New American Standard Bible 2020

1 Kings 21:17-27

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.VotH5022,whereאֲשֶׁר־ שָׁ֖ם'a.Sher- shamH834 H8033he has goneH3381downיָ֥רַדYa.radH3381to takeלְרִשְׁתּֽוֹ׃le.rish.ToH3423possessionH3423of it.

19And you shall speakוְדִבַּרְתָּ֨ve.di.bar.TaH1696to him, sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, ‘ThisH3541isH3541whatH3541the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559: “Have you murderedהֲרָצַ֖חְתָּha.ra.Tzach.taH7523and alsoH1571takenH3423possessionיָרָ֑שְׁתָּya.Ra.she.taH3423?”’And you shall speakוְדִבַּרְתָּ֨ve.di.bar.TaH1696to him, sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, ‘The Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559thisH3541: “In the placeבִּמְק֗וֹםbim.KomH4725whereאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834the dogsהַכְּלָבִים֙ha.ke.la.VimH3611lickedH3952upH3952the bloodדַּ֣םdamH1818of Nabothנָב֔וֹתna.VotH5022,the dogsהַכְּלָבִ֛יםha.ke.la.VimH3611will lickH3952upH3952your bloodדָּמְךָ֖da.me.KhaH1818,yoursאָֽתָּה׃'A.tahH859asH1571wellH1571.”’”

20Then Ahabאַחְאָב֙'ach.'AvH256saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Elijahאֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452, “Have you foundהַֽמְצָאתַ֖נִיham.tza.Ta.niH4672me, enemyH340of mine?” And heansweredוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “I have foundמָצָ֔אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672you,becauseיַ֚עַןYa.'anH3282you have givenH4376yourself overH4376to doלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213evilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

21BeholdH2009,I am bringingמֵבִ֤יאme.vi'H935disasterH7463upon you, and Iwill utterlyH1197sweepוּבִעַרְתִּ֖יu.vi.'ar.TiH1197you awayH1197,and will eliminateוְהִכְרַתִּ֤יve.hikh.ra.TiH3772from Ahabלְאַחְאָב֙le.'ach.'AvH256everyH8366maleבְּקִ֔ירbe.KirH8366 H7023, bothbondוְעָצ֥וּרve.'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 provokedH3707MetoH3707angerהִכְעַ֔סְתָּhikh.'As.taH3707, and because youhave misledH2398Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478intoH2398sinוַֽתַּחֲטִ֖אva.ta.cha.Ti'H2398.

23The Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068has alsoוְגַ֨ם־ve.Gam-H1571spokenדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696of Jezebelלְאִיזֶ֔בֶלle.'i.Ze.velH348,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, ‘The dogsהַכְּלָבִ֛יםha.ke.la.VimH3611will eatיֹאכְל֥וּyo.khe.LuH398Jezebelאִיזֶ֖בֶל'i.Ze.velH348in theterritoryבְּחֵ֥לbe.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.DehH7704,the birdsע֥וֹףofH5775of the skyהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064will eatיֹאכְל֖וּyo.khe.LuH398.”

25There certainlyH7534was noלֹֽא־lo'-H3808one like Ahabכְאַחְאָ֔בkhe.'ach.'AvH256whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834gaveH4376himself overH4376to doלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213evilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,becauseאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Jezebelאִיזֶ֥בֶל'i.Ze.velH348his wifeאִשְׁתּֽוֹ׃'ish.ToH802incitedהֵסַ֥תָּהhe.Sa.tahH5496him.

26He also actedוַיַּתְעֵ֣בvai.yat.'EvH8581veryמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966despicablyH8581in followingלָלֶ֖כֶת אַחֲרֵ֣יla.Le.khet 'a.cha.ReiH1980 H310idolsהַגִּלֻּלִ֑יםha.gi.lu.LimH1544,conforming to everythingכְּכֹל֙ke.KholH3605that the Amoritesהָאֱמֹרִ֔יha.'e.mo.RiH567had doneעָשׂ֣וּ'a.SuH6213,whomH834the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068droveH3423outH3423from the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478.

27Yet it cameH1961aboutH1961,when Ahabאַחְאָ֜ב'ach.'AvH256heardכִשְׁמֹ֨עַkhish.Mo.a'H8085theseהָאֵ֙לֶּה֙ha.'E.lehH428wordsהַדְּבָרִ֤יםha.de.va.RimH1697, thathe toreוַיִּקְרַ֣עvai.yik.Ra'H7167his clothesבְּגָדָ֔יוbe.ga.DavH899and putוַיָּֽשֶׂם־vai.ya.sem-H7760on sackclothשַׂ֥קsakH8242and fastedוַיָּצ֑וֹםvai.ya.TzomH6684,and he layוַיִּשְׁכַּ֣בvai.yish.KavH7901in sackclothבַּשָּׂ֔קba.SakH8242and wentH1980aboutH1980despondentlyאַֽט׃ ס'AtH328.

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