SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Kings 22:22

22:22a And he replied,

Then Yahweh said/asked, ‘How ⌊will you (sing) do it/that⌋ ?’
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Yahweh asked ⌊the spirit⌋, ‘In what way will you deceive/trick him?’
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Yahweh asked him/it how he/it would do that.

22:22b ‘I will go out and be a lying spirit in the mouths of all his prophets.’

The spirit answered, ‘I will go to be a spirit that deceives. I will make/cause all of Ahab’s prophets to deceive/trick him.’
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He/It said/replied, ‘I will go to Ahab’s prophets. I will be a spirit that causes all of them to lie to him.’
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The spirit said that he would go and cause all Ahab’s prophets to speak deceitfully.

22:22c ‘You will surely entice him and prevail,’ said the LORD.

Yahweh said, ‘You (sing) will deceive ⌊him⌋ and you will succeed.
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Then Yahweh said, ‘You will be able to deceive/trick Ahab/him in that way.
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And Yahweh said that he would be successful

22:22d ‘Go and do it.’

Go (sing) now and do as you have said.’
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Go and do it now.’
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and should go and do ⌊as he had suggested⌋.

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