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1 Kings 22:17-23

17And hesaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Isawרָאִ֤יתִיra.'I.tiH7200allIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478scatteredנְפֹצִ֣יםne.fo.TzimH6327upon thehillsהֶהָרִ֔יםhe.ha.RimH2022, assheepכַּצֹּ֕אןka.TzonH6629that have not ashepherdרֹעֶ֑הro.'EhH7462: and theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, These have nomasterאֲדֹנִ֣ים'a.do.NimH113: let themreturnיָשׁ֥וּבוּya.Shu.vuH7725everymanאִישׁ־'ish-H376to hishouseלְבֵית֖וֹle.vei.ToH1004inpeaceבְּשָׁלֽוֹם׃be.sha.LomH7965.

18And thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toJehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֑טye.ho.sha.FatH3092, Did I nottellאָמַ֣רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559thee that he wouldprophesyיִתְנַבֵּ֥אyit.na.Be'H5012nogoodט֖וֹבTovH2896concerning me, butevilרָֽע׃Ra'H7451?

19And hesaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Hearשְׁמַ֣עshe.Ma'H8085thou therefore thewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068: Isawרָאִ֤יתִיra.'I.tiH7200theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068sittingיֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427on histhroneכִּסְא֔וֹkis.'OH3678, and all thehostצְבָ֤אtze.Va'H6635ofheavenהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064standingעֹמֵ֣ד'o.MedH5975by him on his righthandמִימִינ֖וֹmi.mi.NoH3225and on hisleftוּמִשְּׂמֹאלֽוֹ׃u.mi.se.mo.LoH8040.

20And theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Who shallpersuadeיְפַתֶּה֙ye.fa.TehH6601Ahabאַחְאָ֔ב'ach.'AvH256, that he may goupוְיַ֕עַלve.Ya.'alH5927andfallוְיִפֹּ֖לve.yi.PolH5307atRamothgileadגִּלְעָ֑דgil.'AdH7433 H1568? And onesaidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559in thismannerבְּכֹ֔הbe.KhohH3541, and anothersaidאֹמֵ֖ר'o.MerH559in thatmannerבְּכֹֽה׃be.KhohH3541.

21And there cameforthוַיֵּצֵ֣אvai.ye.Tze'H3318aspiritהָר֗וּחַha.Ru.achH7307, andstoodוַֽיַּעֲמֹד֙vai.ya.'a.ModH5975beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440theLORDH3068, andsaidH559, I willpersuadeאֲפַתֶּ֑נּוּ'a.fat.Te.nuH6601him.

22And theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, How? And hesaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, I will goforthאֵצֵא֙'e.Tze'H3318, and I will be alyingשֶׁ֔קֶרShe.kerH8267spiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307in themouthבְּפִ֖יbe.FiH6310of all hisprophetsנְבִיאָ֑יוne.vi.'AvH5030. And hesaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Thou shaltpersuadeתְּפַתֶּה֙te.fa.TehH6601him, andprevailתּוּכָ֔לtu.KhalH3201also: goforthצֵ֖אtze'H3318, anddoוַעֲשֵׂה־va.'a.seh-H6213so.

23Now therefore, behold, theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068hathputנָתַ֤ןna.TanH5414alyingשֶׁ֔קֶרShe.kerH8267spiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307in themouthבְּפִ֖יbe.FiH6310of all these thyprophetsנְבִיאֶ֣יךָne.vi.'Ei.khaH5030, and theLORDוַֽיהוָ֔הva.Yah.wehH3068hathspokenדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696evilרָעָֽה׃ra.'AhH7451concerning thee.

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