New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Kings 21:13-16

13Then the twoשְׁנֵ֨יshe.NeiH8147worthlessבְלִיַּעַל֮ve.li.ya.'AlH1100menH376cameוַ֠יָּבֹאוּVai.ya.vo.'uH935in and satוַיֵּשְׁב֣וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427beforeנֶגְדּוֹ֒neg.DoH5048him; and the worthlessהַבְּלִיַּ֜עַלha.be.li.Ya.'alH1100menH376testifiedוַיְעִדֻהוּ֩vay.'i.du.HuH5749against him, even against Nabothנָב֗וֹתna.VotH5022,beforeנֶ֤גֶדNe.gedH5048the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “Nabothנָב֛וֹתna.VotH5022cursedבֵּרַ֥ךְbe.RakhH1288Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430and the kingוָמֶ֑לֶךְva.Me.lekhH4428.”So they tookוַיֹּצִאֻ֙הוּ֙vai.yo.tzi.'U.huH3318him outsideמִח֣וּץmi.ChutzH4480 H2351the cityלָעִ֔ירla.'IrH5892and stonedוַיִּסְקְלֻ֥הוּvai.yis.ke.Lu.huH5619himto deathוַיָּמֹֽת׃vai.ya.MotH4191with stonesבָאֲבָנִ֖יםva.'a.va.NimH68.

14Then they sentוַֽיִּשְׁלְח֖וּvai.yish.le.ChuH7971wordto Jezebelאִיזֶ֣בֶל'i.Ze.velH348,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “Nabothנָב֖וֹתna.VotH5022has been stonedסֻקַּ֥לsu.KalH5619and is deadוַיָּמֹֽת׃vai.ya.MotH4191.”

15When Jezebelאִיזֶ֔בֶל'i.Ze.velH348heardכִּשְׁמֹ֣עַkish.Mo.a'H8085that Nabothנָב֖וֹתna.VotH5022had been stonedסֻקַּ֥לsu.KalH5619and was deadוַיָּמֹ֑תvai.ya.MotH4191,Jezebelאִיזֶ֜בֶל'i.Ze.velH348saidוַתֹּ֨אמֶרva.To.merH559to Ahabאַחְאָ֗ב'ach.'AvH256, “Ariseק֣וּםkumH6965,takeרֵ֞שׁreshH3423possessionH3423of the vineyardכֶּ֣רֶם׀Ke.remH3754of Nabothנָב֣וֹתna.VotH5022,the Jezreeliteהַיִּזְרְעֵאלִ֗יhai.yiz.re.'e.LiH3158,whichאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834he refusedמֵאֵן֙me.'EnH3985to giveלָתֶת־la.tet-H5414you for moneyבְכֶ֔סֶףve.Khe.sefH3701;for Nabothנָב֛וֹתna.VotH5022is not aliveחַ֖יchaiH2416,but deadמֵֽת׃MetH4191.”

16When Ahabאַחְאָ֖ב'ach.'AvH256heardכִּשְׁמֹ֥עַkish.Mo.a'H8085that Nabothנָב֑וֹתna.VotH5022was deadמֵ֣תmetH4191,Ahabאַחְאָ֗ב'ach.'AvH256aroseוַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965to goלָרֶ֛דֶתla.Re.detH3381downH3381to the vineyardכֶּ֛רֶםKe.remH3754of Nabothנָב֥וֹתna.VotH5022the Jezreeliteהַיִּזְרְעֵאלִ֖יhai.yiz.re.'e.LiH3158,to takeלְרִשְׁתּֽוֹ׃ סle.rish.ToH3423possessionH3423of it.

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