1 Kings 22:13
Then the messenger who had gone to call Micaiah instructed him, “Behold now, with one accord the words of the prophets are favorable to the king. So please let your words be like theirs, and speak favorably.”
BSB
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ASV
And the messenger that went to call Micaiah spake unto him, saying, Behold now, the words of the prophets declare good unto the king with one mouth: let thy word, I pray thee, be like the word of one of them, and speak thou good.
KJV
And the messenger that was gone to call Micaiah spake unto him, saying, Behold now, the words of the prophets declare good unto the king with one mouth: let thy word, I pray thee, be like the word of one of them, and speak that which is good.
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Commentary
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25 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וְהַמַּלְאָ֞ךְ | ve.ha.mal.'Akh | and the messenger | H4397 → |
| אֲשֶׁר־ | 'a.Sher- | who | H834 → |
| הָלַ֣ךְ׀ | ha.Lakh | he had gone | H1980 → |
| לִקְרֹ֣א | lik.Ro' | to summon | H7121 → |
| מִיכָ֗יְהוּ | mi.Kha.ye.hu | Micaiah | H4321 → |
| דִּבֶּ֤ר | di.Ber | he spoke | H1696 → |
| אֵלָיו֙ | 'e.Lav | to him | H413 → |
| לֵאמֹ֔ר | le.Mor | <to> saying | H559 → |
| הִנֵּה־ | hi.neh- | here! | H2009 → |
| נָ֞א | na' | please | H4994 → |
| דִּבְרֵ֧י | div.Rei | [the] words of | H1697 → |
| הַנְּבִיאִ֛ים | ha.ne.vi.'Im | the prophets | H5030 → |
| פֶּֽה־ | peh- | a mouth | H6310 → |
| אֶחָ֥ד | 'e.Chad | one | H259 → |
| ט֖וֹב | Tov | [is] good | H2896 → |
| אֶל־ | 'el- | to | H413 → |
| הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ | ha.Me.lekh | the king | H4428 → |
| יְהִֽי־ | ye.hi- | let it be | H1961 → |
| נָ֣א | na' | please | H4994 → |
| דְבָרְךָ֗ | div.rei.kha | word your | H1697 → |
| כִּדְבַ֛ר | kid.Var | like [the] word of | H1697 → |
| אַחַ֥ד | 'a.Chad | one | H259 → |
| מֵהֶ֖ם | me.Hem | from them | |
| וְדִבַּ֥רְתָּ | ve.di.Bar.ta | and you will speak | H1696 → |
| טּֽוֹב׃ | Tov | good | H2896 → |
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