlahיִמְלָ֑הyim.LahH3229.” “The kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428should notאַל־'al-H408sayוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559thatכֵּֽן׃KenH3651!”Jehoshaphatיְה֣וֹשָׁפָ֔טye.Ho.o.sha.FatH3092repliedיֹאמַ֥רyo.MarH559.

9So the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אֶל־Yis.ra.'El 'el-H3478 H413calledוַיִּקְרָא֙vai.yik.Ra'H7121oneאֶחָ֑ד'e.ChadH259of his officialsסָרִ֖יסsa.RisH5631and saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Bringמַהֲרָ֖הma.ha.RahH4116Micaiahמִיכָ֥יְהוּmi.Kha.ye.huH4321sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Imlah at onceיִמְלָֽה׃yim.LahH3229.”

10Dressedמְלֻבָּשִׁ֤יםme.lu.ba.ShimH3847in royal attireבְּגָדִים֙be.ga.DimH899,the kingוּמֶ֣לֶךְu.Me.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֡לYis.ra.'ElH3478and Jehoshaphatוִֽיהוֹשָׁפָ֣טvi.ho.sha.FatH3092kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֡הye.hu.DahH3063were sittingיֹשְׁבִים֩ אִ֨ישׁyo.she.Vim 'ishH376 H3427onעַל־'al-H5921their thronesכִּסְא֜וֹkis.'OH3678at the threshing floorבְּגֹ֔רֶןbe.Go.renH1637by the entranceפֶּ֖תַחPe.tachH6607of the gateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179of Samariaשֹׁמְר֑וֹןsho.me.RonH8111,with allוְכָ֨ל־ve.kholH3605the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֔יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030prophesyingמִֽתְנַבְּאִ֖יםmit.na.be.'ImH5012before themלִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃lif.nei.HemH6440.

11Now Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֥הtzid.ki.YahH6667sonבֶֽן־ven-H1121of Chenaanahכְּנַעֲנָ֖הke.na.'a.NahH3668had madeוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213for himselfironבַרְזֶ֑לvar.ZelH1270hornsקַרְנֵ֣יkar.NeiH7161and declaredוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “This is whatכֹּֽה־koh-H3541the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559: ‘With theseבְּאֵ֛לֶּהbe.'E.lehH428you shall goreתְּנַגַּ֥חte.na.GachH5055אֶת־'et-H853the Arameansאֲרָ֖ם'a.RamH758untilעַד־'ad-H5704they are finished offכַּלֹּתָֽם׃ka.lo.TamH3615.’”

12And allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the prophetsהַנְּבִאִ֔יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030were prophesyingנִבְּאִ֥יםni.be.'ImH5012the sameכֵּ֖ןkenH3651,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “Go upעֲלֵ֞ה'a.LehH5927to Ramoth-gileadרָמֹ֤ת גִּלְעָד֙ra.Mot gil.'AdH7418 H1568and triumphוְהַצְלַ֔חve.hatz.LachH6743,for the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068will deliverוְנָתַ֥ןve.na.TanH5414itinto the handבְּיַ֥דbe.YadH3027of the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.”

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