King James Version

1 Kings 21:14

Then they sent to Jezebel, saying, Naboth is stoned, and is dead.

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וַֽיִּשְׁלְח֖וּvayishlechvand sendשָׁלַחconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and send”, the next action in the storyH7971to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)[idiom] any wise, appoint, bring (on the way), cast (away, out), conduct, [idiom] earnestly, forsake, give (up), grow long, lay, leave, let depart (down, go, loose), push away, put (away, forth, in, out), reach forth, send (away, forth, ou…אֶלelamongאֵלpreposition — “among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).אִיזֶ֣בֶלizevelJezebelאִיזֶבֶלnoun, proper name — “Jezebel”H348Izebel, the wife of king AhabJezebel.לֵאמֹ֑רlemorto sayאָמַרpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “to say”, the to-form of the verbH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…סֻקַּ֥לsuqalstoneסָקַלverb, pual, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “stone”, a completed actionH5619properly, to be weighty; but used only in the sense of lapidation or its contrary (as if a delapidation)(cast, gather out, throw) stone(-s), [idiom] surely.נָב֖וֹתnavotNabothנָבוֹתnoun, proper name — “Naboth”H5022Naboth, an IsraeliteNaboth.וַיָּמֹֽתvayamotand dieמוּתconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and die”, the next action in the storyH4191to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill[idiom] at all, [idiom] crying, (be) dead (body, man, one), (put to, worthy of) death, destroy(-er), (cause to, be like to, must) die, kill, necro(-mancer), [idiom] must needs, slay, [idiom] surely, [idiom] very suddenly, [idiom] in (no) w…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Then they sent to Jezebel, saying: 'Naboth is stoned, and is dead.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

Then they sent to Jezebel, saying, Naboth is stoned, and is dead.

Young’s Literal Translation

and they send unto Jezebel, saying, 'Naboth was stoned, and is dead.'

World English Bible

Then they sent to Jezebel, saying, “Naboth has been stoned and is dead.”

Darby Translation

And they sent to Jezebel saying, Naboth is stoned, and is dead.

Douay-Rheims

And they sent to Jezabel, saying: Naboth is stoned, and is dead.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Then they sent to Jezebel, saying: 'Naboth is stoned, and is dead.'

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And Achaab said, Whereby? And he said, Thus saith the Lord, By the young men of the heads of the districts. And Achaab said, Who shall begin the battle? and he said, Thou.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ εἶπεν Ἀχαὰβ, ἐν τίνι; καὶ εἶπε, τάδε λέγει Κύριος, ἐν τοῖς παιδαρίοις τῶν ἀρχόντων τῶν χωρῶν· καὶ εἶπεν Ἀχαὰβ, τίς συνάψει τὸν πόλεμον; καὶ εἶπε, σύ.