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1 Kings 21:2

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.

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KJV King James Version

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.

BSB Berean Standard Bible

So 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.”

WEB World English Bible

Ahab spoke to Naboth, saying, “Give me your vineyard, that I may have it for a garden of herbs, because it is near to my house; and I will give you for it a better vineyard than it. Or, if it seems good to you, I will give you its worth in money.”

ASV American Standard Version

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.

YLT Young’s Literal Translation

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.’

Surrounding context — 1 Kings 21

1 And it came to pass after these things, [that] Naboth the Jezreelite had a vineyard, which [was] in Jezreel, hard by the palace of Ahab king of Samaria.

2 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.

3 And Naboth said to Ahab, The LORD forbid it me, that I should give the inheritance of my fathers unto thee.

4 And Ahab came into his house heavy and displeased because of the word which Naboth the Jezreelite had spoken to him: for he had said, I will not give thee the inheritance of my fathers. And he laid him down upon his bed, and turned away his face, and would eat no bread.

5 But Jezebel his wife came to him, and said unto him, Why is thy spirit so sad, that thou eatest no bread?

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וַיְדַבֵּ֣רH1696 · da.varto speak: speak אַחְאָ֣בH256 · ach.avAhab אֶל־H413 · elto(wards)נָב֣וֹת׀H5022 · na.votNaboth לֵאמֹר֩׀H559 · a.marto say תְּנָה־H5414 · na.tanto give: give לִּ֨יH9030 · nime אֶֽת־H853 · et[Obj.]כַּרְמְךָ֜H3754 · ke.remvineyard וִֽיהִי־H1961 · ha.yahto be לִ֣יH9030 · nime לְגַן־H1588 · ganGarden (of Uzza)יָרָ֗קH3419 · ya.raqherb כִּ֣יH3588 · kifor ה֤וּאH1931 · huhe/she/it קָרוֹב֙H7138 · qa.rovnear אֵ֣צֶלH681 · e.tselbeside בֵּיתִ֔יH1004 · betplace וְאֶתְּנָ֤הH5414 · na.tanto give: give לְךָ֙H9031 · kayou תַּחְתָּ֔יוH8478 · ta.chatunderneath: under כֶּ֖רֶםH3754 · ke.remvineyard ט֣וֹבH2896 · tovpleasant מִמֶּ֑נּוּH4480 · minfrom אִ֚םH518 · imif ט֣וֹבH2895 · tovbe pleasing בְּעֵינֶ֔יךָH5869 · a.yineye אֶתְּנָה־H5414 · na.tanto give: give לְךָ֥H9031 · kayou כֶ֖סֶףH3701 · ke.sephsilver: money מְחִ֥ירH4242 · me.chirprice זֶֽה׃H2088 · zehthis

Cross-references

1 Samuel 8:14And he will take your fields, and your vineyards, and your oliveyards, [even] the best [of them], and give [them] to his servants.James 1:14-15But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed.1 Timothy 6:9But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and [into] many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition.Genesis 3:6And when the woman saw that the tree [was] good for food, and that it [was] pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make [one] wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.Jeremiah 22:17But thine eyes and thine heart [are] not but for thy covetousness, and for to shed innocent blood, and for oppression, and for violence, to do [it].Genesis 16:6But Abram said unto Sarai, Behold, thy maid [is] in thy hand; do to her as it pleaseth thee. And when Sarai dealt hardly with her, she fled from her face.Deuteronomy 11:10For the land, whither thou goest in to possess it, [is] not as the land of Egypt, from whence ye came out, where thou sowedst thy seed, and wateredst [it] with thy foot, as a garden of herbs:Luke 12:15And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man’s life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.Exodus 20:17Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that [is] thy neighbour’s.Habakkuk 2:9-11Woe to him that coveteth an evil covetousness to his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the power of evil!1 Samuel 8:6But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us. And Samuel prayed unto the LORD.Ecclesiastes 2:5I made me gardens and orchards, and I planted trees in them of all [kind of] fruits:1 Samuel 29:6Then Achish called David, and said unto him, Surely, [as] the LORD liveth, thou hast been upright, and thy going out and thy coming in with me in the host [is] good in my sight: for I have not found evil in thee since the day of thy coming unto me unto this day: nevertheless the lords favour thee not.2 Kings 9:27But when Ahaziah the king of Judah saw [this], he fled by the way of the garden house. And Jehu followed after him, and said, Smite him also in the chariot. [And they did so] at the going up to Gur, which [is] by Ibleam. And he fled to Megiddo, and died there.Song of Solomon 4:15A fountain of gardens, a well of living waters, and streams from Lebanon.Deuteronomy 5:21Neither shalt thou desire thy neighbour’s wife, neither shalt thou covet thy neighbour’s house, his field, or his manservant, or his maidservant, his ox, or his ass, or any [thing] that [is] thy neighbour’s.

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