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2 Chronicles 18:12-16
12Then the messengerוְהַמַּלְאָ֞ךְve.ha.mal.'AkhH4397whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834had goneהָלַ֣ךְ׀ha.LakhH1980to callלִקְרֹ֣אlik.Ro'H7121Micaiahלְמִיכָ֗יְהוּle.mi.Kha.ye.huH4321instructed himדִּבֶּ֤רdi.BerH1696אֵלָיו֙'e.LavH413לֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “Beholdהִנֵּ֞הhi.NehH2009,with oneפֶּֽה־peh-H6310accordאֶחָ֥ד'e.ChadH259the wordsדִּבְרֵ֧יdiv.ReiH1697of the prophetsהַנְּבִאִ֛יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030are favorableט֖וֹבTovH2896toאֶל־'el-H413the kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428.So pleaseנָ֧אna'H4994let your wordsדְבָרְךָ֛de.va.re.KhaH1697beוִֽיהִי־vi.hi-H1961likeכְּאַחַ֥דke.'a.ChadH259theirs,and speakוְדִבַּ֥רְתָּve.di.Bar.taH1696favorablyטּֽוֹב׃TovH2896.”
14When Micaiah arrivedוַיָּבֹא֮vai.ya.Vo'H935אֶל־'el-H413הַמֶּלֶךְ֒ha.me.leKhH4428,the kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428askedוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559himאֵלָ֗יו'e.LavH413, “Micaiahמִיכָה֙mi.KhahH4318,should we goהֲנֵלֵ֞ךְha.ne.LekhH1980to warלַמִּלְחָמָ֖הla.mil.cha.MahH4421againstאֶל־'el-H413Ramoth-gileadרָמֹ֥ת גִּלְעָ֛דra.Mot gil.'AdH7418H1568,orאִם־'im-H518should we refrainאֶחְדָּ֑ל'ech.DalH2308?” “Go upעֲל֣וּ'a.LuH5927and triumphוְהַצְלִ֔יחוּve.hatz.Li.chuH6743,”Micaiah repliedוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “for they will be deliveredוְיִנָּתְנ֖וּve.yi.na.te.NuH5414into your handבְּיֶדְכֶֽם׃be.yed.KhemH3027.”
15But the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to himאֵלָיו֙'e.LavH413, “How manyעַד־ כַּמֶּ֥ה'ad- ka.MehH5704H4100timesפְעָמִ֖יםfe.'a.MimH6471must Iאֲנִ֣י'a.NiH589make you swearמַשְׁבִּיעֶ֑ךָmash.bi.'E.khaH7650אֲ֠שֶׁר'a.SherH834notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808to tell meתְדַבֵּ֥ר אֵלַ֛יte.da.Ber 'e.LaiH1696H413anything butרַק־rak-H7535the truthאֱמֶ֖ת'e.MetH571in the nameבְּשֵׁ֥םbe.ShemH8034of the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068?”
16So Micaiah declaredוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559: “I sawרָאִ֤יתִיra.'I.tiH7200אֶת־'et-H853allכָּל־kol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478scatteredנְפוֹצִ֣יםne.fo.TzimH6327onעַל־'al-H5921the hillsהֶֽהָרִ֔יםhe.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.’”
Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 18
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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