2 Chronicles 18:21

KJV1611 – Modern English

And he said, I will go out and be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And the LORD said, You shall entice him, and you shall also prevail; go out, and do 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

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  He said, 'I will go and be a lying spirit in the mouths of all his prophets.' The LORD said, 'You will succeed in enticing him. Go and do it.'

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  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.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  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.

• 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.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  He sayde: I wyll go forth, and be a false sprete in the mouth of all his prophetes. And he sayde: Thou shalt disceaue him, and shalt be able: go thy waye, and do so.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And he saide, I will goe out, and bee a false spirit in the mouth of all his Prophets; hee said, Thou shalt perswade, and shalt also preuaile: goe forth and do so.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And he sayde: I wil go out and be a lying spirite in the mouth of all his prophetes. And the Lord sayd, Thou shalt deceaue him, and shalt preuayle: go out, and do euen so.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  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.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  He said, 'I will go forth, and will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets.' He said, 'You shall entice him, and shall prevail also: go forth, and do so.'

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and he saith, I go out, and have become a spirit of falsehood in the mouth of all his prophets. And He saith, Thou dost entice, and also, thou art able; go out and do so.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  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.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  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.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And he said, I will go out and be a spirit of deceit in the mouth of all his prophets. And the Lord said, Your trick will have its effect on him: go out and do so.

• World English Bible (2000)

  "He said, 'I will go forth, and will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets.' "He said, 'You will entice him, and will prevail also. Go forth, and do so.'

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  He replied,‘I will go out and be a lying spirit in the mouths of all his prophets.’ The LORD said,‘Deceive and overpower him. Go out and do as you have proposed.’

Referenced Verses

• John 8:44 : 44 You are of your father the devil, and the desires of your father you wish to do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and did not abide in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own resources: for he is a liar, and the father of it.
• 1 John 4:6 : 6 We are from God. He who knows God listens to us; he who is not from God does not listen to us. By this we know the spirit of truth and the spirit of error.
• Rev 12:9 : 9 And the great dragon was thrown down, the serpent of old who is called the devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world; he was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him.
• Rev 13:14 : 14 And he deceives those who dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast, saying to those who dwell on the earth that they should make an image to the beast who was wounded by the sword and lived.
• Rev 20:8 : 8 And will go out to deceive the nations which are in the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together for battle; the number of whom is as the sand of the sea.
• Gen 3:4-5 : 4 And the serpent said to the woman, You shall not surely die: 5 For God knows that in the day you eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and you shall be like gods, knowing good and evil.
• Judg 9:23 : 23 Then God sent a harmful 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 to him, How? And he said, I will go forth, and I will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And he said, You shall 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 Ramoth-gilead? And one spoke saying in this manner, and another saying in that manner.
• 2 Chr 18:22 : 22 Now therefore, behold, the LORD has put a lying spirit in the mouth of these your prophets, and the LORD has declared disaster against you.
• Job 1:12 : 12 And the LORD said to Satan, "Behold, all that he has is in your power; only do not put forth your hand on himself." So Satan went out from the presence of the LORD.
• Job 2:6 : 6 And the LORD said to Satan, Behold, he is in your hand; but spare his life.
• Ps 109:17 : 17 As he loved cursing, so let it come to him; as he did not delight in blessing, so let it be far from him.