1 Kings 21:24
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"The one belonging to Ahab,לְאַחְאָב֙
(le·'ach·'av)
256: "father's brother," a king of Isr., also a false prophetfrom ach and ab
who diesהַמֵּ֤ת
(ham·met)
4191: to diea prim. root
in the city,בָּעִ֔יר
(ba·'ir,)
5892b: city, townof uncertain derivation
the dogsהַכְּלָבִ֑ים
(hak·ke·la·vim;)
3611: a dogof uncertain derivation
will eat,יֹאכְל֖וּ
(yo·che·lu)
398: to eata prim. root
and the one who diesוְהַמֵּת֙
(ve·ham·met)
4191: to diea prim. root
in the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֔ה
(bas·sa·deh,)
7704: field, landfrom the same as saday
the birdsעֹ֥וף
(o·vf)
5775: flying creaturesfrom uph
of heavenהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃
(ha·sha·ma·yim.)
8064: heaven, skyfrom an unused word
will eat."יֹאכְל֖וּ
(yo·che·lu)
398: to eata prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
Him that dieth
muwth  (mooth)
causatively, to kill
of Ahab
'Ach'ab  (akh-awb')
brother (i.e. friend) of (his) father; Achab, the name of a king of Israel and of a prophet at Babylon -- Ahab.
in the city
`iyr  (eer)
or (in the plural) par {awr}; or ayar (Judges 10:4) {aw-yar'}; a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post) -- Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town.
the dogs
keleb  (keh'-leb)
a dog; hence (by euphemism) a male prostitute -- dog.
shall eat
'akal  (aw-kal')
to eat -- at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, freely, in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, quite.
and him that dieth
muwth  (mooth)
causatively, to kill
in the field
sadeh  (saw-deh')
from an unused root meaning to spread out; a field (as flat) -- country, field, ground, land, soil, wild.
shall the fowls
`owph  (ofe)
a bird (as covered with feathers, or rather as covering with wings), often collectively -- bird, that flieth, flying, fowl.
of the air
shamayim  (shaw-mah'-yim)
air, astrologer, heaven(-s).
eat
'akal  (aw-kal')
to eat -- at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, freely, in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, quite.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"The one belonging to Ahab, who dies in the city, the dogs will eat, and the one who dies in the field the birds of heaven will eat."

King James Bible
Him that dieth of Ahab in the city the dogs shall eat; and him that dieth in the field shall the fowls of the air eat.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He who belongs to Ahab and dies in the city, the dogs will eat, and he who dies in the field, the birds of the sky will eat.'"

International Standard Version
Dogs will eat whoever belongs to Ahab and who dies in the city. The birds of the sky will eat whoever dies in the fields.'"

NET Bible
As for Ahab's family, dogs will eat the ones who die in the city, and the birds of the sky will eat the ones who die in the country."

GOD'S WORD® Translation
If anyone from Ahab's [house] dies in the city, dogs will eat him. If anyone dies in the country, birds will eat him."

King James 2000 Bible
He that dies of Ahab in the city the dogs shall eat; and he that dies in the field shall the fowls of the air eat.
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