New American Standard Bible 2020

1 Kings 21:1-4

1Now it cameH1961aboutH1961afterאַחַר֙'a.CharH310theseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428thingsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697that Nabothלְנָב֥וֹתle.na.VotH5022the Jezreeliteהַיִּזְרְעֵאלִ֖יhai.yiz.re.'e.LiH3158hadH1961a vineyardכֶּ֧רֶםKe.remH3754whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834was inJezreelבְּיִזְרְעֶ֑אלbe.yiz.re.'ElH3157besideאֵ֚צֶל'E.tzelH681the palaceהֵיכַ֣לhei.KhalH1964of Ahabאַחְאָ֔ב'ach.'AvH256,the kingמֶ֖לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Samariaשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃sho.me.RonH8111.

2And Ahabאַחְאָ֣ב'ach.'AvH256spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֣רvay.da.BerH1696to Nabothנָב֣וֹת׀na.VotH5022,sayingלֵאמֹר֩׀le.MorH559, “Giveתְּנָה־te.nah-H5414me your vineyardכַּרְמְךָ֜kar.me.KhaH3754so that I may haveוִֽיהִי־vi.hi-H1961it for a vegetableיָרָ֗קya.RakH3419gardenלְגַן־le.gan-H1588,becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588it is closeקָרוֹב֙ka.rOvH7138besideאֵ֣צֶל'E.tzelH681my houseבֵּיתִ֔יbei.TiH1004,and I will giveוְאֶתְּנָ֤הve.'e.te.NahH5414you a betterמִמֶּ֑נּוּmi.Me.nuH2896 H4480vineyardכֶּ֖רֶםKe.remH3754inH8478placeתַּחְתָּ֔יוtach.TavH8478ofH8478it; ifאִ֚ם'imH518you preferבְּעֵינֶ֔יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH2896 H5869,I will giveאֶתְּנָה־'e.te.nah-H5414you whatH4242it isH4242worthH4242in moneyכֶ֖סֶףKhe.sefH3701.”

3But Nabothנָב֖וֹתna.VotH5022saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Ahabאַחְאָ֑ב'ach.'AvH256, “The Lordמֵֽיהוָ֔הme.Yah.wehH3068forbidחָלִ֤ילָהcha.Li.lahH2486methat I would giveמִתִּתִּ֛יmi.ti.TiH5414you the inheritanceנַחֲלַ֥תna.cha.LatH5159of my fathersאֲבֹתַ֖י'a.vo.TaiH1!”

4So Ahabאַחְאָ֨ב'ach.'AvH256enteredוַיָּבֹא֩vai.ya.Vo'H935his houseבֵּית֜וֹbei.ToH1004sullenסַ֣רsarH5620and furiousוְזָעֵ֗ףve.za.'EfH2198becauseH5921of theanswerהַדָּבָר֙ha.da.VarH1697that Nabothנָבוֹת֙na.VotH5022the Jezreeliteהַיִּזְרְעֵאלִ֔יhai.yiz.re.'e.LiH3158had givenדִּבֶּ֣רdi.BerH1696to him, since he saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “I will not giveאֶתֵּ֥ן'e.TenH5414you the inheritanceנַחֲלַ֣תna.cha.LatH5159of my fathersאֲבוֹתָ֑י'a.vo.TaiH1.”And he layH7901downוַיִּשְׁכַּב֙vai.yish.KavH7901on his bedמִטָּת֔וֹmi.ta.ToH4296and turnedוַיַּסֵּ֥בvai.ya.SevH5437his faceפָּנָ֖יוpa.NavH6440awayH5437,and ateאָ֥כַל'A.khalH398noH3808foodלָֽחֶם׃La.chemH3899.

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