Revised Version 1895

1 Kings 21:5-10

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.

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