2 Chronicles 18:20
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Then there came out a spirit, and stood before the Lord, and said, I will entice him. And the Lord said unto him, Wherewith?Then a spirit came forward, stood before the LORD, and said, ‘I will entice him.’ ‘By what means?’ asked the LORD.
In other translations
Then there came out a spirit, and stood before the Lord, and said, I will entice him. And the Lord said unto him, Wherewith?Then a spirit came forward, stood before the LORD, and said, ‘I will entice him.’ ‘By what means?’ asked the LORD.
Hebrew words
וַיֵּצֵאvaiyetze'and it came forthH3318הָרוּחַharuachthe spiritH7307וַיַּעֲמֹדvaiya'amodand it stoodH5975לִפְנֵיlifnei<to> beforeH6440יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand it saidH559אֲנִי'aniIH589אֲפַתֶּנּוּ'afattenuI will deceive himH6601וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068אֵלָיו'elavto itH413בַּמָּה׃bamah<in> how?H4100
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
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- Job 1:6Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan came also among them.One day the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan also came with them.
- 2 Corinthians 11:3But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.I am afraid, however, that just as Eve was deceived by the serpent’s cunning, your minds may be led astray from your simple and pure devotion to Christ.
- 2 Corinthians 11:13-1513 For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ. 14 And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light. 15 Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works.13 For such men are false apostles, deceitful workers, masquerading as apostles of Christ. 14 And no wonder, for Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light. 15 It is not surprising, then, if his servants masquerade as servants of righteousness. Their end will correspond to their actions.
- Job 2:1Again there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan came also among them to present himself before the Lord.On another day the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan also came with them to present himself before Him.
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