Revised Literal Translation

1 Kings 21:13-16

13And there cameוַ֠יָּבֹאוּVai.ya.vo.'uH935in twoשְׁנֵ֨יshe.NeiH8147menהָאֲנָשִׁ֥יםha.'a.na.ShimH582,childrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Belialבְלִיַּעַל֮ve.li.ya.'AlH1100,and satוַיֵּשְׁב֣וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427before him: and the menאַנְשֵׁ֨י'an.SheiH582of Belialהַבְּלִיַּ֜עַלha.be.li.Ya.'alH1100witnessedוַיְעִדֻהוּ֩vay.'i.du.HuH5749against him, evenagainst Nabothנָב֗וֹתna.VotH5022,in the presence of the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Nabothנָב֛וֹתna.VotH5022did blasphemeבֵּרַ֥ךְbe.RakhH1288Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430and the kingוָמֶ֑לֶךְva.Me.lekhH4428.Then they carried him forthוַיֹּצִאֻ֙הוּ֙vai.yo.tzi.'U.huH3318outמִח֣וּץmi.ChutzH2351of the cityלָעִ֔ירla.'IrH5892,and stonedוַיִּסְקְלֻ֥הוּvai.yis.ke.Lu.huH5619him with stonesבָאֲבָנִ֖יםva.'a.va.NimH68,that he diedוַיָּמֹֽת׃vai.ya.MotH4191.

14Then they sentוַֽיִּשְׁלְח֖וּvai.yish.le.ChuH7971to Jezebelאִיזֶ֣בֶל'i.Ze.velH348,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Nabothנָב֖וֹתna.VotH5022is stonedסֻקַּ֥לsu.KalH5619,and is deadוַיָּמֹֽת׃vai.ya.MotH4191.

15And it came to pass, when Jezebelאִיזֶ֔בֶל'i.Ze.velH348heardכִּשְׁמֹ֣עַkish.Mo.a'H8085that Nabothנָב֖וֹתna.VotH5022was stonedסֻקַּ֥לsu.KalH5619,and was deadוַיָּמֹ֑תvai.ya.MotH4191,that Jezebelאִיזֶ֜בֶל'i.Ze.velH348saidוַתֹּ֨אמֶרva.To.merH559to Ahabאַחְאָ֗ב'ach.'AvH256,Ariseק֣וּםkumH6965,take possessionרֵ֞שׁreshH3423of the vineyardכֶּ֣רֶם׀Ke.remH3754of Nabothנָב֣וֹתna.VotH5022the Jezreeliteהַיִּזְרְעֵאלִ֗יhai.yiz.re.'e.LiH3158,which he refusedמֵאֵן֙me.'EnH3985to giveלָתֶת־la.tet-H5414thee for moneyבְכֶ֔סֶףve.Khe.sefH3701:for Nabothנָב֛וֹתna.VotH5022is not aliveחַ֖יchaiH2416,but deadמֵֽת׃MetH4191.

16And it came to pass, when Ahabאַחְאָ֖ב'ach.'AvH256heardכִּשְׁמֹ֥עַkish.Mo.a'H8085that Nabothנָב֑וֹתna.VotH5022was deadמֵ֣תmetH4191,that Ahabאַחְאָ֗ב'ach.'AvH256rose upוַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965to go downלָרֶ֛דֶתla.Re.detH3381to the vineyardכֶּ֛רֶםKe.remH3754of Nabothנָב֥וֹתna.VotH5022the Jezreeliteהַיִּזְרְעֵאלִ֖יhai.yiz.re.'e.LiH3158,to take possessionלְרִשְׁתּֽוֹ׃ סle.rish.ToH3423of it.

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