1 Kings 1
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וַיֹּ֧אמְרוּand they saidל֣וֹto himעֲבָדָ֗יוservants hisיְבַקְשׁ֞וּlet people seekלַאדֹנִ֤יfor lord myהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙the kingנַעֲרָ֣הa young womanבְתוּלָ֔הa virginוְעָֽמְדָה֙and she will standלִפְנֵ֣יto beforeהַמֶּ֔לֶךְthe kingוּתְהִי־and let her beל֖וֹof himסֹכֶ֑נֶתa nurseוְשָׁכְבָ֣הand she will lieבְחֵיקֶ֔ךָin bosom yourוְחַ֖םand it will be warmלַאדֹנִ֥יto lord myהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃the king
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וַיִּזְבַּ֣חand he sacrificedאֲדֹנִיָּ֗הוּAdonijahצֹ֤אןsheepוּבָקָר֙and cattleוּמְרִ֔יאand fatlingעִ֚םnearאֶ֣בֶןthe stone ofהַזֹּחֶ֔לֶתthe Zohelethאֲשֶׁר־whichאֵ֖צֶלwas besideעֵ֣יןEnרֹגֵ֑לRogelוַיִּקְרָ֗אand he invitedאֶת־obj.כָּל־allאֶחָיו֙brothers hisבְּנֵ֣יthe sons ofהַמֶּ֔לֶךְthe kingוּלְכָל־and to allאַנְשֵׁ֥יthe men ofיְהוּדָ֖הJudahעַבְדֵ֥יthe servants ofהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃the king
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לְכִ֞יcomeוּבֹ֣אִי׀and goאֶל־toהַמֶּ֣לֶךְthe kingדָּוִ֗דDavidוְאָמַ֤רְתְּand you will sayאֵלָיו֙to himהֲלֹֽא־¿ notאַתָּ֞הyouאֲדֹנִ֣יO lord myהַמֶּ֗לֶךְthe kingנִשְׁבַּ֤עְתָּdid you swear an oathלַאֲמָֽתְךָ֙to maidservant yourלֵאמֹ֔רto sayingכִּֽי־thatשְׁלֹמֹ֤הSolomonבְנֵךְ֙son yourיִמְלֹ֣ךְhe will reignאַחֲרַ֔יafter meוְה֖וּאand heיֵשֵׁ֣בhe will sitעַל־onכִּסְאִ֑יthrone myוּמַדּ֖וּעַand why?מָלַ֥ךְhas he become kingאֲדֹנִיָֽהוּ׃Adonijah
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וַ֠יִּזְבַּחand he has sacrificedשׁ֥וֹרoxenוּֽמְרִיא־and fatlingוְצֹאן֮and sheepלָרֹב֒to abundanceוַיִּקְרָא֙and he has invitedלְכָל־to allבְּנֵ֣יthe sons ofהַמֶּ֔לֶךְthe kingוּלְאֶבְיָתָר֙and to Abiatharהַכֹּהֵ֔ןthe priestוּלְיֹאָ֖בand to Joabשַׂ֣רthe commander ofהַצָּבָ֑אthe armyוְלִשְׁלֹמֹ֥הand to Solomonעַבְדְּךָ֖servant yourלֹ֥אnotקָרָֽא׃he has invited
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כִּ֣י׀forיָרַ֣דhe has gone downהַיּ֗וֹםthis dayוַ֠יִּזְבַּחand he has sacrificedשׁ֥וֹרoxenוּֽמְרִיא־and fatlingוְצֹאן֮and sheepלָרֹב֒to abundanceוַיִּקְרָא֩and he has invitedלְכָל־to allבְּנֵ֨יthe sons ofהַמֶּ֜לֶךְthe kingוּלְשָׂרֵ֤יand to the commanders ofהַצָּבָא֙the armyוּלְאֶבְיָתָ֣רand to Abiatharהַכֹּהֵ֔ןthe priestוְהִנָּ֛םand there theyאֹכְלִ֥יםare eatingוְשֹׁתִ֖יםand drinkingלְפָנָ֑יוto before himוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּand they have saidיְחִ֖יmay he liveהַמֶּ֥לֶךְthe kingאֲדֹנִיָּֽהוּ׃Adonijah
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כִּ֡יforכַּאֲשֶׁר֩just asנִשְׁבַּ֨עְתִּיI sworeלָ֜ךְto youבַּיהוָ֨הby Yahwehאֱלֹהֵ֤יthe God ofיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Israelלֵאמֹ֔רto sayingכִּֽי־thatשְׁלֹמֹ֤הSolomonבְנֵךְ֙son yourיִמְלֹ֣ךְhe will reignאַחֲרַ֔יafter meוְה֛וּאand heיֵשֵׁ֥בhe will sitעַל־onכִּסְאִ֖יthrone myתַּחְתָּ֑יin place of meכִּ֛יforכֵּ֥ןsoאֶעֱשֶׂ֖הI will doהַיּ֥וֹםthe dayהַזֶּֽה׃the this
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וַיֹּ֨אמֶרand he saidהַמֶּ֜לֶךְthe kingלָהֶ֗םto themקְח֤וּtakeעִמָּכֶם֙with youאֶת־obj.עַבְדֵ֣יthe servants ofאֲדֹנֵיכֶ֔םlords yourוְהִרְכַּבְתֶּם֙and you will cause to rideאֶת־obj.שְׁלֹמֹ֣הSolomonבְנִ֔יson myעַל־onהַפִּרְדָּ֖הthe muleאֲשֶׁר־whichלִ֑יbelongs to meוְהוֹרַדְתֶּ֥םand you will take downאֹת֖וֹobj. himאֶל־toגִּחֽוֹן׃Gihon
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וּמָשַׁ֣חand he will anointאֹת֣וֹobj. himשָׁ֠םthereצָד֨וֹקZadokהַכֹּהֵ֜ןthe priestוְנָתָ֧ןand Nathanהַנָּבִ֛יאthe prophetלְמֶ֖לֶךְto kingעַל־overיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לIsraelוּתְקַעְתֶּם֙and you will give a blastבַּשּׁוֹפָ֔רon the ram's hornוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֕םand you will sayיְחִ֖יmay he liveהַמֶּ֥לֶךְthe kingשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃Solomon
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וַעֲלִיתֶ֣םand you will come upאַחֲרָ֗יוafter himוּבָא֙and he will comeוְיָשַׁ֣בand he will sitעַל־onכִּסְאִ֔יthrone myוְה֥וּאand heיִמְלֹ֖ךְhe will reignתַּחְתָּ֑יin place of meוְאֹת֤וֹand with himצִוִּ֙יתִי֙I have appointedלִֽהְי֣וֹתto beנָגִ֔ידrulerעַל־overיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לIsraelוְעַל־and overיְהוּדָֽה׃Judah
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וַיֵּ֣רֶדand he went downצָד֣וֹקZadokהַ֠כֹּהֵןthe priestוְנָתָ֨ןand Nathanהַנָּבִ֜יאthe prophetוּבְנָיָ֣הוּand Benaiahבֶן־the son ofיְהוֹיָדָ֗עJehoiadaוְהַכְּרֵתִי֙and the Kerethitesוְהַפְּלֵתִ֔יand the Pelethitesוַיַּרְכִּ֙בוּ֙and they caused to rideאֶת־obj.שְׁלֹמֹ֔הSolomonעַל־onפִּרְדַּ֖תthe mule ofהַמֶּ֣לֶךְthe kingדָּוִ֑דDavidוַיֹּלִ֥כוּand they broughtאֹת֖וֹobj. himעַל־toגִּחֽוֹן׃Gihon
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וַיִּקַּח֩and he tookצָד֨וֹקZadokהַכֹּהֵ֜ןthe priestאֶת־obj.קֶ֤רֶןthe horn ofהַשֶּׁ֙מֶן֙the oilמִן־fromהָאֹ֔הֶלthe tentוַיִּמְשַׁ֖חand he anointedאֶת־obj.שְׁלֹמֹ֑הSolomonוַֽיִּתְקְעוּ֙and they gave a blastבַּשּׁוֹפָ֔רon the ram's hornוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙and they saidכָּל־allהָעָ֔םthe peopleיְחִ֖יmay he liveהַמֶּ֥לֶךְthe kingשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃Solomon
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וַיִּשְׁמַ֣עand he heardאֲדֹנִיָּ֗הוּAdonijahוְכָל־and allהַקְּרֻאִים֙those who were invitedאֲשֶׁ֣רwhoאִתּ֔וֹwere with himוְהֵ֖םand theyכִּלּ֣וּthey had finishedלֶאֱכֹ֑לto eatוַיִּשְׁמַ֤עand he heardיוֹאָב֙Joabאֶת־obj.ק֣וֹלthe sound ofהַשּׁוֹפָ֔רthe ram's hornוַיֹּ֕אמֶרand he saidמַדּ֥וּעַwhy?קֽוֹל־is the sound ofהַקִּרְיָ֖הthe townהוֹמָֽה׃in an uproar
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וַיִּשְׁלַ֣חand he has sentאִתּֽוֹ־with himהַ֠מֶּלֶךְthe kingאֶת־obj.צָד֨וֹקZadokהַכֹּהֵ֜ןthe priestוְאֶת־and obj.נָתָ֣ןNathanהַנָּבִ֗יאthe prophetוּבְנָיָ֙הוּ֙and Benaiahבֶּן־the son ofיְה֣וֹיָדָ֔עJehoiadaוְהַכְּרֵתִ֖יand the Kerethitesוְהַפְּלֵתִ֑יand the Pelethitesוַיַּרְכִּ֣בוּand they have caused to rideאֹת֔וֹobj. himעַ֖לonפִּרְדַּ֥תthe mule ofהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃the king
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וַיִּמְשְׁח֣וּand they have anointedאֹת֡וֹobj. himצָד֣וֹקZadokהַכֹּהֵ֣ןthe priestוְנָתָן֩and Nathanהַנָּבִ֨יאthe prophetלְמֶ֜לֶךְto kingבְּגִח֗וֹןat Gihonוַיַּעֲל֤וּand they have gone upמִשָּׁם֙from thereשְׂמֵחִ֔יםjoyfulוַתֵּהֹ֖םand it was excitedהַקִּרְיָ֑הthe townה֥וּאthatהַקּ֖וֹלis the noiseאֲשֶׁ֥רwhichשְׁמַעְתֶּֽם׃you have heard
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וְגַם־and alsoבָּ֜אוּthey have comeעַבְדֵ֣יthe servants ofהַמֶּ֗לֶךְthe kingלְ֠בָרֵךְto blessאֶת־obj.אֲדֹנֵ֜ינוּlords ourהַמֶּ֣לֶךְthe kingדָּוִד֮Davidלֵאמֹר֒to sayingיֵיטֵ֨בmay he make goodאֱלֹהִ֜יםGodאֶת־obj.שֵׁ֤םthe name ofשְׁלֹמֹה֙Solomonמִשְּׁמֶ֔ךָmore than name yourוִֽיגַדֵּ֥לand may he make greatאֶת־obj.כִּסְא֖וֹthrone hisמִכִּסְאֶ֑ךָmore than throne yourוַיִּשְׁתַּ֥חוּand he bowed downהַמֶּ֖לֶךְthe kingעַל־onהַמִּשְׁכָּֽב׃the bed
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וַיֻּגַּ֤דand it was toldלִשְׁלֹמֹה֙to Solomonלֵאמֹ֔רto sayingהִנֵּה֙there!אֲדֹ֣נִיָּ֔הוּAdonijahיָרֵ֖אhe fearsאֶת־obj.הַמֶּ֣לֶךְthe kingשְׁלֹמֹ֑הSolomonוְ֠הִנֵּהand there!אָחַ֞זhe has taken holdבְּקַרְנ֤וֹתon the horns ofהַמִּזְבֵּ֙חַ֙the altarלֵאמֹ֔רto sayingיִשָּֽׁבַֽע־let him swearלִ֤יto meכַיּוֹם֙as the dayהַמֶּ֣לֶךְthe kingשְׁלֹמֹ֔הSolomonאִם־ifיָמִ֥יתhe will put to deathאֶת־obj.עַבְדּ֖וֹservant hisבֶּחָֽרֶב׃by the sword
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וַיִּשְׁלַ֞חand he sentהַמֶּ֣לֶךְthe kingשְׁלֹמֹ֗הSolomonוַיֹּרִדֻ֙הוּ֙and they brought down himמֵעַ֣לfrom atהַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַthe altarוַיָּבֹ֕אand he cameוַיִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּand he bowed downלַמֶּ֣לֶךְto the kingשְׁלֹמֹ֑הSolomonוַיֹּֽאמֶר־and he saidל֥וֹto himשְׁלֹמֹ֖הSolomonלֵ֥ךְgoלְבֵיתֶֽךָ׃ פto house your
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