18:20a Then a spirit came forward, stood before the LORD,

Finally, a spirit came and stood in front of Yahweh.
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In the end, a spirit came before the Yahweh

18:20b and said, ‘I will entice him.’

He said, ‘I will trick him’
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saying: ‘I will deceive him.’

18:20c ‘By what means?’ asked the LORD.

Yahweh asked, ‘How will you do it?’
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Yahweh asked the spirit, ‘How will you do this?’

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