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1 Kings 1:1-4

1Nowkingוְהַמֶּ֤לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732wasoldזָקֵ֔ןza.KenH2204andadvancedבָּ֖אba'H935inyearsבַּיָּמִ֑יםbai.ya.MimH3117; and theycoveredוַיְכַסֻּ֙הוּ֙vay.kha.Su.huH3680him withclothesבַּבְּגָדִ֔יםba.be.ga.DimH899, but he could not getwarmH3179.

2Therefore hisservantsעֲבָדָ֗יו'a.va.DavH5650saidוַיֹּ֧אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559to him, Let there besoughtיְבַקְשׁ֞וּye.vak.ShuH1245for mylordלַאדֹנִ֤יla.do.NiH113thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428ayoungנַעֲרָ֣הna.'a.RahH5291virginבְתוּלָ֔הve.tu.LahH1330: and let herstandוְעָֽמְדָה֙ve.'a.me.DahH5975beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, and let hercherishסֹכֶ֑נֶתso.Khe.netH5532him, and let herlieוְשָׁכְבָ֣הve.sha.khe.VahH7901in thybosomבְחֵיקֶ֔ךָve.chei.Ke.chaH2436, that mylordלַאדֹנִ֥יla.do.NiH113thekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428may getwarmוְחַ֖םve.ChamH2552.

3So theysoughtוַיְבַקְשׁוּ֙vay.vak.ShuH1245for afairיָפָ֔הya.FahH3303damselנַעֲרָ֣הna.'a.RahH5291throughout all thelandגְּב֣וּלge.VulH1366ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, andfoundוַֽיִּמְצְא֗וּvai.yim.tze.'UH4672Abishagאֲבִישַׁג֙'a.vi.ShagH49aShunammiteהַשּׁ֣וּנַמִּ֔יתha.Shu.na.MitH7767, andbroughtוַיָּבִ֥אוּvai.ya.Vi.'uH935her to thekingלַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃la.Me.lekhH4428.

4And thedamselוְהַֽנַּעֲרָ֖הve.ha.na.'a.RahH5291wasveryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966fairיָפָ֣הya.FahH3303, andcherishedסֹכֶ֙נֶת֙so.Khe.netH5532thekingלַמֶּ֤לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428, andministeredוַתְּשָׁ֣רְתֵ֔הוּva.te.Sha.re.Te.huH8334to him: but thekingוְהַמֶּ֖לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428knewיְדָעָֽהּ׃ye.da.'AhH3045her not.

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