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1 Kings 22:19-28

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.

24But Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֣הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667the sonבֶֽן־ven-H1121of Chenaanahכְּנַעֲנָ֔הke.na.'a.NahH3668went nearוַיִּגַּשׁ֙vai.yi.GashH5066,and smoteוַיַּכֶּ֥הvai.ya.KehH5221Micaiahמִיכָ֖יְהוּmi.Kha.ye.huH4321on the cheekהַלֶּ֑חִיha.Le.chiH3895,and saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Which wayאֵי־'ei-H335wentעָבַ֧ר'a.VarH5674the Spiritרֽוּחַ־Ru.ach-H7307of Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068from me to speakלְדַבֵּ֥רle.da.BerH1696unto thee?

25And Micaiahמִיכָ֔יְהוּmi.Kha.ye.huH4321saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Behold, thou shalt seeרֹאֶ֖הro.'EhH7200in that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,when thou shalt goתָּבֹ֛אta.Vo'H935into an innerחֶ֥דֶרChe.derH2315chamberבְּחֶ֖דֶרbe.Che.derH2315to hideלְהֵחָבֵֽה׃le.he.cha.VehH2247thyself.

26And the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559,Takeקַ֚חkachH3947Micaiahמִיכָ֔יְהוּmi.Kha.ye.huH4321,and carry him backוַהֲשִׁיבֵ֖הוּva.ha.shi.Ve.huH7725unto Amonאָמֹ֣ן'a.MonH526the governorשַׂר־sar-H8269of the cityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892,and to Joashיוֹאָ֖שׁyo.'AshH3101the king’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428sonבֶּן־ben-H1121;

27And sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֗ve.'a.mar.TaH559,Thus saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,Putשִׂ֥ימוּSi.muH7760this fellowin the prisonבֵּ֣ית הַכֶּ֑לֶאbeit ha.Ke.le'H3608 H1004,and feedוְהַאֲכִילֻ֨הוּve.ha.'a.khi.Lu.huH398him with breadלֶ֤חֶםLe.chemH3899of afflictionלַ֙חַץ֙la.chatzH3906and with waterוּמַ֣יִםu.Ma.yimH4325of afflictionלַ֔חַץLa.chatzH3906,until I comeבֹּאִ֥יbo.'IH935in peaceבְשָׁלֽוֹם׃ve.sha.LomH7965.

28And Micaiahמִיכָ֔יְהוּmi.Kha.ye.huH4321saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,If thou returnשׁ֤וֹבShovH7725at allתָּשׁוּב֙ta.ShuvH7725in peaceבְּשָׁל֔וֹםbe.sha.LomH7965,Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hath not spokenדִבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696by me. And he saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Hearkenשִׁמְע֖וּshim.'UH8085,O peopleעַמִּ֥ים'a.MimH5971, every one of you.

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