1 Kings

1 Kings 21:2

²So Ahab said to Naboth, “Give me your vineyard to use as a vegetable garden, since it is next to my palace. I will give you a better vineyard in its place — or if you prefer, I will give you its value in silver.”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So Ahab	אַחְאָ֣ב	’aḥ·’āḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H256 Ahab
said	וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר	way·ḏab·bêr	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1696 speak
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Naboth	נָב֣וֹת׀	nā·ḇō·wṯ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H5022 Naboth
Give	תְּנָה־	tə·nāh-	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H5414 give, put, set
me	לִּ֨י	lî	Preposition; first person common singular
your vineyard	כַּרְמְךָ֜	kar·mə·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H3754 vineyard
to use	וִֽיהִי־	wî·hî-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
as a vegetable	יָרָ֗ק	yā·rāq	Noun - masculine singular	H3419 herbs
garden	לְגַן־	lə·ḡan-	Preposition-l; Noun - common singular construct	H1588 enclosure, garden
since	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
it	ה֤וּא	hū	Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
is next to	קָרוֹב֙	qā·rō·wḇ	Adjective - masculine singular	H7138 near
my palace	בֵּיתִ֔י	bê·ṯî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H1004 house
I will give	וְאֶתְּנָ֤ה	wə·’et·tə·nāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular	H5414 give, put, set
you	לְךָ֙	lə·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular
a better	ט֣וֹב	ṭō·wḇ	Adjective - masculine singular	H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good
vineyard	כֶּ֖רֶם	ke·rem	Noun - masculine singular	H3754 vineyard
in its place	תַּחְתָּ֔יו	taḥ·tāw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H8478 the under part
or if	אִ֚ם	’im	Conjunction	H518 if
you prefer	ט֣וֹב	ṭō·wḇ	Adjective - masculine singular	H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good
I will give	אֶתְּנָה־	’et·tə·nāh-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular	H5414 give, put, set
you	לְךָ֥	lə·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular
its	זֶֽה׃	zeh	Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
value	מְחִ֥יר	mə·ḥîr	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4242 price, hire
in silver	כֶ֖סֶף	ḵe·sep̄	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3701 silver, money

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.