Revised Literal Translation

1 Kings 1:22-27

22And, lo, while she yet talkedמְדַבֶּ֖רֶתme.da.Be.retH1696with the kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,Nathanוְנָתָ֥ןve.na.TanH5416the prophetהַנָּבִ֖יאha.na.Vi'H5030also came inבָּֽא׃Ba'H935.

23And they toldוַיַּגִּ֤ידוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046the kingלַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙la.Me.lekhH4428,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Behold Nathanנָתָ֣ןna.TanH5416the prophetהַנָּבִ֑יאha.na.Vi'H5030.And when he was come inוַיָּבֹא֙vai.ya.Vo'H935beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,he bowedוַיִּשְׁתַּ֧חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812himself before the kingלַמֶּ֛לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428with his faceאַפָּ֖יו'a.PavH639to the groundאָֽרְצָה׃'A.re.tzahH776.

24And Nathanנָתָן֒na.TanH5416saidוַיֹּאמֶר֮vai.yo.MerH559,My lordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113,O kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,hast thou saidאָמַ֔רְתָּ'a.Mar.taH559,Adonijahאֲדֹנִיָּ֖הוּ'a.do.ni.Ya.huH138shall reignיִמְלֹ֣ךְyim.LokhH4427afterאַחֲרָ֑י'a.cha.RaiH310me, and he shall sitיֵשֵׁ֥בye.ShevH3427upon my throneכִּסְאִֽי׃kis.'IH3678?

25For he is gone downיָרַ֣דya.RadH3381this dayהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117,and hath slainוַ֠יִּזְבַּחVai.yiz.bachH2076oxenשׁ֥וֹרShorH7794and fat cattleוּֽמְרִיא־u.me.ri'-H4806and sheepוְצֹאן֮ve.tzoNH6629in abundanceלָרֹב֒la.RoH7230,and hath calledוַיִּקְרָא֩vai.yik.Ra'H7121all the king’sהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sonsבְּנֵ֨יbe.NeiH1121,and the captainsוּלְשָׂרֵ֤יu.le.sa.ReiH8269of the armyהַצָּבָא֙ha.tza.Va'H6635,and Abiatharוּלְאֶבְיָתָ֣רu.le.'ev.ya.TarH54the priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548;and, behold, they eatאֹכְלִ֥ים'o.khe.LimH398and drinkוְשֹׁתִ֖יםve.sho.TimH8354beforeלְפָנָ֑יוle.fa.NavH6440him, and sayוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559,God saveיְחִ֖יye.ChiH2421kingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Adonijahאֲדֹנִיָּֽהוּ׃'a.do.ni.Ya.huH138.

26But me, evenme thy servantעַ֠בְדֶּךָ'Av.de.khaH5650,and Zadokוּלְצָדֹ֨קu.le.tza.DokH6659the priestהַכֹּהֵ֜ןha.ko.HenH3548,and Benaiahוְלִבְנָיָ֧הוּve.liv.na.Ya.huH1141the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֛עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077,and thy servantעַבְדְּךָ֖'av.de.KhaH5650Solomonוְלִשְׁלֹמֹ֥הve.lish.lo.MohH8010,hath he not calledקָרָֽא׃ka.Ra'H7121.

27Is this thingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697doneנִהְיָ֖הnih.YahH1961by my lordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,and thou hast not shewedהוֹדַ֙עְתָּ֙ho.Da'.taH3045itunto thy servantעַבְדְּךָ֔av.dei.khaH5650,who should sitיֵשֵׁ֛בye.ShevH3427on the throneכִּסֵּ֥אki.Se'H3678of my lordאֲדֹנִֽי־'a.do.ni-H113the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428afterאַחֲרָֽיו׃ ס'a.cha.RavH310him?

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