New American Standard Bible 2020

2 Kings 9:21-26

21ThenJoramיְהוֹרָם֙ye.ho.RamH3088saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “GetH631readyH631.” And theymadeH631his chariotרִכְבּ֑וֹrikh.BoH7393readyH631. ThenJoramיְהוֹרָ֣םye.ho.RamH3088kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִ֠שְׂרָאֵלYis.ra.'elH3478and Ahaziahוַאֲחַזְיָ֨הוּva.'a.chaz.Ya.huH274kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֜הye.hu.DahH3063wentH3318outH3318,eachאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376in his chariotבְּרִכְבּ֗וֹbe.rikh.BoH7393,and they wentH3318outH3318to meetלִקְרַ֣אתlik.RatH7122Jehuיֵה֔וּאye.Hu'H3058and foundוַיִּמְצָאֻ֔הוּvai.yim.tza.'U.huH4672him on thepropertyבְּחֶלְקַ֖תbe.chel.KatH2513of Nabothנָב֥וֹתna.VotH5022the Jezreeliteהַיִּזְרְעֵאלִֽי׃hai.yiz.re.'e.LiH3158.

22WhenJoramיְהוֹרָם֙ye.ho.RamH3088sawכִּרְא֤וֹתkir.'otH7200Jehuיֵה֔וּאye.Hu'H3058,he saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Is your intentionpeaceהֲשָׁל֣וֹםha.sha.LomH7965,Jehuיֵה֑וּאye.Hu'H3058?” And heansweredוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “Whatמָ֣הmahH4100‘peaceהַשָּׁל֔וֹםha.sha.LomH7965,’soH5704longH5704as your motherאִמְּךָ֛'i.me.KhaH517Jezebel’sאִיזֶ֧בֶל'i.Ze.velH348acts of prostitutionזְנוּנֵ֞יze.nu.NeiH2183and witchcraftוּכְשָׁפֶ֖יהָu.khe.sha.Fei.haH3785are so manyהָרַבִּֽים׃ha.ra.BimH7227?”

23SoJoramיְהוֹרָ֛םye.ho.RamH3088turnedוַיַּהֲפֹ֧ךְ יָדָ֖יוvai.ya.ha.Fokh ya.DavH2015 H3027backH2015and fledוַיָּנֹ֑סvai.ya.NosH5127,and he saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Ahaziahאֲחַזְיָ֖הוּ'a.chaz.Ya.huH274, “There istreacheryמִרְמָ֥הmir.MahH4820,Ahaziahאֲחַזְיָֽה׃'a.chaz.YahH274!”

24ThenJehuוְיֵה֞וּאve.ye.Hu'H3058drewH4390his bowבַקֶּ֗שֶׁתva.Ke.shetH7198with his fullH4390strengthיָד֣וֹya.DoH3027andshotוַיַּ֤ךְvai.YakhH5221Joramיְהוֹרָם֙ye.ho.RamH3088betweenבֵּ֣יןbeinH996his armsזְרֹעָ֔יוze.ro.'AvH2220;and the arrowהַחֵ֖צִיha.Che.tziH2678wentH3318throughH3318his heartמִלִּבּ֑וֹmi.li.BoH3820,and he sankוַיִּכְרַ֖עvai.yikh.Ra'H3766in his chariotבְּרִכְבּֽוֹ׃be.rikh.BoH7393.

25And Jehusaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Bidkarבִּדְקַר֙bid.KarH920his officerשָֽׁלִשׁ֔וֹshe.lo.shoH7991, “PickH5375himupH5375andthrowהַשְׁלִכֵ֔הוּhash.li.Khe.huH7993him on thepropertyבְּחֶלְקַ֕תbe.chel.KatH2513of the fieldשְׂדֵ֖הse.DehH7704of Nabothנָב֣וֹתna.VotH5022the Jezreeliteהַיִּזְרְעֵאלִ֑יhai.yiz.re.'e.LiH3158;for rememberזְכֹ֞רze.KhorH2142, whenyou and I were ridingרֹכְבִ֤יםro.khe.VimH7392togetherצְמָדִים֙tze.ma.DimH6776afterאַֽחֲרֵי֙'a.cha.ReiH310his fatherאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1Ahabאַחְאָ֣ב'ach.'AvH256, that theLordוַֽיהוָה֙va.Yah.wehH3068broughtH5375thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088pronouncementהַמַּשָּׂ֖אha.ma.Sa'H4853againstעָלָ֔יו'a.LavH5921him:

26‘I have certainlyאִם־ לֹ֡א'im- lo'H518 H3808seenרָאִ֤יתִיra.'I.tiH7200yesterdayאֶ֙מֶשׁ֙'e.meshH570the bloodדְּמֵ֣יde.MeiH1818of Nabothנָבוֹת֩na.VotH5022and the bloodדְּמֵ֨יde.MeiH1818of his sonsבָנָ֜יוva.NavH1121,’declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, ‘andI will repayוְשִׁלַּמְתִּ֥יve.shi.lam.TiH7999you on thisH2088propertyבַּחֶלְקָ֥הba.chel.KahH2513,’declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068.Nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258then, pickH5375him upH5375and throwהַשְׁלִכֵ֛הוּhash.li.Khe.huH7993him on thepropertyבַּחֶלְקָ֖הba.chel.KahH2513,in accordance with the wordכִּדְבַ֥רkid.VarH1697of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.”

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