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1 Kings 21:5-13

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.

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