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1 Kings 21:8-13

8So she wroteוַתִּכְתֹּ֤בva.tikh.ToH3789lettersסְפָרִים֙se.fa.RimH5612in Ahab’sאַחְאָ֔ב'ach.'AvH256nameבְּשֵׁ֣םbe.ShemH8034,and sealedוַתַּחְתֹּ֖םva.tach.TomH2856themwith his sealבְּחֹתָמ֑וֹbe.cho.ta.MoH2368,and sentוַתִּשְׁלַ֣חva.tish.LachH7971the lettersסְפָרִ֗יםhas.fa.rimH5612unto the eldersהַזְקֵנִ֤יםhaz.ke.NimH2205and to the noblesהַֽחֹרִים֙ha.cho.RimH2715that werein his cityבְּעִיר֔וֹbe.'i.RoH5892,dwellingהַיֹּשְׁבִ֖יםhai.yo.she.VimH3427with Nabothנָבֽוֹת׃na.VotH5022.

9And she wroteוַתִּכְתֹּ֥בva.tikh.ToH3789in the lettersבַּסְּפָרִ֖יםba.se.fa.RimH5612,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Proclaimקִֽרְאוּ־kir.'u-H7121a fastצ֔וֹםTzomH6685,and setוְהוֹשִׁ֥יבוּve.ho.Shi.vuH3427Nabothנָב֖וֹתna.VotH5022on highבְּרֹ֥אשׁbe.RoshH7218among the peopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971:

10And setוְ֠הוֹשִׁיבוּVe.ho.shi.vuH3427twoשְׁנַ֨יִםshe.Na.yimH8147menאֲנָשִׁ֥ים'a.na.ShimH582,sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Belialבְלִיַּעַל֮ve.li.ya.'AlH1100,before him, to bear witnessוִיעִדֻ֣הוּvi.'i.Du.huH5749against him, sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Thou didst blasphemeבֵּרַ֥כְתָּbe.Rakh.taH1288Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430and the kingוָמֶ֑לֶךְva.Me.lekhH4428. And thencarry him outוְהוֹצִיאֻ֥הוּve.ho.tzi.'U.huH3318,and stoneוְסִקְלֻ֖הוּve.sik.Lu.huH5619him, that he may dieוְיָמֹֽת׃ve.ya.MotH4191.

11And the menאַנְשֵׁ֨י'an.SheiH582of his cityעִיר֜וֹi.RoH5892, eventhe eldersהַזְּקֵנִ֣יםha.ze.ke.NimH2205and the noblesוְהַחֹרִ֗יםve.ha.cho.RimH2715who were the inhabitantsהַיֹּֽשְׁבִים֙hai.yo.she.VimH3427in his cityבְּעִיר֔וֹbe.'i.RoH5892,didוַיַּעֲשׂוּ֩vai.ya.'a.SuH6213as Jezebelאִיזָ֑בֶל'i.Za.velH348had sentשָׁלְחָ֥הsha.le.ChahH7971unto them, and as it waswrittenכָּתוּב֙ka.TuvH3789in the lettersבַּסְּפָרִ֔יםba.se.fa.RimH5612which she had sentשָׁלְחָ֖הsha.le.ChahH7971unto them.

12They proclaimedקָרְא֖וּka.re.'UH7121a fastצ֑וֹםTzomH6685,and setוְהֹשִׁ֥יבוּve.ho.Shi.vuH3427Nabothנָב֖וֹתna.VotH5022on highבְּרֹ֥אשׁbe.RoshH7218among the peopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.

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.

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