2 Chronicles 18:21

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

And he said, I will go out, and be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And the LORD said, Thou shalt entice him, and thou shalt also prevail: go out, and do even so.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

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

Transliteration

wə-yōʾmer ʾēṣēʾ wə-hāyîtî lə-rûaḥ šeqer in-pî all-nəbîʾāyw wə-yōʾmer təpatteh wə-gam-tûkāl ṣēʾ wa-ʿăśēh-kēn

Grammar Details

*wə-yōʾmer*: conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he said
*ʾēṣēʾ*: qal imperfect 1st person singular - I will go out
*wə-hāyîtî*: conjunction + qal perfect 1st person singular - and I will be
*lə-rûaḥ*: preposition + feminine singular noun construct - for a spirit of
*šeqer*: masculine singular noun - falsehood/lie
*pî*: masculine singular noun construct - mouth of
*nəbîʾāyw*: masculine plural noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his prophets
*təpatteh*: piel imperfect 2nd masculine singular - you will entice/persuade
*wə-gam*: conjunction + particle - and also
*tûkāl*: qal imperfect 2nd masculine singular - you will prevail/succeed
*ṣēʾ*: qal imperative masculine singular - go out
*wa-ʿăśēh*: conjunction + qal imperative masculine singular - and do
*kēn*: adverb - so/thus

Word Meanings

*šeqer*: falsehood/lie/deception/disappointment
*təpatteh*: you will entice/deceive/persuade
*tûkāl*: you will prevail/succeed/be able

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Referenced Verses

John 8:44 : 44 Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode 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 of it.
1 John 4:6 : 6 We are of God: he that knoweth God heareth us; he that is not of God heareth not us. Hereby know we the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error.
Rev 12:9 : 9 And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.
Rev 13:14 : 14 And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power 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, which had the wound by a sword, and did live.
Rev 20:8 : 8 And shall go out to deceive the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to battle: the number of whom is as the sand of the sea.
Gen 3:4-5 : 4 And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die: 5 For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.
Judg 9:23 : 23 Then God sent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the men of Shechem; and the men of Shechem dealt treacherously with Abimelech:
1 Kgs 22:21-22 : 21 And there came forth a spirit, and stood before the LORD, and said, I will persuade him. 22 And the LORD said unto him, Wherewith? And he said, I will go forth, and I will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And he said, Thou shalt persuade him, and prevail also: go forth, and do so.
2 Chr 18:19 : 19 And the LORD said, Who shall entice Ahab king of Israel, that he may go up and fall at Ramothgilead? And one spake saying after this manner, and another saying after that manner.
2 Chr 18:22 : 22 Now therefore, behold, the LORD hath put a lying spirit in the mouth of these thy prophets, and the LORD hath spoken evil against thee.
Job 1:12 : 12 And the LORD said unto Satan, Behold, all that he hath is in thy power; only upon himself put not forth thine hand. So Satan went forth from the presence of the LORD.
Job 2:6 : 6 And the LORD said unto Satan, Behold, he is in thine hand; but save his life.
Ps 109:17 : 17 As he loved cursing, so let it come unto him: as he delighted not in blessing, so let it be far from him.

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20And the LORD said, Who shall persuade Ahab, that he may go up and fall at Ramothgilead? And one said on this manner, and another said on that manner.
21And there came forth a spirit, and stood before the LORD, and said, I will persuade him.
22And the LORD said unto him, Wherewith? And he said, I will go forth, and I will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And he said, Thou shalt persuade him, and prevail also: go forth, and do so.
23Now therefore, behold, the LORD hath put a lying spirit in the mouth of all these thy prophets, and the LORD hath spoken evil concerning thee.
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22Now therefore, behold, the LORD hath put a lying spirit in the mouth of these thy prophets, and the LORD hath spoken evil against thee.
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