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2 Chronicles 18:4-27

4AndJehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֖טye.ho.sha.FatH3092saidH559tothekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Inquire,Ipraythee,thisdayכַיּ֖וֹםkhai.YomH3117ofthewordדְּבַ֥רde.VarH1697ofJehovah.

5AndthekingH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֥לYis.ra.'ElH3478assembledH6908theprophetsהַנְּבִאִים֮ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030,fourאַרְבַּ֣ע'ar.Ba'H702hundredH3967menאִישׁ֒'ishH376,andsaidH559tothem,Shallwegoעֲלֵ֔ה'a.LehH5927againstRamoth-Gileadtobattleלַמִּלְחָמָ֖הla.mil.cha.MahH4421,orshallIforbear?AndtheysaidH559,GoH5927up,andGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430willgiveוְיִתֵּ֥ןve.yi.TenH5414itintotheking'shandבְּיַ֥דbe.YadH3027.

6ButJehoshaphatיְה֣וֹשָׁפָ֔טye.Ho.o.sha.FatH3092saidH559,Istherenothereפֹּ֥הpohH6311aprophetנָבִ֛יאna.Vi'H5030ofJehovahbesides,thatwemightinquireofhim?

7Andthekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל׀Yis.ra.'ElH3478saidH559toJehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֡טye.ho.sha.FatH3092,ThereisyetH5750oneאֶחָ֡ד'e.ChadH259manאִישׁ־'ish-H376bywhomwemayinquireofJehovah;butIhateשְׂנֵאתִ֗יהוּse.ne.Ti.huH8130him,forheprophesiesמִתְנַבֵּ֨אmit.na.Be'H5012nogoodלְטוֹבָה֙le.to.VahH2896concerningme,butalwaysevilלְרָעָ֔הle.ra.'AhH7451: [itis]Micahthesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofImlahיִמְלָ֑אyim.La'H3229.AndJehoshaphatיְה֣וֹשָׁפָ֔טye.Ho.o.sha.FatH3092saidH559,Letnotthekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sayH559soH3651.

8Thenthekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478calledוַיִּקְרָא֙vai.yik.Ra'H7121achamberlain,andsaidH559, Fetchquicklyמַהֵ֖רma.HerH4116MicahH4318thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofImlahיִמְלָֽא׃yim.La'H3229.

9Andthekingוּמֶ֣לֶךְu.Me.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֡לYis.ra.'ElH3478andJehoshaphatוִֽיהוֹשָׁפָ֣טvi.ho.sha.FatH3092thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֡הye.hu.DahH3063,havingputH3847ontheirrobes,satH3427eachonhisthroneכִּסְא֜וֹkis.'OH3678;andtheysatH3427inanopenplaceattheentranceפֶּ֖תַחPe.tachH6607ofthegateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179ofSamariaשֹׁמְר֑וֹןsho.me.RonH8111;andalltheprophetsהַ֨נְּבִיאִ֔יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030prophesiedמִֽתְנַבְּאִ֖יםmit.na.be.'ImH5012beforethem.

10AndZedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֥הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667thesonבֶֽן־ven-H1121ofChenaanahmadeH6213forhimselfhornsקַרְנֵ֣יkar.NeiH7161ofironבַרְזֶ֑לvar.ZelH1270,andhesaidH559,Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saithJehovah:Withtheseshalt thoupushtheSyrians,untilthouhaveexterminatedthem.

11Andalltheprophetsהַ֨נְּבִאִ֔יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030prophesiedנִבְּאִ֥יםni.be.'ImH5012soH3651,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Goעֲלֵ֞ה'a.LehH5927uptoRamoth-Gilead,andprosperH6743;forJehovahwillgiveוְנָתַ֥ןve.na.TanH5414itintotheking'shandבְּיַ֥דbe.YadH3027.

12Andthemessengerוְהַמַּלְאָ֞ךְve.ha.mal.'AkhH4397thatwentH1980tocallH7121MicahspokeH1696tohimsayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Behold,thewordsדִּבְרֵ֧יdiv.ReiH1697oftheprophetsהַנְּבִאִ֛יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030[declare]goodט֖וֹבTovH2896tothekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428withoneאֶחָ֥ד'e.ChadH259assent:letthywordדְבָרְךָ֛de.va.re.KhaH1697therefore,Ipraythee,beוִֽיהִי־vi.hi-H1961likeoneכְּאַחַ֥דke.'a.ChadH259oftheirs,anddeclaregoodטּֽוֹב׃TovH2896.

13AndMicahsaidH559,AsJehovahliveth,evenwhatmyGodאֱלֹהַ֖י'e.lo.HaiH430shallsayH559,thatwillIdeclare.

14AndhecameH935tothekingהַמֶּלֶךְ֒ha.me.leKhH4428.Andthekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidH559tohim,Micahמִיכָה֙mi.KhahH4318,shallwegoH935againstRamoth-Gileadtobattleלַמִּלְחָמָ֖הla.mil.cha.MahH4421,orshallIforbear?AndhesaidH559,GoH935yeup,andprosperH6743;andtheywillbegivenH5414intoyourhandsבְּיֶדְכֶֽם׃be.yed.KhemH3027.

15Andthekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidH559tohim,HowH4100manytimesH6471shallIadjureH7650theethatthoutellmenothingbuttruthאֱמֶ֖ת'e.MetH571inthenameבְּשֵׁ֥םbe.ShemH8034ofJehovah?

16AndhesaidH559,IsawH7200allIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478scatteredנְפוֹצִ֣יםne.fo.TzimH6327uponthemountainsהֶֽהָרִ֔יםhe.ha.RimH2022,assheepH6629thathavenoshepherdרֹעֶ֑הro.'EhH7462.AndJehovahsaidH559,Thesehavenomasterאֲדֹנִ֣ים'a.do.NimH113:letthemreturnיָשׁ֥וּבוּya.Shu.vuH7725everymanH376tohishouseלְבֵית֖וֹle.vei.ToH1004inpeaceבְּשָׁלֽוֹם׃be.sha.LomH7965.

17Andthekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidH559toJehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֑טye.ho.sha.FatH3092,DidInottelltheethatheprophesiesיִתְנַבֵּ֥אyit.na.Be'H5012nogoodט֖וֹבTovH2896concerningme,butevilלְרָֽע׃ סle.Ra'H7451?

18AndhesaidH559,Hearשִׁמְע֣וּshim.'UH8085yethereforeלָכֵ֖ןla.KhenH3651thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697ofJehovah:IsawH7200JehovahsittingH3427uponhisthroneכִּסְא֔וֹkis.'OH3678,andallthehostצְבָ֤אtze.Va'H6635ofheavenהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064standingעֹֽמְדִ֔ים'o.me.DimH5975onhisrightיְמִינ֖וֹye.mi.NoH3225handH3225andonhisleft;

19andJehovahsaidH559,WhoshallenticeAhabאַחְאָ֣ב'ach.'AvH256kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478thathemaygoוְיַ֕עַלve.Ya.'alH5927upandfallוְיִפֹּ֖לve.yi.PolH5307atRamoth-Gilead?AndoneH2088spokesayingH559afterthismanner,andanothersayingH559afterthatmanner.

20AndtherecameH3318forthוַיֵּצֵ֣אvai.ye.Tze'H3318aspiritהָר֗וּחַha.Ru.achH7307,andstoodH5975beforeJehovahandsaidH559,Iwillenticehim.AndJehovahsaidH559untohim, Wherewith?

21AndhesaidH559,Iwillgoאֵצֵא֙'e.Tze'H3318forthH3318,andwillbeH1961alyingH8267spiritלְר֣וּחַle.Ru.achH7307inthemouthבְּפִ֖יbe.FiH6310ofallhisprophetsנְבִיאָ֑יוne.vi.'AvH5030.AndhesaidH559, Thou shalt entice [him],andalsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571succeed:goצֵ֖אtze'H3318forthH3318,anddosoH3651.

22Andnowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258,behold,Jehovahhasputנָתַ֤ןna.TanH5414alyingH8267spiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307inthemouthבְּפִ֖יbe.FiH6310ofthesethyprophetsנְבִיאֶ֣יךָne.vi.'Ei.khaH5030;andJehovahhasspokenדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696evilH7451concerningthee.

23ThenZedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֣הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667thesonבֶֽן־ven-H1121ofChenaanahwentnear,andsmoteMicahuponthecheekהַלֶּ֑חִיha.Le.chiH3895,andsaidH559,Whichwayהַדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ha.De.rekhH1870nowwenttheSpiritרֽוּחַ־Ru.ach-H7307ofJehovahfrommetospeakלְדַבֵּ֥רle.da.BerH1696tothee?

24AndMicahsaidH559,Behold, thou shaltseeרֹאֶ֖הro.'EhH7200onthatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117whenthou shaltgoתָּב֛וֹאta.Vo'H935fromchamberH2315tochamberH2315tohideלְהֵחָבֵֽא׃le.he.cha.Ve'H2244thyself.

25AndthekingH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidH559,Takeקְחוּ֙ke.ChuH3947yeMicah,andcarryhimbackH7725toAmonאָמ֣וֹן'a.MonH526thegovernorofthecityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892,andtoJoashיוֹאָ֖שׁyo.'AshH3101theking'ssonבֶּן־ben-H1121;

26andyeshallsayוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֗םva.'a.mar.TemH559,Thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428:Putשִׂ֥ימוּSi.muH7760this[man]intheprison,andfeedhimwithbreadלֶ֤חֶםLe.chemH3899ofafflictionandwithwaterוּמַ֣יִםu.Ma.yimH4325ofaffliction,untilIreturnשׁוּבִ֥יshu.ViH7725inpeaceH7965.

27AndMicahsaidH559,IfthoureturnH7725atallinpeaceH7965,Jehovahhasnotspokenדִבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696byme.AndhesaidH559, Hearken,OpeoplesH5971,allofyou!

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