| 17. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 2 Chronicles 18:17:1 ⧉וַיֹּ֥אמֶרvayomerand he said 2 Chronicles 18:17:2 ⧉מֶֽלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לmelekhyisraelthe king of Israel 2 Chronicles 18:17:3 ⧉אֶל־יְהוֹשָׁפָ֑טelyehoshafatto Jehoshaphat 2 Chronicles 18:17:4 ⧉הֲלֹא֙halois it not 2 Chronicles 18:17:5 ⧉אָמַ֣רְתִּיamartiI said 2 Chronicles 18:17:6 ⧉אֵלֶ֔יךָelekhato you 2 Chronicles 18:17:7 ⧉לֹא־יִתְנַבֵּ֥אloyitnabehe will not prophesy 2 Chronicles 18:17:8 ⧉עָלַ֛יalaiconcerning me 2 Chronicles 18:17:9 ⧉ט֖וֹבtovgood 2 Chronicles 18:17:10 ⧉כִּ֥יkibut 2 Chronicles 18:17:11 ⧉אִם־לְרָֽע׃סimleraif not for evil |
| 17. Formal Translation And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “Did I not tell you that he would not prophesy good concerning me, but only evil?” |
| 17. Dynamic Translation Israel’s king said to Jehoshaphat, “Was I not right? He never prophesies anything good for me—only what is bad.” |