1 Kings 21:13

“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.”

1 Kings 21:13 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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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.

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opposite himנֶגְדּnegd

in front of

In someone's presence, before his eyes.

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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.

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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.”

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