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1 Kings 2:20-22

20“Iאָֽנֹכִי֙'a.no.KhiH595have just oneאַחַ֤ת'a.ChatH259smallקְטַנָּה֙ke.ta.NahH6996request of youשְׁאֵלָ֨הshe.'e.LahH7596,”she saidוַתֹּ֗אמֶרva.To.merH559. “Do notאַל־'al-H408denyתָּ֖שֶׁבTa.shevH7725אֶת־'et-H853meפָּנָ֑יpa.NaiH6440.” “Make your requestשֹׁאֶ֣לֶת מֵֽאִתָּ֔ךְsho.'E.let me.'i.TakhH7592H854,my motherאִמִּ֔י'i.MiH517,”the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ שַׁאֲלִ֣יha.Me.lekh sha.'a.LiH4428H7592repliedוַיֹּֽאמֶר־vai.yo.mer-H559, “forכִּ֥יkiH3588I will notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808denyאָשִׁ֖יב'a.ShivH7725אֶת־'et-H853youפָּנָֽיִךְ׃pa.Na.yikhH6440.”
21So Bathsheba saidוַתֹּ֕אמֶרva.To.merH559, “Let Abishagאֲבִישַׁ֣ג'a.vi.ShagH49the Shunammiteהַשֻּׁנַמִּ֑יתha.shu.na.MitH7767be givenיֻתַּ֖ןyu.TanH5414אֶת־'et-H853to your brotherאָחִ֖יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251Adonijahלַאֲדֹנִיָּ֥הוּla.'a.do.ni.Ya.huH138as his wifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802.”
22Kingהַמֶּ֨לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֜ה וַיֹּ֣אמֶרshe.lo.Moh vai.Yo.merH8010H559answeredוַיַּעַן֩vai.ya.'AnH6030his motherלְאִמּ֗וֹle.'i.MoH517, “Whyוְלָמָה֩ve.la.MahH4100do youאַ֨תְּ'atH859requestשֹׁאֶ֜לֶתsho.'E.letH7592אֶת־'et-H853Abishagאֲבִישַׁ֤ג'a.vi.ShagH49the Shunammiteהַשֻּׁנַמִּית֙ha.shu.na.MitH7767for Adonijahלַאֲדֹ֣נִיָּ֔הוּla.'a.Do.ni.Ya.huH138?Sinceכִּ֛יkiH3588heה֥וּאhu'H1931is my olderהַגָּד֣וֹל מִמֶּ֑נִּיha.ga.Dol mi.Me.niH1419H4480brotherאָחִ֖י'a.ChiH251,you might as well requestוְשַֽׁאֲלִי־ve.sha.'a.li-H7592אֶת־'et-H853the kingdomהַמְּלוּכָ֔הha.me.lu.KhahH4410for himand for Abiatharוּלְאֶבְיָתָ֣רu.le.'ev.ya.TarH54the priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548and for Joabוּלְיוֹאָ֖בu.le.yo.'AvH3097sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Zeruiahצְרוּיָֽה׃ פtze.ru.YahH6870!”
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