| 4. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 1 Kings 21:4:1 ⧉וַיָּבֹא֩vaboand he came 1 Kings 21:4:2 ⧉אַחְאָ֨בakhavAhab 1 Kings 21:4:3 ⧉אֶל־בֵּית֜וֹelbetoto his house 1 Kings 21:4:4 ⧉סַ֣רsarsullen or resentful 1 Kings 21:4:5 ⧉וְזָעֵ֗ףvezaefand vexed or upset 1 Kings 21:4:6 ⧉עַל־הַדָּבָר֙alhadavarbecause of the matter 1 Kings 21:4:7 ⧉אֲשֶׁר־דִּבֶּ֣רasherdiberwhich he spoke 1 Kings 21:4:8 ⧉אֵלָ֗יוelavto him 1 Kings 21:4:9 ⧉נָבוֹת֙navotNaboth 1 Kings 21:4:10 ⧉הַיִּזְרְעֵאלִ֔יhayizreelithe Jezreelite 1 Kings 21:4:11 ⧉וַיֹּ֕אמֶרvayomerand he said 1 Kings 21:4:12 ⧉לֹֽא־אֶתֵּ֥ןloetenI will not give 1 Kings 21:4:13 ⧉לְךָ֖lekhato you 1 Kings 21:4:14 ⧉אֶת־נַחֲלַ֣תetnakhalatthe inheritance of 1 Kings 21:4:15 ⧉אֲבוֹתָ֑יavotaimy fathers 1 Kings 21:4:16 ⧉וַיִּשְׁכַּב֙vayishkavand he lay down 1 Kings 21:4:17 ⧉עַל־מִטָּת֔וֹalmitatoon his bed 1 Kings 21:4:18 ⧉וַיַּסֵּ֥בvayasevand he turned 1 Kings 21:4:19 ⧉אֶת־פָּנָ֖יוetpanavhis face 1 Kings 21:4:20 ⧉וְלֹֽא־אָ֥כַלveloakhaland he did not eat 1 Kings 21:4:21 ⧉לָֽחֶם׃lakhembread |
| 4. Formal Translation Ahab returned to his house sullen and angry over the word that Naboth the Jezreelite had spoken to him when he said, “I will not give you the inheritance of my fathers.” He lay down on his bed, turned his face away, and did not eat bread. |
| 4. Dynamic Translation Ahab went home upset and resentful because Naboth the Jezreelite told him, “I will not give you my ancestors’ inheritance.” He lay on his bed, turned his face away, and refused to eat any food. |