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2 Chronicles 18:4-27

4AndJehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֖טye.ho.sha.FatH3092saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;Inquireדְּרָשׁ־de.rosh-H1875, Iprayנָ֥אna'H4994thee, at thewordדְּבַ֥רde.VarH1697of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068todayכַיּ֖וֹםkhai.YomH3117.

5When thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֥לYis.ra.'ElH3478gatheredH6908theprophetsהַנְּבִאִים֮ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030togetherH6908,fourאַרְבַּ֣ע'ar.Ba'H702hundredמֵא֣וֹתme.'otH3967menאִישׁ֒'ishH376, andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, Shallweאִם־'im-H518goעֲלֵ֔ה'a.LehH5927toRamoth-gileadH7433tobattleלַמִּלְחָמָ֖הla.mil.cha.MahH4421, or shall I forbear? And theysaidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559,GoH5927upH5927; forGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430shalldeliverוְיִתֵּ֥ןve.yi.TenH5414itintoH413thehandבְּיַ֥דbe.YadH3027of thekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

6ButJehoshaphatיְה֣וֹשָׁפָ֔טye.Ho.o.sha.FatH3092saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, Is therenotהַאֵ֨יןha.'EinH369hereפֹּ֥הpohH6311besidesע֑וֹדodH5750aprophetנָבִ֛יאna.Vi'H5030of theLORDלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068, that we mightinquireוְנִדְרְשָׁ֖הve.nid.re.ShahH1875of him?

7And thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל׀Yis.ra.'ElH3478saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoJehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֡טye.ho.sha.FatH3092, There is yet onemanאִישׁ־'ish-H376bywhomאֶחָ֡ד'e.ChadH259weH3588mayinquireלִדְרוֹשׁ֩lid.ro.VoshH1875of theLORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068: but Ihateשְׂנֵאתִ֗יהוּse.ne.Ti.huH8130him; for heneverH369prophesiethgoodלְטוֹבָה֙le.to.VahH2896concerningmeאֶֽל־'el-H413, butalwaysיָמָ֣יוya.MavH3117evilלְרָעָ֔הle.ra.'AhH7451: thesameה֖וּאhu'H1931isMicaiahמִיכָ֣יְהוּmi.Kha.ye.huH4321thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofImlaיִמְלָ֑אyim.La'H3229. AndJehoshaphatיְה֣וֹשָׁפָ֔טye.Ho.o.sha.FatH3092saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559,Letאַל־'al-H408notH369thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sayיֹאמַ֥רyo.MarH559soכֵּֽן׃KenH3651.

8Then thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478calledוַיִּקְרָא֙vai.yik.Ra'H7121anofficerסָרִ֖יסsa.RisH5631, andsaidH559, Fetchquicklyמַהֵ֖רma.HerH4116MicaiahH559thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofImlaיִמְלָֽא׃yim.La'H3229.

9Now thekingוּמֶ֣לֶךְu.Me.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֡לYis.ra.'ElH3478andJehoshaphatוִֽיהוֹשָׁפָ֣טvi.ho.sha.FatH3092thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֡הye.hu.DahH3063satיוֹשְׁבִים֩yo.she.VimH3427eachאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376on histhroneכִּסְא֜וֹkis.'OH3678,arrayedמְלֻבָּשִׁ֤יםme.lu.ba.ShimH3847in theirrobesבְּגָדִים֙be.ga.DimH899, and theysatוְיֹשְׁבִ֣יםve.yo.she.VimH3427in anopenH6440placeH3605at theentranceפֶּ֖תַחPe.tachH6607of thegateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179ofSamariaשֹׁמְר֑וֹןsho.me.RonH8111; andallH3605theprophetsהַ֨נְּבִיאִ֔יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030prophesiedמִֽתְנַבְּאִ֖יםmit.na.be.'ImH5012beforeH6440them.

10AndZedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֥הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667thesonבֶֽן־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 beconsumedכַּלּוֹתָֽם׃ka.lo.TamH3615.

11Andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605theprophetsהַ֨נְּבִאִ֔יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030prophesiedנִבְּאִ֥יםni.be.'ImH5012soכֵּ֖ןkenH3651,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Goעֲלֵ֞ה'a.LehH5927upH5927toRamoth-gileadH7433, andprosperוְהַצְלַ֔חve.hatz.LachH6743: for theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068shalldeliverוְנָתַ֥ןve.na.TanH5414itintoH3027thehandבְּיַ֥דbe.YadH3027of thekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

12And themessengerוְהַמַּלְאָ֞ךְve.ha.mal.'AkhH4397thatwentהָלַ֣ךְ׀ha.LakhH1980tocallלִקְרֹ֣אlik.Ro'H7121Micaiahלְמִיכָ֗יְהוּle.mi.Kha.ye.huH4321spake to him,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Beholdהִנֵּ֞הhi.NehH2009, thewordsדִּבְרֵ֧יdiv.ReiH1697of theprophetsהַנְּבִאִ֛יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030declareדִּבֶּ֤רdi.BerH1696goodט֖וֹבTovH2896to thekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428with onemouthפֶּֽה־peh-H6310:letH4994thywordדְבָרְךָ֛de.va.re.KhaH1697, therefore, IprayH4994thee, be like one oftheirsH1992, andspeakוְדִבַּ֥רְתָּve.di.Bar.taH1696thougoodטּֽוֹב׃TovH2896.

13AndMicaiahמִיכָ֑יְהוּmi.Kha.ye.huH4321saidH559, As theLORDיְהוָ֕הYah.wehH3068liveth,whatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834myGodאֱלֹהַ֖י'e.lo.HaiH430saith, that will Ispeakאֲדַבֵּֽר׃'a.da.BerH1696.

14And when he wascomeH935to thekingהַמֶּלֶךְ֒ha.me.leKhH4428, thekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidH559unto him,MicaiahH559, shallweאִם־'im-H518goH935toRamoth-gileadH7433tobattleלַמִּלְחָמָ֖הla.mil.cha.MahH4421, or shall I forbear? And hesaidH559,GoH935yeupעֲל֣וּ'a.LuH5927, andprosperוְהַצְלִ֔יחוּve.hatz.Li.chuH6743; and they shall bedeliveredוְיִנָּתְנ֖וּve.yi.na.te.NuH5414intoH413yourhandבְּיֶדְכֶֽם׃be.yed.KhemH3027.

15And thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him,HowH4100manyH4100timesפְעָמִ֖יםfe.'a.MimH6471shall Iadjureמַשְׁבִּיעֶ֑ךָmash.bi.'E.khaH7650thee that thouspeakתְדַבֵּ֥רte.da.BerH1696untomeH413nothingלֹֽא־lo'-H3808but thetruthאֱמֶ֖ת'e.MetH571in thenameבְּשֵׁ֥םbe.ShemH8034of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068?

16And hesaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Isawרָאִ֤יתִיra.'I.tiH7200allH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478scatteredנְפוֹצִ֣יםne.fo.TzimH6327uponעַל־'al-H5921themountainsהֶֽהָרִ֔יםhe.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.

17And thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toJehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֑טye.ho.sha.FatH3092,DidH3808InotH3808tellאָמַ֣רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559thee that he wouldnotH3808prophesyיִתְנַבֵּ֥אyit.na.Be'H5012goodט֖וֹבTovH2896concerningmeH413, butevilלְרָֽע׃ סle.Ra'H7451?

18And hesaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Thereforehearשִׁמְע֣וּshim.'UH8085ye thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068: Isawרָאִ֤יתִיra.'I.tiH7200theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068sittingיוֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427uponH5921histhroneכִּסְא֔וֹkis.'OH3678, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605thehostצְבָ֤אtze.Va'H6635ofheavenהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064standingעֹֽמְדִ֔ים'o.me.DimH5975on hisrightיְמִינ֖וֹye.mi.NoH3225handH3225and on hisleftוּשְׂמֹאלֽוֹ׃u.se.mo.LoH8040.

19And theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068saidH559, Who shall enticeAhabאַחְאָ֣ב'ach.'AvH256kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, that he maygoוְיַ֕עַלve.Ya.'alH5927upH5927andfallוְיִפֹּ֖לve.yi.PolH5307atRamoth-gileadH7433? And one spakesayingH559after thismannerכָּ֔כָהKa.khahH3602, andanotherH2088sayingH559after thatmannerכָּֽכָה׃Ka.khahH3602.

20And therecameH3318forthוַיֵּצֵ֣אvai.ye.Tze'H3318aspiritהָר֗וּחַha.Ru.achH7307, andstoodוַֽיַּעֲמֹד֙vai.ya.'a.ModH5975beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, andsaidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, I will entice him. And theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Wherewith?

21And hesaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, I willgoאֵצֵא֙'e.Tze'H3318forthH3318, and will be alyingשֶׁ֔קֶרShe.kerH8267spiritלְר֣וּחַle.Ru.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.

22Nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258therefore,beholdהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009, theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068hathputנָתַ֤ןna.TanH5414alyingשֶׁ֔קֶרShe.kerH8267spiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307in themouthבְּפִ֖יbe.FiH6310oftheseאֵ֑לֶּה'E.lehH428thyprophetsנְבִיאֶ֣יךָne.vi.'Ei.khaH5030; and theLORDוַֽיהוָ֔הva.Yah.wehH3068hathspokenדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696evilרָעָֽה׃ סra.'AhH7451concerning thee.

23ThenZedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֣הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667thesonבֶֽן־ven-H1121ofChenaanahכְּנַעֲנָ֔הke.na.'a.NahH3668cameH5066nearH5066, andsmoteוַיַּ֥ךְvai.YakhH5221Micaiahמִיכָ֖יְהוּmi.Kha.ye.huH4321uponH5921thecheekהַלֶּ֑חִיha.Le.chiH3895, andsaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Whichזֶ֤הzehH2088wayהַדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ha.De.rekhH1870wentH5066thespiritרֽוּחַ־Ru.ach-H7307of theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068frommeH5921tospeakלְדַבֵּ֥רle.da.BerH1696unto thee?

24AndMicaiahמִיכָ֔יְהוּmi.Kha.ye.huH4321saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Beholdהִנְּךָ֥hi.ne.KhaH2005, thou shaltseeרֹאֶ֖הro.'EhH7200on thatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117, when thou shaltgoתָּב֛וֹאta.Vo'H935intoH935aninnerחֶ֥דֶרChe.derH2315chamberבְּחֶ֖דֶרbe.Che.derH2315tohideלְהֵחָבֵֽא׃le.he.cha.Ve'H2244thyself.

25And thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559,Takeקְחוּ֙ke.ChuH3947yeMicaiahמִיכָ֔יְהוּmi.Kha.ye.huH4321, andcarryH3947himbackוַהֲשִׁיבֻ֖הוּva.ha.shi.Vu.huH7725untoAmonאָמ֣וֹן'a.MonH526thegovernorשַׂר־sar-H8269of thecityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892, and toJoashיוֹאָ֖שׁyo.'AshH3101theking’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428sonבֶּן־ben-H1121;

26andsayH559,Thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saith thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,Putשִׂ֥ימוּSi.muH7760this fellow in theprisonהַכֶּ֑לֶאha.Ke.le'H3608, andfeedוְהַאֲכִלֻ֜הוּve.ha.'a.khi.Lu.huH398him withbreadלֶ֤חֶםLe.chemH3899of affliction and withwaterוּמַ֣יִםu.Ma.yimH4325of affliction,untilעַ֖ד'adH5704Ireturnשׁוּבִ֥יshu.ViH7725inpeaceבְשָׁלֽוֹם׃ve.sha.LomH7965.

27AndMicaiahמִיכָ֔יְהוּmi.Kha.ye.huH4321saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,IfH518thoureturnשׁ֤וֹבShovH7725atallH3605inpeaceבְּשָׁל֔וֹםbe.sha.LomH7965, theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hathnotלֹא־lo'-H3808spokenדִבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696bymeתָּשׁוּב֙ta.ShuvH7725. And hesaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Hearשִׁמְע֖וּshim.'UH8085, yepeoplesעַמִּ֥ים'a.MimH5971,allH3605ofyouH518.

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