New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Kings 21:5-7

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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