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1 Kings 1:11-31

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.

22Andbehold,whilesheyetH5750talkedwiththekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,Nathanוְנָתָ֥ןve.na.TanH5416theprophetהַנָּבִ֖יאha.na.Vi'H5030alsocameH935in.

23AndtheytoldH5046thekingלַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙la.Me.lekhH4428sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Behold,Nathanנָתָ֣ןna.TanH5416theprophetהַנָּבִ֑יאha.na.Vi'H5030.AndwhenhewascomeH935inbeforethekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,hebowedוַיִּשְׁתַּ֧חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812himselfbeforethekingלַמֶּ֛לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428withhisfaceH6440tothegroundאָֽרְצָה׃'A.re.tzahH776.

24AndNathanנָתָן֒na.TanH5416saidH559,Mylordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113,Okingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, hast thousaidH559,Adonijahאֲדֹנִיָּ֖הוּ'a.do.ni.Ya.huH138shallreignיִמְלֹ֣ךְyim.LokhH4427afterme,andheshallsitיֵשֵׁ֥בye.ShevH3427onmythroneכִּסְאִֽי׃kis.'IH3678?

25ForheisgoneH3381downthisdayהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117,andhassacrificedH2076oxenandfattedcattleandsheepוְצֹאן֮ve.tzoNH6629inabundanceלָרֹב֒la.RoH7230,andhasinvitedalltheking'ssonsבְּנֵ֨יbe.NeiH1121,andthecaptainsofthehostH6635,andAbiatharוּלְאֶבְיָתָ֣רu.le.'ev.ya.TarH54thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548;andbehold,theyeatאֹכְלִ֥ים'o.khe.LimH398anddrinkוְשֹׁתִ֖יםve.sho.TimH8354beforehim,andsayH559,GodsavekingH4428Adonijahאֲדֹנִיָּֽהוּ׃'a.do.ni.Ya.huH138!

26Butme, [even]methyservantעַ֠בְדֶּךָ'Av.de.khaH5650,andZadokוּלְצָדֹ֨קu.le.tza.DokH6659thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֜ןha.ko.HenH3548,andBenaiahוְלִבְנָיָ֧הוּve.liv.na.Ya.huH1141thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofJehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֛עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077,andthyservantעַבְדְּךָ֖'av.de.KhaH5650Solomonוְלִשְׁלֹמֹ֥הve.lish.lo.MohH8010,hehasnotinvited.

27IsthisthingH1697donebymylordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,andthou hastnotshewntothyservantsעַבְדְּךָ֔av.dei.khaH5650whoshouldsitיֵשֵׁ֛בye.ShevH3427onthethroneכִּסֵּ֥אki.Se'H3678ofmylordאֲדֹנִֽי־'a.do.ni-H113thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428afterhim?

28ThenkingH4428Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732answeredandsaidH559,CallH7121meBathsheba.AndshecameH935intotheking'spresenceH6440,andstoodH5975beforethekingH4428.

29Andthekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sworeוַיִּשָּׁבַ֥עvai.yi.sha.Va'H7650,andsaidH559, [As]Jehovahliveth,whohasredeemedH6299mysoulH5315outofalldistressH6869,

30evenasIsworeH7650totheebyJehovahtheGodאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֤הshe.lo.MohH8010thysonבְנֵךְ֙ve.neKhH1121shallreignיִמְלֹ֣ךְyim.LokhH4427afterme,andheshallsitיֵשֵׁ֥בye.ShevH3427onmythroneכִּסְאִ֖יkis.'IH3678inmystead;evensoכֵּ֥ןkenH3651willIcertainlydothisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

31AndBathshebabowedוַתִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּva.tish.Ta.chuH7812withherfaceאַפַּ֙יִם֙'a.Pa.yimH639totheearthH776,anddidreverencetothekingלַמֶּ֑לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428,andsaidH559, Letmylordאֲדֹנִ֛י'a.do.NiH113kingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732liveיְחִ֗יye.ChiH2421foreverלְעֹלָֽם׃ פle.'o.LamH5769.

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