1 Kings 22:22

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And Jehovah said unto him, Wherewith? 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.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיֹּ֗אמֶר אֵצֵא֙ וְהָיִ֙יתִי֙ ר֣וּחַ שֶׁ֔קֶר בְּפִ֖י כָּל־נְבִיאָ֑יו וַיֹּ֗אמֶר תְּפַתֶּה֙ וְגַם־תּוּכָ֔ל צֵ֖א וַעֲשֵׂה־כֵֽן׃

Transliteration

wə-yōʾmer, ʾēṣēʾ wə-hāyîtî rûaḥ šeqer in-pî all-nəb̄îʾāyw. wə-yōʾmer, təp̄atteh wə-g̱am-tûk̄āl; ṣēʾ wa-ʿăśēh-k̄ēn.

Grammar Details

• *wə-yōʾmer*: waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3ms - and he said
• *ʾēṣēʾ*: qal imperfect 1cs - I will go out
• *wə-hāyîtî*: waw consecutive + qal perfect 1cs - and I will be
• *rûaḥ*: feminine singular construct - spirit of
• *šeqer*: masculine singular noun - falsehood
• *pî*: masculine singular construct - mouth of
• *nəb̄îʾāyw*: masculine plural noun with 3ms suffix - his prophets
• *təp̄atteh*: piel imperfect 2ms - you will entice
• *wə-g̱am*: waw conjunctive + particle - and also
• *tûk̄āl*: qal imperfect 2ms - you will prevail
• *ṣēʾ*: qal imperative ms - go out
• *wa-ʿăśēh*: waw conjunctive + qal imperative ms - and do
• *k̄ēn*: adverb - thus/so

Word Meanings

• *ʾēṣēʾ*: I will go out/proceed/exit
• *hāyîtî*: I will be/become/exist as
• *rûaḥ*: spirit/wind/breath
• *šeqer*: falsehood/lie/deception/pretense
• *pî*: mouth/opening/speech
• *nəb̄îʾāyw*: his prophets/seers/spokesmen
• *təp̄atteh*: you will entice/persuade/deceive
• *tûk̄āl*: you will prevail/be able/succeed
• *ṣēʾ*: go out/exit/proceed
• *ʿăśēh*: do/make/accomplish/perform

Referenced Verses

• Judg 9:23 : 23 And God sent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the men of Shechem; and the men of Shechem dealt treacherously with Abimelech:
• Ezek 14:9 : 9 And if the prophet be deceived and speak a word, I, Jehovah, have deceived that prophet, and I will stretch out my hand upon him, and will destroy him from the midst of my people Israel.
• John 8:44 : 44 Ye are of [your] father the devil, and the lusts of your father it is your will to do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and standeth not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father thereof.
• Acts 5:3-4 : 3 But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thy heart to lie {G4571} to the Holy Spirit, and to keep back [part] of the price of the land? 4 While it remained, did it not remain thine own? and after it was sold, was it not in thy power? How is it that thou hast conceived this thing in thy heart? thou has not lied unto men, but unto God.
• 2 Thess 2:9-9 : 9 [None even he], whose coming is according to the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders, 10 and with all deceit of unrighteousness for them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. 11 And for this cause God sendeth them a working of error, that they should believe a lie: 12 that they all might be judged who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.
• 1 Tim 4:1 : 1 But the Spirit saith expressly, that in later times some shall fall away from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits and doctrines of demons,
• 1 John 4:6 : 6 We are of God: he that knoweth God heareth us; he who is not of God heareth us not. By this we know the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error.
• Rev 12:9-9 : 9 And the great dragon was cast down, the old serpent, he that is called the Devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world; he was cast down to the earth, and his angels were cast down with him. 10 And I heard a great voice in heaven, saying, Now is come the salvation, and the power, and the kingdom of our God, and the authority of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, who accuseth them before our God day and night.
• Rev 13:14 : 14 And he deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by reason of the signs which it was given him to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast who hath the stroke of the sword and lived.
• Rev 16:13-14 : 13 And I saw [coming] out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet, three unclean spirits, as it were frogs: 14 for they are spirits of demons, working signs; which go forth {G3739} {G1607} unto the kings {G1093} {G2532} of the whole world, to gather them together unto the war of the great day of God, the Almighty.
• Rev 17:17 : 17 For God did put in their hearts to do his mind, and to come to one mind, and to give their kingdom unto the beast, until the words of God should be accomplished.
• Rev 20:3 : 3 and cast him into the abyss, and shut [it], {G2808} and sealed [it] over him, that he should deceive the nations no more, until the thousand years should be finished: {G2532} after this he must be loosed for a little time.
• Rev 20:7 : 7 And when the thousand years are finished, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison,
• Rev 20:10 : 10 And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where are also the beast and the false prophet; and they shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.
• 1 Sam 16:14 : 14 Now the Spirit of Jehovah departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from Jehovah troubled him.
• 1 Sam 18:10 : 10 And it came to pass on the morrow, that an evil spirit from God came mightily upon Saul, and he prophesied in the midst of the house: and David played with his hand, as he did day by day. And Saul had his spear in his hand;
• 1 Sam 19:9 : 9 And an evil spirit from Jehovah was upon Saul, as he sat in his house with his spear in his hand; and David was playing with his hand.
• 1 Kgs 22:20 : 20 And Jehovah said, Who shall entice Ahab, that he may go up and fall at Ramoth-gilead? And one said on this manner; and another said on that manner.
• Job 1:8-9 : 8 And Jehovah said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job? for there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and turneth away from evil. 9 Then Satan answered Jehovah, and said, Doth Job fear God for nought? 10 Hast not thou made a hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath, on every side? thou hast blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land. 11 But put forth thy hand now, and touch all that he hath, and he will renounce thee to thy face.
• Job 2:4-6 : 4 And Satan answered Jehovah, and said, Skin for skin, yea, all that a man hath will he give for his life. 5 But put forth thy hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will renounce thee to thy face. 6 And Jehovah said unto Satan, Behold, he is in thy hand; only spare his life.
• Job 12:16 : 16 With him is strength and wisdom; The deceived and the deceiver are his.
• Ps 109:17 : 17 Yea, he loved cursing, and it came unto him; And he delighted not in blessing, and it was far from him.