Revised Version 1895

1 Kings 21:17-29

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.

28And thewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068cameוַֽיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961toElijahאֵלִיָּ֥הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452the Tishbite,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

29Seest thouhowכִּֽי־ki-H3588Ahabאַחְאָ֖ב'ach.'AvH256humblethhimselfנִכְנַ֥עnikh.Na'H3665beforeH6440meH6440?becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588he humblethhimselfנִכְנַ֣עnikh.Na'H3665beforeH6440meH6440, I willnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808bringאָבִ֤יא'a.vi'H935theevilהָֽרָעָה֙ha.ra.'AhH7451in hisdaysבְּיָמָ֔יוbe.ya.MavH3117: but in hisson’sבְנ֔וֹve.NoH1121daysבִּימֵ֣יbi.MeiH3117will Ibringאָבִ֥יא'a.Vi'H935theevilהָרָעָ֖הha.ra.'AhH7451uponעַל־'al-H5921hishouseבֵּיתֽוֹ׃bei.ToH1004.

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