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1 Kings 22:6-12

6Then the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֥לYis.ra.'ElH3478gatheredוַיִּקְבֹּ֨ץvai.yik.BotzH6908the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִים֮ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030togetherH6908,about fourכְּאַרְבַּ֣עke.'ar.Ba'H702hundredמֵא֣וֹתme.'otH3967menאִישׁ֒'ishH376,and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, Shall I goH3212against Ramoth–gileadגִּלְעָ֛דgil.'AdH1568 H7433to battleלַמִּלְחָמָ֖הla.mil.cha.MahH4421,or shall I forbearאֶחְדָּ֑ל'ech.DalH2308?And they saidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559,Go upעֲלֵ֔ה'a.LehH5927;for the Lordאֲדֹנָ֖י'a.do.NaiH136shall deliverוְיִתֵּ֥ןve.yi.TenH5414itinto the handבְּיַ֥דbe.YadH3027of the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

7And Jehoshaphatיְה֣וֹשָׁפָ֔טye.Ho.o.sha.FatH3092saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, Is therenot here a prophetנָבִ֛יאna.Vi'H5030of the Lordלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068besidesע֑וֹדodH5750,that we might enquireוְנִדְרְשָׁ֖הve.nid.re.ShahH1875of him?

8And the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל׀Yis.ra.'ElH3478saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֡טye.ho.sha.FatH3092, There isyet oneאֶחָ֡ד'e.ChadH259manאִישׁ־'ish-H376,Micaiahמִיכָ֖יְהוּmi.Kha.ye.huH4321the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Imlahיִמְלָ֑הyim.LahH3229,by whom we may enquireלִדְרֹשׁ֩lid.RoshH1875of the Lordיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068:but I hateשְׂנֵאתִ֗יוse.ne.TivH8130him; for he doth not prophesyיִתְנַבֵּ֨אyit.na.Be'H5012goodטוֹב֙tOvH2896concerning me, but evilרָ֔עRa'H7451.And Jehoshaphatיְה֣וֹשָׁפָ֔טye.Ho.o.sha.FatH3092saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559,Let not the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sayיֹאמַ֥רyo.MarH559so.

9Then the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478calledוַיִּקְרָא֙vai.yik.Ra'H7121anאֶחָ֑ד'e.ChadH259officerסָרִ֖יסsa.RisH5631,and saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Hastenמַהֲרָ֖הma.ha.RahH4116hitherMicaiahמִיכָ֥יְהוּmi.Kha.ye.huH4321the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Imlahיִמְלָֽה׃yim.LahH3229.

10And the kingוּמֶ֣לֶךְu.Me.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֡לYis.ra.'ElH3478and Jehoshaphatוִֽיהוֹשָׁפָ֣טvi.ho.sha.FatH3092the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֡הye.hu.DahH3063satיֹשְׁבִים֩yo.she.VimH3427eachאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376on his throneכִּסְא֜וֹkis.'OH3678,having put onמְלֻבָּשִׁ֤יםme.lu.ba.ShimH3847their robesבְּגָדִים֙be.ga.DimH899,in a void placeבְּגֹ֔רֶןbe.Go.renH1637in the entranceפֶּ֖תַחPe.tachH6607of the gateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179of Samariaשֹׁמְר֑וֹןsho.me.RonH8111;and all the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֔יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030prophesiedמִֽתְנַבְּאִ֖יםmit.na.be.'ImH5012beforeלִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃lif.nei.HemH6440them.

11And Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֥הtzid.ki.YahH6667the sonבֶֽן־ven-H1121of Chenaanahכְּנַעֲנָ֖הke.na.'a.NahH3668madeוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213him hornsקַרְנֵ֣יkar.NeiH7161of ironבַרְזֶ֑לvar.ZelH1270:and he saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559,Thus saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,With these shalt thou pushתְּנַגַּ֥חte.na.GachH5055the Syriansאֲרָ֖ם'a.RamH758,until thou have consumedכַּלֹּתָֽם׃ka.lo.TamH3615them.

12And all the prophetsהַנְּבִאִ֔יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030prophesiedנִבְּאִ֥יםni.be.'ImH5012so, sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Go upעֲלֵ֞ה'a.LehH5927to Ramoth–gileadגִּלְעָד֙gil.'AdH1568 H7433,and prosperוְהַצְלַ֔חve.hatz.LachH6743:for the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068shall deliverוְנָתַ֥ןve.na.TanH5414itinto the king’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428handבְּיַ֥דbe.YadH3027.

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