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1 Kings 2:13-22

13AndAdonijahאֲדֹנִיָּ֣הוּ'a.do.ni.Ya.huH138thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofHaggithחַגֵּ֗יתcha.GeitH2294cameוַיָּבֹ֞אvai.ya.Vo'H935toBathshebaH1339themotherאֵם־'em-H517ofSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010. And shesaidוַתֹּ֖אמֶרva.To.merH559,Comestבֹּאֶ֑ךָbo.'E.khaH935thoupeaceablyהֲשָׁל֣וֹםha.sha.LomH7965? And hesaidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Peaceablyשָׁלֽוֹם׃sha.LomH7965.

14Hesaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559moreover, I have somewhat tosayדָּבָ֥רda.VarH1697to thee. And shesaidוַתֹּ֖אמֶרva.To.merH559, Sayonדַּבֵּֽר׃da.BerH1696.

15And hesaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Thouknowestיָדַ֙עַתְּ֙ya.Da.'atH3045that thekingdomהַמְּלוּכָ֔הha.me.lu.KhahH4410was mine, and that allIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478setשָׂ֧מוּSa.muH7760theirfacesפְּנֵיהֶ֖םpe.nei.HemH6440on me, that I shouldreignלִמְלֹ֑ךְlim.LokhH4427: but thekingdomהַמְּלוּכָה֙ha.me.lu.KhahH4410is turnedaboutוַתִּסֹּ֤בva.ti.SoH5437, and hath become mybrother’sלְאָחִ֔יle.'a.ChiH251: for it was his from theLORDמֵיְהוָ֖הme.Yah.wehH3068.

16And now Iaskשֹׁאֵ֣לsho.'ElH7592oneאַחַת֙'a.ChatH259petitionשְׁאֵלָ֤הshe.'e.LahH7596of thee,denyתָּשִׁ֖בִיta.Shi.viH7725meפָּנָ֑יpa.NaiH6440not. And shesaidוַתֹּ֥אמֶרva.To.merH559to him, Sayonדַּבֵּֽר׃da.BerH1696.

17And hesaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Speakאִמְרִי־'im.ri-H559, I pray thee, toSolomonלִשְׁלֹמֹ֣הlish.lo.MohH8010thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, (for he will notsayH7725totheeפָּנָ֑יִךְpa.Na.yikhH6440noH7725,) that hegiveוְיִתֶּן־ve.yi.ten-H5414meAbishagאֲבִישַׁ֥ג'a.vi.ShagH49theShunammiteהַשּׁוּנַמִּ֖יתha.shu.na.MitH7767for awifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802.

18AndBathshebaH1339saidוַתֹּ֥אמֶרva.To.merH559,Wellט֑וֹבTovH2896; I willspeakאֲדַבֵּ֥ר'a.da.BerH1696for thee to thekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

19BathshebaH1339thereforewentוַתָּבֹ֤אva.ta.Vo'H935tokingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010, tospeakלְדַבֶּר־le.da.ber-H1696to him forAdonijahאֲדֹנִיָּ֑הוּ'a.do.ni.Ya.huH138. And thekingהַמֶּ֨לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428roseupוַיָּקָם֩vai.ya.KamH6965tomeetH7125her, andbowedוַיִּשְׁתַּ֣חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812himself to her, and satdownוַיֵּ֙שֶׁב֙vai.Ye.shevH3427on histhroneכִּסְא֔וֹkis.'OH3678, and caused aseatכִּסֵּא֙ki.Se'H3678to besetוַיָּ֤שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760for theking’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428motherלְאֵ֣םle.'EmH517; and shesatוַתֵּ֖שֶׁבva.Te.shevH3427on his righthandלִֽימִינֽוֹ׃li.mi.noH3225.

20Then shesaidוַתֹּ֗אמֶרva.To.merH559, Idesireשֹׁאֶ֣לֶתsho.'E.letH7592oneאַחַ֤ת'a.ChatH259smallקְטַנָּה֙ke.ta.NahH6996petitionשְׁאֵלָ֨הshe.'e.LahH7596of thee; I pray thee,denyH7725meפָּנָ֑יpa.NaiH6440notH7725. And thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּֽאמֶר־vai.yo.mer-H559to her, Askonשַׁאֲלִ֣יsha.'a.LiH7592, mymotherאִמִּ֔י'i.MiH517: for I will notdenyH7725theeפָּנָֽיִךְ׃pa.Na.yikhH6440.

21And shesaidוַתֹּ֕אמֶרva.To.merH559, LetAbishagאֲבִישַׁ֣ג'a.vi.ShagH49theShunammiteהַשֻּׁנַמִּ֑יתha.shu.na.MitH7767begivenיֻתַּ֖ןyu.TanH5414toAdonijahלַאֲדֹנִיָּ֥הוּla.'a.do.ni.Ya.huH138thybrotherאָחִ֖יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251for awifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802.

22Andkingהַמֶּ֨לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֜הshe.lo.MohH8010answeredוַיַּעַן֩vai.ya.'AnH6030andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to hismotherלְאִמּ֗וֹle.'i.MoH517, And why dost thouaskשֹׁאֶ֜לֶתsho.'E.letH7592Abishagאֲבִישַׁ֤ג'a.vi.ShagH49theShunammiteהַשֻּׁנַמִּית֙ha.shu.na.MitH7767forAdonijahלַאֲדֹ֣נִיָּ֔הוּla.'a.Do.ni.Ya.huH138?askוְשַֽׁאֲלִי־ve.sha.'a.li-H7592for him thekingdomהַמְּלוּכָ֔הha.me.lu.KhahH4410also; for he is myelderהַגָּד֣וֹלha.ga.DolH1419brotherאָחִ֖י'a.ChiH251; even for him, and forAbiatharוּלְאֶבְיָתָ֣רu.le.'ev.ya.TarH54thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548, and forJoabוּלְיוֹאָ֖בu.le.yo.'AvH3097thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofZeruiahצְרוּיָֽה׃ פtze.ru.YahH6870.

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