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1 Kings 21:20-25

20And Ahabאַחְאָב֙'ach.'AvH256saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Elijahאֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452,Hast thou foundהַֽמְצָאתַ֖נִיham.tza.Ta.niH4672me, O mine enemyאֹיְבִ֑י'o.ye.ViH341?And he answeredוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,I have foundמָצָ֔אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672thee:because thou hast soldהִתְמַכֶּרְךָ֔hit.ma.ker.KhaH4376thyself to workלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213evilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

21Behold, I will bringמֵבִ֤יאme.vi'H935evilרָעָ֔הra.'AhH7451upon thee, and will take awayוּבִעַרְתִּ֖יu.vi.'ar.TiH1197thy posterityאַחֲרֶ֑יךָ'a.cha.Rei.khaH310,and will cut offוְהִכְרַתִּ֤יve.hikh.ra.TiH3772from Ahabלְאַחְאָב֙le.'ach.'AvH256him that pissethמַשְׁתִּ֣יןmash.TinH8366against the wallבְּקִ֔ירbe.KirH7023,and him that is shut upוְעָצ֥וּרve.'a.TzurH6113and leftוְעָז֖וּבve.'a.ZuvH5800in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,

22And will makeוְנָתַתִּ֣יve.na.ta.TiH5414thine 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,for the provocationהַכַּ֙עַס֙ha.Ka.'asH3708wherewith thou hast provoked meto angerהִכְעַ֔סְתָּhikh.'As.taH3707,and made Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478to sinוַֽתַּחֲטִ֖אva.ta.cha.Ti'H2398.

23And of Jezebelלְאִיזֶ֔בֶלle.'i.Ze.velH348also spakeדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,The dogsהַכְּלָבִ֛יםha.ke.la.VimH3611shall eatיֹאכְל֥וּyo.khe.LuH398Jezebelאִיזֶ֖בֶל'i.Ze.velH348by the wallבְּחֵ֥לbe.ChelH2426of Jezreelיִזְרְעֶֽאל׃yiz.re.'ElH3157.

24Him that diethהַמֵּ֤תha.MetH4191of Ahabלְאַחְאָב֙le.'ach.'AvH256in the cityבָּעִ֔ירba.'IrH5892the dogsהַכְּלָבִ֑יםha.ke.la.VimH3611shall eatיֹאכְל֖וּyo.khe.LuH398;and him that diethוְהַמֵּת֙ve.ha.MetH4191in the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֔הba.sa.DehH7704shall the fowlsע֥וֹףofH5775of the airהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064eatיֹאכְל֖וּyo.khe.LuH398.

25But there was none like unto Ahabכְאַחְאָ֔בkhe.'ach.'AvH256,which did sellהִתְמַכֵּ֔רhit.ma.KerH4376himself to workלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213wickednessהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,whom Jezebelאִיזֶ֥בֶל'i.Ze.velH348his wifeאִשְׁתּֽוֹ׃'ish.ToH802stirred upהֵסַ֥תָּהhe.Sa.tahH5496.

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