2 Chronicles

2 Chronicles 18:16–17

¹⁶So Micaiah declared:

“I saw all Israel scattered on the hills

like sheep without a shepherd.

And the LORD said, ‘These people have no master;

let each one return home in peace.’”

¹⁷Then the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “Did I not tell you that he never prophesies good for me, but only bad?”

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2 Chronicles 18:16

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So Micaiah declared	וַיֹּ֗אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
I saw	רָאִ֤יתִי	rā·’î·ṯî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H7200 see
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵל֙	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
scattered	נְפוֹצִ֣ים	nə·p̄ō·w·ṣîm	Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural	H6327 be dispersed, scattered
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the hills	הֶֽהָרִ֔ים	he·hā·rîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country
like sheep	כַּצֹּ֕אן	kaṣ·ṣōn	Preposition-k, Article; Noun - common singular	H6629 small cattle, sheep and goats, flock, flocks
without	אֵין־	’ên-	Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
a shepherd	רֹעֶ֑ה	rō·‘eh	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H7462 pasture, tend, graze
And the LORD	יְהוָה֙	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
said	וַיֹּ֤אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
These	לָאֵ֔לֶּה	lā·’êl·leh	Preposition-l; Pronoun - common plural	H428 these
have no	לֹֽא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
master	אֲדֹנִ֣ים	’ă·ḏō·nîm	Noun - masculine plural	H113 lord
let each one	אִישׁ־	’îš-	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
return	יָשׁ֥וּבוּ	yā·šū·ḇū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7725 turn back, return
home	לְבֵית֖וֹ	lə·ḇê·ṯōw	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1004 house
in peace	בְּשָׁלֽוֹם׃	bə·šā·lō·wm	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H7965 completeness, soundness, welfare, peace

2 Chronicles 18:17

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then the king	מֶֽלֶךְ־	me·leḵ-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4428 king
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
said	וַיֹּ֥אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Jehoshaphat	יְהוֹשָׁפָ֑ט	yə·hō·wō·šā·p̄āṭ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3092 Jehoshaphat
Did I not	הֲלֹא֙	hă·lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
tell	אָמַ֣רְתִּי	’ā·mar·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H559 utter, say
you	אֵלֶ֔יךָ	’ê·le·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular	H413 motion to
that he never	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
prophesies	יִתְנַבֵּ֥א	yiṯ·nab·bê	Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5012 prophesy
good	ט֖וֹב	ṭō·wḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good
for me	עָלַ֛י	‘ā·lay	Preposition; first person common singular	H5921 height
but only	כִּ֥י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
bad	לְרָֽע׃ס	lə·rā‘	Preposition-l; Adjective - masculine singular	H7451 bad, evil

Cross-references

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2 Chronicles 18:16 Matthew 9:36 · Ezekiel 34:5–6 · Ezekiel 34:8 · Numbers 27:17 · 1 Kings 22:17 · Mark 6:34

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.