New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Kings 22:19-28

19Micaiah saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Thereforeלָכֵ֖ןla.KhenH3651,hearשְׁמַ֣עshe.Ma'H8085the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068.I sawרָאִ֤יתִיra.'I.tiH7200the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068sittingיֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427on His throneכִּסְא֔וֹkis.'OH3678, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the hostצְבָ֤אtze.Va'H6635of heavenהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064standingעֹמֵ֣ד'o.MedH5975by Him on His rightמִימִינ֖וֹmi.mi.NoH3225and on His leftוּמִשְּׂמֹאלֽוֹ׃u.mi.se.mo.LoH8040.

20The Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, ‘Whoמִ֤יmiH4310will enticeיְפַתֶּה֙ye.fa.TehH6601Ahabאַחְאָ֔ב'ach.'AvH256to goוְיַ֕עַלve.Ya.'alH5927up and fallוְיִפֹּ֖לve.yi.PolH5307at Ramoth-gileadH7433?’And oneזֶה֙zehH2088saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559thisH3541while anotherוְזֶ֥הve.ZehH2088saidאֹמֵ֖ר'o.MerH559that.

21Then a spiritהָר֗וּחַha.Ru.achH7307cameH3318forwardH3318and stoodוַֽיַּעֲמֹד֙vai.ya.'a.ModH5975beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the LordH3068and saidH559, ‘I will enticeאֲפַתֶּ֑נּוּ'a.fat.Te.nuH6601him.’

22The Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, ‘Howבַּמָּֽה׃ba.MahH4100?’And he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, ‘I will goאֵצֵא֙'e.Tze'H3318out andbe a deceivingשֶׁ֔קֶרShe.kerH8267spiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307in the mouthבְּפִ֖יbe.FiH6310of allכָּל־kol-H3605his prophetsנְבִיאָ֑יוne.vi.'AvH5030.’Then He saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, ‘You are to enticeתְּפַתֶּה֙te.fa.TehH6601himand alsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571prevailתּוּכָ֔לtu.KhalH3201.Goצֵ֖אtze'H3318and doוַעֲשֵׂה־va.'a.seh-H6213soכֵֽן׃KhenH3651.’

23Nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258therefore, beholdהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009,the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068has putנָתַ֤ןna.TanH5414a deceivingשֶׁ֔קֶרShe.kerH8267spiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307in the mouthבְּפִ֖יbe.FiH6310of allכָּל־kol-H3605theseאֵ֑לֶּה'E.lehH428your prophetsנְבִיאֶ֣יךָne.vi.'Ei.khaH5030;and the Lordוַֽיהוָ֔הva.Yah.wehH3068has proclaimedדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696disasterH7463againstעָלֶ֖יךָ'a.Lei.khaH5921you.”

24ThenZedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֣הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667the sonבֶֽן־ven-H1121of Chenaanahכְּנַעֲנָ֔הke.na.'a.NahH3668cameH5066nearH5066and struckוַיַּכֶּ֥הvai.ya.KehH5221Micaiahמִיכָ֖יְהוּmi.Kha.ye.huH4321on the cheekהַלֶּ֑חִיha.Le.chiH3895and saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Howאֵי־ זֶ֨ה'ei- zehH335 H2088did the Spiritרֽוּחַ־Ru.ach-H7307of the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068passעָבַ֧ר'a.VarH5674from me to speakלְדַבֵּ֥רle.da.BerH1696to you?”

25Micaiahמִיכָ֔יְהוּmi.Kha.ye.huH4321saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “BeholdH2009,you shall seeרֹאֶ֖הro.'EhH7200on that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117whenאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834youenterתָּבֹ֛אta.Vo'H935an innerחֶ֥דֶרChe.derH2315roomבְּחֶ֖דֶרbe.Che.derH2315to hideלְהֵחָבֵֽה׃le.he.cha.VehH2247yourself.”

26Then the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “Takeקַ֚חkachH3947Micaiahמִיכָ֔יְהוּmi.Kha.ye.huH4321and returnוַהֲשִׁיבֵ֖הוּva.ha.shi.Ve.huH7725him to Amonאָמֹ֣ן'a.MonH526the governorשַׂר־sar-H8269of the cityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892and to JoashH3060the king’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428sonבֶּן־ben-H1121;

27and sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֗ve.'a.mar.TaH559, ‘Thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, “Putשִׂ֥ימוּSi.muH7760thisזֶ֖הzehH2088man in prisonבֵּ֣ית הַכֶּ֑לֶאbeit ha.Ke.le'H1004 H3608and feedוְהַאֲכִילֻ֨הוּve.ha.'a.khi.Lu.huH398himsparinglyH3906with breadלֶ֤חֶםLe.chemH3899and waterוּמַ֣יִםu.Ma.yimH4325untilעַ֖ד'adH5704I returnבֹּאִ֥יbo.'IH935safelyבְשָׁלֽוֹם׃ve.sha.LomH7965.”’”

28Micaiahמִיכָ֔יְהוּmi.Kha.ye.huH4321saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Ifאִם־'im-H518you indeedשׁ֤וֹבShovH7725returnתָּשׁוּב֙ta.ShuvH7725safelyבְּשָׁל֔וֹםbe.sha.LomH7965the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068has not spokenדִבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696by me.” And he saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Listenשִׁמְע֖וּshim.'UH8085,allכֻּלָּֽם׃ku.LamH3605you peopleעַמִּ֥ים'a.MimH5971.”

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