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1 Kings 22:17-23

17And he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,I sawרָאִ֤יתִיra.'I.tiH7200all Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478scatteredנְפֹצִ֣יםne.fo.TzimH6327upon the hillsהֶהָרִ֔יםhe.ha.RimH2022,as sheepכַּצֹּ֕אןka.TzonH6629that have not a shepherdרֹעֶ֑הro.'EhH7462:And Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,These have no masterאֲדֹנִ֣ים'a.do.NimH113:let them returnיָשׁ֥וּבוּya.Shu.vuH7725every manאִישׁ־'ish-H376to his houseלְבֵית֖וֹle.vei.ToH1004in peaceבְּשָׁלֽוֹם׃be.sha.LomH7965.

18And the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֑טye.ho.sha.FatH3092,Did I not tellאָמַ֣רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559thee that he would prophesyיִתְנַבֵּ֥אyit.na.Be'H5012no goodט֖וֹבTovH2896concerning me, but evilרָֽע׃Ra'H7451?

19And he saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Hearשְׁמַ֣עshe.Ma'H8085thou therefore the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068:I sawרָאִ֤יתִיra.'I.tiH7200Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068sittingיֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427on his throneכִּסְא֔וֹkis.'OH3678,and all the armyצְבָ֤אtze.Va'H6635of heavenהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064standingעֹמֵ֣ד'o.MedH5975by him on his right handמִימִינ֖וֹmi.mi.NoH3225and on his leftוּמִשְּׂמֹאלֽוֹ׃u.mi.se.mo.LoH8040.

20And Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Who shall persuadeיְפַתֶּה֙ye.fa.TehH6601Ahabאַחְאָ֔ב'ach.'AvH256,that he may go upוְיַ֕עַלve.Ya.'alH5927and fallוְיִפֹּ֖לve.yi.PolH5307at Ramoth–gileadגִּלְעָ֑דgil.'AdH1568 H7433?And one saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559on this mannerבְּכֹ֔הbe.KhohH3541,and another saidאֹמֵ֖ר'o.MerH559on that mannerבְּכֹֽה׃be.KhohH3541.

21And there came forthוַיֵּצֵ֣אvai.ye.Tze'H3318a spiritהָר֗וּחַha.Ru.achH7307,and stoodוַֽיַּעֲמֹד֙vai.ya.'a.ModH5975beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440YhwhH3068,and saidH559,I will persuadeאֲפַתֶּ֑נּוּ'a.fat.Te.nuH6601him.

22And Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Wherewith? And he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,I will go forthאֵצֵא֙'e.Tze'H3318,and I will be a lyingשֶׁ֔קֶרShe.kerH8267spiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307in the mouthבְּפִ֖יbe.FiH6310of all his prophetsנְבִיאָ֑יוne.vi.'AvH5030.And he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Thou shalt persuadeתְּפַתֶּה֙te.fa.TehH6601him,and prevailתּוּכָ֔לtu.KhalH3201also: go forthצֵ֖אtze'H3318,and doוַעֲשֵׂה־va.'a.seh-H6213so.

23Now therefore, behold, Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068hath putנָתַ֤ןna.TanH5414a lyingשֶׁ֔קֶרShe.kerH8267spiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307in the mouthבְּפִ֖יbe.FiH6310of all these thy prophetsנְבִיאֶ֣יךָne.vi.'Ei.khaH5030,And Yhwhוַֽיהוָ֔הva.Yah.wehH3068hath spokenדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696evilרָעָֽה׃ra.'AhH7451concerning thee.

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