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1 Kings 1:11-14

11Then Nathanנָתָ֗ןna.TanH5416saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413BathshebaH1339the motherאֵם־'em-H517of Solomonשְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohH8010לֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “Have you notהֲל֣וֹאha.Lo'H3808heardשָׁמַ֔עַתְּsha.Ma.'atH8085thatכִּ֥יkiH3588Adonijahאֲדֹנִיָּ֣הוּ'a.do.ni.Ya.huH138sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Haggithחַגִּ֑יתcha.GitH2294has become kingמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427,and our lordוַאֲדֹנֵ֥ינוּva.'a.do.Nei.nuH113Davidדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732does notלֹ֥אlo'H3808know itיָדָֽע׃ya.Da'H3045?

12Nowוְעַתָּ֕הve.'a.TahH6258pleaseנָ֖אna'H4994,comeלְכִ֛יle.KhiH1980and let me adviseאִיעָצֵ֥ךְ'i.'a.TzekhH3289youעֵצָ֑ה'e.TzahH6098.Saveוּמַלְּטִי֙u.ma.le.TiH4422אֶת־'et-H853your own lifeנַפְשֵׁ֔ךְnaf.ShekhH5315andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853the lifeנֶ֥פֶשׁNe.feshH5315of your sonבְּנֵ֖ךְbe.NekhH1121Solomonשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃she.lo.MohH8010.

13Goלְכִ֞יle.KhiH1980at onceוּבֹ֣אִי׀u.Vo.'iH935toאֶל־'el-H413Kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732and sayוְאָמַ֤רְתְּve.'a.MartH559אֵלָיו֙'e.LavH413, ‘My lordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,did youאַתָּ֞ה'a.TahH859notהֲלֹֽא־ha.lo'-H3808swearנִשְׁבַּ֤עְתָּnish.Ba'.taH7650to your maidservantלַאֲמָֽתְךָ֙la.'a.ma.te.KhaH519לֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “Surelyכִּֽי־ki-H3588your sonבְנֵךְ֙ve.neKhH1121Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֤הshe.lo.MohH8010will reignיִמְלֹ֣ךְyim.LokhH4427after meאַחֲרַ֔י'a.cha.RaiH310,and heוְה֖וּאve.Hu'H1931will sitיֵשֵׁ֣בye.ShevH3427onעַל־'al-H5921my throneכִּסְאִ֑יkis.'IH3678”?Why thenוּמַדּ֖וּעַu.ma.Du.a'H4069has Adonijahאֲדֹנִיָֽהוּ׃'a.do.ni.Ya.huH138become kingמָלַ֥ךְma.LakhH4427?’

14Thenהִנֵּ֗הhi.NehH2009,while you are stillעוֹדָ֛ךְo.DakhH5750thereשָׁ֖םshamH8033speakingמְדַבֶּ֥רֶתme.da.Be.retH1696withעִם־'im-H5973the kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,I willוַאֲנִי֙va.'a.NiH589come inאָב֣וֹא'a.Vo'H935after youאַחֲרַ֔יִךְ'a.cha.Ra.yikhH310and confirmוּמִלֵּאתִ֖יu.mi.le.TiH4390אֶת־'et-H853your wordsדְּבָרָֽיִךְ׃de.va.Ra.yikhH1697.”

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