New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Kings 1:11-14

11Then Nathanנָתָ֗ןna.TanH5416spokeוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toBathshebaH1339the motherאֵם־'em-H517of Solomonשְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohH8010,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “Have you not heardשָׁמַ֔עַתְּsha.Ma.'atH8085that Adonijahאֲדֹנִיָּ֣הוּ'a.do.ni.Ya.huH138the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Haggithחַגִּ֑יתcha.GitH2294has becomeמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427kingH4427,and Davidדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732our lordוַאֲדֹנֵ֥ינוּva.'a.do.Nei.nuH113does not knowיָדָֽע׃ya.Da'H3045it?

12So nowוְעַתָּ֕הve.'a.TahH6258comeלְכִ֛יle.KhiH1980,pleaseנָ֖אna'H4994let megiveאִיעָצֵ֥ךְ'i.'a.TzekhH3289you counselעֵצָ֑ה'e.TzahH6098and saveוּמַלְּטִי֙u.ma.le.TiH4422your lifeנַפְשֵׁ֔ךְnaf.ShekhH5315and the lifeנֶ֥פֶשׁNe.feshH5315of your sonבְּנֵ֖ךְbe.NekhH1121Solomonשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃she.lo.MohH8010.

13Goלְכִ֞יle.KhiH1980at onceוּבֹ֣אִי׀u.Vo.'iH935to Kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732and sayוְאָמַ֤רְתְּve.'a.MartH559to him, ‘Have you not, my lordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113,O kingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,swornנִשְׁבַּ֤עְתָּnish.Ba'.taH7650to your maidservantלַאֲמָֽתְךָ֙la.'a.ma.te.KhaH519,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “Surelyכִּֽי־ki-H3588Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֤הshe.lo.MohH8010your sonבְנֵךְ֙ve.neKhH1121shall be kingH4427afterאַחֲרַ֔י'a.cha.RaiH310me, and he shall sitיֵשֵׁ֣בye.ShevH3427on my throneכִּסְאִ֑יkis.'IH3678”?Whyוּמַדּ֖וּעַu.ma.Du.a'H4069then has Adonijahאֲדֹנִיָֽהוּ׃'a.do.ni.Ya.huH138becomeH4427kingH4427?’

14Beholdהִנֵּ֗הhi.NehH2009,while you are stillעוֹדָ֛ךְo.DakhH5750thereשָׁ֖םshamH8033speakingמְדַבֶּ֥רֶתme.da.Be.retH1696with the kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,I will comeאָב֣וֹא'a.Vo'H935in afterאַחֲרַ֔יִךְ'a.cha.Ra.yikhH310you and confirmוּמִלֵּאתִ֖יu.mi.le.TiH4390your wordsדְּבָרָֽיִךְ׃de.va.Ra.yikhH1697.”

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