New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Kings 21:16-19

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.

17Then the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068cameוַיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961to Elijahאֵלִיָּ֥הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452the Tishbiteהַתִּשְׁבִּ֖יha.tish.BiH8664,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

18“Ariseק֣וּםkumH6965,goרֵ֗דRedH3381downH3381to meetלִקְרַ֛אתlik.RatH7122Ahabאַחְאָ֥ב'ach.'AvH256kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834is in Samariaבְּשֹׁמְר֑וֹןbe.sho.me.RonH8111;beholdהִנֵּה֙hi.NehH2009,he is in the vineyardבְּכֶ֣רֶםbe.Khe.remH3754of Nabothנָב֔וֹתna.VotH5022whereאֲשֶׁר־ שָׁ֖ם'a.Sher- shamH834 H8033he has goneH3381downיָ֥רַדYa.radH3381to takeלְרִשְׁתּֽוֹ׃le.rish.ToH3423possessionH3423of it.

19You shall speakוְדִבַּרְתָּ֨ve.di.bar.TaH1696to him, sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, ‘Thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, “Have you murderedהֲרָצַ֖חְתָּha.ra.Tzach.taH7523and alsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571takenH3423possessionיָרָ֑שְׁתָּya.Ra.she.taH3423?”’And you shall speakוְדִבַּרְתָּ֨ve.di.bar.TaH1696to him, sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, ‘Thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, “In the placeבִּמְק֗וֹםbim.KomH4725whereאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834the dogsהַכְּלָבִים֙ha.ke.la.VimH3611lickedלָקְק֤וּla.ke.KuH3952up the bloodדַּ֣םdamH1818of Nabothנָב֔וֹתna.VotH5022the dogsהַכְּלָבִ֛יםha.ke.la.VimH3611will lickיָלֹ֧קּוּya.Lo.kuH3952up your bloodדָּמְךָ֖da.me.KhaH1818,evenגַּם־gam-H1571yoursאָֽתָּה׃'A.tahH859.”’”

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