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English translation: Have you murdered and also inherited?


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Hebrew term or phrase:Haratzachta ve-gam yarashta?
English translation:Have you murdered and also inherited?
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19:30 Jan 6, 2010
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Religion / old testament
Hebrew term or phrase: Haharagta (or, Haratzachta) v'gam ...
Refers to 2Samuel 12:9 "You have killed Uriah the Hittite with the sword; you have taken his wife to be your wife, and have killed him with the sword of the people of Ammon. "

Does anyone know the completion of the phrase, possibly its source, and English translation?
L Gilbert
Have you murdered and also inherited?
Explanation:
"Haratzachta ve-gam yarashta?"
I Kings 21:19.
It appears in the story of Ahab and Naboth, not David and Uriah.
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elli_fischer
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thanks, esp. for providing the corrected source reference
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5 +3Have you murdered and also inherited?elli_fischer
5Hast thou killed and also taken possession?
Textpertise
3Have you killed, and also taken possession
Lingopro


  

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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
Have you murdered and also inherited?


Explanation:
"Haratzachta ve-gam yarashta?"
I Kings 21:19.
It appears in the story of Ahab and Naboth, not David and Uriah.


    Reference: http://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt09a21.htm
elli_fischer
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thanks, esp. for providing the corrected source reference

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agree  Textpertise: You pipped me to the post. Nothing to apologise for, it only means you were quicker off the mark than I was or took 3 minutes less to look it all up!
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agree  sibsab
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agree  Chaya
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Hast thou killed and also taken possession?


Explanation:
1 Kings Chapter 21 verse 19 Jewish Publication Society translation. God is speaking to Elijah the prophet telling him to rebuke King Ahab in these terms for killing Naboth and taking possession of his vineyard.

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Have you killed, and also taken possession


Explanation:
And you shall say to him, 'Thus says the LORD, "Have you killed, and also taken possession?"' And you shall say to him, 'Thus says the LORD: "In the place where dogs licked up the blood of Naboth shall dogs lick your own blood."'

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