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1 Kings 1:11-21

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.

15And Bath–shebaH1339went inוַתָּבֹ֨אva.ta.Vo'H935unto the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428into the chamberהַחַ֔דְרָהha.Chad.rahH2315:and the kingוְהַמֶּ֖לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428was veryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966oldזָקֵ֣ןza.KenH2204;and Abishagוַֽאֲבִישַׁג֙va.'a.vi.ShagH49the Shunammiteהַשּׁ֣וּנַמִּ֔יתha.Shu.na.MitH7767ministeredמְשָׁרַ֖תme.sha.RatH8334unto the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

16And Bath–shebaH1339bowedוַתִּקֹּ֣דva.ti.KodH6915,and did obeisanceוַתִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּva.tish.Ta.chuH7812unto the kingלַמֶּ֑לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428.And the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, What wouldest thou?

17And she saidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559unto him, My lordאֲדֹנִי֙'a.do.NiH113,thou swarestנִשְׁבַּ֜עְתָּnish.Ba'.taH7650by Yhwhבַּֽיהוָ֤הba.Yah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430unto thine handmaidלַֽאֲמָתֶ֔ךָla.'a.ma.Te.khaH519, saying,Assuredly Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֥הshe.lo.MohH8010thy sonבְנֵ֖ךְve.NekhH1121shall reignיִמְלֹ֣ךְyim.LokhH4427afterאַחֲרָ֑י'a.cha.RaiH310me, and he shall sitיֵשֵׁ֥בye.ShevH3427upon my throneכִּסְאִֽי׃kis.'IH3678.

18And now, behold, Adonijahאֲדֹנִיָּ֖ה'a.do.ni.YahH138reignethמָלָ֑ךְma.LakhH4427;and now, my lordאֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,thou knowestיָדָֽעְתָּ׃ya.Da.'e.taH3045it not:

19And he hath slainוַ֠יִּזְבַּחVai.yiz.bachH2076oxenשׁ֥וֹרShorH7794and fat cattleוּֽמְרִיא־u.me.ri'-H4806and sheepוְצֹאן֮ve.tzoNH6629in abundanceלָרֹב֒la.RoH7230,and hath calledוַיִּקְרָא֙vai.yik.Ra'H7121all the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,and Abiatharוּלְאֶבְיָתָר֙u.le.'ev.ya.TarH54the priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548,and Joabוּלְיֹאָ֖בu.le.yo.'AvH3097the captainשַׂ֣רsarH8269of the armyהַצָּבָ֑אha.tza.Va'H6635:but Solomonוְלִשְׁלֹמֹ֥הve.lish.lo.MohH8010thy servantעַבְדְּךָ֖'av.de.KhaH5650hath he not calledקָרָֽא׃ka.Ra'H7121.

20And thou, my lordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113,O kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,the eyesעֵינֵ֥י'ei.NeiH5869of all Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478areupon thee, that thou shouldest tellלְהַגִּ֣ידle.ha.GidH5046them who shall sitיֵשֵׁ֛בye.ShevH3427on the throneכִּסֵּ֥אki.Se'H3678of my lordאֲדֹנִֽי־'a.do.ni-H113the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428afterאַחֲרָֽיו׃'a.cha.RavH310him.

21Otherwise it shall come to pass, when my lordאֲדֹנִֽי־'a.do.ni-H113the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428shall sleepכִּשְׁכַ֥בkish.KhavH7901with his fathersאֲבֹתָ֑יו'a.vo.TavH1,that I and my sonוּבְנִ֥יu.ve.NiH1121Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010shall be counted offendersחַטָּאִֽים׃cha.ta.'ImH2400.

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