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1 Kings 2:13-17

13Now Adonijahאֲדֹנִיָּ֣הוּ'a.do.ni.Ya.huH138sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Haggithחַגֵּ֗יתcha.GeitH2294wentוַיָּבֹ֞אvai.ya.Vo'H935toאֶל־'el-H413BathshebaH1339the motherאֵם־'em-H517of Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010,and she askedוַתֹּ֖אמֶרva.To.merH559, “Do you comeבֹּאֶ֑ךָbo.'E.khaH935in peaceהֲשָׁל֣וֹםha.sha.LomH7965?” “Yes, in peaceשָׁלֽוֹם׃sha.LomH7965,”he repliedוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559.

14Then he saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Ihave somethingדָּבָ֥רda.VarH1697to tellyouאֵלָ֑יִךְ'e.La.yikhH413.” “Say itדַּבֵּֽר׃da.BerH1696,”she answeredוַתֹּ֖אמֶרva.To.merH559.

15“Youאַ֤תְּ'atH859knowיָדַ֙עַתְּ֙ya.Da.'atH3045thatכִּי־ki-H3588the kingshipהַמְּלוּכָ֔הha.me.lu.KhahH4410was mineהָיְתָ֣הha.ye.TahH1961,”he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559. “Allכָֽל־khol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478expectedוְעָלַ֞י שָׂ֧מוּ פְּנֵיהֶ֖םve.'a.Lai Sa.mu pe.nei.HemH5921 H7760 H6440that I should reignלִמְלֹ֑ךְlim.LokhH4427,but the kingshipהַמְּלוּכָה֙ha.me.lu.KhahH4410has turnedוַתִּסֹּ֤בva.ti.SoH5437וַתְּהִ֣יva.te.HiH1961to my brotherלְאָחִ֔יle.'a.ChiH251,forכִּ֥יkiH3588it has comeהָ֥יְתָהHa.ye.tahH1961to himfrom the LORDמֵיְהוָ֖הme.Yah.wehH3068.

16So nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258Iאָֽנֹכִי֙ שֹׁאֵ֣ל'a.no.Khi sho.'ElH595 H7592have just oneאַחַת֙'a.ChatH259requestשְׁאֵלָ֤הshe.'e.LahH7596of youמֵֽאִתָּ֔ךְme.'i.TakhH854;do notאַל־'al-H408denyתָּשִׁ֖בִיta.Shi.viH7725אֶת־'et-H853meפָּנָ֑יpa.NaiH6440.” “Stateדַּבֵּֽר׃da.BerH1696your request,”she toldוַתֹּ֥אמֶרva.To.merH559himאֵלָ֖יו'e.LavH413.

17Adonijahrepliedוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Pleaseנָא֙na'H4994speakאִמְרִי־'im.ri-H559to Kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonלִשְׁלֹמֹ֣הlish.lo.MohH8010,sinceכִּ֥יkiH3588he will notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808turn you downיָשִׁ֖יבya.ShivH7725אֶת־'et-H853פָּנָ֑יִךְpa.Na.yikhH6440.Let him giveוְיִתֶּן־ve.yi.ten-H5414meאֶת־'et-H853Abishagאֲבִישַׁ֥ג'a.vi.ShagH49the Shunammiteהַשּׁוּנַמִּ֖יתha.shu.na.MitH7767as my wifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802.”

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