New American Standard Bible 2020

1 Kings 1:28-34

28Then Kingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732respondedוַיַּ֨עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030and saidוַיֹּ֔אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Summonקִרְאוּ־kir.'u-H7121BathshebaH1339to me.” And she cameוַתָּבֹא֙va.ta.Vo'H935into the king’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428presenceלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440and stoodוַֽתַּעֲמֹ֖דva.ta.'a.ModH5975beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

29Then the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428vowedוַיִּשָּׁבַ֥עvai.yi.sha.Va'H7650and saidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559, “As the Lordיְהוָ֕הYah.wehH3068livesחַי־chai-H2416,whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834has redeemedפָּדָ֥הpa.DahH6299my lifeנַפְשִׁ֖יnaf.ShiH5315from allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605distressצָרָֽה׃tza.RahH6869,

30certainlyכִּ֡יkiH3588asI vowedנִשְׁבַּ֨עְתִּיnish.Ba'.tiH7650to you by the Lordבַּיהוָ֨הba.Yah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, ‘Your sonבְנֵךְ֙ve.neKhH1121Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֤הshe.lo.MohH8010certainlyכִּֽי־ki-H3588shall beH4427kingH4427afterאַחֲרַ֔י'a.cha.RaiH310me, and he shall sitיֵשֵׁ֥בye.ShevH3427on my throneכִּסְאִ֖יkis.'IH3678inH8478my placeתַּחְתָּ֑יtach.TaiH8478’;I will indeedכִּ֛יkiH3588doאֶעֱשֶׂ֖ה'e.'e.SehH6213soכֵּ֥ןkenH3651thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.”

31Then BathshebaH1339bowedוַתִּקֹּ֨דva.ti.KodH6915with her faceאַפַּ֙יִם֙'a.Pa.yimH639to the groundאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776,and prostratedH2331herself before the kingלַמֶּ֑לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428and saidוַתֹּ֕אמֶרva.To.merH559, “May my lordאֲדֹנִ֛י'a.do.NiH113Kingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732liveיְחִ֗יye.ChiH2421foreverלְעֹלָֽם׃ פle.'o.LamH5769.”

32Then Kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀vai.Yo.merH559, “Summonקִרְאוּ־kir.'u-H7121to meZadokלְצָד֤וֹקle.tza.DokH6659the priestהַכֹּהֵן֙ha.ko.HenH3548,Nathanוּלְנָתָ֣ןu.le.na.TanH5416the prophetהַנָּבִ֔יאha.na.Vi'H5030,and Benaiahוְלִבְנָיָ֖הוּve.liv.na.Ya.huH1141the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֑עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077.”And they cameוַיָּבֹ֖אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935into the king’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428presenceלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440.

33And the kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “Takeקְח֤וּke.ChuH3947with youthe servantsעַבְדֵ֣י'av.DeiH5650of your lordאֲדֹנֵיכֶ֔ם'a.do.nei.KhemH113,and have my sonבְנִ֔יve.NiH1121Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֣הshe.lo.MohH8010rideוְהִרְכַּבְתֶּם֙ve.hir.kav.TemH7392on my own muleהַפִּרְדָּ֖הha.pir.DahH6506,and bringH3381him downוְהוֹרַדְתֶּ֥םve.ho.rad.TemH3381toGihonגִּחֽוֹן׃gi.ChonH1521.

34And have Zadokצָד֨וֹקtza.DokH6659the priestהַכֹּהֵ֜ןha.ko.HenH3548and Nathanוְנָתָ֧ןve.na.TanH5416the prophetהַנָּבִ֛יאha.na.Vi'H5030anointוּמָשַׁ֣חu.ma.ShachH4886him thereשָׁ֠םShemH8033as kingלְמֶ֖לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428overעַל־'al-H5921Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, andblowוּתְקַעְתֶּם֙u.te.ka'.TemH8628the trumpetבַּשּׁוֹפָ֔רba.sho.FarH7782and sayוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֕םva.'a.mar.TemH559, ‘Longliveיְחִ֖יye.ChiH2421Kingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃she.lo.MohH8010!’

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