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1 Kings 1:50-53

50And Adonijahוַאֲדֹ֣נִיָּ֔הוּva.'a.Do.ni.Ya.huH138fearedיָרֵ֖אya.Re'H3372becauseמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH6440of Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֑הshe.lo.MohH8010,and aroseוַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965,and wentH3212,and caught holdוַֽיַּחֲזֵ֖קvai.ya.cha.ZekH2388on the hornsבְּקַרְנ֥וֹתbe.kar.NotH7161of the altarהַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃ha.miz.Be.achH4196.

51And it was toldוַיֻּגַּ֤דvai.yu.GadH5046Solomonלִשְׁלֹמֹה֙lish.lo.MohH8010,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Behold, Adonijahאֲדֹ֣נִיָּ֔הוּ'a.Do.ni.Ya.huH138fearethיָרֵ֖אya.Re'H3372kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֑הshe.lo.MohH8010:for, lo, he hath caught holdאָחַ֞ז'a.ChazH270on the hornsבְּקַרְנ֤וֹתbe.kar.NotH7161of the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֙חַ֙ha.miz.Be.achH4196,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Let kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010swearיִשָּֽׁבַֽע־yi.sha.va'-H7650unto me to dayכַיּוֹם֙khai.yOmH3117that he will not slayיָמִ֥יתya.MitH4191his servantעַבְדּ֖וֹav.DoH5650with the swordבֶּחָֽרֶב׃be.Cha.revH2719.

52And Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,If he will shew himself a worthyחַ֔יִלCha.yilH2428manלְבֶן־le.ven-H1121,there shall not an hairמִשַּׂעֲרָת֖וֹmi.sa.'a.ra.ToH8185of him fallיִפֹּ֥לyi.PolH5307to the earthאָ֑רְצָה'A.re.tzahH776:but if wickednessרָעָ֥הra.'AhH7451shall be foundתִמָּצֵא־ti.ma.tze'-H4672in him, he shall dieוָמֵֽת׃va.MetH4191.

53So kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֗הshe.lo.MohH8010sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֞חvai.yish.LachH7971,and they brought him downוַיֹּרִדֻ֙הוּ֙vai.yo.ri.Du.huH3381from the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַha.miz.Be.achH4196.And he cameוַיָּבֹ֕אvai.ya.Vo'H935and bowedוַיִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812himself to kingלַמֶּ֣לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֑הshe.lo.MohH8010:and Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010saidוַיֹּֽאמֶר־vai.yo.mer-H559unto him, GoH3212to thine houseלְבֵיתֶֽךָ׃ פle.vei.Te.khaH1004.

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