1 Kings 21
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וַיְדַבֵּ֣רand he spokeאַחְאָ֣בAhabאֶל־toנָב֣וֹת׀Nabothלֵאמֹר֩׀to sayingתְּנָה־give !לִּ֨יto meאֶֽת־obj.כַּרְמְךָ֜vineyard yourוִֽיהִי־so may it belongלִ֣יto meלְגַן־to a garden ofיָרָ֗קvegetablesכִּ֣יforה֤וּאitקָרוֹב֙is nearאֵ֣צֶלbesideבֵּיתִ֔יhouse myוְאֶתְּנָ֤הand I will giveלְךָ֙to the youתַּחְתָּ֔יוin place of itכֶּ֖רֶםa vineyardט֣וֹבgoodמִמֶּ֑נּוּmore than itאִ֚םifט֣וֹבit is goodבְּעֵינֶ֔יךָin view yourאֶתְּנָה־I will giveלְךָ֥to youכֶ֖סֶףmoneyמְחִ֥ירthe price ofזֶֽה׃this one
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וַיָּבֹא֩and he wentאַחְאָ֨בAhabאֶל־toבֵּית֜וֹhouse hisסַ֣רsullenוְזָעֵ֗ףand furiousעַל־onהַדָּבָר֙the wordאֲשֶׁר־whichדִּבֶּ֣רhe had spokenאֵלָ֗יוto himנָבוֹת֙Nabothהַיִּזְרְעֵאלִ֔יthe Jezreeliteוַיֹּ֕אמֶרand he saidלֹֽא־notאֶתֵּ֥ןI will giveלְךָ֖to youאֶת־obj.נַחֲלַ֣תthe inheritance ofאֲבוֹתָ֑יancestors myוַיִּשְׁכַּב֙and he lay downעַל־onמִטָּת֔וֹbed hisוַיַּסֵּ֥בand he turned aroundאֶת־obj.פָּנָ֖יוface hisוְלֹֽא־and notאָ֥כַלhe ateלָֽחֶם׃food
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וַיְדַבֵּ֣רand he spokeאֵלֶ֗יהָto herכִּֽי־forאֲ֠דַבֵּרI spokeאֶל־toנָב֨וֹתNabothהַיִּזְרְעֵאלִ֜יthe Jezreeliteוָאֹ֣מַרand I saidל֗וֹto himתְּנָה־give !לִּ֤יto meאֶֽת־obj.כַּרְמְךָ֙vineyard yourבְּכֶ֔סֶףfor moneyא֚וֹorאִם־ifחָפֵ֣ץare desiringאַתָּ֔הyouאֶתְּנָה־I will giveלְךָ֥to youכֶ֖רֶםa vineyardתַּחְתָּ֑יוin place of itוַיֹּ֕אמֶרand he saidלֹֽא־notאֶתֵּ֥ןI will giveלְךָ֖to youאֶת־obj.כַּרְמִֽי׃vineyard my
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וַתֹּ֤אמֶרand she saidאֵלָיו֙to himאִיזֶ֣בֶלJezebelאִשְׁתּ֔וֹwife hisאַתָּ֕הyouעַתָּ֛הnowתַּעֲשֶׂ֥הare you doing?מְלוּכָ֖הkingshipעַל־overיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לIsraelק֤וּםariseאֱכָל־eatלֶ֙חֶם֙foodוְיִטַ֣בso it may be goodלִבֶּ֔ךָheart yourאֲנִי֙Iאֶתֵּ֣ןI will giveלְךָ֔to youאֶת־obj.כֶּ֖רֶםthe vineyard ofנָב֥וֹתNabothהַיִּזְרְעֵאלִֽי׃the Jezreelite
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וַתִּכְתֹּ֤בand she wroteסְפָרִים֙lettersבְּשֵׁ֣םin the name ofאַחְאָ֔בAhabוַתַּחְתֹּ֖םand she sealed themבְּחֹתָמ֑וֹwith seal hisוַתִּשְׁלַ֣חand she sentסְפָרִ֗יםlettersאֶל־toהַזְקֵנִ֤יםthe eldersוְאֶל־and toהַֽחֹרִים֙the noblesאֲשֶׁ֣רwhoבְּעִיר֔וֹwere in city hisהַיֹּשְׁבִ֖יםwho dweltאֶת־withנָבֽוֹת׃Naboth
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וְ֠הוֹשִׁיבוּand make sitשְׁנַ֨יִםtwoאֲנָשִׁ֥יםmenבְּנֵֽי־sons ofבְלִיַּעַל֮worthlessnessנֶגְדּוֹ֒before himוִיעִדֻ֣הוּand let them testify against himלֵאמֹ֔רto sayingבֵּרַ֥כְתָּyou have blessedאֱלֹהִ֖יםGodוָמֶ֑לֶךְand the kingוְהוֹצִיאֻ֥הוּand take out himוְסִקְלֻ֖הוּand stone himוְיָמֹֽת׃so may he die
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וַיַּעֲשׂוּ֩and they didאַנְשֵׁ֨יthe people ofעִיר֜וֹcity hisהַזְּקֵנִ֣יםthe eldersוְהַחֹרִ֗יםand the noblesאֲשֶׁ֤רwhoהַיֹּֽשְׁבִים֙were the ones who dweltבְּעִיר֔וֹin city hisכַּאֲשֶׁ֛רjust asשָׁלְחָ֥הshe had sentאֲלֵיהֶ֖םto themאִיזָ֑בֶלJezebelכַּאֲשֶׁ֤רjust asכָּתוּב֙it was writtenבַּסְּפָרִ֔יםin the lettersאֲשֶׁ֥רwhichשָׁלְחָ֖הshe had sentאֲלֵיהֶֽם׃to them
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וַ֠יָּבֹאוּand they cameשְׁנֵ֨יthe twoהָאֲנָשִׁ֥יםthe menבְּנֵֽי־sons ofבְלִיַּעַל֮worthlessnessוַיֵּשְׁב֣וּand they satנֶגְדּוֹ֒before himוַיְעִדֻהוּ֩and they testified against himאַנְשֵׁ֨יthe men ofהַבְּלִיַּ֜עַלthe worthlessnessאֶת־obj.נָב֗וֹתNabothנֶ֤גֶדbeforeהָעָם֙the peopleלֵאמֹ֔רto sayingבֵּרַ֥ךְhe has blessedנָב֛וֹתNabothאֱלֹהִ֖יםGodוָמֶ֑לֶךְand the kingוַיֹּצִאֻ֙הוּ֙and they took out himמִח֣וּץfrom the outsideלָעִ֔ירof the cityוַיִּסְקְלֻ֥הוּand they stoned himבָאֲבָנִ֖יםwith the stonesוַיָּמֹֽת׃and he died
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וַֽיְהִי֙and it wasכִּשְׁמֹ֣עַwhen heardאִיזֶ֔בֶלJezebelכִּֽי־thatסֻקַּ֥לhe had been stonedנָב֖וֹתNabothוַיָּמֹ֑תand he had diedוַתֹּ֨אמֶרand she saidאִיזֶ֜בֶלJezebelאֶל־toאַחְאָ֗בAhabק֣וּםariseרֵ֞שׁtake possession ofאֶת־obj.כֶּ֣רֶם׀the vineyard ofנָב֣וֹתNabothהַיִּזְרְעֵאלִ֗יthe Jezreeliteאֲשֶׁ֤רwhichמֵאֵן֙he refusedלָתֶת־to giveלְךָ֣to youבְכֶ֔סֶףfor moneyכִּ֣יforאֵ֥יןnotנָב֛וֹתNabothחַ֖יis aliveכִּי־forמֵֽת׃he has died
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וְדִבַּרְתָּ֨and you will speakאֵלָ֜יוto himלֵאמֹ֗רto sayingכֹּ֚הthusאָמַ֣רhe saysיְהוָ֔הYahwehהֲרָצַ֖חְתָּ¿ have you murderedוְגַם־and alsoיָרָ֑שְׁתָּhave you taken possession?וְדִבַּרְתָּ֨and you will speakאֵלָ֜יוto himלֵאמֹ֗רto sayingכֹּ֚הthusאָמַ֣רhe saysיְהוָ֔הYahwehבִּמְק֗וֹםin the placeאֲשֶׁ֨רof whereלָקְק֤וּthey licked upהַכְּלָבִים֙the dogsאֶת־obj.דַּ֣םthe blood ofנָב֔וֹתNabothיָלֹ֧קּוּthey will lick upהַכְּלָבִ֛יםthe dogsאֶת־obj.דָּמְךָ֖blood yourגַּם־alsoאָֽתָּה׃you
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וְנָתַתִּ֣יand I will makeאֶת־obj.בֵּיתְךָ֗house yourכְּבֵית֙like the house ofיָרָבְעָ֣םJeroboamבֶּן־the son ofנְבָ֔טNebatוּכְבֵ֖יתand like the house ofבַּעְשָׁ֣אBaashaבֶן־the son ofאֲחִיָּ֑הAhijahאֶל־because ofהַכַּ֙עַס֙the provocationאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichהִכְעַ֔סְתָּyou have provoked to angerוַֽתַּחֲטִ֖אand you have caused to sinאֶת־obj.יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Israel
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וַיְהִי֩and it wasכִשְׁמֹ֨עַwhen heardאַחְאָ֜בAhabאֶת־obj.הַדְּבָרִ֤יםthe wordsהָאֵ֙לֶּה֙the theseוַיִּקְרַ֣עand he toreבְּגָדָ֔יוclothes hisוַיָּֽשֶׂם־and he putשַׂ֥קsackclothעַל־onבְּשָׂר֖וֹbody hisוַיָּצ֑וֹםand he fastedוַיִּשְׁכַּ֣בand he lay downבַּשָּׂ֔קin the sackclothוַיְהַלֵּ֖ךְand he went aboutאַֽט׃ סdejectedly
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הֲֽרָאִ֔יתָ¿ have you seenכִּֽי־thatנִכְנַ֥עhe has humbled himselfאַחְאָ֖בAhabמִלְּפָנָ֑יfrom to before meיַ֜עַןbecauseכִּֽי־forנִכְנַ֣עhe has humbled himselfמִפָּנַ֗יfrom before meלֹֽא־notאָבִ֤יאI will bringהָֽרָעָה֙the evilבְּיָמָ֔יוin days hisבִּימֵ֣יin the days ofבְנ֔וֹson hisאָבִ֥יאI will bringהָרָעָ֖הthe evilעַל־onבֵּיתֽוֹ׃house his
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