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1 Kings 22:22-25

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.

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