1 Kings 22
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וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙and he saidאֶל־toיְה֣וֹשָׁפָ֔טJehoshaphatהֲתֵלֵ֥ךְ¿ will you goאִתִּ֛יwith meלַמִּלְחָמָ֖הfor the battleרָמֹ֣תRamothגִּלְעָ֑דGileadוַיֹּ֤אמֶרand he saidיְהֽוֹשָׁפָט֙Jehoshaphatאֶל־toמֶ֣לֶךְthe king ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsraelכָּמ֧וֹנִיas meכָמ֛וֹךָas youכְּעַמִּ֥יas people myכְעַמֶּ֖ךָas people yourכְּסוּסַ֥יas horses myכְּסוּסֶֽיךָ׃as horses your
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וַיִּקְבֹּ֨ץand he gatheredמֶֽלֶךְ־the king ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֥לIsraelאֶֽת־obj.הַנְּבִיאִים֮the prophetsכְּאַרְבַּ֣עabout fourמֵא֣וֹתhundredsאִישׁ֒manוַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he saidאֲלֵהֶ֗םto themהַאֵלֵ֞ךְ¿ will I goעַל־onרָמֹ֥תRamothגִּלְעָ֛דGileadלַמִּלְחָמָ֖הfor the battleאִם־or?אֶחְדָּ֑לwill I refrainוַיֹּאמְר֣וּand they saidעֲלֵ֔הgo upוְיִתֵּ֥ןso he may give itאֲדֹנָ֖יthe Lordבְּיַ֥דin the hand ofהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃the king
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וַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he saidמֶֽלֶךְ־the king ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל׀Israelאֶֽל־toיְהוֹשָׁפָ֡טJehoshaphatע֣וֹדstillאִישׁ־a manאֶחָ֡דoneלִדְרֹשׁ֩to consultאֶת־obj.יְהוָ֨הYahwehמֵאֹת֜וֹfrom obj. himוַאֲנִ֣יand Iשְׂנֵאתִ֗יוI hate himכִּ֠יforלֹֽא־notיִתְנַבֵּ֨אhe prophesiesעָלַ֥יon meטוֹב֙goodכִּ֣יthatאִם־exceptרָ֔עevilמִיכָ֖יְהוּMicaiahבֶּן־the son ofיִמְלָ֑הImlahוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙and he saidיְה֣וֹשָׁפָ֔טJehoshaphatאַל־may notיֹאמַ֥רhe speakהַמֶּ֖לֶךְthe kingכֵּֽן׃thus
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וּמֶ֣לֶךְand the king ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֡לIsraelוִֽיהוֹשָׁפָ֣טand Jehoshaphatמֶֽלֶךְ־the king ofיְהוּדָ֡הJudahיֹשְׁבִים֩were sittingאִ֨ישׁeachעַל־onכִּסְא֜וֹthrone hisמְלֻבָּשִׁ֤יםclothedבְּגָדִים֙garmentsבְּגֹ֔רֶןat the threshing floorפֶּ֖תַחthe entrance ofשַׁ֣עַרthe gate ofשֹׁמְר֑וֹןSamariaוְכָ֨ל־and allהַנְּבִיאִ֔יםthe prophetsמִֽתְנַבְּאִ֖יםwere prophesyingלִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃to before them
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וְהַמַּלְאָ֞ךְand the messengerאֲשֶׁר־whoהָלַ֣ךְ׀he had goneלִקְרֹ֣אto summonמִיכָ֗יְהוּMicaiahדִּבֶּ֤רhe spokeאֵלָיו֙to himלֵאמֹ֔רto sayingהִנֵּה־here!נָ֞אpleaseדִּבְרֵ֧יthe words ofהַנְּבִיאִ֛יםthe prophetsפֶּֽה־a mouthאֶחָ֥דoneט֖וֹבis goodאֶל־toהַמֶּ֑לֶךְthe kingיְהִֽי־let it beנָ֣אpleaseדְבָרְךָ֗word yourכִּדְבַ֛רlike the word ofאַחַ֥דoneמֵהֶ֖םfrom themוְדִבַּ֥רְתָּand you will speakטּֽוֹב׃good
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וַיָּבוֹא֮and he cameאֶל־toהַמֶּלֶךְ֒the kingוַיֹּ֨אמֶרand he saidהַמֶּ֜לֶךְthe kingאֵלָ֗יוto himמִיכָ֙יְהוּ֙O Micaiahהֲנֵלֵ֞ךְ¿ will we goאֶל־againstרָמֹ֥תRamothגִּלְעָ֛דGileadלַמִּלְחָמָ֖הfor the battleאִם־or?נֶחְדָּ֑לwill we refrainוַיֹּ֤אמֶרand he saidאֵלָיו֙to himעֲלֵ֣הgo upוְהַצְלַ֔חand succeedוְנָתַ֥ןand he will give itיְהוָ֖הYahwehבְּיַ֥דin the hand ofהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃the king
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וַיֹּ֗אמֶרand he saidרָאִ֤יתִיI sawאֶת־obj.כָּל־allיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Israelנְפֹצִ֣יםscatteredאֶל־toהֶהָרִ֔יםthe mountainsכַּצֹּ֕אןlike the flockאֲשֶׁ֥רwhichאֵין־notלָהֶ֖םbelongs to themרֹעֶ֑הa shepherdוַיֹּ֤אמֶרand he saidיְהוָה֙Yahwehלֹֽא־notאֲדֹנִ֣יםmastersלָאֵ֔לֶּהbelong to theseיָשׁ֥וּבוּlet them returnאִישׁ־eachלְבֵית֖וֹto house hisבְּשָׁלֽוֹם׃in peace
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וַיֹּ֗אמֶרand it saidאֵצֵא֙I will go outוְהָיִ֙יתִי֙and I will beר֣וּחַa spirit ofשֶׁ֔קֶרfalsehoodבְּפִ֖יin the mouth ofכָּל־allנְבִיאָ֑יוprophets hisוַיֹּ֧אמֶרand he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרand he saidיְהוָ֛הYahwehתְּפַתֶּה֙you will deceiveאֵלָ֖יוto itוְגַם־and alsoבַּמָּֽה׃in how?תּוּכָ֔לyou will prevailצֵ֖אgo outוַעֲשֵׂה־and doכֵֽן׃thus
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וַיִּגַּשׁ֙and he drew nearצִדְקִיָּ֣הוּZedekiahבֶֽן־the son ofכְּנַעֲנָ֔הKenaanahוַיַּכֶּ֥הand he struckאֶת־obj.מִיכָ֖יְהוּMicaiahעַל־onהַלֶּ֑חִיthe cheekוַיֹּ֕אמֶרand he saidאֵי־where?זֶ֨הthisעָבַ֧רdid it pass onרֽוּחַ־the spirit ofיְהוָ֛הYahwehמֵאִתִּ֖יfrom with meלְדַבֵּ֥רto speakאוֹתָֽךְ׃with you
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וַיֹּאמֶר֩and he saidמֶ֨לֶךְthe king ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לIsraelאֶל־toיְהוֹשָׁפָ֗טJehoshaphatהִתְחַפֵּשׂ֙I will disguise myselfוָבֹ֣אand I will goבַמִּלְחָמָ֔הin the battleוְאַתָּ֖הand youלְבַ֣שׁwearבְּגָדֶ֑יךָown clothes yourוַיִּתְחַפֵּשׂ֙and he disguised himselfמֶ֣לֶךְthe king ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsraelוַיָּב֖וֹאand he wentבַּמִּלְחָמָֽה׃in the battle
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וּמֶ֣לֶךְand king ofאֲרָ֡םAramצִוָּ֣הhe had commandedאֶת־obj.שָׂרֵי֩the commanders ofהָרֶ֨כֶבthe chariotryאֲשֶׁר־whichל֜וֹbelonged to himשְׁלֹשִׁ֤יםthirtyוּשְׁנַ֙יִם֙and twoלֵאמֹ֔רto sayingלֹ֚אnotתִּלָּ֣חֲמ֔וּyou must do battleאֶת־withקָטֹ֖ןthe smallוְאֶת־and withגָּד֑וֹלthe greatכִּ֛יthatאִֽם־exceptאֶת־withמֶ֥לֶךְthe king ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לIsraelלְבַדּֽוֹ׃to only him
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וַיְהִ֡יand it wasכִּרְאוֹת֩when sawשָׂרֵ֨יthe commanders ofהָרֶ֜כֶבthe chariotryאֶת־obj.יְהוֹשָׁפָ֗טJehoshaphatוְהֵ֤מָּהand theyאָֽמְרוּ֙they saidאַ֣ךְsurelyמֶֽלֶךְ־is the king ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לIsraelה֔וּאheוַיָּסֻ֥רוּand they turned asideעָלָ֖יוon himלְהִלָּחֵ֑םto do battleוַיִּזְעַ֖קand he cried outיְהוֹשָׁפָֽט׃Jehoshaphat
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וְאִ֗ישׁand someoneמָשַׁ֤ךְhe drewבַּקֶּ֙שֶׁת֙on the bowלְתֻמּ֔וֹto innocence hisוַיַּכֶּה֙and he struckאֶת־obj.מֶ֣לֶךְthe king ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsraelבֵּ֥יןbetweenהַדְּבָקִ֖יםthe jointsוּבֵ֣יןand betweenהַשִּׁרְיָ֑ןthe body armorוַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he saidלְרַכָּב֗וֹto charioteer hisהֲפֹ֥ךְturn aroundיָדְךָ֛hand yourוְהוֹצִיאֵ֥נִיand take out meמִן־fromהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֖הthe campכִּ֥יforהָחֳלֵֽיתִי׃I have been wounded
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וַתַּעֲלֶ֤הand it went upהַמִּלְחָמָה֙the battleבַּיּ֣וֹםon the dayהַה֔וּאthe thatוְהַמֶּ֗לֶךְand the kingהָיָ֧הhe wasמָעֳמָ֛דplacedבַּמֶּרְכָּבָ֖הin the chariotנֹ֣כַחopposite toאֲרָ֑םAramוַיָּ֣מָתand he diedבָּעֶ֔רֶבin the eveningוַיִּ֥צֶקand it flowedדַּֽם־the blood ofהַמַּכָּ֖הthe woundאֶל־intoחֵ֥יקthe bottom ofהָרָֽכֶב׃the chariot
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וַיִּשְׁטֹ֨ףand someone washed offאֶת־obj.הָרֶ֜כֶבthe chariotעַ֣ל׀atבְּרֵכַ֣תthe pool ofשֹׁמְר֗וֹןSamariaוַיָּלֹ֤קּוּand they licked upהַכְּלָבִים֙the dogsאֶת־obj.דָּמ֔וֹblood hisוְהַזֹּנ֖וֹתand the prostitutesרָחָ֑צוּthey bathedכִּדְבַ֥רaccording to the word ofיְהוָ֖הYahwehאֲשֶׁ֥רwhichדִּבֵּֽר׃he had spoken
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וְיֶתֶר֩and the rest ofדִּבְרֵ֨יthe matters ofאַחְאָ֜בAhabוְכָל־and allאֲשֶׁ֣רthatעָשָׂ֗הhe didוּבֵ֤יתand the house ofהַשֵּׁן֙the ivoryאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichבָּנָ֔הhe builtוְכָל־and allהֶעָרִ֖יםthe citiesאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichבָּנָ֑הhe builtהֲלֽוֹא־¿ notהֵ֣םare theyכְּתוּבִ֗יםwrittenעַל־onסֵ֛פֶרthe scroll ofדִּבְרֵ֥יthe matters ofהַיָּמִ֖יםthe daysלְמַלְכֵ֥יof the kings ofיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Israel
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יְהוֹשָׁפָ֗טJehoshaphatבֶּן־was a son ofשְׁלֹשִׁ֨יםthirtyוְחָמֵ֤שׁand fiveשָׁנָה֙yearsבְּמָלְכ֔וֹwhen became king heוְעֶשְׂרִ֤יםand twentyוְחָמֵשׁ֙and fiveשָׁנָ֔הyearsמָלַ֖ךְhe reignedבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םin Jerusalemוְשֵׁ֣םand the name ofאִמּ֔וֹmother hisעֲזוּבָ֖הwas Azubahבַּת־the daughter ofשִׁלְחִֽי׃Shilhi
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וַיֵּ֗לֶךְand he walkedאַ֥ךְonlyבְּכָל־in allהַבָּמ֖וֹתthe high placesדֶּ֛רֶךְthe way ofלֹֽא־notאָסָ֥אAsaסָ֑רוּthey were removedאָבִ֖יוfather hisע֥וֹדstillלֹא־notהָעָ֛םthe peopleסָ֣רhe turned asideמְזַבְּחִ֥יםwere sacrificingמִמֶּ֑נּוּfrom itוּֽמְקַטְּרִ֖יםand making smokeלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתto doבַּבָּמֽוֹת׃at the high placesהַיָּשָׁ֖רthe rightבְּעֵינֵ֥יin the eyes ofיְהוָֽה׃Yahweh
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וְיֶ֨תֶרand the rest ofדִּבְרֵ֧יthe matters ofיְהוֹשָׁפָ֛טJehoshaphatוּגְבוּרָת֥וֹand might hisאֲשֶׁר־whichעָשָׂ֖הhe didוַאֲשֶׁ֣רand whichנִלְחָ֑םhe waged warהֲלֹֽא־¿ notהֵ֣םare theyכְּתוּבִ֗יםwrittenעַל־onסֵ֛פֶרthe scroll ofדִּבְרֵ֥יthe matters ofהַיָּמִ֖יםthe daysלְמַלְכֵ֥יof the kings ofיְהוּדָֽה׃Judah
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וַיַּ֥עַשׂand he didהָרַ֖עthe evilבְּעֵינֵ֣יin the eyes ofיְהוָ֑הYahwehוַיֵּ֗לֶךְand he walkedבְּדֶ֤רֶךְin the way ofאָבִיו֙father hisוּבְדֶ֣רֶךְand in the way ofאִמּ֔וֹmother hisוּבְדֶ֙רֶךְ֙and in the way ofיָרָבְעָ֣םJeroboamבֶּן־the son ofנְבָ֔טNebatאֲשֶׁ֥רwhoהֶחֱטִ֖יאhe caused to sinאֶת־obj.יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Israel
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