Revised Literal Translation

1 Kings 21:24-29

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.

26And he did veryמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966abominablyוַיַּתְעֵ֣בvai.yat.'EvH8581in followingאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310 H3212idolsהַגִּלֻּלִ֑יםha.gi.lu.LimH1544, according to all thingsas didעָשׂ֣וּ'a.SuH6213the Amoritesהָאֱמֹרִ֔יha.'e.mo.RiH567,whom Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068cast outהוֹרִ֣ישׁho.RishH3423beforeמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478.

27And it came to pass, when Ahabאַחְאָ֜ב'ach.'AvH256heardכִשְׁמֹ֨עַkhish.Mo.a'H8085those wordsהַדְּבָרִ֤יםha.de.va.RimH1697,that he rentוַיִּקְרַ֣עvai.yik.Ra'H7167his clothesבְּגָדָ֔יוbe.ga.DavH899,and putוַיָּֽשֶׂם־vai.ya.sem-H7760sackclothשַׂ֥קsakH8242upon his fleshבְּשָׂר֖וֹbe.sa.RoH1320,and fastedוַיָּצ֑וֹםvai.ya.TzomH6684,and layוַיִּשְׁכַּ֣בvai.yish.KavH7901in sackclothבַּשָּׂ֔קba.SakH8242,and wentוַיְהַלֵּ֖ךְvay.ha.LekhH1980softlyאַֽט׃ ס'AtH328.

28And the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068came to Elijahאֵלִיָּ֥הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452the Tishbiteהַתִּשְׁבִּ֖יha.tish.BiH8664,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

29Seestהֲֽרָאִ֔יתָhara.'I.taH7200thou how Ahabאַחְאָ֖ב'ach.'AvH256humblethנִכְנַ֥עnikh.Na'H3665himself beforeמִלְּפָנָ֑יmi.le.fa.NaiH6440me? becauseיַ֜עַןYa.'anH3282he humblethנִכְנַ֣עnikh.Na'H3665himself beforeמִפָּנַ֗יmi.pa.NaiH6440me, I will not bringאָבִ֤יא'a.vi'H935the evilהָֽרָעָה֙ha.ra.'AhH7451in his daysבְּיָמָ֔יוbe.ya.MavH3117: butin his son’sבְנ֔וֹve.NoH1121daysבִּימֵ֣יbi.MeiH3117will I bringאָבִ֥יא'a.Vi'H935the evilהָרָעָ֖הha.ra.'AhH7451upon his houseבֵּיתֽוֹ׃bei.ToH1004.

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