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1 Kings 21:17-29

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 shamH3381 H8033to 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.MorH1696 H413 H559that 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.MorH3068 H559alsoוְגַ֨ם־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.”

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.tahH834 H5496אֹת֖וֹ'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.'ElH1121 H3478.)

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-H3282 H3588he 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.”

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