New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Kings 1:15-17

15So BathshebaH1339wentוַתָּבֹ֨אva.ta.Vo'H935in to the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428in the bedroomהַחַ֔דְרָהha.Chad.rahH2315. Nowthe kingוְהַמֶּ֖לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428was veryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966oldזָקֵ֣ןza.KenH2204,and Abishagוַֽאֲבִישַׁג֙va.'a.vi.ShagH49the Shunammiteהַשּׁ֣וּנַמִּ֔יתha.Shu.na.MitH7767was ministeringמְשָׁרַ֖תme.sha.RatH8334to the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

16Then BathshebaH1339bowedוַתִּקֹּ֣דva.ti.KodH6915and prostratedוַתִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּva.tish.Ta.chuH7812herselfbefore the kingלַמֶּ֑לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428.And the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Whatמַה־mah-H4100do you wish?”

17She saidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559to him, “My lordאֲדֹנִי֙'a.do.NiH113,you sworeנִשְׁבַּ֜עְתָּnish.Ba'.taH7650to your maidservantלַֽאֲמָתֶ֔ךָla.'a.ma.Te.khaH519by the Lordבַּֽיהוָ֤הba.Yah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430, saying, ‘Surelyכִּֽי־ki-H3588your sonבְנֵ֖ךְve.NekhH1121Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֥הshe.lo.MohH8010shall be kingיִמְלֹ֣ךְyim.LokhH4427afterאַחֲרָ֑י'a.cha.RaiH310me and he shall sitיֵשֵׁ֥בye.ShevH3427on my throneכִּסְאִֽי׃kis.'IH3678.’

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