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2 Chronicles 18:16-22

16Then he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,I did seeרָאִ֤יתִיra.'I.tiH7200all Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478scatteredנְפוֹצִ֣יםne.fo.TzimH6327upon the mountainsהֶֽהָרִ֔יםhe.ha.RimH2022,as sheepכַּצֹּ֕אןka.TzonH6629that have no shepherdרֹעֶ֑הro.'EhH7462:And Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,These have no masterאֲדֹנִ֣ים'a.do.NimH113;let them returnיָשׁ֥וּבוּya.Shu.vuH7725thereforeevery manאִישׁ־'ish-H376to his houseלְבֵית֖וֹle.vei.ToH1004in peaceבְּשָׁלֽוֹם׃be.sha.LomH7965.

17And the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֑טye.ho.sha.FatH3092,Did I not tellאָמַ֣רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559thee thathe would not prophesyיִתְנַבֵּ֥אyit.na.Be'H5012goodט֖וֹבTovH2896unto me, but evilלְרָֽע׃ סle.Ra'H7451?

18Again he saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Therefore hearשִׁמְע֣וּshim.'UH8085the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068;I sawרָאִ֤יתִיra.'I.tiH7200Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068sittingיוֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427upon his throneכִּסְא֔וֹkis.'OH3678,and all the armyצְבָ֤אtze.Va'H6635of heavenהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064standingעֹֽמְדִ֔ים'o.me.DimH5975on his right handיְמִינ֖וֹye.mi.NoH3225and onhis leftוּשְׂמֹאלֽוֹ׃u.se.mo.LoH8040.

19And Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Who shall enticeיְפַתֶּה֙ye.fa.TehH6601Ahabאַחְאָ֣ב'ach.'AvH256kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,that he may go upוְיַ֕עַלve.Ya.'alH5927and fallוְיִפֹּ֖לve.yi.PolH5307at Ramoth–gileadגִּלְעָ֑דgil.'AdH1568 H7433?And one spakeוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559sayingאֹמֵ֣ר'o.MerH559after this mannerכָּ֔כָהKa.khahH3602,and another sayingאֹמֵ֥ר'o.MerH559after that mannerכָּֽכָה׃Ka.khahH3602.

20Then there came outוַיֵּצֵ֣אvai.ye.Tze'H3318a spiritהָר֗וּחַha.Ru.achH7307,and stoodוַֽיַּעֲמֹד֙vai.ya.'a.ModH5975beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,and saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,I will enticeאֲפַתֶּ֑נּוּ'a.fat.Te.nuH6601him. And Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Wherewith?

21And he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,I will go outאֵצֵא֙'e.Tze'H3318,and be a lyingשֶׁ֔קֶרShe.kerH8267spiritלְר֣וּחַle.Ru.achH7307in the mouthבְּפִ֖יbe.FiH6310of all his prophetsנְבִיאָ֑יוne.vi.'AvH5030. And the Lordsaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Thou shalt enticeתְּפַתֶּה֙te.fa.TehH6601him,and thou shalt also prevailתּוּכָ֔לtu.KhalH3201:go outצֵ֖אtze'H3318,and doוַעֲשֵׂה־va.'a.seh-H6213even so.

22Now therefore, behold, Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068hath putנָתַ֤ןna.TanH5414a lyingשֶׁ֔קֶרShe.kerH8267spiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307in the mouthבְּפִ֖יbe.FiH6310of these thy prophetsנְבִיאֶ֣יךָne.vi.'Ei.khaH5030,And Yhwhוַֽיהוָ֔הva.Yah.wehH3068hath spokenדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696evilרָעָֽה׃ סra.'AhH7451against thee.

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