Revised Literal Translation

1 Kings 1:28-34

28Then kingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732answeredוַיַּ֨עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030and saidוַיֹּ֔אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Callקִרְאוּ־kir.'u-H7121me Bath–shebaH1339.And she cameוַתָּבֹא֙va.ta.Vo'H935into the king’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428presenceלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440,and stoodוַֽתַּעֲמֹ֖דva.ta.'a.ModH5975beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

29And the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428swareוַיִּשָּׁבַ֥עvai.yi.sha.Va'H7650,and saidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559, AsYhwhיְהוָ֕הYah.wehH3068livethחַי־chai-H2416,that hath redeemedפָּדָ֥הpa.DahH6299my soulנַפְשִׁ֖יnaf.ShiH5315out of all distressצָרָֽה׃tza.RahH6869,

30Even as I swareנִשְׁבַּ֨עְתִּיnish.Ba'.tiH7650unto thee by Yhwhבַּיהוָ֨הba.Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Assuredly Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֤הshe.lo.MohH8010thy sonבְנֵךְ֙ve.neKhH1121shall reignיִמְלֹ֣ךְyim.LokhH4427afterאַחֲרַ֔י'a.cha.RaiH310me, and he shall sitיֵשֵׁ֥בye.ShevH3427upon my throneכִּסְאִ֖יkis.'IH3678in my stead; even so will I certainly doאֶעֱשֶׂ֖ה'e.'e.SehH6213this dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

31Then Bath–shebaH1339bowedוַתִּקֹּ֨דva.ti.KodH6915with herfaceאַפַּ֙יִם֙'a.Pa.yimH639to the earthאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776,and did reverenceוַתִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּva.tish.Ta.chuH7812to the kingלַמֶּ֑לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428,and saidוַתֹּ֕אמֶרva.To.merH559,Let my lordאֲדֹנִ֛י'a.do.NiH113kingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732liveיְחִ֗יye.ChiH2421for everלְעֹלָֽם׃ פle.'o.LamH5769.

32And kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀vai.Yo.merH559,Callקִרְאוּ־kir.'u-H7121me Zadokלְצָד֤וֹקle.tza.DokH6659the priestהַכֹּהֵן֙ha.ko.HenH3548,and Nathanוּלְנָתָ֣ןu.le.na.TanH5416the prophetהַנָּבִ֔יאha.na.Vi'H5030,and Benaiahוְלִבְנָיָ֖הוּve.liv.na.Ya.huH1141the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֑עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077.And they cameוַיָּבֹ֖אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

33The kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428also saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, Takeקְח֤וּke.ChuH3947with you the servantsעַבְדֵ֣י'av.DeiH5650of your lordאֲדֹנֵיכֶ֔ם'a.do.nei.KhemH113,and cause Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֣הshe.lo.MohH8010my sonבְנִ֔יve.NiH1121to rideוְהִרְכַּבְתֶּם֙ve.hir.kav.TemH7392upon mine own muleהַפִּרְדָּ֖הha.pir.DahH6506,and bring him downוְהוֹרַדְתֶּ֥םve.ho.rad.TemH3381to Gihonגִּחֽוֹן׃gi.ChonH1521:

34And let Zadokצָד֨וֹקtza.DokH6659the priestהַכֹּהֵ֜ןha.ko.HenH3548and Nathanוְנָתָ֧ןve.na.TanH5416the prophetהַנָּבִ֛יאha.na.Vi'H5030anointוּמָשַׁ֣חu.ma.ShachH4886him there kingלְמֶ֖לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428over Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478:and blowוּתְקַעְתֶּם֙u.te.ka'.TemH8628ye with the trumpetבַּשּׁוֹפָ֔רba.sho.FarH7782,and sayוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֕םva.'a.mar.TemH559,God saveיְחִ֖יye.ChiH2421kingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃she.lo.MohH8010.

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