1 Kings 21:3
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
But Nabothנָבֹ֖ות
(na·vo·vt)
5022: a Jezreeliteof uncertain derivation
saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶר
(vai·yo·mer)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
to Ahab,אַחְאָ֑ב
(ach·'av;)
256: "father's brother," a king of Isr., also a false prophetfrom ach and ab
"The LORDמֵֽיהוָ֔ה
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
forbidחָלִ֤ילָה
(cha·li·lah)
2486: far be it!from chalal
me that I should giveמִתִּתִּ֛י
(mit·tit·ti)
5414: to give, put, seta prim. root
you the inheritanceנַחֲלַ֥ת
(na·cha·lat)
5159: possession, property, inheritancefrom an unused word
of my fathers."אֲבֹתַ֖י
(a·vo·tai)
1: fatherfrom an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
And Naboth
Nabowth  (naw-both')
fruits; Naboth, an Israelite -- Naboth.
said
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
to 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.
The LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
forbid
chaliylah  (khaw-lee'-law)
literal for a profaned thing; used (interj.) far be it! -- be far, (God) forbid.
it me that I should give
nathan  (naw-than')
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
the inheritance
nachalah  (nakh-al-aw')
something inherited, i.e. (abstractly) occupancy, or (concretely) an heirloom; generally an estate, patrimony or portion -- heritage, to inherit, inheritance, possession.
of my fathers
'ab  (awb)
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application) -- chief, (fore-)father(-less), patrimony, principal. Compare names in Abi-.
unto thee
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
But Naboth said to Ahab, "The LORD forbid me that I should give you the inheritance of my fathers."

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
But Naboth said to Ahab, "I will never give my fathers' inheritance to you."

International Standard Version
But Naboth replied to Ahab, "No way! The LORD prohibits the sale to you of the inheritance of my ancestors!"

NET Bible
But Naboth replied to Ahab, "The LORD forbid that I should sell you my ancestral inheritance."

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Naboth told Ahab, "The LORD has forbidden me to give you what I inherited from my ancestors."

King James 2000 Bible
And Naboth said to Ahab, The LORD forbid that I should give the inheritance of my fathers unto you.
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