1 Kings 22:21
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Berean Study Bible

Then a spirit came forward, stood before the LORD, and said, ‘I will entice him.’ ‘By what means?’ asked the LORD.

Young's Literal Translation

‘And the spirit goeth out, and standeth before Jehovah, and saith, I—I do entice him; and Jehovah saith unto him, By what?

King James Bible

And there came forth a spirit, and stood before the LORD, and said, I will persuade him.

Hebrew
Then a spirit
הָר֗וּחַ (hā·rū·aḥ)
Article | Noun - common singular
Strong's 7307: Wind, breath, exhalation, life, anger, unsubstantiality, a region of the sky, spirit

came forward,
וַיֵּצֵ֣א (way·yê·ṣê)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 3318: To go, bring, out, direct and proxim

stood
וַֽיַּעֲמֹד֙ (way·ya·‘ă·mōḏ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 5975: To stand, in various relations

before
לִפְנֵ֣י (lip̄·nê)
Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct
Strong's 6440: The face

the LORD,
יְהוָ֔ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

and said,
וַיֹּ֧אמֶר (way·yō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

‘I
אֲנִ֣י (’ă·nî)
Pronoun - first person common singular
Strong's 589: I

will entice him.’
אֲפַתֶּ֑נּוּ (’ă·p̄at·ten·nū)
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular | third person masculine singular
Strong's 6601: To open, be, roomy, to be, simple, delude

‘By what means?’
בַּמָּֽה׃ (bam·māh)
Preposition-b | Interrogative
Strong's 3964: What

asked
אֵלָ֖יו (’ê·lāw)
Preposition | third person masculine singular
Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to

the LORD.
יְהוָ֛ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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