New American Standard Bible 2020

1 Kings 21:7-10

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.”

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