2 Chronicles
2 Chronicles 18:21
21And he replied, ‘I will go out and be a lying spirit in the mouths of all his prophets.’
‘You will surely entice him and prevail,’ said the LORD. ‘Go and do it.’
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And he replied | וַיֹּ֗אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| I will go out | אֵצֵא֙ | ’ê·ṣê | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | H3318 go or come out |
| and be | וְהָיִ֙יתִי֙ | wə·hā·yî·ṯî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| a lying | שֶׁ֔קֶר | še·qer | Noun - masculine singular | H8267 deception, disappointment, falsehood |
| spirit | לְר֣וּחַ | lə·rū·aḥ | Preposition-l; Noun - common singular construct | H7307 breath, wind, spirit |
| in the mouths | בְּפִ֖י | bə·p̄î | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H6310 mouth |
| of all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| his prophets | נְבִיאָ֑יו | nə·ḇî·’āw | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H5030 spokesman, speaker, prophet |
| You will surely entice him | תְּפַתֶּה֙ | tə·p̄at·teh | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H6601 be spacious, wide, open |
| and | וְגַם־ | wə·ḡam- | Conjunction | H1571 also, moreover, yea |
| prevail | תּוּכָ֔ל | tū·ḵāl | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H3201 be able, have power, prevail, endure |
| said | וַיֹּ֗אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Go | צֵ֖א | ṣê | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H3318 go or come out |
| and do | וַעֲשֵׂה־ | wa·‘ă·śêh- | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H6213 do, make |
| it | כֵֽן׃ | ḵên | Adverb | H3651 right, veritable, honest |
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