Berean Standard Bible
1 Kings 21:7-19
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.”
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-H2205H413and noblesהַֽחֹרִים֙ha.cho.RimH2715whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834livedהַיֹּשְׁבִ֖יםhai.yo.she.VimH3427withאֶת־'et-H854Nabothנָבֽוֹת׃na.VotH5022in his cityבְּעִיר֔וֹbe.'i.RoH5892.
10But seatוְ֠הוֹשִׁיבוּVe.ho.shi.vuH3427twoשְׁנַ֨יִם אֲנָשִׁ֥ים בְּנֵֽי־she.Na.yim 'a.na.Shim be.nei-H8147H582H1121scoundrelsבְלִיַּעַל֮ve.li.ya.'AlH1100opposite himנֶגְדּוֹ֒neg.DoH5048and have them testifyוִיעִדֻ֣הוּ לֵאמֹ֔רvi.'i.Du.hu le.MorH5749H559, ‘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.
13And the twoשְׁנֵ֨יshe.NeiH8147scoundrelsהָאֲנָשִׁ֥ים בְּנֵֽי־ בְלִיַּעַל֮ha.'a.na.Shim be.nei- ve.li.ya.'AlH1100H582H1121came 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.
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.
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 shamH3381H8033to 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.MorH1696H413H559that 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!’”
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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