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NabothנָבוֹתsaidוַיֹּאמֶרtoאֶלAhab,אַחְאָב“Far be itחָלִילָהfrom me,לִּיbyמֵYHWH,יהוָהthat I should giveמִתִּתִּיthe inheritanceנַחֲלַתof my fathersאֲבֹתַיto you!”לָךְ
1 Kings 21:3
Study it in the app“Naboth said to Ahab, “Far be it from me, by YHWH, that I should give the inheritance of my fathers to you!””
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Kings 21:3, word by word
- 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- saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- Ahabאַחְאָבachav
Ahab
Ahab: a name meaning "father's brother." It is the king of Israel, son of Omri, who married Jezebel and served Baal (1 Kings 16:29–22:40); a false prophet in Babylon also bears the name (Jeremiah 29:21).
Where else “achav” appears- “Far be itחָלִילָchalila
far be it!
"Far be it!", "by no means!": an expression that rejects something as unthinkable.
Where else “chalila” appears- YHWHיהוָהyhva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yhva” appears- that I should giveתִּתִּtiti
give
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “titi” appears- the inheritanceנַחֲלַתnachalat
inheritance
Land or goods passed from parents to children.
Where else “nachalat” appears- of my fathersאֲבֹתַavota
forefather
Ancestors, those who came before in the family.
Where else “avota” appears
Translation note
The law did not allow land received as an inheritance to be sold forever: it was to remain in the family (Leviticus 25:23; Numbers 36:7). That is why Naboth refuses.
The context
2Ahab spoke to Naboth, saying, “Give me your vineyard, so that it may be mine for a garden of vegetables, for it is near, beside my house; and I will give you in its place a vineyard better than it; or, if it is good in your eyes, I will give you silver, the price of it.”
3 · This verse (above)
4Ahab went into his house resentful and angry because of the word that Naboth the Jezreelite had spoken to him, when he said, “I will not give you the inheritance of my fathers.” He lay down on his bed, turned away his face, and did not eat bread.