1 Kings 22:28

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Micaiah said, 'If you ever return safely, the LORD has not spoken through me.' Then he added, 'Pay attention, all you people!'

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר מִיכָ֔יְהוּ אִם־שׁ֤וֹב תָּשׁוּב֙ בְּשָׁל֔וֹם לֹֽא־דִבֶּ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה בִּ֑י וַיֹּ֕אמֶר שִׁמְע֖וּ עַמִּ֥ים כֻּלָּֽם׃

Transliteration

wə-yōʾmer Mîkāyəhû, if šôb̄ tāšûb̄ in-šālôm, lōʾ-dibber YHWH in-me. wə-yōʾmer, šimʿû ʿammîm all-of-them.

Grammar Details

• *wə-yōʾmer*: waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3ms - and he said
• *Mîkāyəhû*: proper noun - Micaiah
• *šôb̄*: qal infinitive absolute - returning
• *tāšûb̄*: qal imperfect 2ms - you return
• *šālôm*: masculine singular noun - peace
• *lōʾ*: negative particle - not
• *dibber*: piel perfect 3ms - he has spoken
• *YHWH*: divine name - Yahweh/LORD
• *šimʿû*: qal imperative mp - hear
• *ʿammîm*: masculine plural noun - peoples
• *kullām*: masculine plural noun with 3mp suffix - all of them

Word Meanings

• *šôb̄ tāšûb̄*: surely return/indeed return [emphatic construction]
• *šālôm*: peace/safety/welfare/prosperity
• *dibber*: spoken/declared/commanded
• *šimʿû*: hear/listen/obey/heed
• *ʿammîm*: peoples/nations/tribes

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And Micaiah said, If thou return at all in peace, the LORD hath not spoken by me. And he said, Hearken, O people, every one of you.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And Micaiah said, If you return at all in peace, the Lord has not spoken by me. And he said, Listen, O people, every one of you.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And Micaiah said, If thou return at all in peace, the LORD hath not spoken by me. And he said, Hearken, O people, every one of you.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And Micaiah{H4321} said,{H559} If thou return{H7725} at all{H7725} in peace,{H7965} Jehovah{H3068} hath not spoken{H1696} by me. And he said,{H559} Hear,{H8085} ye peoples,{H5971} all of you.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And Micaiah{H4321} said{H559}{(H8799)}, If thou return{H7725}{(H8799)} at all{H7725}{(H8800)} in peace{H7965}, the LORD{H3068} hath not spoken{H1696}{(H8765)} by me. And he said{H559}{(H8799)}, Hearken{H8085}{(H8798)}, O people{H5971}, every one of you.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Micheas sayde: Yf thou commest agayne in peace, then hath not the LORDE spoken thorow me. And he sayde: herken to all ye people.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And Michaiah sayde, If thou returne in peace, the Lord hath not spoken by me; he sayd, Hearken all ye people.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And Michea sayde: If thou returne in peace, the Lord hath not spoken by me. And he sayde: Hearken ye people euery one of you.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And Micaiah said, If thou return at all in peace, the LORD hath not spoken by me. And he said, Hearken, O people, every one of you.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Micaiah said, If you return at all in peace, Yahweh has not spoken by me. He said, Hear, you peoples, all of you.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And Micaiah saith, `If thou at all return in peace -- Jehovah hath not spoken by me;' and he saith, `Hear, O peoples, all of them.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Micaiah said, If thou return at all in peace, Jehovah hath not spoken by me. And he said, Hear, ye peoples, all of you.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Micaiah said, If thou return at all in peace, Jehovah hath not spoken by me. And he said, Hear, ye peoples, all of you.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And Micaiah said, If you come back at all in peace, the Lord has not sent his word by me.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Micaiah said, "If you return at all in peace, Yahweh has not spoken by me." He said, "Listen, all you people!"

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Micaiah said,“If you really do safely return, then the LORD has not spoken through me.” Then he added,“Take note, all you people.”

Referenced Verses

• Mic 1:2 : 2 Listen, all you peoples; pay attention, Earth and all that fills it! The Lord God will act as a witness against you from His holy temple.
• Num 16:29 : 29 If these men die a natural death and experience only what usually happens to men, then the Lord has not sent me.
• Deut 18:20-22 : 20 But a prophet who presumes to speak in my name anything I have not commanded, or who speaks in the name of other gods, is to be put to death. 21 You may say to yourselves, 'How can we know when a message has not been spoken by the LORD?' 22 If what a prophet proclaims in the name of the LORD does not take place or come true, that is a message the LORD has not spoken. The prophet has spoken presumptuously, so do not be afraid of him.
• 1 Kgs 18:21-24 : 21 Elijah approached all the people and said, "How long will you waver between two opinions? If the LORD is God, follow Him; but if Baal is God, follow him." But the people said nothing. 22 Then Elijah said to the people, "I alone am left as a prophet of the LORD, but Baal's prophets are four hundred and fifty men. 23 Let two bulls be given to us. Let them choose one bull for themselves, cut it into pieces, and lay it on the wood without setting fire to it. I will prepare the other bull and place it on the wood without setting fire to it. 24 Then you call on the name of your god, and I will call on the name of the LORD. The God who answers by fire—He is God." All the people answered, "What you say is good."
• 1 Kgs 18:36-37 : 36 At the time of the evening offering, Elijah the prophet approached and said, "LORD, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, let it be known today that You are God in Israel, that I am Your servant, and that I have done all these things at Your command. 37 Answer me, LORD, answer me, so that this people will know that You, LORD, are God, and that You have turned their hearts back to Yourself.
• 2 Kgs 1:10 : 10 Elijah answered the captain, 'If I am a man of God, may fire come down from heaven and consume you and your fifty men!' Then fire came down from heaven and consumed the captain and his fifty.
• 2 Kgs 1:12 : 12 Elijah replied, 'If I am a man of God, may fire come down from heaven and consume you and your fifty men!' And fire of God came down from heaven and consumed the captain and his fifty men.
• 2 Chr 18:27 : 27 Micaiah declared, 'If you ever return safely, the LORD has not spoken through me.' Then he added, 'Mark my words, all you people!'
• Isa 44:26 : 26 I confirm the word of my servant and carry out the plan of my messengers. I say to Jerusalem, 'You will be inhabited,' and to the cities of Judah, 'You will be rebuilt,' and I will restore their ruins.
• Jer 28:8-9 : 8 The prophets who came before me and you from ancient times prophesied against many nations and great kingdoms of war, disaster, and plague. 9 But the prophet who prophesies peace will be recognized as one truly sent by the LORD only if his word comes to pass.
• Amos 3:1 : 1 Hear this word that the Lord has spoken against you, O people of Israel, against the whole family that I brought up from the land of Egypt:
• Mark 7:14-15 : 14 Then He called the crowd to Him and said, "Listen to Me, all of you, and understand: 15 There is nothing outside a person that can defile him by going into him, but the things that come out of him are what defile him.
• Mark 12:37 : 37 David himself calls him 'Lord.' So how can he be his son?' And the large crowd listened to him with delight.
• Acts 13:10-11 : 10 And he said, 'You are full of all deceit and all fraud, son of the devil, enemy of all righteousness! Will you not stop making crooked the straight paths of the Lord?' 11 And now, behold, the hand of the Lord is upon you, and you will be blind and unable to see the sun for a time. Immediately, a mist and darkness fell upon him, and he went about seeking someone to lead him by the hand.