Revised Version 1895

1 Kings 21:7-16

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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