Revised Version 1895

1 Kings 22:6-23

6Then thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֥לYis.ra.'ElH3478gatheredוַיִּקְבֹּ֨ץvai.yik.BotzH6908theprophetsהַנְּבִיאִים֮ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030togetherH6908,aboutH5921fourכְּאַרְבַּ֣עke.'ar.Ba'H702hundredמֵא֣וֹתme.'otH3967menאִישׁ֒'ishH376, andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, Shall Igoעֲלֵ֔ה'a.LehH5927againstH5921Ramoth-gileadH7433tobattleלַמִּלְחָמָ֖הla.mil.cha.MahH4421, or shall I forbear? And theysaidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559,GoH5927upH5927; for theLordאֲדֹנָ֖י'a.do.NaiH136shalldeliverוְיִתֵּ֥ןve.yi.TenH5414itintoאֲלֵהֶ֗ם'a.le.HemH413thehandבְּיַ֥דbe.YadH3027of thekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

7ButJehoshaphatיְה֣וֹשָׁפָ֔טye.Ho.o.sha.FatH3092saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, Is therenotהַאֵ֨יןha.'EinH369hereפֹּ֥הpohH6311besidesע֑וֹדodH5750aprophetנָבִ֛יאna.Vi'H5030of theLORDלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068, that we mightinquireוְנִדְרְשָׁ֖הve.nid.re.ShahH1875of him?

8And thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל׀Yis.ra.'ElH3478saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoJehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֡טye.ho.sha.FatH3092, There is yet onemanאִישׁ־'ish-H376bywhomאֶחָ֡ד'e.ChadH259weH3588mayinquireלִדְרֹשׁ֩lid.RoshH1875of theLORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068,Micaiahמִיכָ֖יְהוּmi.Kha.ye.huH4321thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofImlahיִמְלָ֑הyim.LahH3229: but Ihateשְׂנֵאתִ֗יוse.ne.TivH8130him; for he dothnotH3808prophesyיִתְנַבֵּ֨אyit.na.Be'H5012goodטוֹב֙tOvH2896concerningmeאֶֽל־'el-H413, butevilרָ֔עRa'H7451. AndJehoshaphatיְה֣וֹשָׁפָ֔טye.Ho.o.sha.FatH3092saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559,Letאַל־'al-H408notH3808thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sayיֹאמַ֥רyo.MarH559soכֵּֽן׃KenH3651.

9Then thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478calledוַיִּקְרָא֙vai.yik.Ra'H7121anofficerסָרִ֖יסsa.RisH5631, andsaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Fetchquicklyמַהֲרָ֖הma.ha.RahH4116Micaiahמִיכָ֥יְהוּmi.Kha.ye.huH4321thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofImlahיִמְלָֽה׃yim.LahH3229.

10Now thekingוּמֶ֣לֶךְu.Me.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֡לYis.ra.'ElH3478andJehoshaphatוִֽיהוֹשָׁפָ֣טvi.ho.sha.FatH3092thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֡הye.hu.DahH3063satיֹשְׁבִים֩yo.she.VimH3427eachאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376on histhroneכִּסְא֜וֹkis.'OH3678,arrayedמְלֻבָּשִׁ֤יםme.lu.ba.ShimH3847in theirrobesבְּגָדִים֙be.ga.DimH899, in anopenH6440placeH3605at theentranceפֶּ֖תַחPe.tachH6607of thegateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179ofSamariaשֹׁמְר֑וֹןsho.me.RonH8111; andallH3605theprophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֔יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030prophesiedמִֽתְנַבְּאִ֖יםmit.na.be.'ImH5012beforeH6440them.

11AndZedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֥הtzid.ki.YahH6667thesonבֶֽן־ven-H1121ofChenaanahכְּנַעֲנָ֖הke.na.'a.NahH3668madeוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213himhornsקַרְנֵ֣יkar.NeiH7161ofironבַרְזֶ֑לvar.ZelH1270, andsaidH559,Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, Withtheseבְּאֵ֛לֶּהbe.'E.lehH428shalt thoupushתְּנַגַּ֥חte.na.GachH5055the Syrians,untilעַד־'ad-H5704they beconsumedכַּלֹּתָֽם׃ka.lo.TamH3615.

12Andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605theprophetsהַנְּבִאִ֔יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030prophesiedנִבְּאִ֥יםni.be.'ImH5012soכֵּ֖ןkenH3651,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Goעֲלֵ֞ה'a.LehH5927upH5927toRamoth-gileadH7433, andprosperוְהַצְלַ֔חve.hatz.LachH6743: for theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068shalldeliverוְנָתַ֥ןve.na.TanH5414itintoH3027thehandבְּיַ֥דbe.YadH3027of thekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

13And themessengerוְהַמַּלְאָ֞ךְve.ha.mal.'AkhH4397thatwentהָלַ֣ךְ׀ha.LakhH1980tocallלִקְרֹ֣אlik.Ro'H7121Micaiahמִיכָ֗יְהוּmi.Kha.ye.huH4321spake unto him,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Beholdהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009nowH4994, thewordsדִּבְרֵ֧יdiv.ReiH1697of theprophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֛יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030declareדִּבֶּ֤רdi.BerH1696goodט֖וֹבTovH2896unto thekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428with onemouthפֶּֽה־peh-H6310:letH4994thywordדְבָרְךָ֗div.rei.khaH1697, IprayH4994thee, be like thewordכִּדְבַ֛רkid.VarH1697of one of them, andspeakוְדִבַּ֥רְתָּve.di.Bar.taH1696thougoodטּֽוֹב׃TovH2896.

14AndMicaiahמִיכָ֑יְהוּmi.Kha.ye.huH4321saidH559, As theLORDיְהוָ֕הYah.wehH3068liveth,whatאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068saith untomeאֵלַ֖י'e.LaiH413, that will Ispeakאֲדַבֵּֽר׃'a.da.BerH1696.

15And when he wascomeH935to thekingהַמֶּלֶךְ֒ha.me.leKhH4428, thekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him,Micaiahמִיכָ֙יְהוּ֙mi.Kha.ye.huH4321, shallweH518goH935toRamoth-gileadH7433tobattleלַמִּלְחָמָ֖הla.mil.cha.MahH4421, or shallweH518forbear? And heansweredוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559him,GoH935upעֲלֵ֣ה'a.LehH5927, andprosperוְהַצְלַ֔חve.hatz.LachH6743; and theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068shalldeliverוְנָתַ֥ןve.na.TanH5414itintoH413thehandבְּיַ֥דbe.YadH3027of thekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

16And thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him,HowH4100manyH4100timesפְעָמִ֖יםfe.'a.MimH6471shall Iadjureמַשְׁבִּעֶ֑ךָmash.bi.'E.khaH7650thee that thouspeakתְדַבֵּ֥רte.da.BerH1696untomeH413nothingלֹֽא־lo'-H3808but thetruthאֱמֶ֖ת'e.MetH571in thenameבְּשֵׁ֥םbe.ShemH8034of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068?

17And hesaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Isawרָאִ֤יתִיra.'I.tiH7200allH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478scatteredנְפֹצִ֣יםne.fo.TzimH6327uponאֶל־'el-H413themountainsהֶהָרִ֔יםhe.ha.RimH2022, assheepכַּצֹּ֕אןka.TzonH6629that havenoH3808shepherdרֹעֶ֑הro.'EhH7462: and theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Theseלָאֵ֔לֶּהla.'E.lehH428havenoH3808masterאֲדֹנִ֣ים'a.do.NimH113;letH3808themreturnיָשׁ֥וּבוּya.Shu.vuH7725everyH3605manאִישׁ־'ish-H376to hishouseלְבֵית֖וֹle.vei.ToH1004inpeaceבְּשָׁלֽוֹם׃be.sha.LomH7965.

18And thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toJehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֑טye.ho.sha.FatH3092,DidH3808InotH3808tellאָמַ֣רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559thee that he wouldnotH3808prophesyיִתְנַבֵּ֥אyit.na.Be'H5012goodט֖וֹבTovH2896concerningmeH413, butevilרָֽע׃Ra'H7451?

19And hesaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Thereforehearשְׁמַ֣עshe.Ma'H8085thou thewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068: Isawרָאִ֤יתִיra.'I.tiH7200theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068sittingיֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427on histhroneכִּסְא֔וֹkis.'OH3678, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605thehostצְבָ֤אtze.Va'H6635ofheavenהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064standingעֹמֵ֣ד'o.MedH5975by him on hisrightמִימִינ֖וֹmi.mi.NoH3225handH3225and on hisleftוּמִשְּׂמֹאלֽוֹ׃u.mi.se.mo.LoH8040.

20And theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Who shall enticeAhabאַחְאָ֔ב'ach.'AvH256, that he maygoוְיַ֕עַלve.Ya.'alH5927upH5927andfallוְיִפֹּ֖לve.yi.PolH5307atRamoth-gileadH7433? And onesaidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559on this manner; andanotherH2088saidאֹמֵ֖ר'o.MerH559on that manner.

21And therecameH3318forthוַיֵּצֵ֣אvai.ye.Tze'H3318aspiritהָר֗וּחַha.Ru.achH7307, andstoodוַֽיַּעֲמֹד֙vai.ya.'a.ModH5975beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440theLORDH3068, andsaidH559, I will entice him.

22And the LORDsaidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Wherewith? And hesaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, I willgoאֵצֵא֙'e.Tze'H3318forthH3318, and will be alyingשֶׁ֔קֶרShe.kerH8267spiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307in themouthבְּפִ֖יbe.FiH6310ofallכָּל־kol-H3605hisprophetsנְבִיאָ֑יוne.vi.'AvH5030. And hesaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Thou shalt entice him, and shaltprevailתּוּכָ֔לtu.KhalH3201also:goצֵ֖אtze'H3318forthH3318, anddoוַעֲשֵׂה־va.'a.seh-H6213soכֵֽן׃KhenH3651.

23Nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258therefore,beholdהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009, theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068hathputנָתַ֤ןna.TanH5414alyingשֶׁ֔קֶרShe.kerH8267spiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307in themouthבְּפִ֖יbe.FiH6310ofallכָּל־kol-H3605theseאֵ֑לֶּה'E.lehH428thyprophetsנְבִיאֶ֣יךָne.vi.'Ei.khaH5030; and theLORDוַֽיהוָ֔הva.Yah.wehH3068hathspokenדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696evilרָעָֽה׃ra.'AhH7451concerning thee.

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