Revised Literal Translation

1 Kings 1:1-5

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.

3So they soughtוַיְבַקְשׁוּ֙vay.vak.ShuH1245for a fairיָפָ֔הya.FahH3303damselנַעֲרָ֣הna.'a.RahH5291throughout all the coastsגְּב֣וּלge.VulH1366of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and foundוַֽיִּמְצְא֗וּvai.yim.tze.'UH4672Abishagאֲבִישַׁג֙'a.vi.ShagH49a Shunammiteהַשּׁ֣וּנַמִּ֔יתha.Shu.na.MitH7767,and broughtוַיָּבִ֥אוּvai.ya.Vi.'uH935her to the kingלַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃la.Me.lekhH4428.

4And the damselוְהַֽנַּעֲרָ֖הve.ha.na.'a.RahH5291wasveryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966fairיָפָ֣הya.FahH3303,and cherishedסֹכֶ֙נֶת֙so.Khe.netH5532the kingלַמֶּ֤לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428,and ministeredוַתְּשָׁ֣רְתֵ֔הוּva.te.Sha.re.Te.huH8334to him: but the kingוְהַמֶּ֖לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428knewיְדָעָֽהּ׃ye.da.'AhH3045her not.

5Then Adonijahוַאֲדֹנִיָּ֧הva.'a.do.ni.YahH138the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Haggithחַגִּ֛יתcha.GitH2294exaltedH4984himself, sayingלֵאמֹ֖רle.MorH559,I will be kingאֶמְלֹ֑ךְ'em.LokhH4427:and he preparedוַיַּ֣עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213him chariotsרֶ֚כֶבRe.khevH7393and horsemenוּפָ֣רָשִׁ֔יםu.Fa.ra.ShimH6571,and fiftyוַחֲמִשִּׁ֥יםva.cha.mi.ShimH2572menאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376to runרָצִ֥יםra.TzimH7323beforeלְפָנָֽיו׃le.fa.NavH6440him.

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