| 23. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 1 Kings 22:23:1 ⧉וְעַתָּ֗הveataand now 1 Kings 22:23:2 ⧉הִנֵּ֨הhinebehold 1 Kings 22:23:3 ⧉נָתַ֜ןnatanhas put or has given 1 Kings 22:23:4 ⧉יְהוָ֙הyahwehthe LORD 1 Kings 22:23:5 ⧉ר֣וּחַruakha spirit 1 Kings 22:23:6 ⧉שֶּׁ֔קֶרshekerof falsehood or lying 1 Kings 22:23:7 ⧉בְּפִ֖יbefiin the mouth of 1 Kings 22:23:8 ⧉כָּל־נְבִיאֶ֣יךָkolneviekhaall your prophets 1 Kings 22:23:9 ⧉אֵ֑לֶּהelethese 1 Kings 22:23:10 ⧉וַֽיהוָ֔הvayahwehand the LORD 1 Kings 22:23:11 ⧉דִּבֶּ֥רdiberhas spoken 1 Kings 22:23:12 ⧉עָלֶ֖יךָalekhaconcerning you or against you 1 Kings 22:23:13 ⧉רָעָֽה׃raaevil or calamity |
| 23. Formal Translation And now, behold, the LORD {Yahweh, Sovereign Judge} has placed a spirit of falsehood in the mouth of all these your prophets, and the LORD has declared disaster against you. |
| 23. Dynamic Translation So now, look, the LORD {Yahweh, Supreme Ruler} has put a lying spirit in the mouths of all your prophets here, and the LORD has announced trouble for you. |