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1 Kings 21:13-16

13And the twoשְׁנֵ֨יshe.NeiH8147scoundrelsהָאֲנָשִׁ֥ים בְּנֵֽי־ בְלִיַּעַל֮ha.'a.na.Shim be.nei- ve.li.ya.'AlH1100 H582 H1121came 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.MorH348 H559: “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.

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