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1 Kings 21:1-7
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.”
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.”
Commentaries on 1 Kings 21
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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