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WEBBE “He said, ‘I will go, and will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets.’
¶ “He said, ‘You will entice him, and will prevail also. Go and do so.’
WMBB (Same as above)
NET He replied, ‘I will go out and be a lying spirit in the mouths of all his prophets.’ The Lord said, ‘Deceive and overpower him. Go out and do as you have proposed.’
LSV And he says, I go out, and have become a spirit of falsehood in the mouth of all his prophets. And He says, You entice, and also, you are able; go out and do so.
FBV ‘I will go and be a lying spirit and make all his prophets tell lies,’ the spirit replied.
¶ ‘That will work,’ the Lord responded. ‘Go and do it.’
T4T “The spirit replied, ‘I will go and inspire all of Ahab’s prophets to tell lies.’ Yahweh said, ‘You will be successful; go and do it!’
LEB Then he said, ‘I will go forth and will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets.’ And he said, ‘You will entice him and will also succeed. Go out and do so.’
BBE And he said, I will go out and be a spirit of deceit in the mouth of all his prophets. And the Lord said, Your trick will have its effect on him: go out and do so.
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JPS And he said: I will go forth, and will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And He said: Thou shalt entice him, and shalt prevail also; go forth, and do so.
ASV And he said, I will go forth, and will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And he said, Thou shalt entice him, and shalt prevail also: go forth, and do so.
DRA And he answered: I will go out, and be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And the Lord said: Thou shalt deceive, and shalt prevail: go out, and do so.
YLT and he saith, I go out, and have become a spirit of falsehood in the mouth of all his prophets. And He saith, Thou dost entice, and also, thou art able; go out and do so.
Drby And he said, I will go forth, and will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And he said, Thou shalt entice [him], and also succeed: go forth, and do so.
RV And he said, I will go forth, and will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And he said, Thou shalt entice him, and shalt prevail also: go forth, and do so.
Wbstr And he said, I will go out, and be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And the LORD said, Thou shalt entice him , and thou shalt also prevail: go out and do even so.
KJB-1769 And he said, I will go out, and be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And the Lord said, Thou shalt entice him, and thou shalt also prevail: go out, and do even so.
(And he said, I will go out, and be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And the Lord said, Thou shalt entice him, and thou/you shalt also prevail: go out, and do even so. )
KJB-1611 And hee sayd, I will goe out, and be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And the LORD sayd, Thou shalt entise him, and thou shalt also preuaile: goe out, and doe euen so.
(And he said, I will go out, and be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And the LORD said, Thou shalt entice him, and thou/you shalt also preuaile: go out, and do even so.)
Bshps And he sayde: I wil go out and be a lying spirite in the mouth of all his prophetes. And the Lord sayd, Thou shalt deceaue him, and shalt preuayle: go out, and do euen so.
(And he said: I will go out and be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And the Lord said, Thou shalt deceaue him, and shalt prevail: go out, and do even so.)
Gnva And he saide, I will goe out, and bee a false spirit in the mouth of all his Prophets. And hee said, Thou shalt perswade, and shalt also preuaile: goe forth and do so.
(And he said, I will go out, and be a false spirit in the mouth of all his Prophets. And he said, Thou shalt perswade, and shalt also preuaile: go forth and do so. )
Cvdl He sayde: I wyll go forth, and be a false sprete in the mouth of all his prophetes. And he sayde: Thou shalt disceaue him, and shalt be able: go thy waye, and do so.
(He said: I will go forth, and be a false spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And he said: Thou shalt deceive him, and shalt be able: go thy/your way, and do so.)
Wycl And he answeride, Y schal go out, and Y schal be a `fals spirit in the mouth of alle hise profetis. And the Lord seide, Thou schalt disseyue, and thou schalt haue the maystri; go thou out, and do so.
(And he answered, I shall go out, and I shall be a `fals spirit in the mouth of all his profetis. And the Lord said, Thou shalt disseyue, and thou/you shalt have the mayest/mayri; go thou/you out, and do so.)
Luth Er sprach: Ich will ausfahren und ein falscher Geist sein in aller seiner Propheten Munde. Und er sprach: Du wirst ihn überreden und wirst‘s ausrichten; fahre hin und tue also!
(He spoke: I will ausfahren and a falscher spirit his in aller his Propheten Munde. And he spoke: You will him/it überreden and wirst‘s ausrichten; drive there and do also!)
ClVg At ille respondit: Egrediar, et ero spiritus mendax in ore omnium prophetarum ejus. Dixitque Dominus: Decipies, et prævalebis: egredere, et fac ita.
(But he answered: Egrediar, and ero spiritus mendax in ore omnium prophetarum his. And_he_said Master: Decipies, and prævalebis: egredere, and fac ita. )
