Revised Webster's Bible

1 Kings 21

1And it came to passafterאַחַר֙'a.CharH310thesethingsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697, thatNabothלְנָב֥וֹתle.na.VotH5022theJezreeliteהַיִּזְרְעֵאלִ֖יhai.yiz.re.'e.LiH3158had avineyardכֶּ֧רֶםKe.remH3754, which was inJezreelבְּיִזְרְעֶ֑אלbe.yiz.re.'ElH3157, closetoאֵ֚צֶל'E.tzelH681thepalaceהֵיכַ֣לhei.KhalH1964ofAhabאַחְאָ֔ב'ach.'AvH256kingמֶ֖לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofSamariaשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃sho.me.RonH8111.

2AndAhabאַחְאָ֣ב'ach.'AvH256spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֣רvay.da.BerH1696toNabothנָב֣וֹת׀na.VotH5022,sayingלֵאמֹר֩׀le.MorH559,Giveתְּנָה־te.nah-H5414me thyvineyardכַּרְמְךָ֜kar.me.KhaH3754, that I may have it for agardenלְגַן־le.gan-H1588ofherbsיָרָ֗קya.RakH3419, because it isnearקָרוֹב֙ka.rOvH7138toאֵ֣צֶל'E.tzelH681myhouseבֵּיתִ֔יbei.TiH1004: and I willgiveוְאֶתְּנָ֤הve.'e.te.NahH5414thee for it abetterט֣וֹבTovH2896vineyardכֶּ֖רֶםKe.remH3754than it; or, if it seemethgoodH2896totheeבְּעֵינֶ֔יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869, I willgiveאֶתְּנָה־'e.te.nah-H5414thee theworthמְחִ֥ירme.ChirH4242of it inmoneyכֶ֖סֶףKhe.sefH3701.

3AndNabothנָב֖וֹתna.VotH5022saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toAhabאַחְאָ֑ב'ach.'AvH256, TheLORDמֵֽיהוָ֔הme.Yah.wehH3068forbidחָלִ֤ילָהcha.Li.lahH2486it me, that I shouldgiveמִתִּתִּ֛יmi.ti.TiH5414theinheritanceנַחֲלַ֥תna.cha.LatH5159of myfathersאֲבֹתַ֖י'a.vo.TaiH1to thee.

4AndAhabאַחְאָ֨ב'ach.'AvH256cameוַיָּבֹא֩vai.ya.Vo'H935into hishouseבֵּית֜וֹbei.ToH1004sadסַ֣רsarH5620anddispleasedוְזָעֵ֗ףve.za.'EfH2198because of thewordהַדָּבָר֙ha.da.VarH1697whichNabothנָבוֹת֙na.VotH5022theJezreeliteהַיִּזְרְעֵאלִ֔יhai.yiz.re.'e.LiH3158hadspokenדִּבֶּ֣רdi.BerH1696to him: for he hadsaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, I will notgiveאֶתֵּ֥ן'e.TenH5414thee theinheritanceנַחֲלַ֣תna.cha.LatH5159of myfathersאֲבוֹתָ֑י'a.vo.TaiH1. And he laid himselfdownוַיִּשְׁכַּב֙vai.yish.KavH7901upon hisbedמִטָּת֔וֹmi.ta.ToH4296, and turnedawayוַיַּסֵּ֥בvai.ya.SevH5437hisfaceפָּנָ֖יוpa.NavH6440, and wouldeatאָ֥כַל'A.khalH398nofoodלָֽחֶם׃La.chemH3899.

5ButJezebelאִיזֶ֣בֶל'i.Ze.velH348hiswifeאִשְׁתּ֑וֹ'ish.ToH802cameוַתָּבֹ֥אva.ta.Vo'H935to him, andsaidוַתְּדַבֵּ֣רva.te.da.BerH1696to him, Why is thyspiritרוּחֲךָ֣ru.cha.KhaH7307sosadסָרָ֔הsa.RahH5620, that thoueatestאֹכֵ֥ל'o.KhelH398nofoodלָֽחֶם׃La.chemH3899?

6And hesaidוַיְדַבֵּ֣רvay.da.BerH1696to her, Because Ispokeאֲ֠דַבֵּר'A.da.berH1696toNabothנָב֨וֹתna.VotH5022theJezreeliteהַיִּזְרְעֵאלִ֜יhai.yiz.re.'e.LiH3158, andsaidוָאֹ֣מַרva.'O.marH559to him,Giveתְּנָה־te.nah-H5414me thyvineyardכַּרְמְךָ֙kar.me.KhaH3754formoneyבְּכֶ֔סֶףbe.Khe.sefH3701; or else, if itpleasethחָפֵ֣ץcha.FetzH2655thee, I willgiveאֶתְּנָה־'e.te.nah-H5414thee anothervineyardכֶ֖רֶםKhe.remH3754for it: and heansweredוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, I will notgiveאֶתֵּ֥ן'e.TenH5414thee myvineyardכַּרְמִֽי׃kar.MiH3754.

7AndJezebelאִיזֶ֣בֶל'i.Ze.velH348hiswifeאִשְׁתּ֔וֹ'ish.ToH802saidוַתֹּ֤אמֶרva.To.merH559to him, Dost thou nowgovernתַּעֲשֶׂ֥הta.'a.SehH6213thekingdomמְלוּכָ֖הme.lu.KhahH4410ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478?ariseק֤וּםkumH6965, andeatאֱכָל־'e.khol-H398foodלֶ֙חֶם֙le.chemH3899, and let thyheartלִבֶּ֔ךָli.Be.khaH3820bemerryוְיִטַ֣בve.yi.TavH3190: I willgiveאֶתֵּ֣ן'e.TenH5414thee thevineyardכֶּ֖רֶםKe.remH3754ofNabothנָב֥וֹתna.VotH5022theJezreeliteהַיִּזְרְעֵאלִֽי׃hai.yiz.re.'e.LiH3158.

8So shewroteוַתִּכְתֹּ֤בva.tikh.ToH3789lettersסְפָרִים֙se.fa.RimH5612inAhab’sאַחְאָ֔ב'ach.'AvH256nameבְּשֵׁ֣םbe.ShemH8034, andsealedוַתַּחְתֹּ֖םva.tach.TomH2856them with hissealבְּחֹתָמ֑וֹbe.cho.ta.MoH2368, andsentוַתִּשְׁלַ֣חva.tish.LachH7971thelettersסְפָרִ֗יםhas.fa.rimH5612to theeldersהַזְקֵנִ֤יםhaz.ke.NimH2205and to thenoblesהַֽחֹרִים֙ha.cho.RimH2715that were in hiscityבְּעִיר֔וֹbe.'i.RoH5892,dwellingהַיֹּשְׁבִ֖יםhai.yo.she.VimH3427withNabothנָבֽוֹת׃na.VotH5022.

9And shewroteוַתִּכְתֹּ֥בva.tikh.ToH3789in thelettersבַּסְּפָרִ֖יםba.se.fa.RimH5612,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Proclaimקִֽרְאוּ־kir.'u-H7121afastצ֔וֹםTzomH6685, andsetוְהוֹשִׁ֥יבוּve.ho.Shi.vuH3427Nabothנָב֖וֹתna.VotH5022onhighבְּרֹ֥אשׁbe.RoshH7218among thepeopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971:

10Andsetוְ֠הוֹשִׁיבוּVe.ho.shi.vuH3427twoשְׁנַ֨יִםshe.Na.yimH8147menאֲנָשִׁ֥ים'a.na.ShimH582,worthlessבְלִיַּעַל֮ve.li.ya.'AlH1100menבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121, before him, to bearwitnessוִיעִדֻ֣הוּvi.'i.Du.huH5749against him,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Thou didstblasphemeבֵּרַ֥כְתָּbe.Rakh.taH1288Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430and thekingוָמֶ֑לֶךְva.Me.lekhH4428. And then carry himoutוְהוֹצִיאֻ֥הוּve.ho.tzi.'U.huH3318, andstoneוְסִקְלֻ֖הוּve.sik.Lu.huH5619him, that he maydieוְיָמֹֽת׃ve.ya.MotH4191.

11And themenאַנְשֵׁ֨י'an.SheiH582of hiscityעִיר֜וֹi.RoH5892, even theeldersהַזְּקֵנִ֣יםha.ze.ke.NimH2205and thenoblesוְהַחֹרִ֗יםve.ha.cho.RimH2715who were theinhabitantsהַיֹּֽשְׁבִים֙hai.yo.she.VimH3427in hiscityבְּעִיר֔וֹbe.'i.RoH5892,didוַיַּעֲשׂוּ֩vai.ya.'a.SuH6213asJezebelאִיזָ֑בֶל'i.Za.velH348hadsentשָׁלְחָ֥הsha.le.ChahH7971to them, and as it waswrittenכָּתוּב֙ka.TuvH3789in thelettersבַּסְּפָרִ֔יםba.se.fa.RimH5612which she hadsentשָׁלְחָ֖הsha.le.ChahH7971to them.

12Theyproclaimedקָרְא֖וּka.re.'UH7121afastצ֑וֹםTzomH6685, andsetוְהֹשִׁ֥יבוּve.ho.Shi.vuH3427Nabothנָב֖וֹתna.VotH5022onhighבְּרֹ֥אשׁbe.RoshH7218among thepeopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.

13And therecameוַ֠יָּבֹאוּVai.ya.vo.'uH935intwoשְׁנֵ֨יshe.NeiH8147menהָאֲנָשִׁ֥יםha.'a.na.ShimH582,worthlessבְלִיַּעַל֮ve.li.ya.'AlH1100menבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121, andsatוַיֵּשְׁב֣וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427before him: and theworthlessהַבְּלִיַּ֜עַלha.be.li.Ya.'alH1100menאַנְשֵׁ֨י'an.SheiH582witnessedוַיְעִדֻהוּ֩vay.'i.du.HuH5749against him, even againstNabothנָב֗וֹתna.VotH5022, in the presence of thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Nabothנָב֛וֹתna.VotH5022blasphemedבֵּרַ֥ךְbe.RakhH1288Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430and thekingוָמֶ֑לֶךְva.Me.lekhH4428. Then they carried himforthוַיֹּצִאֻ֙הוּ֙vai.yo.tzi.'U.huH3318outמִח֣וּץmi.ChutzH2351of 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 it came to pass, whenJezebelאִיזֶ֔בֶל'i.Ze.velH348heardכִּשְׁמֹ֣עַkish.Mo.a'H8085thatNabothנָב֖וֹתna.VotH5022wasstonedסֻקַּ֥לsu.KalH5619, and wasdeadוַיָּמֹ֑תvai.ya.MotH4191, thatJezebelאִיזֶ֜בֶל'i.Ze.velH348saidוַתֹּ֨אמֶרva.To.merH559toAhabאַחְאָ֗ב'ach.'AvH256,Ariseק֣וּםkumH6965, takepossessionרֵ֞שׁreshH3423of thevineyardכֶּ֣רֶם׀Ke.remH3754ofNabothנָב֣וֹתna.VotH5022theJezreeliteהַיִּזְרְעֵאלִ֗יhai.yiz.re.'e.LiH3158, which herefusedמֵאֵן֙me.'EnH3985togiveלָתֶת־la.tet-H5414thee formoneyבְכֶ֔סֶףve.Khe.sefH3701: forNabothנָב֛וֹתna.VotH5022is notaliveחַ֖יchaiH2416, butdeadמֵֽת׃MetH4191.

16And it came to pass, whenAhabאַחְאָ֖ב'ach.'AvH256heardכִּשְׁמֹ֥עַkish.Mo.a'H8085thatNabothנָב֑וֹתna.VotH5022wasdeadמֵ֣תmetH4191, thatAhabאַחְאָ֗ב'ach.'AvH256aroseוַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965to godownלָרֶ֛דֶתla.Re.detH3381to thevineyardכֶּ֛רֶםKe.remH3754ofNabothנָב֥וֹתna.VotH5022theJezreeliteהַיִּזְרְעֵאלִ֖יhai.yiz.re.'e.LiH3158, to takepossessionלְרִשְׁתּֽוֹ׃ סle.rish.ToH3423of it.

17And thewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068came toElijahאֵלִיָּ֥הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452theTishbiteהַתִּשְׁבִּ֖יha.tish.BiH8664,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

18Ariseק֣וּםkumH6965, godownרֵ֗דRedH3381tomeetH7125Ahabאַחְאָ֥ב'ach.'AvH256kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478, who is inSamariaבְּשֹׁמְר֑וֹןbe.sho.me.RonH8111: behold, he is in thevineyardבְּכֶ֣רֶםbe.Khe.remH3754ofNabothנָב֔וֹתna.VotH5022, where he is gonedownיָ֥רַדYa.radH3381topossessלְרִשְׁתּֽוֹ׃le.rish.ToH3423it.

19And thou shaltspeakוְדִבַּרְתָּ֨ve.di.bar.TaH1696to him,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, Thussaithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, Hast thoukilledהֲרָצַ֖חְתָּha.ra.Tzach.taH7523, and also takenpossessionיָרָ֑שְׁתָּya.Ra.she.taH3423? And thou shaltspeakוְדִבַּרְתָּ֨ve.di.bar.TaH1696to him,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, Thussaithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, In theplaceבִּמְק֗וֹםbim.KomH4725wheredogsהַכְּלָבִים֙ha.ke.la.VimH3611lickedלָקְק֤וּla.ke.KuH3952thebloodדַּ֣םdamH1818ofNabothנָב֔וֹתna.VotH5022shalldogsהַכְּלָבִ֛יםha.ke.la.VimH3611lickיָלֹ֧קּוּya.Lo.kuH3952thybloodדָּמְךָ֖da.me.KhaH1818, even thine.

20AndAhabאַחְאָב֙'ach.'AvH256saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toElijahאֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452, Hast thoufoundהַֽמְצָאתַ֖נִיham.tza.Ta.niH4672me, O myenemyאֹיְבִ֑י'o.ye.ViH341? And heansweredוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, I havefoundמָצָ֔אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672thee : because thou hastsoldהִתְמַכֶּרְךָ֔hit.ma.ker.KhaH4376thyself toworkלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213evilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in thesightבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

21Behold, I willbringמֵבִ֤יאme.vi'H935evilרָעָ֔הra.'AhH7451upon thee, and will takeawayוּבִעַרְתִּ֖יu.vi.'ar.TiH1197thyposterityאַחֲרֶ֑יךָ'a.cha.Rei.khaH310, and will cutoffוְהִכְרַתִּ֤יve.hikh.ra.TiH3772fromAhabלְאַחְאָב֙le.'ach.'AvH256themalesמַשְׁתִּ֣ין בְּקִ֔ירmash.Tin be.KirH8366 H7023, and him that is shutupוְעָצ֥וּרve.'a.TzurH6113andleftוְעָז֖וּבve.'a.ZuvH5800inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,

22And willmakeוְנָתַתִּ֣יve.na.ta.TiH5414thyhouseבֵּיתְךָ֗bei.te.KhaH1004like thehouseכְּבֵית֙ke.VeitH1004ofJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֣םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNebatנְבָ֔טne.VatH5028, and like thehouseוּכְבֵ֖יתu.khe.VeitH1004ofBaashaבַּעְשָׁ֣אba'.Sha'H1201thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofAhijahאֲחִיָּ֑ה'a.chi.YahH281, for theprovocationהַכַּ֙עַס֙ha.Ka.'asH3708with which thou hast provoked me toangerהִכְעַ֔סְתָּhikh.'As.taH3707, and madeIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478tosinוַֽתַּחֲטִ֖אva.ta.cha.Ti'H2398.

23And ofJezebelלְאִיזֶ֔בֶלle.'i.Ze.velH348alsospokeדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, Thedogsהַכְּלָבִ֛יםha.ke.la.VimH3611shalleatיֹאכְל֥וּyo.khe.LuH398Jezebelאִיזֶ֖בֶל'i.Ze.velH348by thewallבְּחֵ֥לbe.ChelH2426ofJezreelיִזְרְעֶֽאל׃yiz.re.'ElH3157.

24Him thatdiethהַמֵּ֤תha.MetH4191ofAhabלְאַחְאָב֙le.'ach.'AvH256in thecityבָּעִ֔ירba.'IrH5892thedogsהַכְּלָבִ֑יםha.ke.la.VimH3611shalleatיֹאכְל֖וּyo.khe.LuH398; and him thatdiethוְהַמֵּת֙ve.ha.MetH4191in thefieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֔הba.sa.DehH7704shall thefowlsע֥וֹףofH5775of theairהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064eatיֹאכְל֖וּyo.khe.LuH398.

25But there was none likeAhabכְאַחְאָ֔בkhe.'ach.'AvH256, whosoldהִתְמַכֵּ֔רhit.ma.KerH4376himself toworkלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213wickednessהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in thesightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, whomJezebelאִיזֶ֥בֶל'i.Ze.velH348hiswifeאִשְׁתּֽוֹ׃'ish.ToH802stirredupהֵסַ֥תָּהhe.Sa.tahH5496.

26And he didveryמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966abominablyוַיַּתְעֵ֣בvai.yat.'EvH8581infollowingאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH3212 H310idolsהַגִּלֻּלִ֑יםha.gi.lu.LimH1544, according to all things asdidעָשׂ֣וּ'a.SuH6213theAmoritesהָאֱמֹרִ֔יha.'e.mo.RiH567, whom theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068castoutהוֹרִ֣ישׁho.RishH3423beforeמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478.

27And it came to pass, whenAhabאַחְאָ֜ב'ach.'AvH256heardכִשְׁמֹ֨עַkhish.Mo.a'H8085thosewordsהַדְּבָרִ֤יםha.de.va.RimH1697, that hetoreוַיִּקְרַ֣עvai.yik.Ra'H7167hisclothesבְּגָדָ֔יוbe.ga.DavH899, andputוַיָּֽשֶׂם־vai.ya.sem-H7760sackclothשַׂ֥קsakH8242upon hisfleshבְּשָׂר֖וֹbe.sa.RoH1320, andfastedוַיָּצ֑וֹםvai.ya.TzomH6684, andlayוַיִּשְׁכַּ֣בvai.yish.KavH7901insackclothבַּשָּׂ֔קba.SakH8242, andwentוַיְהַלֵּ֖ךְvay.ha.LekhH1980softlyאַֽט׃ ס'AtH328.

28And thewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068came toElijahאֵלִיָּ֥הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452theTishbiteהַתִּשְׁבִּ֖יha.tish.BiH8664,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

29Seestהֲֽרָאִ֔יתָhara.'I.taH7200thou howAhabאַחְאָ֖ב'ach.'AvH256humblethנִכְנַ֥עnikh.Na'H3665himselfbeforeמִלְּפָנָ֑יmi.le.fa.NaiH6440me?becauseיַ֜עַןYa.'anH3282hehumblethנִכְנַ֣עnikh.Na'H3665himselfbeforeמִפָּנַ֗יmi.pa.NaiH6440me, I will notbringאָבִ֤יא'a.vi'H935theevilהָֽרָעָה֙ha.ra.'AhH7451in hisdaysבְּיָמָ֔יוbe.ya.MavH3117: but in hisson’sבְנ֔וֹve.NoH1121daysבִּימֵ֣יbi.MeiH3117will Ibringאָבִ֥יא'a.Vi'H935theevilהָרָעָ֖הha.ra.'AhH7451upon hishouseבֵּיתֽוֹ׃bei.ToH1004.

Commentaries on 1 Kings 21

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