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1 Kings 1:11-21

11AndNathanנָתָ֗ןna.TanH5416spoketoBathshebathemotherאֵם־'em-H517ofSolomonשְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohH8010,sayingH559, Hast thounotheardH8085thatAdonijahאֲדֹנִיָּ֣הוּ'a.do.ni.Ya.huH138thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofHaggithחַגִּ֑יתcha.GitH2294iskingמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427,andDavidדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732ourlordוַאֲדֹנֵ֥ינוּva.'a.do.Nei.nuH113doesnotknowיָדָֽע׃ya.Da'H3045[it]?

12AndnowH6258,come,letme,Ipraythee,givetheecounselעֵצָ֑ה'e.TzahH6098,thatthou mayestsaveוּמַלְּטִי֙u.ma.le.TiH4422thineownH5315lifeנַפְשֵׁ֔ךְnaf.ShekhH5315,andthelifeנֶ֥פֶשׁNe.feshH5315ofthysonבְּנֵ֖ךְbe.NekhH1121Solomonשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃she.lo.MohH8010.

13Goוּבֹ֣אִי׀u.Vo.'iH935andgettheeintokingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732,andsayוְאָמַ֤רְתְּve.'a.MartH559tohim, Didstnotthou,mylordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113,Okingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,swearנִשְׁבַּ֤עְתָּnish.Ba'.taH7650tothyhandmaidsayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֤הshe.lo.MohH8010thysonבְנֵךְ֙ve.neKhH1121shallreignH4427afterme,andheshallsitיֵשֵׁ֣בye.ShevH3427onmythroneכִּסְאִ֑יkis.'IH3678?whyוּמַדּ֖וּעַu.ma.Du.a'H4069thendoesAdonijahאֲדֹנִיָֽהוּ׃'a.do.ni.Ya.huH138reignH4427?

14Behold,whilethouyetH5750talkesttherewiththekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,Ialsowillcomeאָב֣וֹא'a.Vo'H935inaftertheeandconfirmthywordsדְּבָרָֽיִךְ׃de.va.Ra.yikhH1697.

15AndBathshebawentH935intothekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428intothechamberH2315;andthekingוְהַמֶּ֖לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428wasveryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966oldזָקֵ֣ןza.KenH2204;andAbishagוַֽאֲבִישַׁג֙va.'a.vi.ShagH49theShunammiteהַשּׁ֣וּנַמִּ֔יתha.Shu.na.MitH7767ministeredtothekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

16AndBathshebabowedוַתִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּva.tish.Ta.chuH7812anddidobeisancetothekingלַמֶּ֑לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428.Andthekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidH559,Whatwouldest thou?

17AndshesaidH559tohim,Mylord, thou hastswornH7650byJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430tothyhandmaid, [sayingH559,]Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֥הshe.lo.MohH8010thysonבְנֵ֖ךְve.NekhH1121shallreignיִמְלֹ֣ךְyim.LokhH4427afterme,andheshallsitיֵשֵׁ֥בye.ShevH3427onmythroneכִּסְאִֽי׃kis.'IH3678.

18Andnowוְעַתָּ֕הve.'a.TahH6258behold,Adonijahאֲדֹנִיָּ֖ה'a.do.ni.YahH138iskingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428;andnowוְעַתָּ֛הve.'a.TahH6258,mylordאֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.NiH113thekingH4428, thou knowestitnot.

19AndhehassacrificedH2076oxenandfattedcattleandsheepוְצֹאן֮ve.tzoNH6629inabundanceלָרֹב֒la.RoH7230,andhasinvitedallthesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofthekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428andAbiatharוּלְאֶבְיָתָר֙u.le.'ev.ya.TarH54thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548andJoabוּלְיֹאָ֖בu.le.yo.'AvH3097thecaptainofthehostH6635;butSolomonוְלִשְׁלֹמֹ֥הve.lish.lo.MohH8010thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֖'av.de.KhaH5650hashenotinvited.

20Andthou,mylordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,theeyesעֵינֵ֥י'ei.NeiH5869ofallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478areuponthee,thatthou shouldesttellלְהַגִּ֣ידle.ha.GidH5046themwhoshallsitיֵשֵׁ֛בye.ShevH3427onthethroneכִּסֵּ֥אki.Se'H3678ofmylordאֲדֹנִֽי־'a.do.ni-H113thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428afterhim.

21Otherwiseitshallcometopasswhenmylordאֲדֹנִֽי־'a.do.ni-H113thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428shallsleepwithhisfathersH1,thatIandmysonוּבְנִ֥יu.ve.NiH1121Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010willbeH1961countedoffenders.

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