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1 Kings 21:2-16

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.tzelH7138 H681my palaceבֵּיתִ֔יbei.TiH1004.I will giveוְאֶתְּנָ֤הve.'e.te.NahH5414youa betterמִמֶּ֑נּוּmi.Me.nuH2896 H4480vineyardכֶּ֖רֶםKe.remH3754in its placeתַּחְתָּ֔יוtach.TavH8478—or ifאִ֚ם'imH518you preferבְּעֵינֶ֔יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH2896 H5869,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.VarH5921 H1697אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Nabothנָבוֹת֙na.VotH5022the Jezreeliteהַיִּזְרְעֵאלִ֔יhai.yiz.re.'e.LiH3158had told himדִּבֶּ֣ר אֵלָ֗יוdi.Ber 'e.LavH1696 H413וַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.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.chemH398 H3899.

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.chemH398 H3899?”

6Ahab answeredוַיְדַבֵּ֣ר אֵלֶ֗יהָvay.da.Ber 'e.Lei.haH1696 H413, “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.TahH802 H859Jezebelאִיזֶ֣בֶל'i.Ze.velH348saidוַתֹּ֤אמֶרva.To.merH559to himאֵלָיו֙'e.LavH413, “Do you notעַתָּ֛ה'a.TahH6258reignתַּעֲשֶׂ֥ה מְלוּכָ֖הta.'a.Seh me.lu.KhahH6213 H4410overעַל־'al-H5921Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478?Get upק֤וּםkumH6965,eatאֱכָל־'e.khol-H398some foodלֶ֙חֶם֙le.chemH3899,and be cheerfulוְיִטַ֣ב לִבֶּ֔ךָve.yi.Tav li.Be.khaH3190 H3820,for Iאֲנִי֙'a.NiH589will getאֶתֵּ֣ן'e.TenH5414youאֶת־'et-H853the vineyardכֶּ֖רֶםKe.remH3754of Nabothנָב֥וֹתna.VotH5022the Jezreeliteהַיִּזְרְעֵאלִֽי׃hai.yiz.re.'e.LiH3158.”

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-H2205 H413and noblesהַֽחֹרִים֙ha.cho.RimH2715whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834livedהַיֹּשְׁבִ֖יםhai.yo.she.VimH3427withאֶת־'et-H854Nabothנָבֽוֹת׃na.VotH5022in his cityבְּעִיר֔וֹbe.'i.RoH5892.

9In the lettersבַּסְּפָרִ֖ים לֵאמֹ֑רba.se.fa.Rim le.MorH5612 H559she 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-H8147 H582 H1121scoundrelsבְלִיַּעַל֮ve.li.ya.'AlH1100opposite himנֶגְדּוֹ֒neg.DoH5048and have them testifyוִיעִדֻ֣הוּ לֵאמֹ֔רvi.'i.Du.hu le.MorH5749 H559, ‘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.'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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