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1 Kings 21:8
וַתִּכְתֹּ֤ב סְפָרִים֙ בְּשֵׁ֣ם אַחְאָ֔ב וַתַּחְתֹּ֖ם בְּחֹתָמֹ֑ו וַתִּשְׁלַ֣ח הספרים אֶל־הַזְקֵנִ֤ים וְאֶל־הַֽחֹרִים֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בְּעִירֹ֔ו הַיֹּשְׁבִ֖ים אֶת־נָבֹֽות׃ And she wrote letters in the name of Aḥav and sealed them with his seal, and she sent the letters to the elders and to the … Continue reading
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1 Kings 21:7
וַתֹּ֤אמֶר אֵלָיו֙ אִיזֶ֣בֶל אִשְׁתֹּ֔ו אַתָּ֕ה עַתָּ֛ה תַּעֲשֶׂ֥ה מְלוּכָ֖ה עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל ק֤וּם אֱכָל־לֶ֨חֶם֙ וְיִטַ֣ב לִבֶּ֔ךָ אֲנִי֙ אֶתֵּ֣ן לְךָ֔ אֶת־כֶּ֖רֶם נָבֹ֥ות הַיִּזְרְעֵאלִֽי׃ And Izevel his wife said to him, “You now shall perform kingship over Yisraʾel; arise, eat bread, and let your heart … Continue reading
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1 Kings 21:6
וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר אֵלֶ֗יהָ כִּֽי־֠אֲדַבֵּר אֶל־נָבֹ֨ות הַיִּזְרְעֵאלִ֜י וָאֹ֣מַר לֹ֗ו תְּנָה־לִּ֤י אֶֽת־כַּרְמְךָ֙ בְּכֶ֔סֶף אֹ֚ו אִם־חָפֵ֣ץ אַתָּ֔ה אֶתְּנָה־לְךָ֥ כֶ֖רֶם תַּחְתָּ֑יו וַיֹּ֕אמֶר לֹֽא־אֶתֵּ֥ן לְךָ֖ אֶת־כַּרְמִֽי׃ And he spoke to her, “For I spoke to Navot the Yizreʿeli and said to him, ‘Give me your vineyard … Continue reading
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1 Kings 21:5
וַתָּבֹ֥א אֵלָ֖יו אִיזֶ֣בֶל אִשְׁתֹּ֑ו וַתְּדַבֵּ֣ר אֵלָ֗יו מַה־זֶּה֙ רוּחֲךָ֣ סָרָ֔ה וְאֵינְךָ֖ אֹכֵ֥ל לָֽחֶם׃ And Izevel his wife came to him, and she spoke to him, “What is this, that your spirit is sullen and you do not eat bread?” Morphology … Continue reading
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1 Kings 21:4
וַיָּבֹא֩ אַחְאָ֨ב אֶל־בֵּיתֹ֜ו סַ֣ר וְזָעֵ֗ף עַל־הַדָּבָר֙ אֲשֶׁר־דִּבֶּ֣ר אֵלָ֗יו נָבֹות֙ הַיִּזְרְעֵאלִ֔י וַיֹּ֕אמֶר לֹֽא־אֶתֵּ֥ן לְךָ֖ אֶת־נַחֲלַ֣ת אֲבֹותָ֑י וַיִּשְׁכַּב֙ עַל־מִטָּתֹ֔ו וַיַּסֵּ֥ב אֶת־פָּנָ֖יו וְלֹֽא־אָ֥כַל לָֽחֶם׃ And Aḥav came to his house sullen and angry over the matter that Navot the Yizreʿeli had spoken to … Continue reading
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1 Kings 21:3
וַיֹּ֥אמֶר נָבֹ֖ות אֶל־אַחְאָ֑ב חָלִ֤ילָה לִּי֙ מֵֽיהוָ֔ה מִתִּתִּ֛י אֶת־נַחֲלַ֥ת אֲבֹתַ֖י לָֽךְ׃ And Navot said to Aḥav, “Far be it from me by YHWH that I should give the inheritance of my fathers to you.” Morphology וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (va-yomer) – Root: אמר … Continue reading
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1 Kings 21:2
וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר אַחְאָ֣ב אֶל־נָבֹ֣ות לֵאמֹר֩ תְּנָה־לִּ֨י אֶֽת־כַּרְמְךָ֜ וִֽיהִי־לִ֣י לְגַן־יָרָ֗ק כִּ֣י ה֤וּא קָרֹוב֙ אֵ֣צֶל בֵּיתִ֔י וְאֶתְּנָ֤ה לְךָ֙ תַּחְתָּ֔יו כֶּ֖רֶם טֹ֣וב מִמֶּ֑נּוּ אִ֚ם טֹ֣וב בְּעֵינֶ֔יךָ אֶתְּנָה־לְךָ֥ כֶ֖סֶף מְחִ֥יר זֶֽה׃ And Aḥav spoke to Navot, saying, “Give me your vineyard, that it may be … Continue reading
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1 Kings 21:1
וַיְהִ֗י אַחַר֙ הַדְּבָרִ֣ים הָאֵ֔לֶּה כֶּ֧רֶם הָיָ֛ה לְנָבֹ֥ות הַיִּזְרְעֵאלִ֖י אֲשֶׁ֣ר בְּיִזְרְעֶ֑אל אֵ֚צֶל הֵיכַ֣ל אַחְאָ֔ב מֶ֖לֶךְ שֹׁמְרֹֽון׃ And it came to be after these things, there was a vineyard belonging to Navot the Yizreʿeli, which was in Yizreʿel, beside the palace of … Continue reading
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1 Kings 20:43
וַיֵּ֧לֶךְ מֶֽלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל עַל־בֵּיתֹ֖ו סַ֣ר וְזָעֵ֑ף וַיָּבֹ֖א שֹׁמְרֹֽונָה׃ פ And the king of Yisraʾel went to his house sullen and angry, and he came to Shomeron. Morphology וַיֵּלֶךְ (va-yelekh) – Root: הלך (halakh); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (narrative past) 3rd person … Continue reading
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1 Kings 20:42
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלָ֗יו כֹּ֚ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה יַ֛עַן שִׁלַּ֥חְתָּ אֶת־אִישׁ־חֶרְמִ֖י מִיָּ֑ד וְהָיְתָ֤ה נַפְשְׁךָ֙ תַּ֣חַת נַפְשֹׁ֔ו וְעַמְּךָ֖ תַּ֥חַת עַמֹּֽו׃ And he said to him, “Thus says YHWH, ‘Because you have let go the man of my ban from your hand, therefore your life … Continue reading
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1 Kings 20:41
וַיְמַהֵ֕ר וַיָּ֨סַר֙ אֶת־הָ֣אֲפֵ֔ר מעל עֵינָ֑יו וַיַּכֵּ֤ר אֹתֹו֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל כִּ֥י מֵֽהַנְּבִאִ֖ים הֽוּא׃ And he hastened and removed the ashes from upon his eyes, and the king of Yisraʾel recognized him, that he was from the prophets. Morphology וַיְמַהֵר (va-yemaher) … Continue reading
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1 Kings 20:40
וַיְהִ֣י עַבְדְּךָ֗ עֹשֵׂ֥ה הֵ֛נָּה וָהֵ֖נָּה וְה֣וּא אֵינֶ֑נּוּ וַיֹּ֨אמֶר אֵלָ֧יו מֶֽלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל כֵּ֥ן מִשְׁפָּטֶ֖ךָ אַתָּ֥ה חָרָֽצְתָּ׃ And as your servant was busy here and there, behold, he was gone.” And the king of Yisraʾel said to him, “Thus is your judgment; you … Continue reading
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1 Kings 20:39
וַיְהִ֤י הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ֙ עֹבֵ֔ר וְה֖וּא צָעַ֣ק אֶל־הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ וַיֹּ֜אמֶר עַבְדְּךָ֣ יָצָ֣א בְקֶֽרֶב־הַמִּלְחָמָ֗ה וְהִנֵּֽה־אִ֨ישׁ סָ֜ר וַיָּבֵ֧א אֵלַ֣י אִ֗ישׁ וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙ שְׁמֹר֙ אֶת־הָאִ֣ישׁ הַזֶּ֔ה אִם־הִפָּקֵד֙ יִפָּקֵ֔ד וְהָיְתָ֤ה נַפְשְׁךָ֙ תַּ֣חַת נַפְשֹׁ֔ו אֹ֥ו כִכַּר־כֶּ֖סֶף תִּשְׁקֹֽול׃ And it happened as the king was passing by, that he cried … Continue reading
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1 Kings 20:38
וַיֵּ֨לֶךְ֙ הַנָּבִ֔יא וַיַּעֲמֹ֥ד לַמֶּ֖לֶךְ עַל־הַדָּ֑רֶךְ וַיִּתְחַפֵּ֥שׂ בָּאֲפֵ֖ר עַל־עֵינָֽיו׃ And the prophet went and stood for the king by the way, and he disguised himself with the ashes upon his eyes. Morphology וַיֵּלֶךְ (va-yelekh) – Root: הלך (halakh); Form: Qal … Continue reading
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1 Kings 20:37
וַיִּמְצָא֙ אִ֣ישׁ אַחֵ֔ר וַיֹּ֖אמֶר הַכֵּ֣ינִי נָ֑א וַיַּכֵּ֥הוּ הָאִ֖ישׁ הַכֵּ֥ה וּפָצֹֽעַ׃ And he found another man, and he said, “Strike me, please.” And the man struck him, striking and wounding him. Morphology וַיִּמְצָא (va-yimtzaʾ) – Root: מצא (matzaʾ); Form: Qal … Continue reading
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1 Kings 20:36
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר לֹ֗ו יַ֚עַן אֲשֶׁ֤ר לֹֽא־שָׁמַ֨עְתָּ֙ בְּקֹ֣ול יְהוָ֔ה הִנְּךָ֤ הֹולֵךְ֙ מֵֽאִתִּ֔י וְהִכְּךָ֖ הָאַרְיֵ֑ה וַיֵּ֨לֶךְ֙ מֵֽאֶצְלֹ֔ו וַיִּמְצָאֵ֥הוּ הָאַרְיֵ֖ה וַיַּכֵּֽהוּ׃ And he said to him, “Because you did not listen to the voice of YHWH, behold, you are going from me, and the … Continue reading
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1 Kings 20:35
וְאִ֨ישׁ אֶחָ֜ד מִבְּנֵ֣י הַנְּבִיאִ֗ים אָמַ֧ר אֶל־רֵעֵ֛הוּ בִּדְבַ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה הַכֵּ֣ינִי נָ֑א וַיְמָאֵ֥ן הָאִ֖ישׁ לְהַכֹּתֹֽו׃ And a certain man from the sons of the prophets said to his companion by the word of YHWH, “Strike me, please!” But the man refused to … Continue reading
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1 Kings 20:34
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלָ֡יו הֶעָרִ֣ים אֲשֶׁר־לָֽקַח־אָבִי֩ מֵאֵ֨ת אָבִ֜יךָ אָשִׁ֗יב וְ֠חוּצֹות תָּשִׂ֨ים לְךָ֤ בְדַמֶּ֨שֶׂק֙ כַּאֲשֶׁר־שָׂ֤ם אָבִי֙ בְּשֹׁ֣מְרֹ֔ון וַאֲנִ֖י בַּבְּרִ֣ית אֲשַׁלְּחֶ֑ךָּ וַיִּכְרָת־לֹ֥ו בְרִ֖ית וַֽיְשַׁלְּחֵֽהוּ׃ ס And he said to him, “The cities which my father took from your father I will restore; and you … Continue reading
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1 Kings 20:33
וְהָאֲנָשִׁים֩ יְנַחֲשׁ֨וּ וַֽיְמַהֲר֜וּ וַיַּחְלְט֣וּ הֲמִמֶּ֗נּוּ וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙ אָחִ֣יךָ בֶן־הֲדַ֔ד וַיֹּ֖אמֶר בֹּ֣אוּ קָחֻ֑הוּ וַיֵּצֵ֤א אֵלָיו֙ בֶּן־הֲדַ֔ד וַֽיַּעֲלֵ֖הוּ עַל־הַמֶּרְכָּבָֽה׃ And the men interpreted it as an omen and hastened and seized it from him; and they said, “Your brother Ben-hadad.” And he said, … Continue reading
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1 Kings 20:32
וַיַּחְגְּרוּ֩ שַׂקִּ֨ים בְּמָתְנֵיהֶ֜ם וַחֲבָלִ֣ים בְּרָאשֵׁיהֶ֗ם וַיָּבֹ֨אוּ֙ אֶל־מֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ עַבְדְּךָ֧ בֶן־הֲדַ֛ד אָמַ֖ר תְּחִֽי־נָ֣א נַפְשִׁ֑י וַיֹּ֛אמֶר הַעֹודֶ֥נּוּ חַ֖י אָחִ֥י הֽוּא׃ And they girded sackcloth on their loins and ropes upon their heads, and they came to the king of Yisraʾel and … Continue reading
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1 Kings 20:31
וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ אֵלָיו֮ עֲבָדָיו֒ הִנֵּֽה־נָ֣א שָׁמַ֔עְנוּ כִּ֗י מַלְכֵי֙ בֵּ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל כִּֽי־מַלְכֵ֥י חֶ֖סֶד הֵ֑ם נָשִׂ֣ימָה נָּא֩ שַׂקִּ֨ים בְּמָתְנֵ֜ינוּ וַחֲבָלִ֣ים בְּרֹאשֵׁ֗נוּ וְנֵצֵא֙ אֶל־מֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אוּלַ֖י יְחַיֶּ֥ה אֶת־נַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃ And his servants said to him, “Behold now, we have heard that the kings of the … Continue reading
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1 Kings 20:30
וַיָּנֻ֨סוּ הַנֹּותָרִ֥ים אֲפֵקָה֮ אֶל־הָעִיר֒ וַתִּפֹּל֙ הַחֹומָ֔ה עַל־עֶשְׂרִ֨ים וְשִׁבְעָ֥ה אֶ֛לֶף אִ֖ישׁ הַנֹּותָרִ֑ים וּבֶן־הֲדַ֣ד נָ֔ס וַיָּבֹ֥א אֶל־הָעִ֖יר חֶ֥דֶר בְּחָֽדֶר׃ ס And the survivors fled to Afeq, into the city, and the wall fell upon twenty-seven thousand men who were left; and Ben-hadad … Continue reading
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1 Kings 20:29
וַֽיַּחֲנ֧וּ אֵ֦לֶּה נֹ֥כַח אֵ֖לֶּה שִׁבְעַ֣ת יָמִ֑ים וַיְהִ֣י בַּיֹּ֣ום הַשְּׁבִיעִ֗י וַתִּקְרַב֙ הַמִּלְחָמָ֔ה וַיַּכּ֨וּ בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֧ל אֶת־אֲרָ֛ם מֵאָה־אֶ֥לֶף רַגְלִ֖י בְּיֹ֥ום אֶחָֽד׃ And these encamped opposite those seven days; and it came to pass on the seventh day that the battle drew near, and … Continue reading
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1 Kings 20:28
וַיִּגַּ֞שׁ אִ֣ישׁ הָאֱלֹהִ֗ים וַיֹּאמֶר֮ אֶל־מֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵל֒ וַיֹּ֜אמֶר כֹּֽה־אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֗ה יַ֠עַן אֲשֶׁ֨ר אָמְר֤וּ אֲרָם֙ אֱלֹהֵ֤י הָרִים֙ יְהוָ֔ה וְלֹֽא־אֱלֹהֵ֥י עֲמָקִ֖ים ה֑וּא וְ֠נָתַתִּי אֶת־כָּל־הֶהָמֹ֨ון הַגָּ֤דֹול הַזֶּה֙ בְּיָדֶ֔ךָ וִֽידַעְתֶּ֖ם כִּֽי־אֲנִ֥י יְהוָֽה׃ And the man of God approached and said to the king of Yisraʾel, … Continue reading
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1 Kings 20:27
וּבְנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל הָתְפָּקְדוּ֙ וְכָלְכְּל֔וּ וַיֵּלְכ֖וּ לִקְרָאתָ֑ם וַיַּחֲנ֨וּ בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל נֶגְדָּ֗ם כִּשְׁנֵי֙ חֲשִׂפֵ֣י עִזִּ֔ים וַאֲרָ֖ם מִלְא֥וּ אֶת־הָאָֽרֶץ׃ And the sons of Yisraʾel were mustered and provisioned, and they went to meet them; and the sons of Yisraʾel encamped before them like two … Continue reading
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1 Kings 20:26
וַֽיְהִי֙ לִתְשׁוּבַ֣ת הַשָּׁנָ֔ה וַיִּפְקֹ֥ד בֶּן־הֲדַ֖ד אֶת־אֲרָ֑ם וַיַּ֣עַל אֲפֵ֔קָה לַמִּלְחָמָ֖ה עִם־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ And it came to pass at the turning of the year, that Ben-hadad mustered Aram and went up to Afeq to battle against Yisraʾel. Morphology וַיְהִי (va-yehi) – Root: … Continue reading
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1 Kings 20:25
וְאַתָּ֣ה תִֽמְנֶה־לְךָ֣ חַ֡יִל כַּחַיִל֩ הַנֹּפֵ֨ל מֵאֹותָ֜ךְ וְס֣וּס כַּסּ֣וּס וְרֶ֣כֶב כָּרֶ֗כֶב וְנִֽלָּחֲמָ֤ה אֹותָם֙ בַּמִּישֹׁ֔ור אִם־לֹ֥א נֶחֱזַ֖ק מֵהֶ֑ם וַיִּשְׁמַ֥ע לְקֹלָ֖ם וַיַּ֥עַשׂ כֵּֽן׃ פ And you shall muster for yourself a force like the force that fell from you, and horse for horse, … Continue reading
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1 Kings 20:24
וְאֶת־הַדָּבָ֥ר הַזֶּ֖ה עֲשֵׂ֑ה הָסֵ֤ר הַמְּלָכִים֙ אִ֣ישׁ מִמְּקֹמֹ֔ו וְשִׂ֥ים פַּחֹ֖ות תַּחְתֵּיהֶֽם׃ And do this thing: remove the kings, each from his place, and set governors in their stead. Morphology וְאֶת־הַדָּבָר (ve-et-ha-davar) – Root: דבר (davar); Form: Conjunction וְ + accusative … Continue reading
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1 Kings 20:23
וְעַבְדֵ֨י מֶֽלֶךְ־אֲרָ֜ם אָמְר֣וּ אֵלָ֗יו אֱלֹהֵ֤י הָרִים֙ אֱלֹ֣הֵיהֶ֔ם עַל־כֵּ֖ן חָזְק֣וּ מִמֶּ֑נּוּ וְאוּלָ֗ם נִלָּחֵ֤ם אִתָּם֙ בַּמִּישֹׁ֔ור אִם־לֹ֥א נֶחֱזַ֖ק מֵהֶֽם׃ And the servants of the king of Aram said to him, “Their gods are gods of the hills; therefore they were stronger than … Continue reading
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1 Kings 20:22
וַיִּגַּ֤שׁ הַנָּבִיא֙ אֶל־מֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וַיֹּ֤אמֶר לֹו֙ לֵ֣ךְ הִתְחַזַּ֔ק וְדַ֥ע וּרְאֵ֖ה אֵ֣ת אֲשֶֽׁר־תַּעֲשֶׂ֑ה כִּ֚י לִתְשׁוּבַ֣ת הַשָּׁנָ֔ה מֶ֥לֶךְ אֲרָ֖ם עֹלֶ֥ה עָלֶֽיךָ׃ ס And the prophet approached the king of Yisraʾel and said to him, “Go, strengthen yourself, and know and see what … Continue reading
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