Verse 2

1 Kings 21:2

Young's Literal Translation

2 and Ahab speaketh unto Naboth, saying, 'Give to me thy vineyard, and it is to me for a garden of green herbs, for it [is] near by my house, and I give to thee in its stead a better vineyard than it; if good in thine eyes, I give to thee silver -- its price.'
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יְדַבֵּ֣ר אַחְאָ֣ב אֶל נָב֣וֹת לֵ/אמֹר֩ תְּנָ/ה לִּ֨/י אֶֽת כַּרְמְ/ךָ֜ וִֽ/יהִי לִ֣/י לְ/גַן יָרָ֗ק כִּ֣י ה֤וּא קָרוֹב֙ אֵ֣צֶל בֵּיתִ֔/י וְ/אֶתְּנָ֤ה לְ/ךָ֙ תַּחְתָּ֔י/ו כֶּ֖רֶם ט֣וֹב מִמֶּ֑/נּוּ אִ֚ם ט֣וֹב בְּ/עֵינֶ֔י/ךָ אֶתְּנָה לְ/ךָ֥ כֶ֖סֶף מְחִ֥יר זֶֽה
English Translation
And Ahab spoke to Naboth, saying, "Give me your vineyard, and it will be for me as a green garden, for it is near my house, and I will give you in its place a good vineyard, or if it seems good in your eyes, I will pay you its price in silver."
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Chapter 21 Context
1 And it cometh to pass, after these things, a vineyard hath been to Naboth the Jezreelite, that [is]... Focus ↗
2 and Ahab speaketh unto Naboth, saying, 'Give to me thy vineyard, and it is to me for a garden of gre...
3 And Naboth saith unto Ahab, 'Far be it from me, by Jehovah, my giving the inheritance of my fathers... Focus ↗
4 and Ahab cometh in unto his house, sulky and wroth, because of the word that Naboth the Jezreelite h... Focus ↗
5 And Jezebel his wife cometh in unto him, and speaketh unto him, 'What [is] this? -- thy spirit sulky... Focus ↗
6 And he saith unto her, 'Because I speak unto Naboth the Jezreelite, and say to him, Give to me thy v... Focus ↗
7 And Jezebel his wife saith unto him, 'Thou now dost execute rule over Israel! rise, eat bread, and l... Focus ↗
8 And she writeth letters in the name of Ahab, and sealeth with his seal, and sendeth the letters unto... Focus ↗
9 and she writeth in the letters, saying, 'Proclaim a fast, and cause Naboth to sit at the head of the... Focus ↗
10 and cause two men -- sons of worthlessness -- to sit over-against him, and they testify of him, sayi... Focus ↗
11 And the men of his city, the elders and the freemen who are dwelling in his city, do as Jezebel hath... Focus ↗
12 they have proclaimed a fast, and caused Naboth to sit at the head of the people, Focus ↗
13 and two men -- sons of worthlessness -- come in, and sit over-against him, and the men of worthlessn... Focus ↗
14 and they send unto Jezebel, saying, 'Naboth was stoned, and is dead.' Focus ↗
15 And it cometh to pass, at Jezebel's hearing that Naboth hath been stoned, and is dead, that Jezebel... Focus ↗
16 And it cometh to pass, at Ahab's hearing that Naboth is dead, that Ahab riseth to go down unto the v... Focus ↗
17 And the word of Jehovah is unto Elijah the Tishbite, saying, Focus ↗
18 'Rise, go down to meet Ahab king of Israel, who [is] in Samaria, -- lo, in the vineyard of Naboth, w... Focus ↗
19 and thou hast spoken unto him, saying, Thus said Jehovah, Hast thou murdered, and also possessed? an... Focus ↗
20 And Ahab saith unto Elijah, 'Hast thou found me, O mine enemy?' and he saith, 'I have found -- becau... Focus ↗
21 lo, I am bringing in unto thee evil, and have taken away thy posterity, and cut off to Ahab those si... Focus ↗
22 and given up thy house like the house of Jeroboam son of Nebat, and like the house of Baasha son of... Focus ↗
23 'And also of Jezebel hath Jehovah spoken, saying, The dogs do eat Jezebel in the bulwark of Jezreel; Focus ↗
24 him who dieth of Ahab in a city do the dogs eat, and him who dieth in a field do fowl of the heavens... Focus ↗
25 surely there hath none been like Ahab, who sold himself to do the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah,... Focus ↗
26 and he doth very abominably to go after the idols, according to all that the Amorite did whom Jehova... Focus ↗
27 And it cometh to pass, at Ahab's hearing these words, that he rendeth his garments, and putteth sack... Focus ↗
28 And the word of Jehovah is unto Elijah the Tishbite, saying, Focus ↗
29 'Hast thou seen that Ahab hath been humbled before Me? because that he hath been humbled before Me,... Focus ↗