1 Kings 22:23

So you see, the LORD has put a lying spirit in the mouths of all these prophets of yours, and the LORD has pronounced disaster against you.”
1 Kings 22:23
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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)

וְעַתָּ֗ה הִנֵּ֨ה נָתַ֤ן יְהוָה֙ ר֣וּחַ שֶׁ֔קֶר בְּפִ֖י כָּל־נְבִיאֶ֣יךָ אֵ֑לֶּה וַֽיהוָ֔ה דִּבֶּ֥ר עָלֶ֖יךָ רָעָֽה׃

  1. וְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.Tah“and therefore”
    Conjunction + Adverb · from עַתָּ֫ה · “now” · Strong's H6258
  2. הִנֵּ֨הhi.Neh“here!”
    Particle, interjection · from הִנֵּה · “behold” · Strong's H2009
  3. נָתַ֤ןna.Tan“he has put”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נָתַן · “put” · Strong's H5414H
  4. יְהוָה֙Yah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  5. ר֣וּחַRu.ach“a spirit of”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from רוּחַ · “spirit” · Strong's H7307G
  6. שֶׁ֔קֶרShe.ker“falsehood”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from שֶׁ֫קֶר · “deception” · Strong's H8267
  7. בְּפִ֖יbe.Fi“in [the] mouth of”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from פֶּה · “lip” · Strong's H6310G
  8. כָּל־kol-“all”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  9. נְבִיאֶ֣יךָne.vi.'Ei.kha“prophets your”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from נָבִיא · “prophet” · Strong's H5030
  10. אֵ֑לֶּה'E.leh“these”
    Particle, demonstrative · from אֵ֫לֶּה · “these” · Strong's H0428
  11. וַֽיהוָ֔הva.Yah.weh“and Yahweh”
    Conjunction + Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  12. דִּבֶּ֥רdi.Ber“he has spoken”
    Verb, piel, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from דָבַר · “promise” · Strong's H1696I
  13. עָלֶ֖יךָ'a.Lei.kha“on you”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  14. רָעָֽה׃ra.'Ah“evil”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from רָעָה · “harm” · Strong's H7451C
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)