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1 Kings 21:2-16

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.

5ButJezebelאִיזֶ֣בֶל'i.Ze.velH348hiswifeאִשְׁתּ֑וֹ'ish.ToH802cameH935to him, andsaidוַתְּדַבֵּ֣רva.te.da.BerH1696unto him,Whyמַה־mah-H4100is thyspiritרוּחֲךָ֣ru.cha.KhaH7307soH935sad, that thou eatestnoוְאֵינְךָ֖ve.'ei.ne.KhaH369breadלָֽחֶם׃La.chemH3899?

6And hesaidH559untoherאֵלֶ֗יהָ'e.Lei.haH413,Becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588I spake untoNabothנָב֨וֹתna.VotH5022theJezreeliteהַיִּזְרְעֵאלִ֜יhai.yiz.re.'e.LiH3158, andsaidH559unto him,Giveתְּנָה־te.nah-H5414meאֶל־'el-H413thyvineyardכַּרְמְךָ֙kar.me.KhaH3754formoneyבְּכֶ֔סֶףbe.Khe.sefH3701; orelseא֚וֹ'oH176,ifאִם־'im-H518it please thee, I willgiveאֶתְּנָה־'e.te.nah-H5414theeanotherH3808vineyardכֶ֖רֶםKhe.remH3754for it: and heansweredH559, I willnotH3808giveאֶתֵּ֥ן'e.TenH5414thee myvineyardכַּרְמִֽי׃kar.MiH3754.

7AndJezebelאִיזֶ֣בֶל'i.Ze.velH348hiswifeאִשְׁתּ֔וֹ'ish.ToH802saidוַתֹּ֤אמֶרva.To.merH559unto him, Dost thounowעַתָּ֛ה'a.TahH6258govern thekingdomמְלוּכָ֖הme.lu.KhahH4410ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478?ariseק֤וּםkumH6965, andeatאֱכָל־'e.khol-H398breadלֶ֙חֶם֙le.chemH3899, andletH5414thineheartלִבֶּ֔ךָli.Be.khaH3820bemerryוְיִטַ֣בve.yi.TavH3190: I willgiveאֶתֵּ֣ן'e.TenH5414thee thevineyardכֶּ֖רֶםKe.remH3754ofNabothנָב֥וֹתna.VotH5022theJezreeliteהַיִּזְרְעֵאלִֽי׃hai.yiz.re.'e.LiH3158.

8SoH7971sheאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834wroteוַתִּכְתֹּ֤בva.tikh.ToH3789lettersסְפָרִים֙se.fa.RimH5612inAhab’sאַחְאָ֔ב'ach.'AvH256nameבְּשֵׁ֣םbe.ShemH8034, andsealedוַתַּחְתֹּ֖םva.tach.TomH2856them with hissealבְּחֹתָמ֑וֹbe.cho.ta.MoH2368, andsentH7971thelettersסְפָרִ֗יםhas.fa.rimH5612unto theeldersהַזְקֵנִ֤יםhaz.ke.NimH2205and to thenoblesהַֽחֹרִים֙ha.cho.RimH2715that were in hiscityבְּעִיר֔וֹbe.'i.RoH5892, and thatdweltהַיֹּשְׁבִ֖יםhai.yo.she.VimH3427withNabothנָבֽוֹת׃na.VotH5022.

9AndsheH7121wroteוַתִּכְתֹּ֥בva.tikh.ToH3789in thelettersבַּסְּפָרִ֖יםba.se.fa.RimH5612,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Proclaimקִֽרְאוּ־kir.'u-H7121afastצ֔וֹםTzomH6685, andsetוְהוֹשִׁ֥יבוּve.ho.Shi.vuH3427Nabothנָב֖וֹתna.VotH5022on high among thepeopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971:

10andsetוְ֠הוֹשִׁיבוּVe.ho.shi.vuH3427twoשְׁנַ֨יִםshe.Na.yimH8147menH376,sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Belial,beforeH5048him, and let them bear witnessagainstH5048him,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Thou didstcurseבֵּרַ֥כְתָּbe.Rakh.taH1288Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430and thekingוָמֶ֑לֶךְva.Me.lekhH4428. And thencarryH3318himoutH3318, andstoneוְסִקְלֻ֖הוּve.sik.Lu.huH5619him, that hedieוְיָמֹֽת׃ve.ya.MotH4191.

11And themenH376of hiscityעִיר֜וֹi.RoH5892,evenH6213theeldersהַזְּקֵנִ֣יםha.ze.ke.NimH2205and thenoblesוְהַחֹרִ֗יםve.ha.cho.RimH2715whodweltהַיֹּֽשְׁבִים֙hai.yo.she.VimH3427in hiscityבְּעִיר֔וֹbe.'i.RoH5892,didH6213asJezebelאִיזָ֑בֶל'i.Za.velH348hadsentשָׁלְחָ֥הsha.le.ChahH7971unto them,accordingH413as it waswrittenכָּתוּב֙ka.TuvH3789in thelettersבַּסְּפָרִ֔יםba.se.fa.RimH5612whichH834sheH834hadsentשָׁלְחָ֖הsha.le.ChahH7971unto them.

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.

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