New American Standard Bible 2020

1 Kings 2:20-22

20Then she saidוַתֹּ֗אמֶרva.To.merH559, “I am makingשֹׁאֶ֣לֶתsho.'E.letH7592oneאַחַ֤ת'a.ChatH259smallקְטַנָּה֙ke.ta.NahH6996requestשְׁאֵלָ֨הshe.'e.LahH7596of you; do notrefuseתָּ֖שֶׁבTa.shevH7725me.” And the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּֽאמֶר־vai.yo.mer-H559to her, “Askשַׁאֲלִ֣יsha.'a.LiH7592,my motherאִמִּ֔י'i.MiH517, for I will notrefuseאָשִׁ֖יב'a.ShivH7725you.”

21So she saidוַתֹּ֕אמֶרva.To.merH559, “Let Abishagאֲבִישַׁ֣ג'a.vi.ShagH49the Shunammiteהַשֻּׁנַמִּ֑יתha.shu.na.MitH7767be givenיֻתַּ֖ןyu.TanH5414to Adonijahלַאֲדֹנִיָּ֥הוּla.'a.do.ni.Ya.huH138your brotherאָחִ֖יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251as a wifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802.”

22But Kingהַמֶּ֨לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֜הshe.lo.MohH8010answeredוַיַּעַן֩vai.ya.'AnH6030and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to his motherלְאִמּ֗וֹle.'i.MoH517, “And whyוְלָמָה֩ve.la.MahH4100are you requestingשֹׁאֶ֜לֶתsho.'E.letH7592Abishagאֲבִישַׁ֤ג'a.vi.ShagH49the Shunammiteהַשֻּׁנַמִּית֙ha.shu.na.MitH7767for Adonijahלַאֲדֹ֣נִיָּ֔הוּla.'a.Do.ni.Ya.huH138?Requestוְשַֽׁאֲלִי־ve.sha.'a.li-H7592for him the kingdomהַמְּלוּכָ֔הha.me.lu.KhahH4410as well--sinceכִּ֛יkiH3588he is my olderהַגָּד֣וֹלha.ga.DolH1419brotherאָחִ֖י'a.ChiH251--for him, forAbiatharוּלְאֶבְיָתָ֣רu.le.'ev.ya.TarH54the priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548,and for Joabוּלְיוֹאָ֖בu.le.yo.'AvH3097the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Zeruiahצְרוּיָֽה׃ פtze.ru.YahH6870!”

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