New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Kings 22:5-7

5Moreover, Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֖טye.ho.sha.FatH3092saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, “Pleaseנָ֥אna'H4994inquireדְּרָשׁ־de.rosh-H1875firstכַיּ֖וֹםkhai.YomH3117for the wordדְּבַ֥רde.VarH1697of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.”

6Thenthe kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֥לYis.ra.'ElH3478gatheredוַיִּקְבֹּ֨ץvai.yik.BotzH6908the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִים֮ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030together, about fourכְּאַרְבַּ֣עke.'ar.Ba'H702hundredמֵא֣וֹתme.'otH3967menאִישׁ֒'ishH376,and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “Shall I goהַאֵלֵ֞ךְha.'e.LekhH1980againstעַל־'al-H5921Ramoth-gileadH7433to battleלַמִּלְחָמָ֖הla.mil.cha.MahH4421orאִם־'im-H518shall I refrainאֶחְדָּ֑ל'ech.DalH2308?”And they saidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, “Goעֲלֵ֔ה'a.LehH5927up, for the Lordאֲדֹנָ֖י'a.do.NaiH136will giveוְיִתֵּ֥ןve.yi.TenH5414itinto the handבְּיַ֥דbe.YadH3027of the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.”

7ButJehoshaphatיְה֣וֹשָׁפָ֔טye.Ho.o.sha.FatH3092saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “Is thereהַאֵ֨יןha.'EinH369not yetע֑וֹדodH5750a prophetנָבִ֛יאna.Vi'H5030of the Lordלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068hereפֹּ֥הpohH6311that we may inquireוְנִדְרְשָׁ֖הve.nid.re.ShahH1875of him?”

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