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1 Kings 21

1Anditcametopassafterthesethingsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697,thatNabothלְנָב֥וֹתle.na.VotH5022theJezreeliteהַיִּזְרְעֵאלִ֖יhai.yiz.re.'e.LiH3158hadavineyardכֶּ֧רֶםKe.remH3754,whichwasH1961inJezreelבְּיִזְרְעֶ֑אלbe.yiz.re.'ElH3157, hardbythepalaceהֵיכַ֣לhei.KhalH1964ofAhabאַחְאָ֔ב'ach.'AvH256kingמֶ֖לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofSamariaשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃sho.me.RonH8111.

2AndAhabאַחְאָ֣ב'ach.'AvH256spake untoNabothנָב֣וֹת׀na.VotH5022,sayingלֵאמֹר֩׀le.MorH559,Giveתְּנָה־te.nah-H5414methyvineyardכַּרְמְךָ֜kar.me.KhaH3754,thatImayhaveitforagardenלְגַן־le.gan-H1588ofherbs,becauseitisnearuntomyhouseבֵּיתִ֔יbei.TiH1004;andIwillgiveוְאֶתְּנָ֤הve.'e.te.NahH5414theeforitabetterט֣וֹבTovH2896vineyardכֶּ֖רֶםKe.remH3754thanit:or,ifitseemgoodH2896tothee,Iwillgiveאֶתְּנָה־'e.te.nah-H5414theetheworthofitinmoneyכֶ֖סֶףKhe.sefH3701.

3AndNabothנָב֖וֹתna.VotH5022saidH559toAhabאַחְאָ֑ב'ach.'AvH256,Jehovahforbiditme,thatIshouldgiveמִתִּתִּ֛יmi.ti.TiH5414theinheritanceנַחֲלַ֥תna.cha.LatH5159ofmyfathersH1unto thee.

4AndAhabאַחְאָ֨ב'ach.'AvH256cameH935intohishouseבֵּית֜וֹbei.ToH1004heavyanddispleasedbecauseofthewordהַדָּבָר֙ha.da.VarH1697whichNabothנָבוֹת֙na.VotH5022theJezreeliteהַיִּזְרְעֵאלִ֔יhai.yiz.re.'e.LiH3158hadspokenדִּבֶּ֣רdi.BerH1696tohim;forhehadsaidH559,Iwillnotgiveאֶתֵּ֥ן'e.TenH5414theetheinheritanceנַחֲלַ֣תna.cha.LatH5159ofmyfathersH1.Andhelaidוַיִּשְׁכַּב֙vai.yish.KavH7901himdownH7901uponhisbedמִטָּת֔וֹmi.ta.ToH4296,andturnedוַיַּסֵּ֥בvai.ya.SevH5437awayH5437hisfaceפָּנָ֖יוpa.NavH6440,andwouldeatH398nobreadH3899.

5ButJezebelאִיזֶ֣בֶל'i.Ze.velH348hiswifeאִשְׁתּ֑וֹ'ish.ToH802cameH935tohim,andsaidH1696untohim,Whyמַה־mah-H4100isthyspiritרוּחֲךָ֣ru.cha.KhaH7307sosad,thatthou eatestnobreadH3899?

6AndhesaidH559untoher,BecauseIspake untoNabothנָב֨וֹתna.VotH5022theJezreeliteהַיִּזְרְעֵאלִ֜יhai.yiz.re.'e.LiH3158,andsaidH559untohim,Giveתְּנָה־te.nah-H5414methyvineyardכַּרְמְךָ֙kar.me.KhaH3754formoneyבְּכֶ֔סֶףbe.Khe.sefH3701;orelse,ifitplease thee,Iwillgiveאֶתְּנָה־'e.te.nah-H5414theeanothervineyardכֶ֖רֶםKhe.remH3754forit:andheanswered,Iwillnotgiveאֶתֵּ֥ן'e.TenH5414theemyvineyardכַּרְמִֽי׃kar.MiH3754.

7AndJezebelאִיזֶ֣בֶל'i.Ze.velH348hiswifeאִשְׁתּ֔וֹ'ish.ToH802saidH559untohim, Dost thounowעַתָּ֛ה'a.TahH6258governthekingdomofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478?ariseק֤וּםkumH6965,andeatאֱכָל־'e.khol-H398breadH3899,andletthyheartלִבֶּ֔ךָli.Be.khaH3820bemerry:Iwillgiveאֶתֵּ֣ן'e.TenH5414theethevineyardכֶּ֖רֶםKe.remH3754ofNabothנָב֥וֹתna.VotH5022theJezreeliteהַיִּזְרְעֵאלִֽי׃hai.yiz.re.'e.LiH3158.

8SoshewroteH3789lettersסְפָרִים֙se.fa.RimH5612inAhab’snameבְּשֵׁ֣םbe.ShemH8034,andsealedוַתַּחְתֹּ֖םva.tach.TomH2856themwithhissealבְּחֹתָמ֑וֹbe.cho.ta.MoH2368,andsentH7971thelettersסְפָרִ֗יםhas.fa.rimH5612untotheeldersהַזְקֵנִ֤יםhaz.ke.NimH2205andtothenoblesthatwereinhiscityבְּעִיר֔וֹbe.'i.RoH5892,andthatdweltהַיֹּשְׁבִ֖יםhai.yo.she.VimH3427withNabothנָבֽוֹת׃na.VotH5022.

9AndshewroteH3789inthelettersבַּסְּפָרִ֖יםba.se.fa.RimH5612,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Proclaimקִֽרְאוּ־kir.'u-H7121afastצ֔וֹםTzomH6685,andsetNabothנָב֖וֹתna.VotH5022onhighamongthepeopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971:

10andsettwoשְׁנַ֨יִםshe.Na.yimH8147menH376,basefellows,beforehim,andletthembear witnessagainsthim,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Thou didstcurseGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430andthekingוָמֶ֑לֶךְva.Me.lekhH4428.Andthencarryhimout,andstoneוְסִקְלֻ֖הוּve.sik.Lu.huH5619himtodeathH4191.

11AndthemenH376ofhiscityעִיר֜וֹi.RoH5892,eventheeldersהַזְּקֵנִ֣יםha.ze.ke.NimH2205andthenobleswhodweltH3427inhiscityבְּעִיר֔וֹbe.'i.RoH5892,didasJezebelאִיזָ֑בֶל'i.Za.velH348hadsentH7971untothem,accordingasitwaswrittenH3789inthelettersבַּסְּפָרִ֔יםba.se.fa.RimH5612whichshehadsentH7971untothem.

12Theyproclaimedקָרְא֖וּka.re.'UH7121afastצ֑וֹםTzomH6685,andsetNabothנָב֖וֹתna.VotH5022onhighamongthepeopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.

13Andthetwoשְׁנֵ֨יshe.NeiH8147menH376,thebasefellows,cameH935inandsatH3427beforehim:andthebasefellowsbare witnessagainsthim,evenagainstNabothנָב֗וֹתna.VotH5022,inthepresenceofthepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Nabothנָב֛וֹתna.VotH5022didcurseGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430andthekingוָמֶ֑לֶךְva.Me.lekhH4428.ThentheycarriedhimforthH3318outofthecityלָעִ֔ירla.'IrH5892,andstonedH5619himtodeathH4191withstonesH68.

14ThentheysentH7971toJezebelאִיזֶ֣בֶל'i.Ze.velH348,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Nabothנָב֖וֹתna.VotH5022isstonedH5619,andisdeadH4191.

15Anditcametopass,whenJezebelאִיזֶ֔בֶל'i.Ze.velH348heardH8085thatNabothנָב֖וֹתna.VotH5022wasstonedH5619,andwasdeadH4191,thatJezebelאִיזֶ֜בֶל'i.Ze.velH348saidH559toAhabאַחְאָ֗ב'ach.'AvH256,Ariseק֣וּםkumH6965,takeרֵ֞שׁreshH3423possessionH3423ofthevineyardכֶּ֣רֶם׀Ke.remH3754ofNabothנָב֣וֹתna.VotH5022theJezreeliteהַיִּזְרְעֵאלִ֗יhai.yiz.re.'e.LiH3158,whichherefusedH3985togiveלָתֶת־la.tet-H5414theeformoneyבְכֶ֔סֶףve.Khe.sefH3701;forNabothנָב֛וֹתna.VotH5022isnotaliveחַ֖יchaiH2416,butdeadH4191.

16Anditcametopass,whenAhabאַחְאָ֖ב'ach.'AvH256heardH8085thatNabothנָב֑וֹתna.VotH5022wasH1961deadH4191,thatAhabאַחְאָ֗ב'ach.'AvH256roseH6965uptogoלָרֶ֛דֶתla.Re.detH3381downtothevineyardכֶּ֛רֶםKe.remH3754ofNabothנָב֥וֹתna.VotH5022theJezreeliteהַיִּזְרְעֵאלִ֖יhai.yiz.re.'e.LiH3158,totakeלְרִשְׁתּֽוֹ׃ סle.rish.ToH3423possessionH3423ofit.

17Andthewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697ofJehovahcametoElijahאֵלִיָּ֥הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452theTishbite,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

18Ariseק֣וּםkumH6965,goרֵ֗דRedH3381downtomeetAhabאַחְאָ֥ב'ach.'AvH256kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whodwellethinSamariaבְּשֹׁמְר֑וֹןbe.sho.me.RonH8111:behold,heisinthevineyardבְּכֶ֣רֶםbe.Khe.remH3754ofNabothנָב֔וֹתna.VotH5022, whitherheisgoneH3381downיָ֥רַדYa.radH3381totakeלְרִשְׁתּֽוֹ׃le.rish.ToH3423possessionH3423ofit.

19Andthou shaltspeakוְדִבַּרְתָּ֨ve.di.bar.TaH1696untohim,sayingH559,Thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saithJehovah, Hast thoukilledH7523,andalsoH1571takenH3423possessionיָרָ֑שְׁתָּya.Ra.she.taH3423?Andthou shaltspeakוְדִבַּרְתָּ֨ve.di.bar.TaH1696untohim,sayingH559,Thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saithJehovah,Intheplaceבִּמְק֗וֹםbim.KomH4725whereאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834dogsהַכְּלָבִים֙ha.ke.la.VimH3611lickedH3952thebloodדַּ֣םdamH1818ofNabothנָב֔וֹתna.VotH5022shalldogsהַכְּלָבִ֛יםha.ke.la.VimH3611lickH3952thybloodדָּמְךָ֖da.me.KhaH1818,eventhine.

20AndAhabאַחְאָב֙'ach.'AvH256saidH559toElijahאֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452, Hast thoufoundH4672me,Omineenemyאֹיְבִ֑י'o.ye.ViH341?Andheanswered,IhavefoundH4672thee,becausethou hastsoldH4376thyselftodothatwhichisevilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451inthesightofJehovah.

21Behold,Iwillbringמֵבִ֤יאme.vi'H935evilרָעָ֔הra.'AhH7451uponthee,andwillutterly sweep theeawayandwillcutוְהִכְרַתִּ֤יve.hikh.ra.TiH3772offfromAhabלְאַחְאָב֙le.'ach.'AvH256everyman-child,andhimthatisshutוְעָצ֥וּרve.'a.TzurH6113upandhimthatisleftH5800atlargeinIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478:

22andIwillmakeוְנָתַתִּ֣יve.na.ta.TiH5414thyhouseבֵּיתְךָ֗bei.te.KhaH1004likethehouseכְּבֵית֙ke.VeitH1004ofJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֣םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNebatנְבָ֔טne.VatH5028,andlikethehouseוּכְבֵ֖יתu.khe.VeitH1004ofBaashaבַּעְשָׁ֣אba'.Sha'H1201thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofAhijahאֲחִיָּ֑ה'a.chi.YahH281fortheprovocation wherewith thou hastprovokedH3707metoangerהִכְעַ֔סְתָּhikh.'As.taH3707,andhastmadeH5414Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478tosinוַֽתַּחֲטִ֖אva.ta.cha.Ti'H2398.

23AndofJezebelלְאִיזֶ֔בֶלle.'i.Ze.velH348alsoוְגַ֨ם־ve.Gam-H1571spakeJehovah,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Thedogsהַכְּלָבִ֛יםha.ke.la.VimH3611shalleatH398Jezebelאִיזֶ֖בֶל'i.Ze.velH348bytherampartofJezreelיִזְרְעֶֽאל׃yiz.re.'ElH3157.

24HimthatdiethofAhabלְאַחְאָב֙le.'ach.'AvH256inthecityבָּעִ֔ירba.'IrH5892thedogsהַכְּלָבִ֑יםha.ke.la.VimH3611shalleatH398;andhimthatdiethinthefieldH7704shallthebirdsע֥וֹףofH5775oftheheavensהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064eatH398.

25(ButtherewasH1961nonelikeuntoAhabכְאַחְאָ֔בkhe.'ach.'AvH256,whodidsellH4376himselftodothatwhichwasH1961evilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451inthesightofJehovah,whomJezebelאִיזֶ֥בֶל'i.Ze.velH348hiswifeאִשְׁתּֽוֹ׃'ish.ToH802stirredup.

26AndhedidveryH3966abominablyוַיַּתְעֵ֣בvai.yat.'EvH8581infollowingidolsהַגִּלֻּלִ֑יםha.gi.lu.LimH1544,accordingtoallthattheAmoritesH567did,whomJehovahcastoutbeforethechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478.)

27Anditcametopass,whenAhabאַחְאָ֜ב'ach.'AvH256heardH8085thosewordsהַדְּבָרִ֤יםha.de.va.RimH1697,thatherenthisclothesבְּגָדָ֔יוbe.ga.DavH899,andputוַיָּֽשֶׂם־vai.ya.sem-H7760sackclothשַׂ֥קsakH8242uponhisfleshH1320,andfastedוַיָּצ֑וֹםvai.ya.TzomH6684,andlayH7901insackclothבַּשָּׂ֔קba.SakH8242,andwentH1980softly.

28Andthewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697ofJehovahcametoElijahאֵלִיָּ֥הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452theTishbite,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

29Seest thouhowAhabאַחְאָ֖ב'ach.'AvH256humblethhimselfbeforeme?becausehehumblethhimselfbeforeme,Iwillnotbringאָבִ֤יא'a.vi'H935theevilהָֽרָעָה֙ha.ra.'AhH7451inhisdaysבְּיָמָ֔יוbe.ya.MavH3117;butinhisson’sבְנ֔וֹve.NoH1121dayבִּימֵ֣יbi.MeiH3117willIbringאָבִ֥יא'a.Vi'H935theevilהָרָעָ֖הha.ra.'AhH7451uponhishouseבֵּיתֽוֹ׃bei.ToH1004.

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