New American Standard Bible 2020

1 Kings 22:15-17

15When he cameוַיָּבוֹא֮vai.ya.Vo'H935to the kingהַמֶּלֶךְ֒ha.me.leKhH4428,the kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Micaiahמִיכָ֙יְהוּ֙mi.Kha.ye.huH4321,should we goהֲנֵלֵ֞ךְha.ne.LekhH1980to battleלַמִּלְחָמָ֖הla.mil.cha.MahH4421againstH413Ramoth-gileadH7433,orאִם־'im-H518should we refrainנֶחְדָּ֑לnech.DalH2308?”And he saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Goעֲלֵ֣ה'a.LehH5927upH5927and succeedוְהַצְלַ֔חve.hatz.LachH6743,for the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068will handבְּיַ֥דbe.YadH5414 H3027itoverH5414to the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428!”

16Then the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “HowH5704 H4100manyH5704 H4100timesפְעָמִ֖יםfe.'a.MimH6471must I makeמַשְׁבִּעֶ֑ךָmash.bi.'E.khaH7650you swearH7650that you will tellתְדַבֵּ֥רte.da.BerH1696me nothingלֹֽא־lo'-H3808but the truthאֱמֶ֖ת'e.MetH571in the nameבְּשֵׁ֥םbe.ShemH8034of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068?”

17So he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “I sawרָאִ֤יתִיra.'I.tiH7200allכָּל־kol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478Scatteredנְפֹצִ֣יםne.fo.TzimH6327on the mountainsהֶהָרִ֔יםhe.ha.RimH2022,Like sheepכַּצֹּ֕אןka.TzonH6629that haveH369noH369shepherdרֹעֶ֑הro.'EhH7462.And the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, ‘Theseלָאֵ֔לֶּהla.'E.lehH428peoplehave noלֹֽא־lo'-H3808masterאֲדֹנִ֣ים'a.do.NimH113.Eachאִישׁ־'ish-H376of them is to returnיָשׁ֥וּבוּya.Shu.vuH7725to his houseלְבֵית֖וֹle.vei.ToH1004in peaceבְּשָׁלֽוֹם׃be.sha.LomH7965.’”

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