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1 Kings 21:17-27

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.

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