1 Kings
1 Kings 21:13
13And the two scoundrels came in and sat opposite Naboth, and these men testified against him before the people, saying, “Naboth has cursed both God and the king!”
So they took him outside the city and stoned him to death.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And the two | שְׁנֵ֨י | šə·nê | Number - masculine dual construct | H8147 two |
| scoundrels | בְלִיַּעַל֮ | ḇə·lî·ya·‘al | Noun - masculine singular | H1100 worthlessness |
| came in | וַ֠יָּבֹאוּ | way·yā·ḇō·’ū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| and sat | וַיֵּשְׁב֣וּ | way·yê·šə·ḇū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H3427 sit, remain, dwell |
| opposite | נֶגְדּוֹ֒ | neḡ·dōw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | H5048 what is conspicuous or in front |
| and | הַבְּלִיַּ֜עַל | hab·bə·lî·ya·‘al | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1100 worthlessness |
| testified | וַיְעִדֻהוּ֩ | way·‘i·ḏu·hū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural; third person masculine singular | H5749 return, go about, repeat, do again |
| against | נָב֗וֹת | nā·ḇō·wṯ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H5022 Naboth |
| before | נֶ֤גֶד | ne·ḡeḏ | Preposition | H5048 what is conspicuous or in front |
| the people | הָעָם֙ | hā·‘ām | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5971 people |
| saying | לֵאמֹ֔ר | lê·mōr | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H559 utter, say |
| Naboth | נָב֛וֹת | nā·ḇō·wṯ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H5022 Naboth |
| has cursed | בֵּרַ֥ךְ | bê·raḵ | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H1288 kneel, bless |
| God | אֱלֹהִ֖ים | ’ĕ·lō·hîm | Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
| and the king | וָמֶ֑לֶךְ | wā·me·leḵ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| So they took him | וַיֹּצִאֻ֙הוּ֙ | way·yō·ṣi·’u·hū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural; third person masculine singular | H3318 go or come out |
| outside | מִח֣וּץ | mi·ḥūṣ | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular | H2351 the outside |
| the city | לָעִ֔יר | lā·‘îr | Preposition-l, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H5892 excitement |
| and stoned him | וַיִּסְקְלֻ֥הוּ | way·yis·qə·lu·hū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural; third person masculine singular | H5619 stone, put to death by stoning |
| to death | וַיָּמֹֽת׃ | way·yā·mōṯ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H4191 die |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.