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1 Kings 1:11-14

11ThenNathanנָתָ֗ןna.TanH5416spake unto Bath-shebathemotherאֵם־'em-H517ofSolomonשְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohH8010,sayingH559, Hast thounotheardH8085thatAdonijahאֲדֹנִיָּ֣הוּ'a.do.ni.Ya.huH138thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofHaggithחַגִּ֑יתcha.GitH2294dothreignH4427,andDavidדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732ourlordוַאֲדֹנֵ֥ינוּva.'a.do.Nei.nuH113knowethitnot?

12NowH6258thereforeוְעַתָּ֕הve.'a.TahH6258come,letme,Ipraythee,givetheecounselעֵצָ֑ה'e.TzahH6098,thatthou mayestsaveוּמַלְּטִי֙u.ma.le.TiH4422thineownH5315lifeנַפְשֵׁ֔ךְnaf.ShekhH5315,andthelifeנֶ֥פֶשׁNe.feshH5315ofthysonבְּנֵ֖ךְbe.NekhH1121Solomonשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃she.lo.MohH8010.

13Goוּבֹ֣אִי׀u.Vo.'iH935andgettheeinuntokingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732,andsayוְאָמַ֤רְתְּve.'a.MartH559untohim, Didstnotthou,mylordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113,Okingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,swearנִשְׁבַּ֤עְתָּnish.Ba'.taH7650unto thyhandmaid,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, AssuredlySolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֤הshe.lo.MohH8010thysonבְנֵךְ֙ve.neKhH1121shallreignH4427afterme,andheshallsitיֵשֵׁ֣בye.ShevH3427uponmythroneכִּסְאִ֑יkis.'IH3678?whyוּמַדּ֖וּעַu.ma.Du.a'H4069thendothAdonijahאֲדֹנִיָֽהוּ׃'a.do.ni.Ya.huH138reignH4427?

14Behold,whilethouyetH5750talkesttherewiththekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,Ialsowillcomeאָב֣וֹא'a.Vo'H935inafterthee,andconfirmthywordsדְּבָרָֽיִךְ׃de.va.Ra.yikhH1697.

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