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1 Kings 21:2-16

2AndAhabאַחְאָ֣ב'ach.'AvH256spokeH1696toNabothנָב֣וֹת׀na.VotH5022sayingלֵאמֹר֩׀le.MorH559,Giveתְּנָה־te.nah-H5414methyvineyardכַּרְמְךָ֜kar.me.KhaH3754,thatImayhaveitforagardenלְגַן־le.gan-H1588ofherbs,foritisnear,bythesideofmyhouseבֵּיתִ֔יbei.TiH1004;andIwillgiveוְאֶתְּנָ֤הve.'e.te.NahH5414theeforitabetterט֣וֹבTovH2896vineyardכֶּ֖רֶםKe.remH3754thanit;ifitseemgoodH2896tothee,Iwillgiveאֶתְּנָה־'e.te.nah-H5414theeitsvalueinmoneyכֶ֖סֶףKhe.sefH3701.

3AndNabothנָב֖וֹתna.VotH5022saidH559toAhabאַחְאָ֑ב'ach.'AvH256,Jehovahforbiditme,thatIshouldgiveמִתִּתִּ֛יmi.ti.TiH5414theinheritanceנַחֲלַ֥תna.cha.LatH5159ofmyfathersH1tothee!

4AndAhabאַחְאָ֨ב'ach.'AvH256cameH935intohishouseבֵּית֜וֹbei.ToH1004sullenסַ֣רsarH5620andvexedbecauseofthewordהַדָּבָר֙ha.da.VarH1697thatNabothנָבוֹת֙na.VotH5022theJizreelitehadspokenדִּבֶּ֣רdi.BerH1696tohim;forhehadsaidH559,Iwillnotgiveאֶתֵּ֥ן'e.TenH5414theetheinheritanceנַחֲלַ֣תna.cha.LatH5159ofmyfathersH1.AndhelayH7901downוַיִּשְׁכַּב֙vai.yish.KavH7901onhisbedמִטָּת֔וֹmi.ta.ToH4296,andturnedוַיַּסֵּ֥בvai.ya.SevH5437awayH5437hisfaceפָּנָ֖יוpa.NavH6440,andateH398nobreadH3899.

5AndJezebelאִיזֶ֣בֶל'i.Ze.velH348hiswifeאִשְׁתּ֑וֹ'ish.ToH802cameH935tohim,andsaidH1696tohim,Whyמַה־mah-H4100isthyspiritרוּחֲךָ֣ru.cha.KhaH7307sullenסָרָ֔הsa.RahH5620,andthou eatestnobreadH3899?

6AndhesaidH559toher,BecauseIspokeH1696toNabothנָב֨וֹתna.VotH5022theJizreeliteandsaidH559tohim,Giveתְּנָה־te.nah-H5414methyvineyardכַּרְמְךָ֙kar.me.KhaH3754formoneyבְּכֶ֔סֶףbe.Khe.sefH3701;orelse,ifitplease thee,Iwillgiveאֶתְּנָה־'e.te.nah-H5414theeavineyardכֶ֖רֶםKhe.remH3754forit;andhesaidH559,Iwillnotgiveאֶתֵּ֥ן'e.TenH5414theemyvineyardכַּרְמִֽי׃kar.MiH3754.

7AndJezebelאִיזֶ֣בֶל'i.Ze.velH348hiswifeאִשְׁתּ֔וֹ'ish.ToH802saidH559tohim, Dost thounowעַתָּ֛ה'a.TahH6258exercise sovereigntyoverIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478?ariseק֤וּםkumH6965,eatאֱכָל־'e.khol-H398breadH3899,andletthyheartלִבֶּ֔ךָli.Be.khaH3820beglad:Iwillgiveאֶתֵּ֣ן'e.TenH5414theethevineyardכֶּ֖רֶםKe.remH3754ofNabothנָב֥וֹתna.VotH5022theJizreelite.

8AndshewroteH3789aletterסְפָרִים֙se.fa.RimH5612inAhab'snameבְּשֵׁ֣םbe.ShemH8034,andsealedוַתַּחְתֹּ֖םva.tach.TomH2856itwithhissealבְּחֹתָמ֑וֹbe.cho.ta.MoH2368,andsentH7971theletterסְפָרִ֗יםhas.fa.rimH5612totheeldersהַזְקֵנִ֤יםhaz.ke.NimH2205andtothenoblesthatwereinhiscityבְּעִיר֔וֹbe.'i.RoH5892,dwellingH3427withNabothנָבֽוֹת׃na.VotH5022.

9AndshewroteH3789intheletterבַּסְּפָרִ֖יםba.se.fa.RimH5612sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Proclaimקִֽרְאוּ־kir.'u-H7121afastצ֔וֹםTzomH6685,andsetNabothנָב֖וֹתna.VotH5022attheheadבְּרֹ֥אשׁbe.RoshH7218ofthepeopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971;

10andsettwoשְׁנַ֨יִםshe.Na.yimH8147menH376,sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121ofBelial,beforehim,andtheyshallbear witnessagainsthimsayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Thou didstcurseGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430andthekingוָמֶ֑לֶךְva.Me.lekhH4428;andcarryhimout,andstoneוְסִקְלֻ֖הוּve.sik.Lu.huH5619him,thathemaydieוְיָמֹֽת׃ve.ya.MotH4191.

11AndthemenH376ofhiscityעִיר֜וֹi.RoH5892,theeldersהַזְּקֵנִ֣יםha.ze.ke.NimH2205andthenoblesthatdweltהַיֹּֽשְׁבִים֙hai.yo.she.VimH3427inhiscityבְּעִיר֔וֹbe.'i.RoH5892,didasJezebelאִיזָ֑בֶל'i.Za.velH348hadsentH7971tothem,asitwaswrittenH3789intheletterבַּסְּפָרִ֔יםba.se.fa.RimH5612thatshehadsentH7971tothem:

12theyproclaimedקָרְא֖וּka.re.'UH7121afastצ֑וֹםTzomH6685,andsetNabothנָב֖וֹתna.VotH5022attheheadבְּרֹ֥אשׁbe.RoshH7218ofthepeopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.

13AndtherecameH935thetwoשְׁנֵ֨יshe.NeiH8147menH376,sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121ofBelial,andsatH3427beforehim;andthemenH376ofBelial witnessedagainsthim,againstNabothנָב֗וֹתna.VotH5022,inthepresenceofthepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Nabothנָב֛וֹתna.VotH5022blasphemedGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430andthekingוָמֶ֑לֶךְva.Me.lekhH4428.AndtheycarriedhimforthH3318outofthecityלָעִ֔ירla.'IrH5892,andstonedH5619himwithstonesH68,thathediedH4191.

14AndtheysentH7971toJezebelאִיזֶ֣בֶל'i.Ze.velH348sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Nabothנָב֖וֹתna.VotH5022isstonedH5619,andisdeadH4191.

15AnditcametopasswhenJezebelאִיזֶ֔בֶל'i.Ze.velH348heardH8085thatNabothנָב֖וֹתna.VotH5022wasstonedH5619andwasdeadH4191,thatJezebelאִיזֶ֜בֶל'i.Ze.velH348saidH559toAhabאַחְאָ֗ב'ach.'AvH256,Ariseק֣וּםkumH6965,takeרֵ֞שׁreshH3423possessionH3423ofthevineyardכֶּ֣רֶם׀Ke.remH3754ofNabothנָב֣וֹתna.VotH5022theJizreelite,whichherefusedH3985togiveלָתֶת־la.tet-H5414theeformoneyבְכֶ֔סֶףve.Khe.sefH3701;forNabothנָב֛וֹתna.VotH5022isnotaliveחַ֖יchaiH2416,butdeadH4191.

16AnditcametopasswhenAhabאַחְאָ֖ב'ach.'AvH256heardH8085thatNabothנָב֑וֹתna.VotH5022wasH1961deadH4191,thatAhabאַחְאָ֗ב'ach.'AvH256roseH6965uptogoלָרֶ֛דֶתla.Re.detH3381downtothevineyardכֶּ֛רֶםKe.remH3754ofNabothנָב֥וֹתna.VotH5022theJizreelite,totakeלְרִשְׁתּֽוֹ׃ סle.rish.ToH3423possessionH3423ofit.

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