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And Ahab spake unto Naboth, saying, Give me thy vineyard, that I may have it for a garden of herbs, because it is near unto my house: and I will give thee for it a better vineyard than it; or , if it seem good to thee, I will give thee the worth of it in money. (KJV)
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וַיְדַבֵּ֣רvay.da.Berand he spoke
Lemma: דָבַר (da.var) · Strong's: H1696G
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpw3ms)
Meaning: to speak: speak
Used 1056 times. Also: Genesis 8:15, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 16:13, Genesis 17:3, Genesis 17:22, Genesis 17:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1696G; TAHOT 1 Kings 21:2 word 1
אַחְאָ֣ב'ach.'AvAhab
Lemma: אַחְאָב (ach.av) · Strong's: H0256G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Ahab
Used 91 times. Also: 1 Kings 16:28, 1 Kings 16:29, 1 Kings 16:30, 1 Kings 16:33, 1 Kings 17:1, 1 Kings 18:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0256G; TAHOT 1 Kings 21:2 word 2
אֶל\־'el-to
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT 1 Kings 21:2 word 3
נָב֣וֹת\׀na.VotNaboth
Lemma: נָבוֹת (na.vot) · Strong's: H5022
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Naboth
Used 22 times. Also: 1 Kings 21:1, 1 Kings 21:3, 1 Kings 21:4, 1 Kings 21:6, 1 Kings 21:7, 1 Kings 21:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5022; TAHOT 1 Kings 21:2 word 4
לֵאמֹר֩\׀le.Mor<to> saying
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to say
Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT 1 Kings 21:2 word 5
תְּנָה\־te.nah-give !
Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqv2ms)
Meaning: to give: give
Used 1312 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:12, Genesis 4:12, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 9:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5414G; TAHOT 1 Kings 21:2 word 6
אֶֽת\־'et-<obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT 1 Kings 21:2 word 7
כַּרְמְךָ֜kar.me.Khavineyard your
Lemma: כֶּרֶם (ke.rem) · Strong's: H3754
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: vineyard
Used 92 times. Also: Genesis 9:20, Exodus 22:5, Exodus 23:11, Leviticus 19:10, Leviticus 25:3, Leviticus 25:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3754; TAHOT 1 Kings 21:2 word 8
וִֽיהִי\־vi.hi-so may it belong
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqj3ms)
Meaning: to be
Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT 1 Kings 21:2 word 9
לְגַן\־le.gan-to a garden of
Lemma: גַּן (gan) · Strong's: H1588M
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)
Meaning: garden
Used 39 times. Also: Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:10, Genesis 2:15, Genesis 2:16, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1588M; TAHOT 1 Kings 21:2 word 10
יָרָ֗קya.Rakvegetables
Lemma: יָרָק (ya.raq) · Strong's: H3419
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: herb
Used 5 times. Also: Deuteronomy 11:10, 2 Kings 19:26, Proverbs 15:17, Isaiah 37:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3419; TAHOT 1 Kings 21:2 word 11
כִּ֣יkifor
Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: for
Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT 1 Kings 21:2 word 12
ה֤וּאhu'it
Lemma: הוּא (hu) · Strong's: H1931
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Masculine · Singular (HPp3ms)
Meaning: he/she/it
Used 1869 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1931; TAHOT 1 Kings 21:2 word 13
קָרוֹב֙ka.rOv[is] near
Lemma: קָרֹב (qa.rov) · Strong's: H7138
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)
Meaning: near
Used 77 times. Also: Genesis 19:20, Genesis 45:10, Exodus 12:4, Exodus 13:17, Exodus 32:27, Leviticus 10:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7138; TAHOT 1 Kings 21:2 word 14
אֵ֣צֶל'E.tzelbeside
Lemma: אֵ֫צֶל (e.tsel) · Strong's: H0681
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)
Meaning: beside
Used 61 times. Also: Genesis 39:10, Genesis 39:15, Genesis 39:16, Genesis 39:18, Genesis 41:3, Leviticus 1:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0681; TAHOT 1 Kings 21:2 word 15
בֵּיתִ֔יbei.Tihouse my
Lemma: בַּ֫יִת (ba.yit) · Strong's: H1004P
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: house: palace
Used 39 times. Also: Genesis 47:14, 2 Samuel 7:1, 1 Kings 10:4, 1 Kings 10:12, 1 Kings 14:26, 1 Kings 14:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1004P; TAHOT 1 Kings 21:2 word 16
וְאֶתְּנָ֤הve.'e.te.Nahand I will give
Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqc1cs)
Meaning: to give: give
Used 1312 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:12, Genesis 4:12, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 9:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5414G; TAHOT 1 Kings 21:2 word 17
תַּחְתָּ֔יוtach.Tavin place of it
Lemma: תַּחַת (ta.chat) · Strong's: H8478H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: underneath: instead
Used 193 times. Also: Genesis 2:21, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 22:13, Genesis 30:2, Genesis 30:15, Genesis 36:33 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8478H; TAHOT 1 Kings 21:2 word 18
כֶּ֖רֶםKe.rema vineyard
Lemma: כֶּרֶם (ke.rem) · Strong's: H3754
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: vineyard
Used 92 times. Also: Genesis 9:20, Exodus 22:5, Exodus 23:11, Leviticus 19:10, Leviticus 25:3, Leviticus 25:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3754; TAHOT 1 Kings 21:2 word 19
ט֣וֹבTovgood
Lemma: טוֹב (tov) · Strong's: H2896A
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)
Meaning: pleasant
Used 384 times. Also: Genesis 1:31, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 3:5, Genesis 6:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2896A; TAHOT 1 Kings 21:2 word 20
מִמֶּ֑נּוּmi.Me.numore than it
Lemma: מִן־ (min) · Strong's: H4480A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: from
Used 1184 times. Also: Genesis 2:6, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4480A; TAHOT 1 Kings 21:2 word 21
אִ֚ם'imif
Lemma: אִם (im) · Strong's: H0518A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: if
Used 711 times. Also: Genesis 4:7, Genesis 13:9, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 15:5, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0518A; TAHOT 1 Kings 21:2 word 22
ט֣וֹבTov[it is] good
Lemma: טוֹב (tov) · Strong's: H2895
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
Meaning: be pleasing
Used 44 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2895; TAHOT 1 Kings 21:2 word 23
בְּעֵינֶ֔יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khain view your
Lemma: עַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H5869I
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Dual · Construct (HNcfdc)
Meaning: eye: appearance
Used 153 times. Also: Genesis 16:6, Genesis 19:8, Genesis 19:14, Genesis 20:15, Genesis 21:11, Genesis 21:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5869I; TAHOT 1 Kings 21:2 word 24
אֶתְּנָה\־'e.te.nah-I will give
Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqc1cs)
Meaning: to give: give
Used 1312 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:12, Genesis 4:12, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 9:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5414G; TAHOT 1 Kings 21:2 word 25
כֶ֖סֶףKhe.sefmoney
Lemma: כֶּ֫סֶף (ke.seph) · Strong's: H3701G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: silver: money
Used 391 times. Also: Genesis 13:2, Genesis 17:12, Genesis 17:13, Genesis 17:23, Genesis 17:27, Genesis 20:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3701G; TAHOT 1 Kings 21:2 word 26
מְחִ֥ירme.Chir[the] price of
Lemma: מְחִיר (me.chir) · Strong's: H4242
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: price
Used 15 times. Also: Deuteronomy 23:18, 2 Samuel 24:24, 1 Kings 10:28, 2 Chronicles 1:16, Job 28:15, Psalms 44:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4242; TAHOT 1 Kings 21:2 word 27
זֶֽה\׃Zehthis [one]
Lemma: זֶה (zeh) · Strong's: H2088
Parsing: Particle · Demonstrative (HTm)
Meaning: this
Used 1176 times. Also: Genesis 5:1, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 6:15, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 7:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2088; TAHOT 1 Kings 21:2 word 28
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| So Ahab | → | אַחְאָב H0256G Ahab |
| said | → | דָבַר H1696G to speak: speak |
| to | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| Naboth | → | נָבוֹת H5022 Naboth |
| Give | → | נָתַן H5414G to give: give |
| me | → | |
| your vineyard | → | כֶּרֶם H3754 vineyard |
| to use | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| as a vegetable | → | יָרָק H3419 herb |
| garden | → | גַּן H1588M garden |
| since | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| it | → | הוּא H1931 he/she/it |
| is next to | → | קָרֹב H7138 near |
| . . . | → | אֵ֫צֶל H0681 beside |
| my palace | → | בַּ֫יִת H1004P house: palace |
| I will give | → | נָתַן H5414G to give: give |
| you | → | |
| a better | → | טוֹב H2896A pleasant |
| . . . | → | מִן־ H4480A from |
| vineyard | → | כֶּרֶם H3754 vineyard |
| in its place | → | תַּחַת H8478H underneath: instead |
| or if | → | אִם H0518A if |
| you prefer | → | טוֹב H2896A pleasant |
| . . . | → | עַ֫יִן H5869I eye: appearance |
| I will give | → | נָתַן H5414G to give: give |
| you | → | |
| its | → | זֶה H2088 this |
| value | → | מְחִיר H4242 price |
| in silver | → | כֶּ֫סֶף H3701G silver: money |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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