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1 Kings 21:1-7

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.

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