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1 Kings 21:17-29

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.

20And Ahabאַחְאָב֙'ach.'AvH256saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Elijahאֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452,Hast thou foundהַֽמְצָאתַ֖נִיham.tza.Ta.niH4672me, O mine enemyאֹיְבִ֑י'o.ye.ViH341?And he answeredוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,I have foundמָצָ֔אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672thee:because thou hast soldהִתְמַכֶּרְךָ֔hit.ma.ker.KhaH4376thyself to workלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213evilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

21Behold, I will bringמֵבִ֤יאme.vi'H935evilרָעָ֔הra.'AhH7451upon thee, and will take awayוּבִעַרְתִּ֖יu.vi.'ar.TiH1197thy posterityאַחֲרֶ֑יךָ'a.cha.Rei.khaH310,and will cut offוְהִכְרַתִּ֤יve.hikh.ra.TiH3772from Ahabלְאַחְאָב֙le.'ach.'AvH256him that pissethמַשְׁתִּ֣יןmash.TinH8366against the wallבְּקִ֔ירbe.KirH7023,and him that is shut upוְעָצ֥וּרve.'a.TzurH6113and leftוְעָז֖וּבve.'a.ZuvH5800in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,

22And will makeוְנָתַתִּ֣יve.na.ta.TiH5414thine houseבֵּיתְךָ֗bei.te.KhaH1004like the houseכְּבֵית֙ke.VeitH1004of Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֣םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nebatנְבָ֔טne.VatH5028,and like the houseוּכְבֵ֖יתu.khe.VeitH1004of Baashaבַּעְשָׁ֣אba'.Sha'H1201the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Ahijahאֲחִיָּ֑ה'a.chi.YahH281,for the provocationהַכַּ֙עַס֙ha.Ka.'asH3708wherewith thou hast provoked meto angerהִכְעַ֔סְתָּhikh.'As.taH3707,and made Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478to sinוַֽתַּחֲטִ֖אva.ta.cha.Ti'H2398.

23And of Jezebelלְאִיזֶ֔בֶלle.'i.Ze.velH348also spakeדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,The dogsהַכְּלָבִ֛יםha.ke.la.VimH3611shall eatיֹאכְל֥וּyo.khe.LuH398Jezebelאִיזֶ֖בֶל'i.Ze.velH348by the wallבְּחֵ֥לbe.ChelH2426of Jezreelיִזְרְעֶֽאל׃yiz.re.'ElH3157.

24Him that diethהַמֵּ֤תha.MetH4191of Ahabלְאַחְאָב֙le.'ach.'AvH256in the cityבָּעִ֔ירba.'IrH5892the dogsהַכְּלָבִ֑יםha.ke.la.VimH3611shall eatיֹאכְל֖וּyo.khe.LuH398;and him that diethוְהַמֵּת֙ve.ha.MetH4191in the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֔הba.sa.DehH7704shall the fowlsע֥וֹףofH5775of the airהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064eatיֹאכְל֖וּyo.khe.LuH398.

25But there was none like unto Ahabכְאַחְאָ֔בkhe.'ach.'AvH256,which did sellהִתְמַכֵּ֔רhit.ma.KerH4376himself to workלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213wickednessהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,whom Jezebelאִיזֶ֥בֶל'i.Ze.velH348his wifeאִשְׁתּֽוֹ׃'ish.ToH802stirred upהֵסַ֥תָּהhe.Sa.tahH5496.

26And he did veryמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966abominablyוַיַּתְעֵ֣בvai.yat.'EvH8581in followingאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310 H3212idolsהַגִּלֻּלִ֑יםha.gi.lu.LimH1544, according to all thingsas didעָשׂ֣וּ'a.SuH6213the Amoritesהָאֱמֹרִ֔יha.'e.mo.RiH567,whom the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068cast outהוֹרִ֣ישׁho.RishH3423beforeמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478.

27And it came to pass, when Ahabאַחְאָ֜ב'ach.'AvH256heardכִשְׁמֹ֨עַkhish.Mo.a'H8085those wordsהַדְּבָרִ֤יםha.de.va.RimH1697,that he rentוַיִּקְרַ֣עvai.yik.Ra'H7167his clothesבְּגָדָ֔יוbe.ga.DavH899,and putוַיָּֽשֶׂם־vai.ya.sem-H7760sackclothשַׂ֥קsakH8242upon his fleshבְּשָׂר֖וֹbe.sa.RoH1320,and fastedוַיָּצ֑וֹםvai.ya.TzomH6684,and layוַיִּשְׁכַּ֣בvai.yish.KavH7901in sackclothבַּשָּׂ֔קba.SakH8242,and wentוַיְהַלֵּ֖ךְvay.ha.LekhH1980softlyאַֽט׃ ס'AtH328.

28And the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068came to Elijahאֵלִיָּ֥הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452the Tishbiteהַתִּשְׁבִּ֖יha.tish.BiH8664,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

29Seestהֲֽרָאִ֔יתָhara.'I.taH7200thou how Ahabאַחְאָ֖ב'ach.'AvH256humblethנִכְנַ֥עnikh.Na'H3665himself beforeמִלְּפָנָ֑יmi.le.fa.NaiH6440me? becauseיַ֜עַןYa.'anH3282he humblethנִכְנַ֣עnikh.Na'H3665himself beforeמִפָּנַ֗יmi.pa.NaiH6440me, I will not bringאָבִ֤יא'a.vi'H935the evilהָֽרָעָה֙ha.ra.'AhH7451in his daysבְּיָמָ֔יוbe.ya.MavH3117: butin his son’sבְנ֔וֹve.NoH1121daysבִּימֵ֣יbi.MeiH3117will I bringאָבִ֥יא'a.Vi'H935the evilהָרָעָ֖הha.ra.'AhH7451upon his houseבֵּיתֽוֹ׃bei.ToH1004.

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