2 Chronicles
2 Chronicles 18:12
12Then the messenger who had gone to call Micaiah instructed him, “Behold, with one accord the words of the prophets are favorable to the king. So please let your words be like theirs, and speak favorably.”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then the messenger | וְהַמַּלְאָ֞ךְ | wə·ham·mal·’āḵ | Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4397 messenger |
| who | אֲשֶׁר־ | ’ă·šer- | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| had gone | הָלַ֣ךְ׀ | hā·laḵ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H1980 go, come, walk |
| to call | לִקְרֹ֣א | liq·rō | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H7121 call, proclaim, read |
| Micaiah | לְמִיכָ֗יְהוּ | lə·mî·ḵā·yə·hū | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H4321 Mikajah |
| instructed him | דִּבֶּ֤ר | dib·ber | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H1696 speak |
| Behold | הִנֵּ֞ה | hin·nêh | Interjection | H2009 lo! behold! |
| with one | פֶּֽה־ | peh- | Noun - masculine singular | H6310 mouth |
| accord | אֶחָ֥ד | ’e·ḥāḏ | Number - masculine singular | H259 one |
| the words | דִּבְרֵ֧י | diḇ·rê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1697 speech, word |
| of the prophets | הַנְּבִאִ֛ים | han·nə·ḇi·’îm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H5030 spokesman, speaker, prophet |
| are favorable | ט֖וֹב | ṭō·wḇ | Adjective - masculine singular | H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| the king | הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| So please | נָ֧א | nā | Interjection | H4994 I (we) pray, now |
| let your words | דְבָרְךָ֛ | ḏə·ḇā·rə·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H1697 speech, word |
| be | וִֽיהִי־ | wî·hî- | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| like | כְּאַחַ֥ד | kə·’a·ḥaḏ | Preposition-k; Number - masculine singular | H259 one |
| theirs | מֵהֶ֖ם | mê·hem | Preposition-m; Pronoun - third person masculine plural | |
| and speak | וְדִבַּ֥רְתָּ | wə·ḏib·bar·tā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | H1696 speak |
| favorably | טּֽוֹב׃ | ṭō·wḇ | Noun - masculine singular | H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.