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1 Kings 22:16-18

16And the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, How many timesפְעָמִ֖יםfe.'a.MimH6471shall I adjureמַשְׁבִּעֶ֑ךָmash.bi.'E.khaH7650thee that thou tellתְדַבֵּ֥רte.da.BerH1696me nothing but that which istrueאֱמֶ֖ת'e.MetH571in the nameבְּשֵׁ֥םbe.ShemH8034of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068?

17And he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,I sawרָאִ֤יתִיra.'I.tiH7200all Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478scatteredנְפֹצִ֣יםne.fo.TzimH6327upon the hillsהֶהָרִ֔יםhe.ha.RimH2022,as sheepכַּצֹּ֕אןka.TzonH6629that have not a shepherdרֹעֶ֑הro.'EhH7462:and the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,These have no masterאֲדֹנִ֣ים'a.do.NimH113:let them returnיָשׁ֥וּבוּya.Shu.vuH7725every manאִישׁ־'ish-H376to his houseלְבֵית֖וֹle.vei.ToH1004in peaceבְּשָׁלֽוֹם׃be.sha.LomH7965.

18And the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֑טye.ho.sha.FatH3092,Did I not tellאָמַ֣רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559thee that he would prophesyיִתְנַבֵּ֥אyit.na.Be'H5012no goodט֖וֹבTovH2896concerning me, but evilרָֽע׃Ra'H7451?

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