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1 Kings 1:10-14

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.

13GoH3212and get thee inוּבֹ֣אִי׀u.Vo.'iH935unto kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732,and sayוְאָמַ֤רְתְּve.'a.MartH559unto him, Didst not thou, my lordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113,O kingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,swearנִשְׁבַּ֤עְתָּnish.Ba'.taH7650unto thine handmaidלַאֲמָֽתְךָ֙la.'a.ma.te.KhaH519,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Assuredlyכִּֽי־ki-H3588Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֤הshe.lo.MohH8010thy sonבְנֵךְ֙ve.neKhH1121shall reignיִמְלֹ֣ךְyim.LokhH4427afterאַחֲרַ֔י'a.cha.RaiH310me, and he shall sitיֵשֵׁ֣בye.ShevH3427upon my throneכִּסְאִ֑יkis.'IH3678?why then doth Adonijahאֲדֹנִיָֽהוּ׃'a.do.ni.Ya.huH138reignמָלַ֥ךְma.LakhH4427?

14Behold, while thou yet talkestמְדַבֶּ֥רֶתme.da.Be.retH1696there with the kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,I also will come inאָב֣וֹא'a.Vo'H935afterאַחֲרַ֔יִךְ'a.cha.Ra.yikhH310thee, and confirmוּמִלֵּאתִ֖יu.mi.le.TiH4390thy wordsדְּבָרָֽיִךְ׃de.va.Ra.yikhH1697.

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