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2 Chronicles

Chapter 18
1
Phonetic (Hebrew): vayehi֧y liֽyhoshshapa֛t 'o֥shsher vekab֖od laro֑b vayּitechatּe֖n le'ache'aֽb׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Jehoshaphat had riches and honour in abundance; and by marriage he allied himself with Ahab.

וַיְהִ֧י לִֽיהוֹשָׁפָ֛ט עֹ֥שֶׁר וְכָב֖וֹד לָרֹ֑ב וַיִּתְחַתֵּ֖ן לְאַחְאָֽב׃

2
Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּered֩ leqe֨tz shshani֤ym 'el-'ache'ab֙ leshsho֣mer֔on vayּiֽzebּaֽch-l֨o 'ache'a֜b tzo֤'n ubaqar֙ laro֔b vela'a֖m 'ashshe֣r 'imּ֑o vayesiyte֕hu la'al֖ot 'el-ram֥ot gּile'aֽd׃
Edified Edition (EDE)After some years he went down to visit Ahab in Samaria; and Ahab killed sheep and oxen in abundance for him and the people who were with him, and persuaded him to go up with him to Ramoth Gilead.

וַיֵּרֶד֩ לְקֵ֨ץ שָׁנִ֤ים אֶל־אַחְאָב֙ לְשֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹן וַיִּֽזְבַּֽח־ל֨וֹ אַחְאָ֜ב צֹ֤אן וּבָקָר֙ לָרֹ֔ב וְלָעָ֖ם אֲשֶׁ֣ר עִמּ֑וֹ וַיְסִיתֵ֕הוּ לַעֲל֖וֹת אֶל־רָמ֥וֹת גִּלְעָֽד׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֜'mer 'ache'a֣b meֽleke-yishsera'e֗l 'el-yehֽoshshapat֙ me֣leke yehuda֔h hatele֥ke 'imּi֖y ramo֣t gּile'a֑d vayּo֣'mer l֗o kּam֤oniy kam֨oka֙ uke'amּeka֣ 'amּi֔y ve'imּeka֖ bּamּilechamaֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)So Ahab king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat king of Judah, "Will you go with me to Ramoth Gilead?" And he answered him, "I am as you are, and my people as your people; we will be with you in the war."

וַיֹּ֜אמֶר אַחְאָ֣ב מֶֽלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל אֶל־יְהֽוֹשָׁפָט֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֔ה הֲתֵלֵ֥ךְ עִמִּ֖י רָמֹ֣ת גִּלְעָ֑ד וַיֹּ֣אמֶר ל֗וֹ כָּמ֤וֹנִי כָמ֨וֹךָ֙ וּכְעַמְּךָ֣ עַמִּ֔י וְעִמְּךָ֖ בַּמִּלְחָמָֽה׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֥'mer yehoshshapa֖t 'el-me֣leke yishsera'e֑l dּerashsh-na֥ kayּ֖om 'et-dּeba֥r yehvaֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Also Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, "Please inquire for the word of the LORD today."

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר יְהוֹשָׁפָ֖ט אֶל־מֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל דְּרָשׁ־נָ֥א כַיּ֖וֹם אֶת־דְּבַ֥ר יְהוָֽה׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּiqebּo֨tz meֽleke-yishsera'e֥l 'eֽt-hanּebi'iym֮ 'arebּa֣ me'֣ot 'iyshsh֒ vayּo֣'mer 'alehe֗m hanele֞ke 'el-ramo֥t gּile'a֛d lamּilechama֖h 'im-'echedּa֑l vayּo'mer֣u 'ale֔h veyitּe֥n ha'elohi֖ym bּeya֥d hamּeֽleke׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Then the king of Israel gathered the prophets together, four hundred men, and said to them, "Shall we go to Ramoth Gilead to fight, or shall I refrain?" So they said, "Go up, for God will deliver it into the king’s hand."

וַיִּקְבֹּ֨ץ מֶֽלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵ֥ל אֶֽת־הַנְּבִאִים֮ אַרְבַּ֣ע מֵא֣וֹת אִישׁ֒ וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֲלֵהֶ֗ם הֲנֵלֵ֞ךְ אֶל־רָמֹ֥ת גִּלְעָ֛ד לַמִּלְחָמָ֖ה אִם־אֶחְדָּ֑ל וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ עֲלֵ֔ה וְיִתֵּ֥ן הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים בְּיַ֥ד הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֨'mer֙ yeh֣oshshapa֔t ha'e֨yn pּo֥h nabi֛y layhva֖h '֑od venidereshsha֖h me'otֽo׃
Edified Edition (EDE)But Jehoshaphat said, "Is there not still a prophet of the LORD here, that we may inquire of him?"

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙ יְה֣וֹשָׁפָ֔ט הַאֵ֨ין פֹּ֥ה נָבִ֛יא לַיהוָ֖ה ע֑וֹד וְנִדְרְשָׁ֖ה מֵאֹתֽוֹ׃

7
Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֣'mer meֽleke-yishsera'e֣l ׀ 'eֽl-yehoshshapa֡t '֣od 'iyshsh-'echa֡d lideroshsh֩ 'et-yehva֨h mֽe'ot֜o va'ani֣y shsene'ti֗yhu kּiֽy-'e֠ynenּu mitenabּe֨ 'ala֤y letobah֙ kּi֣y kal-yama֣yv lera'a֔h h֖u miyka֣yehu ben-yimela֑ vayּo֨'mer֙ yeh֣oshshapa֔t 'al-yo'ma֥r hamּe֖leke kּeֽn׃
Edified Edition (EDE)So the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, "There is still one man by whom we may inquire of the LORD; but I hate him, because he never prophesies good concerning me, but always evil. He is Micaiah the son of Imlah." And Jehoshaphat said, "Let not the king say such things!"

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר מֶֽלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל ׀ אֶֽל־יְהוֹשָׁפָ֡ט ע֣וֹד אִישׁ־אֶחָ֡ד לִדְרוֹשׁ֩ אֶת־יְהוָ֨ה מֵֽאֹת֜וֹ וַאֲנִ֣י שְׂנֵאתִ֗יהוּ כִּֽי־אֵ֠ינֶנּוּ מִתְנַבֵּ֨א עָלַ֤י לְטוֹבָה֙ כִּ֣י כָל־יָמָ֣יו לְרָעָ֔ה ה֖וּא מִיכָ֣יְהוּ בֶן־יִמְלָ֑א וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙ יְה֣וֹשָׁפָ֔ט אַל־יֹאמַ֥ר הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ כֵּֽן׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּiqera'֙ me֣leke yishsera'e֔l 'el-sari֖ys 'echa֑d vayּo֕'mer mahe֖r mykhv miyka֥yehu ben-yimelaֽ'׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Then the king of Israel called one of his officers and said, "Bring Micaiah the son of Imlah quickly!"

וַיִּקְרָא֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אֶל־סָרִ֖יס אֶחָ֑ד וַיֹּ֕אמֶר מַהֵ֖ר מיכהו מִיכָ֥יְהוּ בֶן־יִמְלָֽא׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): ume֣leke yishsera'e֡l viֽyhoshshapa֣t meֽleke-yehuda֡h yoshshebiym֩ 'i֨yshsh 'al-kּise'֜o melubּashshi֤ym bּegadiym֙ veyoshshebi֣ym bּego֔ren pּe֖tach shsha֣'ar shshomer֑on vekal-ha֨nּebiy'i֔ym miֽtenabּe'i֖ym lipeneyheֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)The king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah, clothed in their robes, sat each on his throne; and they sat at a threshing floor at the entrance of the gate of Samaria; and all the prophets prophesied before them.

וּמֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֡ל וִֽיהוֹשָׁפָ֣ט מֶֽלֶךְ־יְהוּדָ֡ה יוֹשְׁבִים֩ אִ֨ישׁ עַל־כִּסְא֜וֹ מְלֻבָּשִׁ֤ים בְּגָדִים֙ וְיֹשְׁבִ֣ים בְּגֹ֔רֶן פֶּ֖תַח שַׁ֣עַר שֹׁמְר֑וֹן וְכָל־הַ֨נְּבִיאִ֔ים מִֽתְנַבְּאִ֖ים לִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּa֥'ashs l֛o tzideqiyּa֥hu beֽn-kּena'ana֖h qarene֣y bareze֑l vayּo֨'mer֙ kּoֽh-'ama֣r yehva֔h bּe'e֛lּeh tּenagּa֥ch 'et-'ara֖m 'ad-kּalּotaֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Now Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah had made horns of iron for himself, and said, "Thus says the LORD: 'With these you shall gore the Syrians until they are consumed.' "

וַיַּ֥עַשׂ ל֛וֹ צִדְקִיָּ֥הוּ בֶֽן־כְּנַעֲנָ֖ה קַרְנֵ֣י בַרְזֶ֑ל וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙ כֹּֽה־אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה בְּאֵ֛לֶּה תְּנַגַּ֥ח אֶת־אֲרָ֖ם עַד־כַּלּוֹתָֽם׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vekal-ha֨nּebi'i֔ym nibּe'i֥ym kּe֖n le'mo֑r 'ale֞h ramo֤t gּile'ad֙ vehatzela֔ch venata֥n yehva֖h bּeya֥d hamּeֽleke׃
Edified Edition (EDE)And all the prophets prophesied so, saying, "Go up to Ramoth Gilead and prosper, for the LORD will deliver it into the hand of the king."

וְכָל־הַ֨נְּבִאִ֔ים נִבְּאִ֥ים כֵּ֖ן לֵאמֹ֑ר עֲלֵ֞ה רָמֹ֤ת גִּלְעָד֙ וְהַצְלַ֔ח וְנָתַ֥ן יְהוָ֖ה בְּיַ֥ד הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vehamּale'a֞ke 'ashsher-hala֣ke ׀ liqero֣ lemiyka֗yehu dּibּe֤r 'elayv֙ le'mo֔r hinּe֞h dּibere֧y hanּebi'i֛ym pּeֽh-'echa֥d t֖ob 'el-hamּe֑leke viֽyhiy-na֧ debareka֛ kּe'acha֥d mehe֖m vedibּa֥retּa tּֽob׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Then the messenger who had gone to call Micaiah spoke to him, saying, "Look, the words of the prophets with one accord encourage the king. Therefore please let your word be like one of theirs, and speak encouragement."

וְהַמַּלְאָ֞ךְ אֲשֶׁר־הָלַ֣ךְ ׀ לִקְרֹ֣א לְמִיכָ֗יְהוּ דִּבֶּ֤ר אֵלָיו֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר הִנֵּ֞ה דִּבְרֵ֧י הַנְּבִאִ֛ים פֶּֽה־אֶחָ֥ד ט֖וֹב אֶל־הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ וִֽיהִי־נָ֧א דְבָרְךָ֛ כְּאַחַ֥ד מֵהֶ֖ם וְדִבַּ֥רְתָּ טּֽוֹב׃

13
Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֖'mer miyka֑yehu chay-yehva֕h kּi֛y 'et-'ashsher-yo'ma֥r 'eloha֖y 'ot֥o 'adabּeֽr׃
Edified Edition (EDE)And Micaiah said, "As the LORD lives, whatever my God says, that I will speak."

וַיֹּ֖אמֶר מִיכָ֑יְהוּ חַי־יְהוָ֕ה כִּ֛י אֶת־אֲשֶׁר־יֹאמַ֥ר אֱלֹהַ֖י אֹת֥וֹ אֲדַבֵּֽר׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּabo'֮ 'el-hamּeleke֒ vayּo֨'mer hamּe֜leke 'ela֗yv miykah֙ hanele֞ke 'el-ramo֥t gּile'a֛d lamּilechama֖h 'im-'echedּa֑l vayּo֨'mer֙ 'al֣u vehatzeli֔ychu veyinּaten֖u bּeyedekeֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Then he came to the king; and the king said to him, "Micaiah, shall we go to Ramoth Gilead to fight, or shall I refrain?" And he said, "Go up and prosper, and they shall be delivered into your hand!"

וַיָּבֹא֮ אֶל־הַמֶּלֶךְ֒ וַיֹּ֨אמֶר הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ אֵלָ֗יו מִיכָה֙ הֲנֵלֵ֞ךְ אֶל־רָמֹ֥ת גִּלְעָ֛ד לַמִּלְחָמָ֖ה אִם־אֶחְדָּ֑ל וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙ עֲל֣וּ וְהַצְלִ֔יחוּ וְיִנָּתְנ֖וּ בְּיֶדְכֶֽם׃

15
Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֤'mer 'elayv֙ hamּe֔leke 'ad-kּamּe֥h pe'ami֖ym 'ani֣y mashshebּiy'e֑ka 'a֠shsher loֽ'-tedabּe֥r 'ela֛y raq-'eme֖t bּeshshe֥m yehvaֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)So the king said to him, "How many times shall I make you swear that you tell me nothing but the truth in the name of the LORD?"

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֵלָיו֙ הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ עַד־כַּמֶּ֥ה פְעָמִ֖ים אֲנִ֣י מַשְׁבִּיעֶ֑ךָ אֲ֠שֶׁר לֹֽא־תְדַבֵּ֥ר אֵלַ֛י רַק־אֱמֶ֖ת בְּשֵׁ֥ם יְהוָֽה׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֗'mer ra'i֤ytiy 'et-kּal-yishsera'el֙ nepotzi֣ym 'al-heֽhari֔ym kּatzּo֕'n 'ashshe֥r 'eyn-lahe֖n ro'e֑h vayּo֤'mer yehvah֙ loֽ'-'adoni֣ym la'e֔lּeh yashsh֥ubu 'iyshsh-lebeyt֖o bּeshshalֽom׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Then he said, "I saw all Israel scattered on the mountains, as sheep that have no shepherd. And the LORD said, 'These have no master; let each return to his house in peace.' "

וַיֹּ֗אמֶר רָאִ֤יתִי אֶת־כָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ נְפוֹצִ֣ים עַל־הֶֽהָרִ֔ים כַּצֹּ֕אן אֲשֶׁ֥ר אֵין־לָהֶ֖ן רֹעֶ֑ה וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יְהוָה֙ לֹֽא־אֲדֹנִ֣ים לָאֵ֔לֶּה יָשׁ֥וּבוּ אִישׁ־לְבֵית֖וֹ בְּשָׁלֽוֹם׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֥'mer meֽleke-yishsera'e֖l 'el-yehoshshapa֑t halo'֙ 'ama֣retּiy 'ele֔yka lo'-yitenabּe֥ 'ala֛y t֖ob kּi֥y 'im-leraֽ'׃s
Edified Edition (EDE)And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, "Did I not tell you that he would not prophesy good concerning me, but evil?"

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר מֶֽלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל אֶל־יְהוֹשָׁפָ֑ט הֲלֹא֙ אָמַ֣רְתִּי אֵלֶ֔יךָ לֹא־יִתְנַבֵּ֥א עָלַ֛י ט֖וֹב כִּ֥י אִם־לְרָֽע׃ס

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֕'mer lake֖n shshime'֣u debar-yehva֑h ra'i֤ytiy 'et-yehvah֙ yoshshe֣b 'al-kּise'֔o vekal-tzeba֤ hashshּama֨yim֙ 'oֽmedi֔ym 'al-yemiyn֖o ushsemo'lֽo׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Then Micaiah said, "Therefore hear the word of the LORD: I saw the LORD sitting on His throne, and all the host of heaven standing on His right hand and His left.

וַיֹּ֕אמֶר לָכֵ֖ן שִׁמְע֣וּ דְבַר־יְהוָ֑ה רָאִ֤יתִי אֶת־יְהוָה֙ יוֹשֵׁ֣ב עַל־כִּסְא֔וֹ וְכָל־צְבָ֤א הַשָּׁמַ֨יִם֙ עֹֽמְדִ֔ים עַל־יְמִינ֖וֹ וּשְׂמֹאלֽוֹ׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֣'mer yehva֗h mi֤y yepatּeh֙ 'et-'ache'a֣b meֽleke-yishsera'e֔l veya֕'al veyipּo֖l bּeram֣ot gּile'a֑d vayּo֕'mer ze֚h 'ome֣r kּa֔kah veze֖h 'ome֥r kּaֽkah׃
Edified Edition (EDE)And the LORD said, 'Who will persuade Ahab king of Israel to go up, that he may fall at Ramoth Gilead?' So one spoke in this manner, and another spoke in that manner.

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר יְהוָ֗ה מִ֤י יְפַתֶּה֙ אֶת־אַחְאָ֣ב מֶֽלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וְיַ֕עַל וְיִפֹּ֖ל בְּרָמ֣וֹת גִּלְעָ֑ד וַיֹּ֕אמֶר זֶ֚ה אֹמֵ֣ר כָּ֔כָה וְזֶ֖ה אֹמֵ֥ר כָּֽכָה׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּetze֣ har֗ucha vaֽyּa'amod֙ lipene֣y yehva֔h vayּo֖'mer 'ani֣y 'apatּe֑nּu vayּo֧'mer yehva֛h 'ela֖yv bּamּaֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Then a spirit came forward and stood before the LORD, and said, 'I will persuade him.' the LORD said to him, 'In what way?'

וַיֵּצֵ֣א הָר֗וּחַ וַֽיַּעֲמֹד֙ לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה וַיֹּ֖אמֶר אֲנִ֣י אֲפַתֶּ֑נּוּ וַיֹּ֧אמֶר יְהוָ֛ה אֵלָ֖יו בַּמָּֽה׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֗'mer 'etze'֙ vehayi֨ytiy֙ ler֣ucha shshe֔qer bּepi֖y kּal-nebiy'a֑yv vayּo֗'mer tּepatּeh֙ vegam-tּuka֔l tze֖ va'ashseh-keֽn׃
Edified Edition (EDE)So he said, 'I will go out and be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets.' And the LORD said, 'You shall persuade him, and also prevail; go out and do so.'

וַיֹּ֗אמֶר אֵצֵא֙ וְהָיִ֨יתִי֙ לְר֣וּחַ שֶׁ֔קֶר בְּפִ֖י כָּל־נְבִיאָ֑יו וַיֹּ֗אמֶר תְּפַתֶּה֙ וְגַם־תּוּכָ֔ל צֵ֖א וַעֲשֵׂה־כֵֽן׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'atּa֗h hinּe֨h nata֤n yehvah֙ r֣ucha shshe֔qer bּepi֖y nebiy'e֣yka 'e֑lּeh vaֽyhva֔h dּibּe֥r 'ale֖yka ra'aֽh׃s
Edified Edition (EDE)Therefore look! the LORD has put a lying spirit in the mouth of these prophets of yours, and the LORD has declared disaster against you."

וְעַתָּ֗ה הִנֵּ֨ה נָתַ֤ן יְהוָה֙ ר֣וּחַ שֶׁ֔קֶר בְּפִ֖י נְבִיאֶ֣יךָ אֵ֑לֶּה וַֽיהוָ֔ה דִּבֶּ֥ר עָלֶ֖יךָ רָעָֽה׃ס

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּigּashsh֙ tzideqiyּa֣hu beֽn-kּena'ana֔h vayּa֥ke 'et-miyka֖yehu 'al-halּe֑chiy vayּo֗'mer 'e֣y ze֤h hadּe֨reke֙ 'aba֧r rֽucha-yehva֛h me'itּi֖y ledabּe֥r 'otaֽke׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Then Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah went near and struck Micaiah on the cheek, and said, "Which way did the spirit from the LORD go from me to speak to you?"

וַיִּגַּשׁ֙ צִדְקִיָּ֣הוּ בֶֽן־כְּנַעֲנָ֔ה וַיַּ֥ךְ אֶת־מִיכָ֖יְהוּ עַל־הַלֶּ֑חִי וַיֹּ֗אמֶר אֵ֣י זֶ֤ה הַדֶּ֨רֶךְ֙ עָבַ֧ר רֽוּחַ־יְהוָ֛ה מֵאִתִּ֖י לְדַבֵּ֥ר אֹתָֽךְ׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֣'mer miyka֔yehu hinּeka֥ ro'e֖h bּayּ֣om hah֑u 'ashshe֥r tּab֛o che֥der bּeche֖der lehechabeֽ'׃
Edified Edition (EDE)And Micaiah said, "Indeed you shall see on that day when you go into an inner chamber to hide yourself!"

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר מִיכָ֔יְהוּ הִנְּךָ֥ רֹאֶ֖ה בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֑וּא אֲשֶׁ֥ר תָּב֛וֹא חֶ֥דֶר בְּחֶ֖דֶר לְהֵחָבֵֽא׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֨'mer֙ me֣leke yishsera'e֔l qechu֙ 'et-miyka֔yehu vahashshiybu֖hu 'el-'am֣on shsar-ha'i֑yr ve'el-yo'a֖shsh bּen-hamּeֽleke׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Then the king of Israel said, "Take Micaiah, and return him to Amon the governor of the city and to Joash the king’s son;

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל קְחוּ֙ אֶת־מִיכָ֔יְהוּ וַהֲשִׁיבֻ֖הוּ אֶל־אָמ֣וֹן שַׂר־הָעִ֑יר וְאֶל־יוֹאָ֖שׁ בֶּן־הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): va'amaretּe֗m kּo֚h 'ama֣r hamּe֔leke shsi֥ymu ze֖h bּe֣yt hakּe֑le veha'akilu֜hu le֤chem la֨chatz֙ uma֣yim la֔chatz 'a֖d shshubi֥y beshshalֽom׃
Edified Edition (EDE)and say, 'Thus says the king: "Put this fellow in prison, and feed him with bread of affliction and water of affliction, until I return in peace."' "

וַאֲמַרְתֶּ֗ם כֹּ֚ה אָמַ֣ר הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ שִׂ֥ימוּ זֶ֖ה בֵּ֣ית הַכֶּ֑לֶא וְהַאֲכִלֻ֜הוּ לֶ֤חֶם לַ֨חַץ֙ וּמַ֣יִם לַ֔חַץ עַ֖ד שׁוּבִ֥י בְשָׁלֽוֹם׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֣'mer miyka֔yehu 'im-shsh֤ob tּashshub֙ bּeshshal֔om lo'-dibּe֥r yehva֖h bּi֑y vayּo֕'mer shshime'֖u 'amּi֥ym kּulּaֽm׃p
Edified Edition (EDE)But Micaiah said, "If you ever return in peace, the LORD has not spoken by me." And he said, "Listen, all you people!"

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר מִיכָ֔יְהוּ אִם־שׁ֤וֹב תָּשׁוּב֙ בְּשָׁל֔וֹם לֹא־דִבֶּ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה בִּ֑י וַיֹּ֕אמֶר שִׁמְע֖וּ עַמִּ֥ים כֻּלָּֽם׃פ

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּa֧'al meֽleke-yishsera'e֛l viֽyhoshshapa֥t meֽleke-yehuda֖h 'el-ramo֥t gּile'aֽd׃
Edified Edition (EDE)So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah went up to Ramoth Gilead.

וַיַּ֧עַל מֶֽלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל וִֽיהוֹשָׁפָ֥ט מֶֽלֶךְ־יְהוּדָ֖ה אֶל־רָמֹ֥ת גִּלְעָֽד׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo'mer֩ me֨leke yishsera'e֜l 'el-yehoshshapa֗t hitechapּeshs֙ vab֣o bamּilechama֔h ve'atּa֖h leba֣shsh bּegade֑yka vayּitechapּeshs֙ me֣leke yishsera'e֔l vayּabo֖'u bּamּilechamaֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, "I will disguise myself and go into battle; but you put on your robes." So the king of Israel disguised himself, and they went into battle.

וַיֹּאמֶר֩ מֶ֨לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל אֶל־יְהוֹשָׁפָ֗ט הִתְחַפֵּשׂ֙ וָב֣וֹא בַמִּלְחָמָ֔ה וְאַתָּ֖ה לְבַ֣שׁ בְּגָדֶ֑יךָ וַיִּתְחַפֵּשׂ֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וַיָּבֹ֖אוּ בַּמִּלְחָמָֽה׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): ume֣leke 'ara֡m tziuah֩ 'et-shsare֨y hare֤keb 'ashsher-lo֙ le'mo֔r lo֚ tּilּa֣cham֔u 'et-haqּato֖n 'et-hagּad֑ol kּi֛y 'iֽm-'et-me֥leke yishsera'e֖l lebadּֽo׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Now the king of Syria had commanded the captains of the chariots who were with him, saying, "Fight with no one small or great, but only with the king of Israel."

וּמֶ֣לֶךְ אֲרָ֡ם צִוָּה֩ אֶת־שָׂרֵ֨י הָרֶ֤כֶב אֲשֶׁר־לוֹ֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר לֹ֚א תִּלָּ֣חֲמ֔וּ אֶת־הַקָּטֹ֖ן אֶת־הַגָּד֑וֹל כִּ֛י אִֽם־אֶת־מֶ֥לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לְבַדּֽוֹ׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vayehi֡y kּire'ot֩ shsare֨y hare֜keb 'et-yehoshshapa֗t vehe֤mּah 'aֽmeru֙ me֣leke yishsera'e֣l h֔u vayּaso֥bּu 'ala֖yv lehilּache֑m vayּize'a֤q yehֽoshshapat֙ vaֽyhva֣h 'azar֔o vayesiyte֥m 'elohi֖ym mimּeֽnּu׃
Edified Edition (EDE)So it was, when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, that they said, "It is the king of Israel!" Therefore they surrounded him to attack; but Jehoshaphat cried out, and the LORD helped him, and God moved them to depart from him.

וַיְהִ֡י כִּרְאוֹת֩ שָׂרֵ֨י הָרֶ֜כֶב אֶת־יְהוֹשָׁפָ֗ט וְהֵ֤מָּה אָֽמְרוּ֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל ה֔וּא וַיָּסֹ֥בּוּ עָלָ֖יו לְהִלָּחֵ֑ם וַיִּזְעַ֤ק יְהֽוֹשָׁפָט֙ וַֽיהוָ֣ה עֲזָר֔וֹ וַיְסִיתֵ֥ם אֱלֹהִ֖ים מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vayehi֗y kּire'ot֙ shsare֣y hare֔keb kּi֥y lo'-haya֖h me֣leke yishsera'e֑l vayּashshu֖bu me'acharaֽyv׃
Edified Edition (EDE)For it happened, when the captains of the chariots saw that it was not the king of Israel, that they turned back from pursuing him.

וַיְהִ֗י כִּרְאוֹת֙ שָׂרֵ֣י הָרֶ֔כֶב כִּ֥י לֹא־הָיָ֖ה מֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיָּשֻׁ֖בוּ מֵאַחֲרָֽיו׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'i֗yshsh mashsha֤ke bּaqּe֨shshet֙ letumּ֔o vayּake֙ 'et-me֣leke yishsera'e֔l bּe֥yn hadּebaqi֖ym ube֣yn hashshּireya֑n vayּo֣'mer laֽrakּa֗b hapo֧ke ydyk yadeka֛ vehotze'ta֥niy min-haֽmּachane֖h kּi֥y hacholeֽytiy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Now a certain man drew a bow at random, and struck the king of Israel between the joints of his armour. So he said to the driver of his chariot, "Turn your hand and take me out of the battle, for I am wounded."

וְאִ֗ישׁ מָשַׁ֤ךְ בַּקֶּ֨שֶׁת֙ לְתֻמּ֔וֹ וַיַּךְ֙ אֶת־מֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל בֵּ֥ין הַדְּבָקִ֖ים וּבֵ֣ין הַשִּׁרְיָ֑ן וַיֹּ֣אמֶר לָֽרַכָּ֗ב הֲפֹ֧ךְ ידיך יָדְךָ֛ וְהוֹצֵאתַ֥נִי מִן־הַֽמַּחֲנֶ֖ה כִּ֥י הָחֳלֵֽיתִי׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vatּa֤'al hamּilechamah֙ bּayּ֣om hah֔u ume֣leke yishsera'e֗l haya֨h ma'ami֧yd bּamּerekּaba֛h no֥kach 'ara֖m 'ad-ha'a֑reb vayּa֕mat le'e֖t bּ֥o hashshּaֽmeshsh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)The battle increased that day, and the king of Israel propped himself up in his chariot facing the Syrians until evening; and about the time of sunset he died.

וַתַּ֤עַל הַמִּלְחָמָה֙ בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֔וּא וּמֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל הָיָ֨ה מַעֲמִ֧יד בַּמֶּרְכָּבָ֛ה נֹ֥כַח אֲרָ֖ם עַד־הָעָ֑רֶב וַיָּ֕מָת לְעֵ֖ת בּ֥וֹא הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃