Revised Literal Translation

1 Kings 1:38-40

38So Zadokצָד֣וֹקtza.DokH6659the priestהַ֠כֹּהֵןHa.ko.henH3548,and Nathanוְנָתָ֨ןve.na.TanH5416the prophetהַנָּבִ֜יאha.na.Vi'H5030,and Benaiahוּבְנָיָ֣הוּu.ve.na.Ya.huH1141the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֗עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077,and the Cherethitesוְהַכְּרֵתִי֙ve.ha.ke.re.TiH3774,and the Pelethitesוְהַפְּלֵתִ֔יve.ha.pe.le.TiH6432,went downוַיֵּ֣רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381,and caused Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010to rideוַיַּרְכִּ֙בוּ֙vai.yar.Ki.vuH7392upon kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428David’sדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732muleפִּרְדַּ֖תpir.DatH6506,and broughtH3212him to Gihonגִּחֽוֹן׃gi.ChonH1521.

39And Zadokצָד֨וֹקtza.DokH6659the priestהַכֹּהֵ֜ןha.ko.HenH3548tookוַיִּקַּח֩vai.yi.KachH3947an hornקֶ֤רֶןKe.renH7161of oilהַשֶּׁ֙מֶן֙ha.She.menH8081out of the tabernacleהָאֹ֔הֶלha.'O.helH168,and anointedוַיִּמְשַׁ֖חvai.yim.ShachH4886Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֑הshe.lo.MohH8010.And they blewוַֽיִּתְקְעוּ֙vai.yit.ke.'UH8628the trumpetבַּשּׁוֹפָ֔רba.sho.FarH7782;and all the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971saidוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559,God saveיְחִ֖יye.ChiH2421kingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃she.lo.MohH8010.

40And all the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971came upוַיַּעֲל֤וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927afterאַֽחֲרָ֔יו'a.cha.RavH310him, and the peopleוְהָעָם֙ve.ha.'AmH5971pipedמְחַלְּלִ֣יםme.cha.le.LimH2490with pipesבַּחֲלִלִ֔יםba.cha.li.LimH2485,and rejoicedוּשְׂמֵחִ֖יםu.se.me.ChimH8056with greatגְדוֹלָ֑הge.do.LahH1419joyשִׂמְחָ֣הsim.ChahH8057,so that the earthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776rentוַתִּבָּקַ֥עva.ti.ba.Ka'H1234with the soundבְּקוֹלָֽם׃be.ko.LamH6963of them.

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