New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Kings 1:1-4

1Now Kingוְהַמֶּ֤לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732was oldזָקֵ֔ןza.KenH2204,advancedבָּ֖אba'H935in ageבַּיָּמִ֑יםbai.ya.MimH3117;and they coveredוַיְכַסֻּ֙הוּ֙vay.kha.Su.huH3680him with clothesבַּבְּגָדִ֔יםba.be.ga.DimH899,but he could not keepH2552warmיִחַ֖םyi.ChamH2552.

2So his servantsעֲבָדָ֗יו'a.va.DavH5650saidוַיֹּ֧אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559to him, “Let them seekיְבַקְשׁ֞וּye.vak.ShuH1245a youngנַעֲרָ֣הna.'a.RahH5291virginבְתוּלָ֔הve.tu.LahH1330for my lordלַאדֹנִ֤יla.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428, and let herattendוְעָֽמְדָה֙ לִפְנֵ֣יve.'a.me.Dah lif.NeiH5975 H6440the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428and becomeוּתְהִי־u.te.hi-H1961his nurseסֹכֶ֑נֶתso.Khe.netH5532;and let her lieוְשָׁכְבָ֣הve.sha.khe.VahH7901in your bosomבְחֵיקֶ֔ךָve.chei.Ke.chaH2436,that my lordלַאדֹנִ֥יla.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428may keepH2552warmוְחַ֖םve.ChamH2552.”

3So they searchedוַיְבַקְשׁוּ֙vay.vak.ShuH1245for a beautifulיָפָ֔הya.FahH3303girlנַעֲרָ֣הna.'a.RahH5291throughout allבְּכֹ֖לbe.KholH3605the territoryגְּב֣וּלge.VulH1366of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and foundוַֽיִּמְצְא֗וּvai.yim.tze.'UH4672Abishagאֲבִישַׁג֙'a.vi.ShagH49theShunammiteהַשּׁ֣וּנַמִּ֔יתha.Shu.na.MitH7767,and broughtוַיָּבִ֥אוּvai.ya.Vi.'uH935her to the kingלַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃la.Me.lekhH4428.

4The girlוְהַֽנַּעֲרָ֖הve.ha.na.'a.RahH5291was veryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966beautifulיָפָ֣הya.FahH3303;and she becameוַתְּהִ֨יva.te.HiH1961the king’sלַמֶּ֤לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428nurseסֹכֶ֙נֶת֙so.Khe.netH5532and servedוַתְּשָׁ֣רְתֵ֔הוּva.te.Sha.re.Te.huH8334him, but the kingוְהַמֶּ֖לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428did notcohabitיְדָעָֽהּ׃ye.da.'AhH3045with her.

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