1 Kings 21:6

“He spoke to her, “Because I spoke to Naboth the Jezreelite and said to him, ‘Give me your vineyard for silver; or if you prefer, I will give you a vineyard in its place’; and he said, ‘I will not give you my vineyard.’””

1 Kings 21:6 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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1 Kings 21:6, word by word

He spokeיְדַבֵּרyedaber

speak

To speak, say something; above all God to his people.

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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).

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the Jezreeliteיִּזְרְעֵאלִיyizreli

Jezreelite

Jezreelite: a native of Jezreel, a city in the plain of the same name, where the kings of Israel had a palace.

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and saidאֹמַרomar

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

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‘Giveתְּנָtena

give

To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.

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your vineyardכַּרְמְkarm

vineyard

Vineyard.

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for silverכֶסֶףchesef

money

What is paid and received in exchange, weighed out in silver.

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preferחָפֵץchafets

delighting in, desiring

Wanting, delighting in something; one who has pleasure in or desire for a thing.

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The context

5Jezebel his wife came to him and spoke to him, “Why is your spirit resentful, and you are not eating bread?”

6 · This verse (above)

7Jezebel his wife said to him, “You now exercise the kingship over Israel! Get up, eat bread, and let your heart be glad; I will give you the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.”

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