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OEB And Jehovah said to him, “By what means?” And he said, “I will go forth and become a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets.” Thereupon he said, “Thou shalt delude him and shalt succeed also! Go forth, and do so.”
WEBBE The LORD said to him, ‘How?’
¶ He said, ‘I will go out and will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets.’
¶ He said, ‘You will entice him, and will also prevail. Go out 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 been 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 ‘How are you going to do that?’ the Lord asked.
¶ ‘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 Yahweh asked him, ‘How will you do it?’
¶ 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 He said, ‘I will go out and I will be a false spirit in the mouth of all his prophets.’ And he[fn] said, ‘You shall entice and succeed, go out and do so.’
BBE And the Lord said, How? And he said, I will go out and be a spirit of deceit in the mouth of all his prophets. And he said, Your trick will have its effect on him: go out and do so.
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JPS And the LORD said unto him: Wherewith? 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 Jehovah said unto him, Wherewith? 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 said: I will go forth, and be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And the Lord said: Thou shalt deceive him, and shalt prevail: a go forth, and do so.
YLT and he saith, I go out, and have been 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 Jehovah said unto him, Wherewith? 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 the LORD said unto him, Wherewith? 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 the LORD said to him, With what? And he said, I will go forth, and I will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets? And he said, Thou shalt persuade him , and prevail also: go forth, and do so.
KJB-1769 And the LORD said unto him, Wherewith? And he said, I will go forth, and I will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And he said, Thou shalt persuade him, and prevail also: go forth, and do so.
KJB-1611 And the LORD said vnto him, Wherewith? And hee sayd, I will goe foorth, and I will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And he said, Thou shalt perswade him, and preuaile also: Goe forth, and doe so.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation)
Bshps And he sayde: I will go out, and be a false spirite in the mouth of all his prophetes. He sayde, Thou shalt persuade him and preuayle: Go foorth then, & do euen so.
(And he said: I will go out, and be a false spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. He said, Thou shalt persuade him and prevail: Go forth then, and do even so.)
Gnva And he sayd, I will goe out, and be a false spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. Then he sayd, Thou shalt entise him, and shalt also preuayle: goe forth, and doe so.
(And he said, I will go out, and be a false spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. Then he said, Thou shalt entice him, and shalt also prevail: go forth, and do so. )
Cvdl The LORDE sayde vnto him: Wherwith? He sayde vnto him: I wyll go forth, and be a false sprete in the mouth of all his prophetes. He saide: Thou shalt disceaue him, and shalt be able: go forth and do so.
(The LORD said unto him: Wherwith? He said unto him: I will go forth, and be a false spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. He said: Thou shalt deceive him, and shalt be able: go forth and do so.)
Wycl And he seide, Y schal go out, and Y schal be a spirit of leesyng in the mouth of alle hise prophetis. And the Lord seide, Thou schalt disseyue, and schalt haue the maystry; go thou out, and do so.
(And he said, I shall go out, and I shall be a spirit of leesyng in the mouth of all his prophets. And the Lord said, Thou shalt disseyue, and shalt have the mayest/mayry; go thou/you out, and do so.)
Luth Er sprach: Ich will ausgehen und will ein falscher Geist sein in aller seiner Propheten Munde. Er sprach: Du sollst ihn überreden und sollst es ausrichten; gehe aus und tue also!
(He spoke: I will ausgehen and will a falscher spirit his in aller his Propheten Munde. He spoke: You should him/it überreden and should it ausrichten; go out_of and do also!)
ClVg Et ille ait: Egrediar, et ero spiritus mendax in ore omnium prophetarum ejus. Et dixit Dominus: Decipies, et prævalebis: egredere, et fac ita.
(And ille he_said: Egrediar, and ero spiritus mendax in ore omnium prophetarum his. And he_said Master: Decipies, and prævalebis: egredere, and fac ita. )
