2 Chronicles 18:27

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Micaiah declared, 'If you ever return safely, the LORD has not spoken through me.' Then he added, 'Mark my words, all you people!'

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

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

Transliteration

wə-yōʾmer Mîkāyəhû ʾim-šôb tāšûb bə-šālôm lōʾ-dibber YHWH bî wə-yōʾmer šimʿû ʿammîm kullām

Grammar Details

• *wə-yōʾmer*: conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he said
• *Mîkāyəhû*: proper noun - Micaiah
• *ʾim-šôb tāšûb*: conjunction + qal infinitive absolute + qal imperfect 2nd masculine singular - if indeed you return
• *bə-šālôm*: preposition + masculine singular noun - in peace
• *lōʾ-dibber*: negative particle + piel perfect 3rd masculine singular - has not spoken
• *YHWH*: divine name - Yahweh/LORD
• *bî*: preposition with 1st person singular suffix - through me
• *šimʿû*: qal imperative masculine plural - hear/listen
• *ʿammîm*: masculine plural noun - peoples
• *kullām*: masculine singular noun with 3rd masculine plural suffix - all of them

Word Meanings

• *šôb tāšûb*: surely return/indeed return [emphatic construction]
• *šālôm*: peace/safety/well-being
• *šimʿû*: hear/listen/pay attention
• *ʿammîm*: peoples/nations/communities

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And Micaiah said, If thou certainly return in peace, then hath not the LORD spoken by me. And he said, Hearken, all ye people.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And Micaiah said, If you certainly return in peace, then the LORD has not spoken by me. And he said, Listen, all you people.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And Micaiah said, If thou certainly return in peace, then hath not the LORD spoken by me. And he said, Hearken, all ye people.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  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.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And Micaiah said, If thou certainly return in peace, then hath not the LORD spoken by me. And he said, Hearken, all ye people.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Micheas saide: 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 said, If thou returne in peace, the Lord hath not spoken by me; he saide, Heare, all ye people.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

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

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And Micaiah said, If thou certainly return in peace, [then] hath not the LORD spoken by me. And he said, Hearken, all ye people.

• 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 dost certainly return in peace, Jehovah hath not spoken by me;' and he saith, `Hear ye, 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, you peoples, all of you!"

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

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

Referenced Verses

• 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.
• Amos 9:10 : 10 All the sinners of My people will die by the sword, those who say, 'Disaster shall not overtake or confront us.'
• 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.
• Matt 13:9 : 9 Let anyone who has ears listen.
• Matt 15:10 : 10 Jesus called the crowd to him and said, “Listen and understand:
• Mark 7:14 : 14 Then He called the crowd to Him and said, "Listen to Me, all of you, and understand:
• Luke 20:45-46 : 45 While all the people were listening, he said to his disciples, 46 'Beware of the scribes, who like to walk around in long robes, love respectful greetings in the marketplaces, the best seats in the synagogues, and places of honor at banquets.
• 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.