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1 Kings 1:15-17

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.

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