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1 Kings 1:15-17

15So BathshebaH1339wentוַתָּבֹ֨אva.ta.Vo'H935to seeאֶל־'el-H413the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428in his bedroomהַחַ֔דְרָהha.Chad.rahH2315.Since the kingוְהַמֶּ֖לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428was veryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966oldזָקֵ֣ןza.KenH2204,Abishagוַֽאֲבִישַׁג֙va.'a.vi.ShagH49the Shunammiteהַשּׁ֣וּנַמִּ֔יתha.Shu.na.MitH7767was servingמְשָׁרַ֖תme.sha.RatH8334אֶת־'et-H853himהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

16And BathshebaH1339bowed downוַתִּקֹּ֣דva.ti.KodH6915in homageוַתִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּva.tish.Ta.chuH7812to the kingלַמֶּ֑לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428, whoהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428askedוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Whatמַה־mah-H4100is your desire?”

17“My lordאֲדֹנִי֙'a.do.NiH113,”she repliedוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559, “you yourselfאַתָּ֨ה'a.TahH859sworeנִשְׁבַּ֜עְתָּnish.Ba'.taH7650to your maidservantלַֽאֲמָתֶ֔ךָla.'a.ma.Te.khaH519by the LORDבַּֽיהוָ֤הba.Yah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430: ‘Surelyכִּֽי־ki-H3588your sonבְנֵ֖ךְve.NekhH1121Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֥הshe.lo.MohH8010will reignיִמְלֹ֣ךְyim.LokhH4427after meאַחֲרָ֑י'a.cha.RaiH310,and heוְה֖וּאve.Hu'H1931will sitיֵשֵׁ֥בye.ShevH3427onעַל־'al-H5921my throneכִּסְאִֽי׃kis.'IH3678.’

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