2 Chronicles
2 Chronicles 18:7
7The king of Israel answered, “There is still one man through whom we can inquire of the LORD, but I hate him because he never prophesies anything good for me, but only bad. He is Micaiah son of Imlah.”
“The king should not say that!” Jehoshaphat replied.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The king | מֶֽלֶךְ־ | me·leḵ- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4428 king |
| of Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל׀ | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| answered | וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| There is still | ע֣וֹד | ‘ō·wḏ | Adverb | H5750 a going round, continuance |
| one | אֶחָ֡ד | ’e·ḥāḏ | Number - masculine singular | H259 one |
| man | אִישׁ־ | ’îš- | Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| through whom we can inquire | לִדְרוֹשׁ֩ | liḏ·rō·wōš | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H1875 resort to, seek |
| of the LORD | יְהוָ֨ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| but I | וַאֲנִ֣י | wa·’ă·nî | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - first person common singular | H589 I |
| hate him | שְׂנֵאתִ֗יהוּ | śə·nê·ṯî·hū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular; third person masculine singular | H8130 hate |
| because | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| he never | אֵ֠ינֶנּוּ | ’ê·nen·nū | Adverb; third person masculine singular | H369 nothing, nought |
| prophesies | מִתְנַבֵּ֨א | miṯ·nab·bê | Verb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine singular | H5012 prophesy |
| anything good | לְטוֹבָה֙ | lə·ṭō·w·ḇāh | Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular | H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good |
| for me | עָלַ֤י | ‘ā·lay | Preposition; first person common singular | H5921 height |
| but only | כִּ֣י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| bad | לְרָעָ֔ה | lə·rā·‘āh | Preposition-l; Adjective - feminine singular | H7451 bad, evil |
| He | ה֖וּא | hū | Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| is Micaiah | מִיכָ֣יְהוּ | mî·ḵā·yə·hū | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H4321 Mikajah |
| son | בֶן־ | ḇen- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1121 son |
| of Imlah | יִמְלָ֑א | yim·lā | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3229 Jimla, Jimlah |
| The king | הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| should not | אַל־ | ’al- | Adverb | H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . . |
| say | וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| that | כֵּֽן׃ | kên | Adverb | H3651 right, veritable, honest |
| Jehoshaphat | יְה֣וֹשָׁפָ֔ט | yə·hō·wō·šā·p̄āṭ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3092 Jehoshaphat |
| replied | יֹאמַ֥ר | yō·mar | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Micah 2:7 · Amos 5:10 · Luke 6:22 · 1 Kings 21:20 · Isaiah 30:10 · 1 Kings 18:17
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.