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1 Kings 21:5-7

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.”

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