New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Kings 21:18-24

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.”’”

20Ahabאַחְאָב֙'ach.'AvH256saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Elijahאֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452, “Have you foundהַֽמְצָאתַ֖נִיham.tza.Ta.niH4672me, O my enemyH340?” And heansweredוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “I have foundמָצָ֔אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672you,becauseיַ֚עַןYa.'anH3282you have soldהִתְמַכֶּרְךָ֔hit.ma.ker.KhaH4376yourself to doלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213evilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

21BeholdH2009,I will bringמֵבִ֤יאme.vi'H935evilH7463upon you, andwill utterlyH1197sweepוּבִעַרְתִּ֖יu.vi.'ar.TiH1197you awayH1197,and will cutוְהִכְרַתִּ֤יve.hikh.ra.TiH3772offH3772from Ahabלְאַחְאָב֙le.'ach.'AvH256everyH8366maleבְּקִ֔ירbe.KirH8366 H7023,both bondוְעָצ֥וּרve.'a.TzurH6113and freeוְעָז֖וּבve.'a.ZuvH5800in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478;

22andI will makeוְנָתַתִּ֣יve.na.ta.TiH5414your 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,becauseאֶל־'el-H413of the provocationהַכַּ֙עַס֙ha.Ka.'asH3708with whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834you have provokedH3707Meto angerהִכְעַ֔סְתָּhikh.'As.taH3707, and because youhave made Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478sinוַֽתַּחֲטִ֖אva.ta.cha.Ti'H2398.

23Of Jezebelלְאִיזֶ֔בֶלle.'i.Ze.velH348alsoוְגַ֨ם־ve.Gam-H1571has the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spokenדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, ‘The dogsהַכְּלָבִ֛יםha.ke.la.VimH3611will eatיֹאכְל֥וּyo.khe.LuH398Jezebelאִיזֶ֖בֶל'i.Ze.velH348in thedistrictבְּחֵ֥לbe.ChelH2426of Jezreelיִזְרְעֶֽאל׃yiz.re.'ElH3157.’

24The one belonging to Ahabלְאַחְאָב֙le.'ach.'AvH256,who diesהַמֵּ֤תha.MetH4191in the cityבָּעִ֔ירba.'IrH5892,the dogsהַכְּלָבִ֑יםha.ke.la.VimH3611will eatיֹאכְל֖וּyo.khe.LuH398,and the one who diesוְהַמֵּת֙ve.ha.MetH4191in the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֔הba.sa.DehH7704the birdsע֥וֹףofH5775of heavenהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064will eatיֹאכְל֖וּyo.khe.LuH398.”

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