And the twoוַ שְׁנֵיmen,הָאֲנָשִׁיםperverse men,בְּנֵי בְלִיַּעַלcame inיָּבֹאוּand satוַיֵּשְׁבוּopposite him;נֶגְדּוֹand the perverse menוַ אַנְשֵׁי הַבְּלִיַּעַלtestified againstיְעִדֻהוּNabothנָבוֹתbeforeנֶגֶדthe people,הָעָםsaying,לֵאמֹר“Nabothנָבוֹתhas cursedבֵּרַךְElohimאֱלֹהִיםand the king.”וָמֶלֶךְSo they took him outוַיֹּצִאֻהוּoutsideמִחוּץthe cityלָעִירand stoned himוַיִּסְקְלֻהוּwith stones,בָאֲבָנִיםand he died.וַיָּמֹת
1 Kings 21:13
Study it in the app“And the two men, perverse men, came in and sat opposite him; and the perverse men testified against Naboth before the people, saying, “Naboth has cursed Elohim and the king.” So they took him out outside the city and stoned him with stones, and he died.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Kings 21:13, word by word
- And the twoשְׁנֵיshene
both
The two together, both of them.
Where else “shene” appears- menאֲנָשִׁיםanashim
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “anashim” appears- perverse menבְּנֵיbene
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “bene” appears- perverse menבְלִיַּעַלveliyaal
worthlessness, wickedness
Worthlessness, a thing of no value: "sons of belial" are worthless people who do evil. Later it was used as a name for the evil one (2 Corinthians 6:15).
Where else “veliyaal” appears- came inיָּבֹאוּyavou
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “yavou” appears- and satיֵּשְׁבוּyeshvu
sit
To sit; or sit on the throne to reign.
Where else “yeshvu” appears- opposite himנֶגְדּnegd
in front of
In someone's presence, before his eyes.
Where else “negd” appears- testified againstיְעִדֻyeidu
testify
To declare what one knows, or summon others to vouch for one's words.
Where else “yeidu” appears- Nabothנָבוֹתnavot
Naboth
Naboth: a name that, according to the lexicon, means "fruits." He is the man of Jezreel who would not give Ahab the inheritance of his fathers and was put to death by Jezebel's order (1 Kings 21).
Where else “navot” appears- the peopleעָםam
crowd
The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.
Where else “am” appears- sayingאמֹרmor
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “mor” appears- has cursedבֵּרַךְberach
curse
Said as its opposite, wishing someone harm.
Where else “berach” appears- Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appears- and the kingמֶלֶךְmelech
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appears- So they took him outיֹּצִאֻyotsiu
bring out
To lead someone out: "I led you out of Egypt".
Where else “yotsiu” appears- outsideחוּץchuts
outside
What lies outside the house, the city or the camp.
Where else “chuts” appears- the cityעִירir
city
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “ir” appears- and stoned himיִּסְקְלֻyisklu
stone
To pelt someone with rocks, or kill them so.
Where else “yisklu” appears- with stonesאֲבָנִיםavanim
stone
A piece of rock, large or small, used for building, marking or throwing.
Where else “avanim” appears- and he diedיָּמֹתyamot
die
To cease living; also, one who has ceased living.
Where else “yamot” appears
The context
12They proclaimed a fast and seated Naboth at the head of the people.
13 · This verse (above)
14Then they sent to Jezebel, saying, “Naboth has been stoned and is dead.”