New American Standard Bible 2020

1 Kings 11:17-22

17that Hadadוַהֲדַ֖דva.ha.DadH1908fledוַיִּבְרַ֣חvai.yiv.RachH1272to Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,he and certainH376Edomitesאֲדֹמִיִּ֜ים'a.do.mi.YimH130of his father’sאָבִ֛יו'a.VivH1servantsמֵעַבְדֵ֥יme.'av.DeiH5650with him, while HadadH1908wasa youngקָטָֽן׃ka.TanH6996boyנַ֥עַרNa.'arH5288.

18They setH6965outH6965from Midianמִמִּדְיָ֔ןmi.mid.YanH4080and cameוַיָּבֹ֖אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935toParanפָּארָ֑ןpa.RanH6290;and they tookוַיִּקְחוּ֩vai.yik.ChuH3947menH376with them from Paranמִפָּארָ֗ןmi.pa.RanH6290and cameוַיָּבֹ֤אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to Egyptמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4714,to Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֣הpar.'OhH6547kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,who gaveוַיִּתֶּן־vai.yi.ten-H5414him a houseבַ֗יִתVa.yitH1004and assignedאָ֣מַר'A.marH559him foodוְלֶ֙חֶם֙ve.Le.chemH3899and gaveנָ֥תַןNa.tanH5414him landוְאֶ֖רֶץve.'E.retzH776.

19Now Hadadהֲדַ֥דha.DadH1908foundוַיִּמְצָא֙vai.yim.Tza'H4672greatמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966favorחֵ֛ןchenH2580in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of Pharaohפַרְעֹ֖הfar.'OhH6547,so that he gaveוַיִּתֶּן־vai.yi.ten-H5414him in marriageאִשָּׁה֙'i.ShahH802the sisterאֲח֣וֹת'a.ChotH269of his own wifeאִשְׁתּ֔וֹ'ish.ToH802,the sisterאֲח֖וֹת'a.ChotH269of Tahpenesתַּחְפְּנֵ֥יסtach.pe.NeisH8472the queenהַגְּבִירָֽה׃ha.ge.vi.RahH1377.

20And the sisterאֲח֣וֹת'a.ChotH269of Tahpenesתַּחְפְּנֵ֗יסtach.pe.NeisH8472gaveH3205birthH3205to his sonבְּנ֔וֹbe.NoH1121Genubathגְּנֻבַ֣תge.nu.VatH1592,whom Tahpenesתַחְפְּנֵ֔סtach.pe.NesH8472weanedוַתִּגְמְלֵ֣הוּva.tig.me.Le.huH1580in Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹ֑הpar.'OhH6547houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004;and Genubathגְנֻבַת֙ge.nu.VatH1592was in Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004amongH8432the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Pharaohפַרְעֹֽה׃far.'OhH6547.

21Butwhen Hadadוַהֲדַ֞דva.ha.DadH1908heardשָׁמַ֣עsha.Ma'H8085in Egyptבְּמִצְרַ֗יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714that Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732layH7901downשָׁכַ֤בsha.KhavH7901with his fathersאֲבֹתָ֔יו'a.vo.TavH1and that Joabיוֹאָ֣בyo.'AvH3097the commanderשַֽׂר־sar-H8269of the armyהַצָּבָ֑אha.tza.Va'H6635was deadמֵ֖תmetH4191,Hadadהֲדַד֙ha.DadH1908saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547, “LetH7971me goשַׁלְּחֵ֖נִיsha.le.Che.niH7971,so that I may goוְאֵלֵ֥ךְve.'e.LekhH1980to my own countryאַרְצִֽי׃'ar.TziH776.”

22However, Pharaohפַרְעֹ֗הfar.'OhH6547saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “But whatמָה־mah-H4100have you lackedחָסֵר֙cha.SerH2638with me that you are hereH2009,requestingמְבַקֵּ֖שׁme.va.KeshH1245to goלָלֶ֣כֶתla.Le.khetH1980to your own countryאַרְצֶ֑ךָ'ar.Tze.khaH776?”And he answeredוַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀vai.Yo.merH559, “Nothingלֹ֔אLo'H3808;neverthelessH3588you mustH7971letH7971me goH7971.”

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