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1 Kings 1:9-25

9AndAdonijahאֲדֹנִיָּ֗הוּ'a.do.ni.Ya.huH138slewוַיִּזְבַּ֣חvai.yiz.BachH2076sheepצֹ֤אןtzonH6629andoxenוּבָקָר֙u.va.KarH1241and fatcattleוּמְרִ֔יאu.me.Ri'H4806by thestoneאֶ֣בֶן'E.venH68ofZohelethהַזֹּחֶ֔לֶתha.zo.Che.letH2120, which isbyאֵ֖צֶל'E.tzelH681EnrogelH5883, andinvitedוַיִּקְרָ֗אvai.yik.Ra'H7121all hisbrethrenאֶחָיו֙'e.ChavH251theking’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121, and all themenאַנְשֵׁ֥י'an.SheiH582ofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063theking’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428servantsעַבְדֵ֥י'av.DeiH5650:

10ButNathanנָתָן֩na.TanH5416theprophetהַנָּבִ֨יאha.na.Vi'H5030, andBenaiahוּבְנָיָ֜הוּu.ve.na.Ya.huH1141, and the mightymenהַגִּבּוֹרִ֛יםha.gi.bo.RimH1368, andSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֥הshe.lo.MohH8010hisbrotherאָחִ֖יו'a.ChivH251, hecalledקָרָֽא׃ka.Ra'H7121not.

11ThereforeNathanנָתָ֗ןna.TanH5416spokeוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toBathshebaH1339themotherאֵם־'em-H517ofSolomonשְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohH8010,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Hast thou notheardשָׁמַ֔עַתְּsha.Ma.'atH8085thatAdonijahאֲדֹנִיָּ֣הוּ'a.do.ni.Ya.huH138thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofHaggithחַגִּ֑יתcha.GitH2294dothreignמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427, andDavidדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732ourlordוַאֲדֹנֵ֥ינוּva.'a.do.Nei.nuH113knowethיָדָֽע׃ya.Da'H3045it not?

12Now thereforecomeH3212, let me, I pray thee, give theecounselאִיעָצֵ֥ךְ עֵצָ֑ה'i.'a.Tzekh 'e.TzahH3289 H6098, that thou mayestsaveוּמַלְּטִי֙u.ma.le.TiH4422thy ownlifeנַפְשֵׁ֔ךְnaf.ShekhH5315, and thelifeנֶ֥פֶשׁNe.feshH5315of thysonבְּנֵ֖ךְbe.NekhH1121Solomonשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃she.lo.MohH8010.

13GoH3212and enterinוּבֹ֣אִי׀u.Vo.'iH935tokingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732, andsayוְאָמַ֤רְתְּve.'a.MartH559to him, Didst not thou, mylordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113, Okingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,swearנִשְׁבַּ֤עְתָּnish.Ba'.taH7650to thyhandmaidלַאֲמָֽתְךָ֙la.'a.ma.te.KhaH519,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Assuredlyכִּֽי־ki-H3588Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֤הshe.lo.MohH8010thysonבְנֵךְ֙ve.neKhH1121shallreignיִמְלֹ֣ךְyim.LokhH4427afterאַחֲרַ֔י'a.cha.RaiH310me, and he shallsitיֵשֵׁ֣בye.ShevH3427upon mythroneכִּסְאִ֑יkis.'IH3678? why then dothAdonijahאֲדֹנִיָֽהוּ׃'a.do.ni.Ya.huH138reignמָלַ֥ךְma.LakhH4427?

14Behold, while thou art yettalkingמְדַבֶּ֥רֶתme.da.Be.retH1696there with thekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, I will also comeinאָב֣וֹא'a.Vo'H935afterאַחֲרַ֔יִךְ'a.cha.Ra.yikhH310thee, andconfirmוּמִלֵּאתִ֖יu.mi.le.TiH4390thywordsדְּבָרָֽיִךְ׃de.va.Ra.yikhH1697.

15AndBathshebaH1339wentוַתָּבֹ֨אva.ta.Vo'H935to thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428into thechamberהַחַ֔דְרָהha.Chad.rahH2315: and thekingוְהַמֶּ֖לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428wasveryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966oldזָקֵ֣ןza.KenH2204; andAbishagוַֽאֲבִישַׁג֙va.'a.vi.ShagH49theShunammiteהַשּׁ֣וּנַמִּ֔יתha.Shu.na.MitH7767ministeredמְשָׁרַ֖תme.sha.RatH8334to thekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

16AndBathshebaH1339bowedוַתִּקֹּ֣דva.ti.KodH6915, and didobeisanceוַתִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּva.tish.Ta.chuH7812to thekingלַמֶּ֑לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428. And thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, What wouldest thou?

17And shesaidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559to him, Mylordאֲדֹנִי֙'a.do.NiH113, thou didstswearנִשְׁבַּ֜עְתָּnish.Ba'.taH7650by theLORDבַּֽיהוָ֤הba.Yah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430to thyhandmaidלַֽאֲמָתֶ֔ךָla.'a.ma.Te.khaH519, saying, AssuredlySolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֥הshe.lo.MohH8010thysonבְנֵ֖ךְve.NekhH1121shallreignיִמְלֹ֣ךְyim.LokhH4427afterאַחֲרָ֑י'a.cha.RaiH310me, and he shallsitיֵשֵׁ֥בye.ShevH3427upon mythroneכִּסְאִֽי׃kis.'IH3678.

18And now, behold,Adonijahאֲדֹנִיָּ֖ה'a.do.ni.YahH138reignethמָלָ֑ךְma.LakhH4427; and now, mylordאֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.NiH113thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, thouknowestיָדָֽעְתָּ׃ya.Da.'e.taH3045it not:

19And he hathslainוַ֠יִּזְבַּחVai.yiz.bachH2076oxenשׁ֥וֹרShorH7794and fatcattleוּֽמְרִיא־u.me.ri'-H4806andsheepוְצֹאן֮ve.tzoNH6629inabundanceלָרֹב֒la.RoH7230, and hathinvitedוַיִּקְרָא֙vai.yik.Ra'H7121all thesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, andAbiatharוּלְאֶבְיָתָר֙u.le.'ev.ya.TarH54thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548, andJoabוּלְיֹאָ֖בu.le.yo.'AvH3097thecaptainשַׂ֣רsarH8269of thehostהַצָּבָ֑אha.tza.Va'H6635: butSolomonוְלִשְׁלֹמֹ֥הve.lish.lo.MohH8010thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֖'av.de.KhaH5650hath he notinvitedקָרָֽא׃ka.Ra'H7121.

20And thou, mylordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113, Okingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, theeyesעֵינֵ֥י'ei.NeiH5869of allIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478are upon thee, that thou shouldesttellלְהַגִּ֣ידle.ha.GidH5046them who shallsitיֵשֵׁ֛בye.ShevH3427on thethroneכִּסֵּ֥אki.Se'H3678of mylordאֲדֹנִֽי־'a.do.ni-H113thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428afterאַחֲרָֽיו׃'a.cha.RavH310him.

21Otherwise it shall come to pass, when mylordאֲדֹנִֽי־'a.do.ni-H113thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428shallsleepכִּשְׁכַ֥בkish.KhavH7901with hisfathersאֲבֹתָ֑יו'a.vo.TavH1, that I and mysonוּבְנִ֥יu.ve.NiH1121Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010shall be countedoffendersחַטָּאִֽים׃cha.ta.'ImH2400.

22And, lo, while she was yettalkingמְדַבֶּ֖רֶתme.da.Be.retH1696with thekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,Nathanוְנָתָ֥ןve.na.TanH5416theprophetהַנָּבִ֖יאha.na.Vi'H5030also cameinבָּֽא׃Ba'H935.

23And theytoldוַיַּגִּ֤ידוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046thekingלַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙la.Me.lekhH4428,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, BeholdNathanנָתָ֣ןna.TanH5416theprophetהַנָּבִ֑יאha.na.Vi'H5030. And when he had comeinוַיָּבֹא֙vai.ya.Vo'H935beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, hebowedוַיִּשְׁתַּ֧חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812himself before thekingלַמֶּ֛לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428with hisfaceאַפָּ֖יו'a.PavH639to thegroundאָֽרְצָה׃'A.re.tzahH776.

24AndNathanנָתָן֒na.TanH5416saidוַיֹּאמֶר֮vai.yo.MerH559, Mylordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113, Okingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, hast thousaidאָמַ֔רְתָּ'a.Mar.taH559,Adonijahאֲדֹנִיָּ֖הוּ'a.do.ni.Ya.huH138shallreignיִמְלֹ֣ךְyim.LokhH4427afterאַחֲרָ֑י'a.cha.RaiH310me, and he shallsitיֵשֵׁ֥בye.ShevH3427upon mythroneכִּסְאִֽי׃kis.'IH3678?

25For he hath gonedownיָרַ֣דya.RadH3381thisdayהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117, and hathslainוַ֠יִּזְבַּחVai.yiz.bachH2076oxenשׁ֥וֹרShorH7794and fatcattleוּֽמְרִיא־u.me.ri'-H4806andsheepוְצֹאן֮ve.tzoNH6629inabundanceלָרֹב֒la.RoH7230, and hathinvitedוַיִּקְרָא֩vai.yik.Ra'H7121all theking’sהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sonsבְּנֵ֨יbe.NeiH1121, and thecaptainsוּלְשָׂרֵ֤יu.le.sa.ReiH8269of thehostהַצָּבָא֙ha.tza.Va'H6635, andAbiatharוּלְאֶבְיָתָ֣רu.le.'ev.ya.TarH54thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548; and, behold, theyeatאֹכְלִ֥ים'o.khe.LimH398anddrinkוְשֹׁתִ֖יםve.sho.TimH8354beforeלְפָנָ֑יוle.fa.NavH6440him, andsayוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559, Godsaveיְחִ֖יye.ChiH2421kingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Adonijahאֲדֹנִיָּֽהוּ׃'a.do.ni.Ya.huH138.

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