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1 Kings 21:2-16

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.

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