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1 Kings 21:5-13

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, “It isbecauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588I was speakingאֲ֠דַבֵּר'A.da.berH1696to Nabothנָב֨וֹתna.VotH5022the Jezreeliteהַיִּזְרְעֵאלִ֜יhai.yiz.re.'e.LiH3158and sayingוָאֹ֣מַרva.'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.remH3754inH8478placeתַּחְתָּ֑יוtach.TavH8478ofH8478it.’ 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.khaH3820beH3190joyfulH3190;I will giveאֶתֵּ֣ן'e.TenH5414you the vineyardכֶּ֖רֶםKe.remH3754of Nabothנָב֥וֹתna.VotH5022the Jezreeliteהַיִּזְרְעֵאלִֽי׃hai.yiz.re.'e.LiH3158.”

8So she wroteוַתִּכְתֹּ֤בva.tikh.ToH3789lettersסְפָרִים֙se.fa.RimH5612in Ahab’sאַחְאָ֔ב'ach.'AvH256nameבְּשֵׁ֣םbe.ShemH8034and sealedוַתַּחְתֹּ֖םva.tach.TomH2856them with his sealבְּחֹתָמ֑וֹbe.cho.ta.MoH2368,and sentוַתִּשְׁלַ֣חva.tish.LachH7971the lettersסְפָרִ֗יםhas.fa.rimH5612tothe eldersהַזְקֵנִ֤יםhaz.ke.NimH2205and to the noblesהַֽחֹרִים֙ha.cho.RimH2715whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834were livingהַיֹּשְׁבִ֖יםhai.yo.she.VimH3427with Nabothנָבֽוֹת׃na.VotH5022in his cityבְּעִיר֔וֹbe.'i.RoH5892.

9Now she had writtenוַתִּכְתֹּ֥בva.tikh.ToH3789in the lettersבַּסְּפָרִ֖יםba.se.fa.RimH5612,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “Proclaimקִֽרְאוּ־kir.'u-H7121a fastצ֔וֹםTzomH6685and seatוְהוֹשִׁ֥יבוּve.ho.Shi.vuH3427Nabothנָב֖וֹתna.VotH5022at the headבְּרֹ֥אשׁbe.RoshH7218of the peopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971;

10and seatוְ֠הוֹשִׁיבוּVe.ho.shi.vuH3427twoשְׁנַ֨יִםshe.Na.yimH8147worthlessבְלִיַּעַל֮ve.li.ya.'AlH1100menH376oppositeנֶגְדּוֹ֒neg.DoH5048him, and have them testifyוִיעִדֻ֣הוּvi.'i.Du.huH5749against him, sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, ‘Youcursedבֵּרַ֥כְתָּbe.Rakh.taH1288Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430and the kingוָמֶ֑לֶךְva.Me.lekhH4428.’Then takeH3318him outH3318andstoneוְסִקְלֻ֖הוּve.sik.Lu.huH5619himto deathוְיָמֹֽת׃ve.ya.MotH4191.”

11So the menH376of his cityעִיר֜וֹi.RoH5892,the eldersהַזְּקֵנִ֣יםha.ze.ke.NimH2205and the noblesוְהַחֹרִ֗יםve.ha.cho.RimH2715whoH834livedהַיֹּֽשְׁבִים֙hai.yo.she.VimH3427in his cityבְּעִיר֔וֹbe.'i.RoH5892,didוַיַּעֲשׂוּ֩vai.ya.'a.SuH6213justH3512asH3512Jezebelאִיזָ֑בֶל'i.Za.velH348had sentשָׁלְחָ֥הsha.le.ChahH7971wordto them, justH3512asH3512it was writtenכָּתוּב֙ka.TuvH3789in the lettersבַּסְּפָרִ֔יםba.se.fa.RimH5612whichH834she had sentשָׁלְחָ֖הsha.le.ChahH7971them.

12Theyproclaimedקָרְא֖וּka.re.'UH7121a fastצ֑וֹםTzomH6685,and seatedוְהֹשִׁ֥יבוּve.ho.Shi.vuH3427Nabothנָב֖וֹתna.VotH5022at the headבְּרֹ֥אשׁbe.RoshH7218of the peopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.

13Then the twoשְׁנֵ֨יshe.NeiH8147worthlessבְלִיַּעַל֮ve.li.ya.'AlH1100menH376cameH935inH935and satוַיֵּשְׁב֣וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427oppositeנֶגְדּוֹ֒neg.DoH5048him; and the worthlessהַבְּלִיַּ֜עַלha.be.li.Ya.'alH1100menH376testifiedוַיְעִדֻהוּ֩vay.'i.du.HuH5749against him, against Nabothנָב֗וֹתna.VotH5022,beforeנֶ֤גֶדNe.gedH5048the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “Nabothנָב֛וֹתna.VotH5022cursedבֵּרַ֥ךְbe.RakhH1288Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430and the kingוָמֶ֑לֶךְva.Me.lekhH4428.”So they tookוַיֹּצִאֻ֙הוּ֙vai.yo.tzi.'U.huH3318him outsideמִח֣וּץmi.ChutzH4480 H2351the cityלָעִ֔ירla.'IrH5892and stonedוַיִּסְקְלֻ֥הוּvai.yis.ke.Lu.huH5619himto deathוַיָּמֹֽת׃vai.ya.MotH4191with stonesבָאֲבָנִ֖יםva.'a.va.NimH68.

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