New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Kings 9:21-26

21ThenJoramיְהוֹרָם֙ye.ho.RamH3088saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “GetH631readyH631.”And they madeH631his chariotרִכְבּ֑וֹrikh.BoH7393readyH631.Joramיְהוֹרָ֣םye.ho.RamH3088kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִ֠שְׂרָאֵלYis.ra.'elH3478and Ahaziahוַאֲחַזְיָ֨הוּva.'a.chaz.Ya.huH274kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֜הye.hu.DahH3063wentוַיֵּצֵ֣אvai.ye.Tze'H3318out, eachאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376in his chariotבְּרִכְבּ֗וֹbe.rikh.BoH7393,and they wentוַיֵּֽצְאוּ֙vai.ye.tze.'UH3318out to meetלִקְרַ֣אתlik.RatH7122Jehuיֵה֔וּאye.Hu'H3058and foundוַיִּמְצָאֻ֔הוּvai.yim.tza.'U.huH4672him in thepropertyבְּחֶלְקַ֖תbe.chel.KatH2513of Nabothנָב֥וֹתna.VotH5022the Jezreeliteהַיִּזְרְעֵאלִֽי׃hai.yiz.re.'e.LiH3158.

22WhenJoramיְהוֹרָם֙ye.ho.RamH3088sawכִּרְא֤וֹתkir.'otH7200Jehuיֵה֔וּאye.Hu'H3058,he saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Is it peaceהֲשָׁל֣וֹםha.sha.LomH7965,Jehuיֵה֑וּאye.Hu'H3058?” And heansweredוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “Whatמָ֣הmahH4100peaceהַשָּׁל֔וֹםha.sha.LomH7965,soH5704longH5704as the harlotriesזְנוּנֵ֞יze.nu.NeiH2183of your motherאִמְּךָ֛'i.me.KhaH517Jezebelאִיזֶ֧בֶל'i.Ze.velH348and her witchcraftsוּכְשָׁפֶ֖יהָu.khe.sha.Fei.haH3785are so manyהָרַבִּֽים׃ha.ra.BimH7227?”

23SoJoramיְהוֹרָ֛םye.ho.RamH3088reinedH2015 H3027aboutH2015 H3027and fledוַיָּנֹ֑סvai.ya.NosH5127and saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Ahaziahאֲחַזְיָ֖הוּ'a.chaz.Ya.huH274, “There istreacheryמִרְמָ֥הmir.MahH4820,O Ahaziahאֲחַזְיָֽה׃'a.chaz.YahH274!”

24AndJehuוְיֵה֞וּאve.ye.Hu'H3058drewH4390his bowבַקֶּ֗שֶׁתva.Ke.shetH7198with his fullH4390strengthיָד֣וֹya.DoH3027andshotוַיַּ֤ךְvai.YakhH5221Joramיְהוֹרָם֙ye.ho.RamH3088betweenבֵּ֣יןbeinH996his armsזְרֹעָ֔יוze.ro.'AvH2220;and the arrowהַחֵ֖צִיha.Che.tziH2678wentH3318throughH3318his heartמִלִּבּ֑וֹmi.li.BoH3820and he sankוַיִּכְרַ֖עvai.yikh.Ra'H3766in his chariotבְּרִכְבּֽוֹ׃be.rikh.BoH7393.

25Then Jehusaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Bidkarבִּדְקַר֙bid.KarH920his officerשָֽׁלִשׁ֔וֹshe.lo.shoH7991, “Takeשָׂ֚אsa'H5375him up andcastהַשְׁלִכֵ֔הוּhash.li.Khe.huH7993him into thepropertyבְּחֶלְקַ֕תbe.chel.KatH2513of the fieldשְׂדֵ֖הse.DehH7704of Nabothנָב֣וֹתna.VotH5022the Jezreeliteהַיִּזְרְעֵאלִ֑יhai.yiz.re.'e.LiH3158,for I rememberזְכֹ֞רze.KhorH2142whenyou and I were ridingרֹכְבִ֤יםro.khe.VimH7392togetherצְמָדִים֙tze.ma.DimH6776afterאַֽחֲרֵי֙'a.cha.ReiH310Ahabאַחְאָ֣ב'ach.'AvH256his fatherאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1, that theLordוַֽיהוָה֙va.Yah.wehH3068laidנָשָׂ֣אna.Sa'H5375thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088oracleהַמַּשָּׂ֖אha.ma.Sa'H4853againstעָלָ֔יו'a.LavH5921him:

26‘Surelyאִם־ לֹ֡א'im- lo'H518 H3808I have seenרָאִ֤יתִיra.'I.tiH7200yesterdayאֶ֙מֶשׁ֙'e.meshH570the bloodדְּמֵ֣יde.MeiH1818of Nabothנָבוֹת֩na.VotH5022and the bloodדְּמֵ֨יde.MeiH1818of his sonsבָנָ֜יוva.NavH1121,’saysנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, ‘andI will repayוְשִׁלַּמְתִּ֥יve.shi.lam.TiH7999you in thisH2088propertyבַּחֶלְקָ֥הba.chel.KahH2513,’saysנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068.Nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258then, takeשָׂ֧אsa'H5375and castהַשְׁלִכֵ֛הוּhash.li.Khe.huH7993him into thepropertyבַּחֶלְקָ֖הba.chel.KahH2513,according to the wordכִּדְבַ֥רkid.VarH1697of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.”

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