Revised Literal Translation

1 Kings 2:21-25

21And she saidוַתֹּ֕אמֶרva.To.merH559,Let Abishagאֲבִישַׁ֣ג'a.vi.ShagH49the Shunammiteהַשֻּׁנַמִּ֑יתha.shu.na.MitH7767be givenיֻתַּ֖ןyu.TanH5414to Adonijahלַאֲדֹנִיָּ֥הוּla.'a.do.ni.Ya.huH138thy brotherאָחִ֖יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251to wifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802.

22And kingהַמֶּ֨לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֜הshe.lo.MohH8010answeredוַיַּעַן֩vai.ya.'AnH6030and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto his motherלְאִמּ֗וֹle.'i.MoH517,And why dost thou askשֹׁאֶ֜לֶתsho.'E.letH7592Abishagאֲבִישַׁ֤ג'a.vi.ShagH49the Shunammiteהַשֻּׁנַמִּית֙ha.shu.na.MitH7767for Adonijahלַאֲדֹ֣נִיָּ֔הוּla.'a.Do.ni.Ya.huH138?askוְשַֽׁאֲלִי־ve.sha.'a.li-H7592for him the kingdomהַמְּלוּכָ֔הha.me.lu.KhahH4410also; for he ismine elderהַגָּד֣וֹלha.ga.DolH1419brotherאָחִ֖י'a.ChiH251;even for him, and for Abiatharוּלְאֶבְיָתָ֣רu.le.'ev.ya.TarH54the priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548,and for Joabוּלְיוֹאָ֖בu.le.yo.'AvH3097the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Zeruiahצְרוּיָֽה׃ פtze.ru.YahH6870.

23Then kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010swareוַיִּשָּׁבַע֙vai.yi.sha.Va'H7650by Yhwhבַּֽיהוָ֖הba.Yah.wehH3068,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430doיַֽעֲשֶׂה־ya.'a.seh-H6213so to me, and more alsoיוֹסִ֔יףyo.SifH3254,if Adonijahאֲדֹ֣נִיָּ֔הוּ'a.Do.ni.Ya.huH138have not spokenדִּבֶּר֙di.BerH1696this wordהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697against his own lifeבְנַפְשׁ֔וֹve.naf.ShoH5315.

24Now therefore, asYhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068livethחַי־chai-H2416,which hath establishedהֱכִינַ֗נִיhe.khi.Na.niH3559me, and setוַיּֽוֹשִׁיבַ֙נִי֙vai.yo.shi.vi.niH3427me on the throneכִּסֵּא֙ki.Se'H3678of Davidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732my fatherאָבִ֔י'a.ViH1,and who hath madeעָֽשָׂה־'a.sah-H6213me an houseבַּ֖יִתBa.yitH1004,as he promisedדִּבֵּ֑רdi.BerH1696,Adonijahאֲדֹנִיָּֽהוּ׃'a.do.ni.Ya.huH138shall be put to deathיוּמַ֖תyu.MatH4191this dayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117.

25And kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010sentוַיִּשְׁלַח֙vai.yish.LachH7971by the handבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027of Benaiahבְּנָיָ֣הוּbe.na.Ya.huH1141the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֑עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077;and he fellוַיִּפְגַּע־vai.yif.ga'-H6293upon him that he diedוַיָּמֹֽת׃ סvai.ya.MotH4191.

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