New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Kings 21:1-7

1Now it cameוַיְהִ֗יvay.HiH1961about afterאַחַר֙'a.CharH310theseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428thingsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697that Nabothלְנָב֥וֹתle.na.VotH5022the Jezreeliteהַיִּזְרְעֵאלִ֖יhai.yiz.re.'e.LiH3158hadהָיָ֛הha.YahH1961a vineyardכֶּ֧רֶםKe.remH3754whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834was inJezreelבְּיִזְרְעֶ֑אלbe.yiz.re.'ElH3157besideאֵ֚צֶל'E.tzelH681the palaceהֵיכַ֣לhei.KhalH1964of Ahabאַחְאָ֔ב'ach.'AvH256kingמֶ֖לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Samariaשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃sho.me.RonH8111.

2Ahabאַחְאָ֣ב'ach.'AvH256spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֣רvay.da.BerH1696to Nabothנָב֣וֹת׀na.VotH5022,sayingלֵאמֹר֩׀le.MorH559, “Giveתְּנָה־te.nah-H5414me your vineyardכַּרְמְךָ֜kar.me.KhaH3754,that I may haveוִֽיהִי־vi.hi-H1961it for a vegetableיָרָ֗קya.RakH3419gardenלְגַן־le.gan-H1588becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588it is closeקָרוֹב֙ka.rOvH7138besideאֵ֣צֶל'E.tzelH681my houseבֵּיתִ֔יbei.TiH1004,and I will giveוְאֶתְּנָ֤הve.'e.te.NahH5414you a betterH2896vineyardכֶּ֖רֶםKe.remH3754thanמִמֶּ֑נּוּmi.Me.nuH4480it in its placeתַּחְתָּ֔יוtach.TavH8478;ifאִ֚ם'imH518you likeבְּעֵינֶ֔יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH2896 H5869,I will giveאֶתְּנָה־'e.te.nah-H5414you the priceמְחִ֥ירme.ChirH4242ofit in moneyכֶ֖סֶףKhe.sefH3701.”

3But Nabothנָב֖וֹתna.VotH5022saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Ahabאַחְאָ֑ב'ach.'AvH256, “The Lordמֵֽיהוָ֔הme.Yah.wehH3068forbidחָלִ֤ילָהcha.Li.lahH2486methat I should giveמִתִּתִּ֛יmi.ti.TiH5414you the inheritanceנַחֲלַ֥תna.cha.LatH5159of my fathersאֲבֹתַ֖י'a.vo.TaiH1.”

4So Ahabאַחְאָ֨ב'ach.'AvH256cameוַיָּבֹא֩vai.ya.Vo'H935into his houseבֵּית֜וֹbei.ToH1004sullenסַ֣רsarH5620and vexedוְזָעֵ֗ףve.za.'EfH2198becauseH5921of the wordהַדָּבָר֙ha.da.VarH1697whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Nabothנָבוֹת֙na.VotH5022the Jezreeliteהַיִּזְרְעֵאלִ֔יhai.yiz.re.'e.LiH3158had spokenדִּבֶּ֣רdi.BerH1696to him; for he saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “I will not giveאֶתֵּ֥ן'e.TenH5414you the inheritanceנַחֲלַ֣תna.cha.LatH5159of my fathersאֲבוֹתָ֑י'a.vo.TaiH1.”And he layH7901downוַיִּשְׁכַּב֙vai.yish.KavH7901on his bedמִטָּת֔וֹmi.ta.ToH4296and turnedוַיַּסֵּ֥בvai.ya.SevH5437awayH5437his faceפָּנָ֖יוpa.NavH6440and ateאָ֥כַל'A.khalH398noH3808foodלָֽחֶם׃La.chemH3899.

5But Jezebelאִיזֶ֣בֶל'i.Ze.velH348his wifeאִשְׁתּ֑וֹ'ish.ToH802cameוַתָּבֹ֥אva.ta.Vo'H935to him and saidוַתְּדַבֵּ֣רva.te.da.BerH1696to him, “Howמַה־mah-H4100is it that your spiritרוּחֲךָ֣ru.cha.KhaH7307is so sullenסָרָ֔הsa.RahH5620that you are not eatingאֹכֵ֥ל'o.KhelH398foodלָֽחֶם׃La.chemH3899?”

6So he saidוַיְדַבֵּ֣רvay.da.BerH1696to her, “Becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588I spokeאֲ֠דַבֵּר'A.da.berH1696to Nabothנָב֨וֹתna.VotH5022the Jezreeliteהַיִּזְרְעֵאלִ֜יhai.yiz.re.'e.LiH3158and saidוָאֹ֣מַרva.'O.marH559to him, ‘Giveתְּנָה־te.nah-H5414me your vineyardכַּרְמְךָ֙kar.me.KhaH3754for moneyבְּכֶ֔סֶףbe.Khe.sefH3701;orא֚וֹ'oH176else, ifאִם־'im-H518it pleasesחָפֵ֣ץcha.FetzH2655you, I will giveאֶתְּנָה־'e.te.nah-H5414you a vineyardכֶ֖רֶםKhe.remH3754in its placeתַּחְתָּ֑יוtach.TavH8478.’But he saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, ‘I will not giveאֶתֵּ֥ן'e.TenH5414you my vineyardכַּרְמִֽי׃kar.MiH3754.’”

7Jezebelאִיזֶ֣בֶל'i.Ze.velH348his wifeאִשְׁתּ֔וֹ'ish.ToH802saidוַתֹּ֤אמֶרva.To.merH559to him, “Do you nowעַתָּ֛ה'a.TahH6258reignתַּעֲשֶׂ֥ה מְלוּכָ֖הta.'a.Seh me.lu.KhahH6213 H4410overעַל־'al-H5921Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478?Ariseק֤וּםkumH6965,eatאֱכָל־'e.khol-H398breadלֶ֙חֶם֙le.chemH3899,and let your heartלִבֶּ֔ךָli.Be.khaH3820be joyfulוְיִטַ֣בve.yi.TavH3190;I will giveאֶתֵּ֣ן'e.TenH5414you the vineyardכֶּ֖רֶםKe.remH3754of Nabothנָב֥וֹתna.VotH5022the Jezreeliteהַיִּזְרְעֵאלִֽי׃hai.yiz.re.'e.LiH3158.”

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