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1 Kings 22:18

Then the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “Did I not tell you that he never prophesies good for me, but only bad?”
1 Kings 22:18
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Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר מֶֽלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל אֶל־יְהוֹשָׁפָ֑ט הֲלוֹא֙ אָמַ֣רְתִּי אֵלֶ֔יךָ לֽוֹא־יִתְנַבֵּ֥א עָלַ֛י ט֖וֹב כִּ֥י אִם־רָֽע׃

  1. וַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.mer“and he said”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  2. מֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-“[the] king of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4428G
  3. יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'El“Israel”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from יִשְׂרָאֵל · “Israel” · Strong's H3478
  4. אֶל־'el-“to”
    Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  5. יְהוֹשָׁפָ֑טye.ho.sha.Fat“Jehoshaphat”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from יְהוֹשָׁפָט · “Jehoshaphat” · Strong's H3092I
  6. הֲלוֹא֙ha.lO'“¿ not”
    Particle, interrogative + Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  7. אָמַ֣רְתִּי'a.Mar.ti“did I say”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  8. אֵלֶ֔יךָ'e.Lei.kha“to you”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  9. לֽוֹא־lo'-“not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  10. יִתְנַבֵּ֥אyit.na.Be'“he prophesies”
    Verb, hithpael, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נָבָא · “to prophesy” · Strong's H5012
  11. עָלַ֛י'a.Lai“on me”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  12. ט֖וֹבTov“good”
    Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from טוֹב · “pleasant” · Strong's H2896A
  13. כִּ֥יki“that”
    Particle · from כִּי [אם] · “except” · Strong's H3588B
  14. אִם־'im-“except”
    Particle · from [כִּי] אם · “except” · Strong's H0518B
  15. רָֽע׃Ra'“evil”
    Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from רַע · “evil” · Strong's H7451B
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)