Revised Literal Translation

1 Kings 1:1-2

1Now kingוְהַמֶּ֤לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732was oldזָקֵ֔ןza.KenH2204andstrickenבָּ֖אba'H935in yearsבַּיָּמִ֑יםbai.ya.MimH3117;and they coveredוַיְכַסֻּ֙הוּ֙vay.kha.Su.huH3680him with clothesבַּבְּגָדִ֔יםba.be.ga.DimH899,but he gat no heatH3179.

2Wherefore his servantsעֲבָדָ֗יו'a.va.DavH5650saidוַיֹּ֧אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559unto him, Let there be soughtיְבַקְשׁ֞וּye.vak.ShuH1245for my lordלַאדֹנִ֤יla.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428a youngנַעֲרָ֣הna.'a.RahH5291virginבְתוּלָ֔הve.tu.LahH1330:and let her standוְעָֽמְדָה֙ve.'a.me.DahH5975beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,and let her cherishסֹכֶ֑נֶתso.Khe.netH5532him, and let her lieוְשָׁכְבָ֣הve.sha.khe.VahH7901in thy bosomבְחֵיקֶ֔ךָve.chei.Ke.chaH2436,that my lordלַאדֹנִ֥יla.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428may get heatוְחַ֖םve.ChamH2552.

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