2nd Chronicles Chapter 18 verse 21 Holy Bible
And he said, I will go forth, and will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And he said, Thou shalt entice him, and shalt prevail also: go forth, and do so.
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And he said, I will go out and be a spirit of deceit in the mouth of all his prophets. And the Lord said, Your trick will have its effect on him: go out and do so.
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And he said, I will go forth, and will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And he said, Thou shalt entice [him], and also succeed: go forth, and do so.
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And he said, I will go out, and be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And the Lord said, Thou shalt entice him, and thou shalt also prevail: go out, and do even so.
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And he said, I will go out, and be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And the LORD said, Thou shalt entice him, and thou shalt also prevail: go out and do even so.
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He said, 'I will go forth, and will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets.' He said, 'You shall entice him, and shall prevail also: go forth, and do so.'
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and he saith, I go out, and have become a spirit of falsehood in the mouth of all his prophets. And He saith, Thou dost entice, and also, thou art able; go out and do so.
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Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(21) And be.--Become (w?h?yithi l?). Kings omits the particle.A lying spirit.--A spirit of falsehood. (Comp. Isaiah 11:2; Isaiah 19:14; Ezekiel 14:9 : "And the prophet, if he be deceived, and speak a word, it is I, Jehovah, who have deceived that prophet." The verb "deceive" is that which is rendered "entice" here and in 2Chronicles 18:19, pittah. LXX., ????????? (See also 2Thessalonians 2:11.) . . . Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewAnd he replied,וַיֹּ֗אמֶר (way·yō·mer)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 559: To utter, say‘I will go outאֵצֵא֙ (’ê·ṣê)Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singularStrong's 3318: To go, bring, out, direct and proximand beוְהָיִ֙יתִי֙ (wə·hā·yî·ṯî)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singularStrong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, bea lyingשֶׁ֔קֶר (še·qer)Noun - masculine singularStrong's 8267: Deception, disappointment, falsehoodspiritלְר֣וּחַ (lə·rū·aḥ)Preposition-l | Noun - common singular constructStrong's 7307: Wind, breath, exhalation, life, anger, unsubstantiality, a region of the sky, spiritin the mouthבְּפִ֖י (bə·p̄î)Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 6310: The mouth, edge, portion, side, according toof allכָּל־ (kāl-)Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 3605: The whole, all, any, everyhis prophets.’נְבִיאָ֑יו (nə·ḇî·’āw)Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singularStrong's 5030: A spokesman, speaker, prophet‘You will surelyתְּפַתֶּה֙ (tə·p̄at·teh)Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singularStrong's 6601: To open, be, roomy, to be, simple, deludeentice himוְגַם־ (wə·ḡam-)Conjunctive waw | ConjunctionStrong's 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, andand prevail,’תּוּכָ֔ל (tū·ḵāl)Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularStrong's 3201: To be able, have powersaid [the LORD].וַיֹּ֗אמֶר (way·yō·mer)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 559: To utter, say‘Goצֵ֖א (ṣê)Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularStrong's 3318: To go, bring, out, direct and proximand doוַעֲשֵׂה־ (wa·‘ă·śêh-)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularStrong's 6213: To do, makeit.’כֵֽן׃ (ḵên)AdverbStrong's 3651: So -- thusJump to PreviousAble Deceit Deceiving Entice Enticing Falsehood Forth Lying Mouth Mouths Prevail Prophets Spirit Succeed Trick
