Revised Version 1895

1 Kings 21:1-4

1And itcameוַיְהִ֗יvay.HiH1961topassהָיָ֛הha.YahH1961afterאַחַר֙'a.CharH310theseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428things, thatNabothלְנָב֥וֹתle.na.VotH5022theJezreeliteהַיִּזְרְעֵאלִ֖יhai.yiz.re.'e.LiH3158had avineyardכֶּ֧רֶםKe.remH3754,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834was inJezreelבְּיִזְרְעֶ֑אלbe.yiz.re.'ElH3157, hard by thepalaceהֵיכַ֣לhei.KhalH1964ofAhabאַחְאָ֔ב'ach.'AvH256kingמֶ֖לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofSamariaשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃sho.me.RonH8111.

2AndAhabאַחְאָ֣ב'ach.'AvH256spake untoNabothנָב֣וֹת׀na.VotH5022,sayingלֵאמֹר֩׀le.MorH559,Giveתְּנָה־te.nah-H5414meאֶל־'el-H413thyvineyardכַּרְמְךָ֜kar.me.KhaH3754, that I may have it for agardenלְגַן־le.gan-H1588of herbs,becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588it isnearקָרוֹב֙ka.rOvH7138unto myhouseבֵּיתִ֔יbei.TiH1004; and I willgiveוְאֶתְּנָ֤הve.'e.te.NahH5414thee for it abetterט֣וֹבTovH2896vineyardכֶּ֖רֶםKe.remH3754thanמִמֶּ֑נּוּmi.Me.nuH4480it: or,ifאִ֚ם'imH518itseemבְּעֵינֶ֔יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869goodH2896to thee, I willgiveאֶתְּנָה־'e.te.nah-H5414thee the worth of it inmoneyכֶ֖סֶףKhe.sefH3701.

3AndNabothנָב֖וֹתna.VotH5022saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toAhabאַחְאָ֑ב'ach.'AvH256, TheLORDמֵֽיהוָ֔הme.Yah.wehH3068forbidחָלִ֤ילָהcha.Li.lahH2486itmeאֶל־'el-H413, that I shouldgiveמִתִּתִּ֛יmi.ti.TiH5414theinheritanceנַחֲלַ֥תna.cha.LatH5159of myfathersאֲבֹתַ֖י'a.vo.TaiH1unto thee.

4AndAhabאַחְאָ֨ב'ach.'AvH256cameוַיָּבֹא֩vai.ya.Vo'H935intoH413hishouseבֵּית֜וֹbei.ToH1004heavy and displeasedbecauseעַל־'al-H5921of thewordהַדָּבָר֙ha.da.VarH1697whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Nabothנָבוֹת֙na.VotH5022theJezreeliteהַיִּזְרְעֵאלִ֔יhai.yiz.re.'e.LiH3158hadspokenדִּבֶּ֣רdi.BerH1696to him: for he hadsaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, I willnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808giveאֶתֵּ֥ן'e.TenH5414thee theinheritanceנַחֲלַ֣תna.cha.LatH5159of myfathersאֲבוֹתָ֑י'a.vo.TaiH1. And helaidוַיִּשְׁכַּב֙vai.yish.KavH7901himdownH7901uponעַל־'al-H5921hisbedמִטָּת֔וֹmi.ta.ToH4296, andturnedוַיַּסֵּ֥בvai.ya.SevH5437awayH5437hisfaceפָּנָ֖יוpa.NavH6440, and wouldeatאָ֥כַל'A.khalH398noוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808breadלָֽחֶם׃La.chemH3899.

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