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1 Kings 21:16-19

16And it came to pass, when Ahabאַחְאָ֖ב'ach.'AvH256heardכִּשְׁמֹ֥עַkish.Mo.a'H8085that Nabothנָב֑וֹתna.VotH5022was deadמֵ֣תmetH4191,that Ahabאַחְאָ֗ב'ach.'AvH256rose upוַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965to go downלָרֶ֛דֶתla.Re.detH3381to the vineyardכֶּ֛רֶםKe.remH3754of Nabothנָב֥וֹתna.VotH5022the Jezreeliteהַיִּזְרְעֵאלִ֖יhai.yiz.re.'e.LiH3158,to take possessionלְרִשְׁתּֽוֹ׃ סle.rish.ToH3423of it.

17And the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068came to Elijahאֵלִיָּ֥הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452the Tishbiteהַתִּשְׁבִּ֖יha.tish.BiH8664,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

18Ariseק֣וּםkumH6965,go downרֵ֗דRedH3381to meetH7125Ahabאַחְאָ֥ב'ach.'AvH256kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478, which isin Samariaבְּשֹׁמְר֑וֹןbe.sho.me.RonH8111: behold, he isin the vineyardבְּכֶ֣רֶםbe.Khe.remH3754of Nabothנָב֔וֹתna.VotH5022,whither he is gone downיָ֥רַדYa.radH3381to possessלְרִשְׁתּֽוֹ׃le.rish.ToH3423it.

19And thou shalt speakוְדִבַּרְתָּ֨ve.di.bar.TaH1696unto him, sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,Thus saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,Hast thou killedהֲרָצַ֖חְתָּha.ra.Tzach.taH7523,and also taken possessionיָרָ֑שְׁתָּya.Ra.she.taH3423?And thou shalt speakוְדִבַּרְתָּ֨ve.di.bar.TaH1696unto him, sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,Thus saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,In the placeבִּמְק֗וֹםbim.KomH4725where dogsהַכְּלָבִים֙ha.ke.la.VimH3611lickedלָקְק֤וּla.ke.KuH3952the bloodדַּ֣םdamH1818of Nabothנָב֔וֹתna.VotH5022shall dogsהַכְּלָבִ֛יםha.ke.la.VimH3611lickיָלֹ֧קּוּya.Lo.kuH3952thy bloodדָּמְךָ֖da.me.KhaH1818, even thine.

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