New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Chronicles 18:16-22

16So he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “I sawרָאִ֤יתִיra.'I.tiH7200allכָּל־kol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478Scatteredנְפוֹצִ֣יםne.fo.TzimH6327on the mountainsהֶֽהָרִ֔יםhe.ha.RimH2022,Like sheepכַּצֹּ֕אןka.TzonH6629whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834haveH369noH369shepherdרֹעֶ֑הro.'EhH7462;And the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, ‘Theseלָאֵ֔לֶּהla.'E.lehH428have noלֹֽא־lo'-H3808masterאֲדֹנִ֣ים'a.do.NimH113.Let eachאִישׁ־'ish-H376of them returnיָשׁ֥וּבוּya.Shu.vuH7725to his houseלְבֵית֖וֹle.vei.ToH1004in peaceבְּשָׁלֽוֹם׃be.sha.LomH7965.’”

17Then the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֑טye.ho.sha.FatH3092, “Did I not tellאָמַ֣רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559you that he would not prophesyיִתְנַבֵּ֥אyit.na.Be'H5012goodט֖וֹבTovH2896concerningעָלַ֛י'a.LaiH5921me, but evilH7463?”

18Micaiah saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Thereforeלָכֵ֖ןla.KhenH3651,hearשִׁמְע֣וּshim.'UH8085the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068.I sawרָאִ֤יתִיra.'I.tiH7200the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068sittingיוֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427on His throneכִּסְא֔וֹkis.'OH3678,and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the hostצְבָ֤אtze.Va'H6635of heavenהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064standingעֹֽמְדִ֔ים'o.me.DimH5975on His rightיְמִינ֖וֹye.mi.NoH3225and on His leftוּשְׂמֹאלֽוֹ׃u.se.mo.LoH8040.

19The Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068saidH559, ‘Whoמִ֤יmiH4310will enticeיְפַתֶּה֙ye.fa.TehH6601Ahabאַחְאָ֣ב'ach.'AvH256kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478to goוְיַ֕עַלve.Ya.'alH5927up and fallוְיִפֹּ֖לve.yi.PolH5307at Ramoth-gileadH7433?’And oneזֶ֚הzehH2088saidH559thisH3602while anotherוְזֶ֖הve.ZehH2088saidH559that.

20Then aspiritהָר֗וּחַha.Ru.achH7307cameH3318forwardH3318and stoodוַֽיַּעֲמֹד֙vai.ya.'a.ModH5975beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068and saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, ‘I will enticeאֲפַתֶּ֑נּוּ'a.fat.Te.nuH6601him.’ And the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, ‘Howבַּמָּֽה׃ba.MahH4100?’

21He saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, ‘I will goאֵצֵא֙'e.Tze'H3318and bea deceivingשֶׁ֔קֶרShe.kerH8267spiritלְר֣וּחַle.Ru.achH7307in the mouthבְּפִ֖יbe.FiH6310of allכָּל־kol-H3605his prophetsנְבִיאָ֑יוne.vi.'AvH5030.’Then He saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, ‘You are to enticeתְּפַתֶּה֙te.fa.TehH6601himand prevailתּוּכָ֔לtu.KhalH3201alsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571.Goצֵ֖אtze'H3318and doוַעֲשֵׂה־va.'a.seh-H6213soכֵֽן׃KhenH3651.’

22Nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258therefore, beholdהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009,the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068has putנָתַ֤ןna.TanH5414a deceivingשֶׁ֔קֶרShe.kerH8267spiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307in the mouthבְּפִ֖יbe.FiH6310of theseאֵ֑לֶּה'E.lehH428your prophetsנְבִיאֶ֣יךָne.vi.'Ei.khaH5030,for the Lordוַֽיהוָ֔הva.Yah.wehH3068has proclaimedדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696disasterH7463againstעָלֶ֖יךָ'a.Lei.khaH5921you.”

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