Revised Version 1895

1 Kings 21:12-27

12Theyproclaimedקָרְא֖וּka.re.'UH7121afastצ֑וֹםTzomH6685, andsetוְהֹשִׁ֥יבוּve.ho.Shi.vuH3427Nabothנָב֖וֹתna.VotH5022on high among thepeopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.

13And thetwoשְׁנֵ֨יshe.NeiH8147menH376,sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Belial,cameH935in andsatוַיֵּשְׁב֣וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427beforeH5048him: and themenH376of Belial bare witnessagainstH5048him,evenאֶת־'et-H853againstH5048Nabothנָב֗וֹתna.VotH5022, in thepresenceH5048of thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Nabothנָב֛וֹתna.VotH5022didH376curseבֵּרַ֥ךְbe.RakhH1288Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430and thekingוָמֶ֑לֶךְva.Me.lekhH4428. Then theycarriedH935himforthH3318outH3318of thecityלָעִ֔ירla.'IrH5892, andstonedוַיִּסְקְלֻ֥הוּvai.yis.ke.Lu.huH5619him withstonesבָאֲבָנִ֖יםva.'a.va.NimH68, that hediedוַיָּמֹֽת׃vai.ya.MotH4191.

14Then theysentוַֽיִּשְׁלְח֖וּvai.yish.le.ChuH7971toJezebelאִיזֶ֣בֶל'i.Ze.velH348,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Nabothנָב֖וֹתna.VotH5022isstonedסֻקַּ֥לsu.KalH5619, and isdeadוַיָּמֹֽת׃vai.ya.MotH4191.

15And itcameH1961topassH1961, whenJezebelאִיזֶ֔בֶל'i.Ze.velH348heardכִּשְׁמֹ֣עַkish.Mo.a'H8085thatNabothנָב֖וֹתna.VotH5022wasstonedסֻקַּ֥לsu.KalH5619, and wasdeadוַיָּמֹ֑תvai.ya.MotH4191, thatJezebelאִיזֶ֜בֶל'i.Ze.velH348saidוַתֹּ֨אמֶרva.To.merH559toAhabאַחְאָ֗ב'ach.'AvH256,Ariseק֣וּםkumH6965,takeרֵ֞שׁreshH3423possessionH3423of thevineyardכֶּ֣רֶם׀Ke.remH3754ofNabothנָב֣וֹתna.VotH5022theJezreeliteהַיִּזְרְעֵאלִ֗יhai.yiz.re.'e.LiH3158,whichאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834herefusedמֵאֵן֙me.'EnH3985togiveלָתֶת־la.tet-H5414thee formoneyבְכֶ֔סֶףve.Khe.sefH3701: forNabothנָב֛וֹתna.VotH5022isnotאֵ֥ין'einH369aliveחַ֖יchaiH2416, butdeadמֵֽת׃MetH4191.

16And itcameH1961topassH1961, whenAhabאַחְאָ֖ב'ach.'AvH256heardכִּשְׁמֹ֥עַkish.Mo.a'H8085thatNabothנָב֑וֹתna.VotH5022wasdeadמֵ֣תmetH4191, thatAhabאַחְאָ֗ב'ach.'AvH256roseH6965upH6965togoלָרֶ֛דֶתla.Re.detH3381downH3381to thevineyardכֶּ֛רֶםKe.remH3754ofNabothנָב֥וֹתna.VotH5022theJezreeliteהַיִּזְרְעֵאלִ֖יhai.yiz.re.'e.LiH3158, totakeלְרִשְׁתּֽוֹ׃ סle.rish.ToH3423possessionH3423of it.

17And thewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068cameוַיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961toElijahאֵלִיָּ֥הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452the Tishbite,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

18Ariseק֣וּםkumH6965,goרֵ֗דRedH3381downH3381tomeetH7125Ahabאַחְאָ֥ב'ach.'AvH256kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whichH834dwelleth inSamariaבְּשֹׁמְר֑וֹןbe.sho.me.RonH8111:beholdהִנֵּה֙hi.NehH2009, he is in thevineyardבְּכֶ֣רֶםbe.Khe.remH3754ofNabothנָב֔וֹתna.VotH5022, whither he isgoneH3381downיָ֥רַדYa.radH3381totakeלְרִשְׁתּֽוֹ׃le.rish.ToH3423possessionH3423of it.

19And thou shaltspeakוְדִבַּרְתָּ֨ve.di.bar.TaH1696unto him,sayingH559,Thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, Hast thoukilledהֲרָצַ֖חְתָּha.ra.Tzach.taH7523, and alsotakenH3423possessionיָרָ֑שְׁתָּya.Ra.she.taH3423? and thou shaltspeakוְדִבַּרְתָּ֨ve.di.bar.TaH1696unto him,sayingH559,Thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, In theplaceבִּמְק֗וֹםbim.KomH4725whereאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834dogsהַכְּלָבִים֙ha.ke.la.VimH3611lickedלָקְק֤וּla.ke.KuH3952thebloodדַּ֣םdamH1818ofNabothנָב֔וֹתna.VotH5022shalldogsהַכְּלָבִ֛יםha.ke.la.VimH3611lickיָלֹ֧קּוּya.Lo.kuH3952thybloodדָּמְךָ֖da.me.KhaH1818,evenH1571thine.

20AndAhabאַחְאָב֙'ach.'AvH256saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toElijahאֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452, Hast thoufoundהַֽמְצָאתַ֖נִיham.tza.Ta.niH4672meאֶל־'el-H413, O mineenemyאֹיְבִ֑י'o.ye.ViH341? And heansweredוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, I havefoundמָצָ֔אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672thee:becauseיַ֚עַןYa.'anH3282thou hastsoldהִתְמַכֶּרְךָ֔hit.ma.ker.KhaH4376thyself todoלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213thatwhichH5869isevilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in thesightH5869of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

21Beholdהִנְנִ֨יhi.NiH2005, I willbringמֵבִ֤יאme.vi'H935evilרָעָ֔הra.'AhH7451uponH935thee, and will utterly sweep theeawayאַחֲרֶ֑יךָ'a.cha.Rei.khaH310, and willcutוְהִכְרַתִּ֤יve.hikh.ra.TiH3772offH3772fromAhabלְאַחְאָב֙le.'ach.'AvH256everyמַשְׁתִּ֣יןmash.TinH8366man child, and him that isshutוְעָצ֥וּרve.'a.TzurH6113upH935and him that isleftוְעָז֖וּבve.'a.ZuvH5800at large inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478:

22and I willmakeוְנָתַתִּ֣יve.na.ta.TiH5414thinehouseבֵּיתְךָ֗bei.te.KhaH1004like thehouseכְּבֵית֙ke.VeitH1004ofJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֣םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNebatנְבָ֔טne.VatH5028, and like thehouseוּכְבֵ֖יתu.khe.VeitH1004ofBaashaבַּעְשָׁ֣אba'.Sha'H1201thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofAhijahאֲחִיָּ֑ה'a.chi.YahH281, for the provocation wherewith thou hastprovokedH3707meאֶל־'el-H413toangerהִכְעַ֔סְתָּhikh.'As.taH3707, and hastmadeH5414Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478tosinוַֽתַּחֲטִ֖אva.ta.cha.Ti'H2398.

23And ofJezebelלְאִיזֶ֔בֶלle.'i.Ze.velH348also spake theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, Thedogsהַכְּלָבִ֛יםha.ke.la.VimH3611shalleatיֹאכְל֥וּyo.khe.LuH398Jezebelאִיזֶ֖בֶל'i.Ze.velH348by the rampart ofJezreelיִזְרְעֶֽאל׃yiz.re.'ElH3157.

24Him that dieth ofAhabלְאַחְאָב֙le.'ach.'AvH256in thecityבָּעִ֔ירba.'IrH5892thedogsהַכְּלָבִ֑יםha.ke.la.VimH3611shalleatיֹאכְל֖וּyo.khe.LuH398; and him that dieth in thefieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֔הba.sa.DehH7704shall the fowls of the aireatיֹאכְל֖וּyo.khe.LuH398.

25(But there wasnoneH3808like untoAhabכְאַחְאָ֔בkhe.'ach.'AvH256,whichH834didH6213sellהִתְמַכֵּ֔רhit.ma.KerH4376himselfH3808todoH6213thatwhichH834wasevilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in thesightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,whomH834Jezebelאִיזֶ֥בֶל'i.Ze.velH348hiswifeאִשְׁתּֽוֹ׃'ish.ToH802stirredהֵסַ֥תָּהhe.Sa.tahH5496upאֹת֖וֹ'o.ToH853.

26And hedidH6213veryמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966abominablyוַיַּתְעֵ֣בvai.yat.'EvH8581infollowingH310idolsהַגִּלֻּלִ֑יםha.gi.lu.LimH1544,accordingH310toallכְּכֹל֙ke.KholH3605that theAmoritesהָאֱמֹרִ֔יha.'e.mo.RiH567didH6213,whomH834theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068castH3423outH3423beforeמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478.)

27And itcameH1961topassH1961, whenAhabאַחְאָ֜ב'ach.'AvH256heardכִשְׁמֹ֨עַkhish.Mo.a'H8085thoseהָאֵ֙לֶּה֙ha.'E.lehH428wordsהַדְּבָרִ֤יםha.de.va.RimH1697, that he rent hisclothesבְּגָדָ֔יוbe.ga.DavH899, andputוַיָּֽשֶׂם־vai.ya.sem-H7760sackclothשַׂ֥קsakH8242uponעַל־'al-H5921hisfleshבְּשָׂר֖וֹbe.sa.RoH1320, andfastedוַיָּצ֑וֹםvai.ya.TzomH6684, andlayוַיִּשְׁכַּ֣בvai.yish.KavH7901insackclothבַּשָּׂ֔קba.SakH8242, andwentוַיְהַלֵּ֖ךְvay.ha.LekhH1980softly.

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