1 Kings 21
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1 Kings 21

1Some time afterאַחַר֙'a.CharH310theseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428eventsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697,Nabothלְנָב֥וֹתle.na.VotH5022the Jezreeliteהַיִּזְרְעֵאלִ֖יhai.yiz.re.'e.LiH3158ownedH1961a vineyardכֶּ֧רֶםKe.remH3754אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834in Jezreelבְּיִזְרְעֶ֑אלbe.yiz.re.'ElH3157next toאֵ֚צֶל'E.tzelH681the palaceהֵיכַ֣לhei.KhalH1964of Ahabאַחְאָ֔ב'ach.'AvH256kingמֶ֖לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Samariaשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃sho.me.RonH8111.
2So Ahabאַחְאָ֣ב'ach.'AvH256saidוַיְדַבֵּ֣רvay.da.BerH1696toאֶל־'el-H413Nabothנָב֣וֹת׀na.VotH5022לֵאמֹר֩׀le.MorH559, “Giveתְּנָה־te.nah-H5414meאֶֽת־'et-H853your vineyardכַּרְמְךָ֜kar.me.KhaH3754to useוִֽיהִי־vi.hi-H1961as a vegetableיָרָ֗קya.RakH3419gardenלְגַן־le.gan-H1588,sinceכִּ֣יkiH3588itה֤וּאhu'H1931is next toקָרוֹב֙ אֵ֣צֶלka.rOv 'E.tzelH7138H681my palaceבֵּיתִ֔יbei.TiH1004.I will giveוְאֶתְּנָ֤הve.'e.te.NahH5414youa betterמִמֶּ֑נּוּmi.Me.nuH2896H4480vineyardכֶּ֖רֶםKe.remH3754in its placeתַּחְתָּ֔יוtach.TavH8478—or ifאִ֚ם'imH518you preferבְּעֵינֶ֔יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH2896H5869,I will giveאֶתְּנָה־'e.te.nah-H5414youitsזֶֽה׃ZehH2088valueמְחִ֥ירme.ChirH4242in silverכֶ֖סֶףKhe.sefH3701.”
3But Nabothנָב֖וֹתna.VotH5022repliedוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559אֶל־'el-H413אַחְאָ֑ב'ach.'AvH256, “The LORDמֵֽיהוָ֔הme.Yah.wehH3068forbidחָלִ֤ילָהcha.Li.lahH2486that Ishould giveמִתִּתִּ֛יmi.ti.TiH5414אֶת־'et-H853youthe inheritanceנַחֲלַ֥תna.cha.LatH5159of my fathersאֲבֹתַ֖י'a.vo.TaiH1.”
4So Ahabאַחְאָ֨ב'ach.'AvH256wentוַיָּבֹא֩vai.ya.Vo'H935toאֶל־'el-H413his palaceבֵּית֜וֹbei.ToH1004,sullenסַ֣רsarH5620and angryוְזָעֵ֗ףve.za.'EfH2198becauseעַל־ הַדָּבָר֙'al- ha.da.VarH5921H1697אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Nabothנָבוֹת֙na.VotH5022the Jezreeliteהַיִּזְרְעֵאלִ֔יhai.yiz.re.'e.LiH3158had told himדִּבֶּ֣ר אֵלָ֗יוdi.Ber 'e.LavH1696H413וַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “I will notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808giveאֶתֵּ֥ן'e.TenH5414youאֶת־'et-H853the inheritanceנַחֲלַ֣תna.cha.LatH5159of my fathersאֲבוֹתָ֑י'a.vo.TaiH1.”He lay downוַיִּשְׁכַּב֙vai.yish.KavH7901onעַל־'al-H5921his bedמִטָּת֔וֹmi.ta.ToH4296,turned his faceפָּנָ֖יוpa.NavH6440awayוַיַּסֵּ֥בvai.ya.SevH5437אֶת־'et-H853,and refusedוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808to eatאָ֥כַל לָֽחֶם׃'A.khal La.chemH398H3899.
5Soon his wifeאִשְׁתּ֑וֹ'ish.ToH802Jezebelאִיזֶ֣בֶל'i.Ze.velH348came inוַתָּבֹ֥אva.ta.Vo'H935אֵלָ֖יו'e.LavH413and askedוַתְּדַבֵּ֣רva.te.da.BerH1696אֵלָ֗יו'e.LavH413, “Whyמַה־mah-H4100are youרוּחֲךָ֣ru.cha.KhaH7307soזֶּה֙zehH2088sullenסָרָ֔הsa.RahH5620that you refuseוְאֵינְךָ֖ve.'ei.ne.KhaH369to eatאֹכֵ֥ל לָֽחֶם׃'o.Khel La.chemH398H3899?”
6Ahab answeredוַיְדַבֵּ֣ר אֵלֶ֗יהָvay.da.Ber 'e.Lei.haH1696H413, “Becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588I spokeאֲ֠דַבֵּר'A.da.berH1696toאֶל־'el-H413Nabothנָב֨וֹתna.VotH5022the Jezreeliteהַיִּזְרְעֵאלִ֜יhai.yiz.re.'e.LiH3158and toldוָאֹ֣מַרva.'O.marH559him, ‘Giveתְּנָה־te.nah-H5414meאֶֽת־'et-H853your vineyardכַּרְמְךָ֙kar.me.KhaH3754for silverבְּכֶ֔סֶףbe.Khe.sefH3701,orא֚וֹ'oH176ifאִם־'im-H518youאַתָּ֔ה'a.TahH859wishחָפֵ֣ץcha.FetzH2655,I will giveאֶתְּנָה־'e.te.nah-H5414you anothervineyardכֶ֖רֶםKhe.remH3754in its placeתַּחְתָּ֑יוtach.TavH8478.’And he repliedוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, ‘I will notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808giveאֶתֵּ֥ן'e.TenH5414youאֶת־'et-H853my vineyardכַּרְמִֽי׃kar.MiH3754!’”
7But his wifeאִשְׁתּ֔וֹ אַתָּ֕ה'ish.To 'a.TahH802H859Jezebelאִיזֶ֣בֶל'i.Ze.velH348saidוַתֹּ֤אמֶרva.To.merH559to himאֵלָיו֙'e.LavH413, “Do you notעַתָּ֛ה'a.TahH6258reignתַּעֲשֶׂ֥ה מְלוּכָ֖הta.'a.Seh me.lu.KhahH6213H4410overעַל־'al-H5921Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478?Get upק֤וּםkumH6965,eatאֱכָל־'e.khol-H398some foodלֶ֙חֶם֙le.chemH3899,and be cheerfulוְיִטַ֣ב לִבֶּ֔ךָve.yi.Tav li.Be.khaH3190H3820,for Iאֲנִי֙'a.NiH589will getאֶתֵּ֣ן'e.TenH5414youאֶת־'et-H853the vineyardכֶּ֖רֶםKe.remH3754of Nabothנָב֥וֹתna.VotH5022the Jezreeliteהַיִּזְרְעֵאלִֽי׃hai.yiz.re.'e.LiH3158.”

Jezebel’s Plot

8Then Jezebel wroteוַתִּכְתֹּ֤בva.tikh.ToH3789lettersסְפָרִים֙se.fa.RimH5612in Ahab’sאַחְאָ֔ב'ach.'AvH256nameבְּשֵׁ֣םbe.ShemH8034,sealed themבְּחֹתָמ֑וֹbe.cho.ta.MoH2368with his sealוַתַּחְתֹּ֖םva.tach.TomH2856,and sentוַתִּשְׁלַ֣חva.tish.LachH7971themסְפָרִ֗יםhas.fa.rimH5612toאֶל־'el-H413the eldersהַזְקֵנִ֤ים וְאֶל־haz.ke.Nim ve.'el-H2205H413and noblesהַֽחֹרִים֙ha.cho.RimH2715whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834livedהַיֹּשְׁבִ֖יםhai.yo.she.VimH3427withאֶת־'et-H854Nabothנָבֽוֹת׃na.VotH5022in his cityבְּעִיר֔וֹbe.'i.RoH5892.
9In the lettersבַּסְּפָרִ֖ים לֵאמֹ֑רba.se.fa.Rim le.MorH5612H559she wroteוַתִּכְתֹּ֥בva.tikh.ToH3789: “Proclaimקִֽרְאוּ־kir.'u-H7121a fastצ֔וֹםTzomH6685and giveוְהוֹשִׁ֥יבוּve.ho.Shi.vuH3427אֶת־'et-H853Nabothנָב֖וֹתna.VotH5022a seat of honorבְּרֹ֥אשׁbe.RoshH7218among the peopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.
10But seatוְ֠הוֹשִׁיבוּVe.ho.shi.vuH3427twoשְׁנַ֨יִם אֲנָשִׁ֥ים בְּנֵֽי־she.Na.yim 'a.na.Shim be.nei-H8147H582H1121scoundrelsבְלִיַּעַל֮ve.li.ya.'AlH1100opposite himנֶגְדּוֹ֒neg.DoH5048and have them testifyוִיעִדֻ֣הוּ לֵאמֹ֔רvi.'i.Du.hu le.MorH5749H559, ‘You have cursedבֵּרַ֥כְתָּbe.Rakh.taH1288bothGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430and the kingוָמֶ֑לֶךְva.Me.lekhH4428!’Then take him outוְהוֹצִיאֻ֥הוּve.ho.tzi.'U.huH3318and stone himוְסִקְלֻ֖הוּve.sik.Lu.huH5619to deathוְיָמֹֽת׃ve.ya.MotH4191.”
11אַנְשֵׁ֨י'an.SheiH582עִיר֜וֹi.RoH5892So the eldersהַזְּקֵנִ֣יםha.ze.ke.NimH2205and noblesוְהַחֹרִ֗יםve.ha.cho.RimH2715whoאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834livedהַיֹּֽשְׁבִים֙hai.yo.she.VimH3427in Naboth’s cityבְּעִיר֔וֹbe.'i.RoH5892didוַיַּעֲשׂוּ֩vai.ya.'a.SuH6213asכַּאֲשֶׁ֛רka.'a.SherH834Jezebelאִיזָ֑בֶל'i.Za.velH348had instructedשָׁלְחָ֥הsha.le.ChahH7971אֲלֵיהֶ֖ם'a.lei.HemH413כַּאֲשֶׁ֤רka.'a.SherH834כָּתוּב֙ka.TuvH3789in the lettersבַּסְּפָרִ֔יםba.se.fa.RimH5612אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834she had writtenשָׁלְחָ֖הsha.le.ChahH7971to themאֲלֵיהֶֽם׃'a.lei.HemH413.
12They proclaimedקָרְא֖וּka.re.'UH7121a fastצ֑וֹםTzomH6685and gaveוְהֹשִׁ֥יבוּve.ho.Shi.vuH3427אֶת־'et-H853Nabothנָב֖וֹתna.VotH5022a seat of honorבְּרֹ֥אשׁbe.RoshH7218among the peopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.
13And the twoשְׁנֵ֨יshe.NeiH8147scoundrelsהָאֲנָשִׁ֥ים בְּנֵֽי־ בְלִיַּעַל֮ha.'a.na.Shim be.nei- ve.li.ya.'AlH1100H582H1121came inוַ֠יָּבֹאוּVai.ya.vo.'uH935and satוַיֵּשְׁב֣וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427oppositeנֶגְדּוֹ֒neg.DoH5048Naboth,andהַבְּלִיַּ֜עַלha.be.li.Ya.'alH1100these menאֶת־'et-H853אַנְשֵׁ֨י'an.SheiH582testifiedוַיְעִדֻהוּ֩vay.'i.du.HuH5749againstנָב֗וֹתna.VotH5022himbeforeנֶ֤גֶדNe.gedH5048the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “Nabothנָב֛וֹתna.VotH5022has cursedבֵּרַ֥ךְbe.RakhH1288bothGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430and the kingוָמֶ֑לֶךְva.Me.lekhH4428!”So they took himוַיֹּצִאֻ֙הוּ֙vai.yo.tzi.'U.huH3318outsideמִח֣וּץmi.ChutzH2351the cityלָעִ֔ירla.'IrH5892and stoned himוַיִּסְקְלֻ֥הוּvai.yis.ke.Lu.huH5619to deathוַיָּמֹֽת׃vai.ya.MotH4191בָאֲבָנִ֖יםva.'a.va.NimH68.
14Then they sentוַֽיִּשְׁלְח֖וּvai.yish.le.ChuH7971word toאֶל־'el-H413Jezebelאִיזֶ֣בֶל לֵאמֹ֑ר'i.Ze.vel le.MorH348H559: “Nabothנָב֖וֹתna.VotH5022has been stonedסֻקַּ֥לsu.KalH5619to deathוַיָּמֹֽת׃vai.ya.MotH4191.”
15וַֽיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961When Jezebelאִיזֶ֔בֶל'i.Ze.velH348heardכִּשְׁמֹ֣עַkish.Mo.a'H8085thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588Nabothנָב֖וֹתna.VotH5022had been stonedסֻקַּ֥לsu.KalH5619to deathוַיָּמֹ֑תvai.ya.MotH4191, sheאִיזֶ֜בֶל'i.Ze.velH348saidוַתֹּ֨אמֶרva.To.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Ahabאַחְאָ֗ב'ach.'AvH256, “Get upק֣וּםkumH6965and take possession ofרֵ֞שׁreshH3423אֶת־'et-H853the vineyardכֶּ֣רֶם׀Ke.remH3754of Nabothנָב֣וֹתna.VotH5022the Jezreeliteהַיִּזְרְעֵאלִ֗יhai.yiz.re.'e.LiH3158,whoאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834refusedמֵאֵן֙me.'EnH3985to give itלָתֶת־la.tet-H5414to youfor silverבְכֶ֔סֶףve.Khe.sefH3701.Forכִּ֣יkiH3588Nabothנָב֛וֹתna.VotH5022is no longerאֵ֥ין'einH369aliveחַ֖יchaiH2416,butכִּי־ki-H3588deadמֵֽת׃MetH4191.”
16Andוַיְהִ֛יvay.HiH1961when Ahabאַחְאָ֖ב'ach.'AvH256heardכִּשְׁמֹ֥עַkish.Mo.a'H8085thatכִּ֣יkiH3588Nabothנָב֑וֹתna.VotH5022was deadמֵ֣תmetH4191,heאַחְאָ֗ב'ach.'AvH256got upוַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965andwentלָרֶ֛דֶתla.Re.detH3381downאֶל־'el-H413to take possessionלְרִשְׁתּֽוֹ׃ סle.rish.ToH3423of the vineyardכֶּ֛רֶםKe.remH3754of Nabothנָב֥וֹתna.VotH5022the Jezreeliteהַיִּזְרְעֵאלִ֖יhai.yiz.re.'e.LiH3158.

Elijah Denounces Ahab and Jezebel

17Then the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068cameוַיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961toאֶל־'el-H413Elijahאֵלִיָּ֥הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452the Tishbiteהַתִּשְׁבִּ֖יha.tish.BiH8664,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,
18“Get upק֣וּםkumH6965and go downרֵ֗דRedH3381to meetלִקְרַ֛אתlik.RatH7122Ahabאַחְאָ֥ב'ach.'AvH256kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834is in Samariaבְּשֹׁמְר֑וֹןbe.sho.me.RonH8111.Seeהִנֵּה֙hi.NehH2009, he isin the vineyardבְּכֶ֣רֶםbe.Khe.remH3754of Nabothנָב֔וֹתna.VotH5022,whereאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834he has goneיָ֥רַד שָׁ֖םYa.rad shamH3381H8033to take possession of itלְרִשְׁתּֽוֹ׃le.rish.ToH3423.
19Tellוְדִבַּרְתָּ֨ve.di.bar.TaH1696himאֵלָ֜יו'e.LavH413that this is whatכֹּ֚הkohH3541the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saysלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559אָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559: ‘Have you not murderedהֲרָצַ֖חְתָּha.ra.Tzach.taH7523a manandוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571seized his landיָרָ֑שְׁתָּya.Ra.she.taH3423?’Then tell himוְדִבַּרְתָּ֨ אֵלָ֜יו לֵאמֹ֗רve.di.bar.Ta 'e.Lav le.MorH1696H413H559that this is also whatכֹּ֚הkohH3541the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559: ‘In the placeבִּמְק֗וֹםbim.KomH4725whereאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834the dogsהַכְּלָבִים֙ha.ke.la.VimH3611אֶת־'et-H853licked upלָקְק֤וּla.ke.KuH3952the bloodדַּ֣םdamH1818of Nabothנָב֔וֹתna.VotH5022, there alsothe dogsהַכְּלָבִ֛יםha.ke.la.VimH3611אֶת־'et-H853will lick upיָלֹ֧קּוּya.Lo.kuH3952your bloodדָּמְךָ֖da.me.KhaH1818—yesגַּם־gam-H1571,yoursאָֽתָּה׃'A.tahH859!’”
20When Elijahאֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452arrived,Ahabאַחְאָב֙'ach.'AvH256saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to himאֶל־'el-H413, “So you have found me outהַֽמְצָאתַ֖נִיham.tza.Ta.niH4672,my enemyאֹיְבִ֑י'o.ye.ViH341.”He repliedוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “I have found you outמָצָ֔אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672becauseיַ֚עַןYa.'anH3282you have sold yourselfהִתְמַכֶּרְךָ֔hit.ma.ker.KhaH4376to doלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213evilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.
21This is what the LORD saysהִנְנִ֨יhi.NiH2005: ‘I will bringמֵבִ֤יאme.vi'H935calamityרָעָ֔הra.'AhH7451on youאֵלֶ֙יךָ֙'e.Lei.khaH413and consumeוּבִעַרְתִּ֖יu.vi.'ar.TiH1197your descendantsאַחֲרֶ֑יךָ'a.cha.Rei.khaH310;I will cut offוְהִכְרַתִּ֤יve.hikh.ra.TiH3772from Ahabלְאַחְאָב֙le.'ach.'AvH256every maleמַשְׁתִּ֣יןmash.TinH8366בְּקִ֔ירbe.KirH7023in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,both slaveוְעָצ֥וּרve.'a.TzurH6113and freeוְעָז֖וּבve.'a.ZuvH5800.
22I will makeוְנָתַתִּ֣יve.na.ta.TiH5414אֶת־'et-H853your houseבֵּיתְךָ֗bei.te.KhaH1004like thatכְּבֵית֙ke.VeitH1004of Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֣םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nebatנְבָ֔טne.VatH5028and like thatוּכְבֵ֖יתu.khe.VeitH1004of Baashaבַּעְשָׁ֣אba'.Sha'H1201sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Ahijahאֲחִיָּ֑ה'a.chi.YahH281,becauseאֶל־'el-H413you have provokedהִכְעַ֔סְתָּhikh.'As.taH3707My angerהַכַּ֙עַס֙ha.Ka.'asH3708אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834and caused Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478to sinוַֽתַּחֲטִ֖אva.ta.cha.Ti'H2398אֶת־'et-H853.’
23And the LORDיְהוָ֖ה לֵאמֹ֑רYah.weh le.MorH3068H559alsoוְגַ֨ם־ve.Gam-H1571speaksדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696concerning Jezebelלְאִיזֶ֔בֶלle.'i.Ze.velH348: ‘The dogsהַכְּלָבִ֛יםha.ke.la.VimH3611will devourיֹאכְל֥וּyo.khe.LuH398אֶת־'et-H853Jezebelאִיזֶ֖בֶל'i.Ze.velH348by the wallבְּחֵ֥לbe.ChelH2426of Jezreelיִזְרְעֶֽאל׃yiz.re.'ElH3157.’
24Anyone belonging to Ahabלְאַחְאָב֙le.'ach.'AvH256who diesהַמֵּ֤תha.MetH4191in the cityבָּעִ֔ירba.'IrH5892will be eatenיֹאכְל֖וּyo.khe.LuH398by dogsהַכְּלָבִ֑יםha.ke.la.VimH3611,and anyone who diesוְהַמֵּת֙ve.ha.MetH4191in the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֔הba.sa.DehH7704will be eatenיֹאכְל֖וּyo.khe.LuH398by the birdsע֥וֹףofH5775of the airהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064.”

Ahab’s Repentance

25(Surelyרַ֚קrakH7535there wasהָיָ֣הha.YahH1961neverלֹֽא־lo'-H3808one like Ahabכְאַחְאָ֔בkhe.'ach.'AvH256,whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834sold himselfהִתְמַכֵּ֔רhit.ma.KerH4376to doלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213evilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,incitedאֲשֶׁר־ הֵסַ֥תָּה'a.Sher- he.Sa.tahH834H5496אֹת֖וֹ'o.ToH853by his wifeאִשְׁתּֽוֹ׃'ish.ToH802Jezebelאִיזֶ֥בֶל'i.Ze.velH348.
26He committed the mostמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966detestable actsוַיַּתְעֵ֣בvai.yat.'EvH8581by goingלָלֶ֖כֶתla.Le.khetH1980afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310idolsהַגִּלֻּלִ֑יםha.gi.lu.LimH1544,just likeכְּכֹל֙ke.KholH3605אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834the Amoritesהָאֱמֹרִ֔יha.'e.mo.RiH567עָשׂ֣וּ'a.SuH6213whomאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068had driven outהוֹרִ֣ישׁho.RishH3423beforeמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440the Israelitesבְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סbe.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121H3478.)
27וַיְהִי֩vay.HiH1961When Ahabאַחְאָ֜ב'ach.'AvH256אֶת־'et-H853heardכִשְׁמֹ֨עַkhish.Mo.a'H8085theseהָאֵ֙לֶּה֙ha.'E.lehH428wordsהַדְּבָרִ֤יםha.de.va.RimH1697,he toreוַיִּקְרַ֣עvai.yik.Ra'H7167his clothesבְּגָדָ֔יוbe.ga.DavH899,putוַיָּֽשֶׂם־vai.ya.sem-H7760on sackclothשַׂ֥קsakH8242עַל־'al-H5921בְּשָׂר֖וֹbe.sa.RoH1320,and fastedוַיָּצ֑וֹםvai.ya.TzomH6684.He lay downוַיִּשְׁכַּ֣בvai.yish.KavH7901in sackclothבַּשָּׂ֔קba.SakH8242and walked aroundוַיְהַלֵּ֖ךְvay.ha.LekhH1980meeklyאַֽט׃ ס'AtH328.
28Then the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068cameוַֽיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961toאֶל־'el-H413Elijahאֵלִיָּ֥הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452the Tishbiteהַתִּשְׁבִּ֖יha.tish.BiH8664,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559:
29“Have you seenהֲֽרָאִ֔יתָhara.'I.taH7200howכִּֽי־ki-H3588Ahabאַחְאָ֖ב'ach.'AvH256has humbled himselfנִכְנַ֥עnikh.Na'H3665before Meמִלְּפָנָ֑יmi.le.fa.NaiH6440?Becauseיַ֜עַן כִּֽי־Ya.'an ki-H3282H3588he has humbled himselfנִכְנַ֣עnikh.Na'H3665before Meמִפָּנַ֗יmi.pa.NaiH6440,I will notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808bringאָבִ֤יא'a.vi'H935the calamityהָֽרָעָה֙ha.ra.'AhH7451during his daysבְּיָמָ֔יוbe.ya.MavH3117,but I will bringאָבִ֥יא'a.Vi'H935itהָרָעָ֖הha.ra.'AhH7451uponעַל־'al-H5921his houseבֵּיתֽוֹ׃bei.ToH1004in the daysבִּימֵ֣יbi.MeiH3117of his sonבְנ֔וֹve.NoH1121.”

Commentaries on 1 Kings 21

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