He spokeוַיְדַבֵּרto her,אֵלֶיהָ“BecauseכִּיI spokeאֲדַבֵּרtoאֶלNabothנָבוֹתthe Jezreeliteהַיִּזְרְעֵאלִיand saidוָאֹמַרto him,לוֹ‘Giveתְּנָהmeלִּיyour vineyardכַּרְמְךָfor silver;בְּכֶסֶףorאוֹifאִםyouאַתָּהprefer,חָפֵץI will giveאֶתְּנָהyouלְךָa vineyardכֶרֶםin its place’;תַּחְתָּיוand he said,וַיֹּאמֶר‘I will notלֹאgiveאֶתֵּןyouלְךָmy vineyard.’”כַּרְמִי
1 Kings 21:6
Study it in the app“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.’””
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Kings 21:6, word by word
- He spokeיְדַבֵּרyedaber
speak
To speak, say something; above all God to his people.
Where else “yedaber” 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 Jezreeliteיִּזְרְעֵאלִיyizreli
Jezreelite
Jezreelite: a native of Jezreel, a city in the plain of the same name, where the kings of Israel had a palace.
Where else “yizreli” appears- and saidאֹמַרomar
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “omar” appears- ‘Giveתְּנָtena
give
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “tena” appears- your vineyardכַּרְמְkarm
vineyard
Vineyard.
Where else “karm” appears- for silverכֶסֶףchesef
money
What is paid and received in exchange, weighed out in silver.
Where else “chesef” appears- preferחָפֵץchafets
delighting in, desiring
Wanting, delighting in something; one who has pleasure in or desire for a thing.
Where else “chafets” appears
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.”