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1 Kings 1:10-12

10But Nathanנָתָן֩na.TanH5416the prophetהַנָּבִ֨יאha.na.Vi'H5030,and Benaiahוּבְנָיָ֜הוּu.ve.na.Ya.huH1141,and the mighty menהַגִּבּוֹרִ֛יםha.gi.bo.RimH1368,and Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֥הshe.lo.MohH8010his brotherאָחִ֖יו'a.ChivH251,he calledקָרָֽא׃ka.Ra'H7121not.

11Wherefore Nathanנָתָ֗ןna.TanH5416spakeוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Bath–shebaH1339the motherאֵם־'em-H517of Solomonשְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohH8010,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Hast thou not heardשָׁמַ֔עַתְּsha.Ma.'atH8085that Adonijahאֲדֹנִיָּ֣הוּ'a.do.ni.Ya.huH138the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Haggithחַגִּ֑יתcha.GitH2294doth reignמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427,and Davidדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732our lordוַאֲדֹנֵ֥ינוּva.'a.do.Nei.nuH113knowethיָדָֽע׃ya.Da'H3045it not?

12Now therefore comeH3212,let me, I pray thee, give thee counselאִיעָצֵ֥ךְ עֵצָ֑ה'i.'a.Tzekh 'e.TzahH6098 H3289,that thou mayest saveוּמַלְּטִי֙u.ma.le.TiH4422thine own lifeנַפְשֵׁ֔ךְnaf.ShekhH5315,and the lifeנֶ֥פֶשׁNe.feshH5315of thy sonבְּנֵ֖ךְbe.NekhH1121Solomonשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃she.lo.MohH8010.

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