Revised Version 1895

1 Kings 11:32-36

32(but he shall have onetribeוְהַשֵּׁ֥בֶטve.ha.She.vetH7626, for myservantעַבְדִּ֣י'av.DiH5650David’sדָוִ֗דda.VidH1732sakeלְמַ֣עַן׀le.Ma.'anH4616, and forJerusalem’sיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389sakeוּלְמַ֙עַן֙u.le.Ma.'anH4616, thecityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834I havechosenבָּחַ֣רְתִּיba.Char.tiH977outH3605ofallH3605thetribesשִׁבְטֵ֥יshiv.TeiH7626ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478:)

33becauseיַ֣עַן׀Ya.'anH3282that they have forsakenmeH3808, and have worshipped Ashtoreth thegoddessאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of the Zidonians,Chemoshלִכְמוֹשׁ֙likh.mo.VoshH3645thegodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofMoabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124, andMilcomוּלְמִלְכֹּ֖םu.le.mil.KomH4445thegodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofAmmonעַמּ֑וֹןa.MonH5983; and they havenotH3808walkedהָלְכ֣וּha.le.KhuH1980in mywaysבִדְרָכַ֗יvid.ra.KhaiH1870, todoH6213thatwhichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834isrightהַיָּשָׁ֧רhai.ya.SharH3477in mineeyesבְּעֵינַ֛יbe.'ei.NaiH5869, and tokeepH6213mystatutesוְחֻקֹּתַ֥יve.chu.ko.TaiH2708and myjudgmentsוּמִשְׁפָּטַ֖יu.mish.pa.TaiH4941, asdidH6213Davidכְּדָוִ֥דke.da.VidH1732hisfatherאָבִֽיו׃'a.VivH1.

34Howbeit I willnotוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808takeאֶקַּ֥ח'e.KachH3947thewholeH3605kingdomהַמַּמְלָכָ֖הha.mam.la.KhahH4467outH3605of hishandמִיָּד֑וֹmi.ya.DoH3027: but I willmakeאֲשִׁתֶ֗נּוּ'a.shi.Te.nuH7896himprinceנָשִׂ֣יאna.Si'H5387allH3605thedaysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of hislifeH3117, forDavidדָּוִ֤דda.VidH1732myservant’sעַבְדִּי֙'av.DiH5650sakeלְמַ֨עַןle.Ma.'anH4616,whomH834Ichoseבָּחַ֣רְתִּיba.Char.tiH977,becauseכִּ֣י׀kiH3588hekeptשָׁמַ֖רsha.MarH8104mycommandmentsמִצְוֹתַ֥יmitz.vo.TaiH4687and mystatutesוְחֻקֹּתָֽי׃ve.chu.ko.TaiH2708:

35but I willtakeוְלָקַחְתִּ֥יve.la.kach.TiH3947thekingdomהַמְּלוּכָ֖הha.me.lu.KhahH4410outH3027of hisson’sבְּנ֑וֹbe.NoH1121handמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027, and willgiveוּנְתַתִּ֣יהָu.ne.ta.Ti.haH5414it unto thee,evenאֵ֖ת'etH853tenעֲשֶׂ֥רֶת'a.Se.retH6235tribesהַשְּׁבָטִֽים׃ha.she.va.TimH7626.

36And unto hissonוְלִבְנ֖וֹve.liv.NoH1121will Igiveאֶתֵּ֣ן'e.TenH5414onetribeשֵֽׁבֶט־she.vet-H7626, thatDavidלְדָֽוִיד־le.da.vid-H1732myservantעַ֠בְדִּי'Av.diH5650may have alampנִ֣ירnirH5216alwaybeforeלְפָנַי֙le.fa.NaiH6440meH5414inJerusalemבִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םbi.Ru.sha.LimH3389, thecityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834I havechosenבָּחַ֣רְתִּיba.Char.tiH977meH5414toputH5414mynameשְׁמִ֖יshe.MiH8034there.

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