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1 Kings 2:43
וּמַדּ֕וּעַ לֹ֣א שָׁמַ֔רְתָּ אֵ֖ת שְׁבֻעַ֣ת יְהוָ֑ה וְאֶת־הַמִּצְוָ֖ה אֲשֶׁר־צִוִּ֥יתִי עָלֶֽיךָ׃ And why have you not kept the oath of YHWH and the commandment which I commanded you?” Morphology וּמַדּ֕וּעַ (u-madduaʿ) – Root: ידע; Form: Interrogative particle with conjunction; Translation: “And … Continue reading
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1 Kings 2:42
וַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ וַיִּקְרָ֣א לְשִׁמְעִ֗י וַיֹּ֨אמֶר אֵלָ֜יו הֲלֹ֧וא הִשְׁבַּעְתִּ֣יךָ בַֽיהוָ֗ה וָאָעִ֤ד בְּךָ֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר בְּיֹ֣ום צֵאתְךָ֗ וְהָֽלַכְתָּ֙ אָ֣נֶה וָאָ֔נָה יָדֹ֥עַ תֵּדַ֖ע כִּ֣י מֹ֣ות תָּמ֑וּת וַתֹּ֧אמֶר אֵלַ֛י טֹ֥וב הַדָּבָ֖ר שָׁמָֽעְתִּי׃ Then the king sent and called for Shimeʿi, and said to him, “Did … Continue reading
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1 Kings 2:41
וַיֻּגַּ֖ד לִשְׁלֹמֹ֑ה כִּי־הָלַ֨ךְ שִׁמְעִ֧י מִירוּשָׁלִַ֛ם גַּ֖ת וַיָּשֹֽׁב׃ And it was told to Shelomo that Shimeʿi had gone from Yerushalayim to Gat and had returned. Morphology וַיֻּגַּ֖ד (vayyuggad) – Root: נגד; Form: Hofal wayyiqtol 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And … Continue reading
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1 Kings 2:40
וַיָּ֣קָם שִׁמְעִ֗י וַֽיַּחֲבֹשׁ֙ אֶת־חֲמֹרֹ֔ו וַיֵּ֤לֶךְ גַּ֨תָה֙ אֶל־אָכִ֔ישׁ לְבַקֵּ֖שׁ אֶת־עֲבָדָ֑יו וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ שִׁמְעִ֔י וַיָּבֵ֥א אֶת־עֲבָדָ֖יו מִגַּֽת׃ Then Shimeʿi arose and saddled his donkey and went to Gat to Akhish to seek his servants, and Shimeʿi went and brought his servants from Gat. … Continue reading
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1 Kings 2:39
וַיְהִ֗י מִקֵּץ֙ שָׁלֹ֣שׁ שָׁנִ֔ים וַיִּבְרְח֤וּ שְׁנֵֽי־עֲבָדִים֙ לְשִׁמְעִ֔י אֶל־אָכִ֥ישׁ בֶּֽן־מַעֲכָ֖ה מֶ֣לֶךְ גַּ֑ת וַיַּגִּ֤ידוּ לְשִׁמְעִי֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר הִנֵּ֥ה עֲבָדֶ֖יךָ בְּגַֽת׃ And it came to pass at the end of three years, that two of the servants of Shimeʿi fled to Akhish son of … Continue reading
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1 Kings 2:38
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר שִׁמְעִ֤י לַמֶּ֨לֶךְ֙ טֹ֣וב הַדָּבָ֔ר כַּאֲשֶׁ֤ר דִּבֶּר֙ אֲדֹנִ֣י הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ כֵּ֖ן יַעֲשֶׂ֣ה עַבְדֶּ֑ךָ וַיֵּ֧שֶׁב שִׁמְעִ֛י בִּירוּשָׁלִַ֖ם יָמִ֥ים רַבִּֽים׃ ס And Shimeʿi said to the king, “The word is good. As my lord the king has spoken, so will your servant do.” … Continue reading
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1 Kings 2:37
וְהָיָ֣ה בְּיֹ֣ום צֵאתְךָ֗ וְעָֽבַרְתָּ֙ אֶת־נַ֣חַל קִדְרֹ֔ון יָדֹ֥עַ תֵּדַ֖ע כִּ֣י מֹ֣ות תָּמ֑וּת דָּמְךָ֖ יִהְיֶ֥ה בְרֹאשֶֽׁךָ׃ And it shall be on the day you go out and cross the valley of Qidron, know well that you shall surely die; your blood shall … Continue reading
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1 Kings 2:36
וַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ֙ וַיִּקְרָ֣א לְשִׁמְעִ֔י וַיֹּ֣אמֶר לֹ֗ו בְּֽנֵה־לְךָ֥ בַ֨יִת֙ בִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם וְיָשַׁבְתָּ֖ שָׁ֑ם וְלֹֽא־תֵצֵ֥א מִשָּׁ֖ם אָ֥נֶה וָאָֽנָה׃ And the king sent and called for Shimeʿi, and said to him, “Build yourself a house in Yerushalayim and live there, and you shall not … Continue reading
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1 Kings 2:35
וַיִּתֵּ֨ן הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ אֶת־בְּנָיָ֧הוּ בֶן־יְהֹויָדָ֛ע תַּחְתָּ֖יו עַל־הַצָּבָ֑א וְאֶת־צָדֹ֤וק הַכֹּהֵן֙ נָתַ֣ן הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ תַּ֖חַת אֶבְיָתָֽר׃ And the king appointed Benayahu son of Yehoyadaʿ in his place over the army, and Tsadoq the priest the king appointed in place of Evyatar. Morphology וַיִּתֵּ֨ן … Continue reading
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1 Kings 2:34
וַיַּ֗עַל בְּנָיָ֨הוּ֙ בֶּן־יְהֹ֣ויָדָ֔ע וַיִּפְגַּע־בֹּ֖ו וַיְמִתֵ֑הוּ וַיִּקָּבֵ֥ר בְּבֵיתֹ֖ו בַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ Then Benayahu son of Yehoyadaʿ went up and struck him, and he killed him, and he was buried in his house in the wilderness. Morphology וַיַּ֗עַל (vayyaʿal) – Root: עלה; Form: … Continue reading
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1 Kings 2:33
וְשָׁ֤בוּ דְמֵיהֶם֙ בְּרֹ֣אשׁ יֹואָ֔ב וּבְרֹ֥אשׁ זַרְעֹ֖ו לְעֹלָ֑ם וּלְדָוִ֡ד וּ֠לְזַרְעֹו וּלְבֵיתֹ֨ו וּלְכִסְאֹ֜ו יִהְיֶ֥ה שָׁלֹ֛ום עַד־עֹולָ֖ם מֵעִ֥ם יְהוָֽה׃ And their blood shall return upon the head of Yoʾav and upon the head of his offspring forever, but to Dawid, and to his … Continue reading
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1 Kings 2:32
וְהֵשִׁיב֩ יְהוָ֨ה אֶת־דָּמֹ֜ו עַל־רֹאשֹׁ֗ו אֲשֶׁ֣ר פָּגַ֣ע בִּשְׁנֵֽי־֠אֲנָשִׁים צַדִּקִ֨ים וְטֹבִ֤ים מִמֶּ֨נּוּ֙ וַיַּהַרְגֵ֣ם בַּחֶ֔רֶב וְאָבִ֥י דָוִ֖ד לֹ֣א יָדָ֑ע אֶת־אַבְנֵ֤ר בֶּן־נֵר֙ שַׂר־צְבָ֣א יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וְאֶת־עֲמָשָׂ֥א בֶן־יֶ֖תֶר שַׂר־צְבָ֥א יְהוּדָֽה׃ And YHWH shall return his blood upon his own head, because he struck down two men … Continue reading
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1 Kings 2:31
וַיֹּ֧אמֶר לֹ֣ו הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ עֲשֵׂה֙ כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר דִּבֶּ֔ר וּפְגַע־בֹּ֖ו וּקְבַרְתֹּ֑ו וַהֲסִירֹ֣תָ דְּמֵ֣י חִנָּ֗ם אֲשֶׁר֙ שָׁפַ֣ךְ יֹואָ֔ב מֵעָלַ֕י וּמֵעַ֖ל בֵּ֥ית אָבִֽי׃ And the king said to him, “Do as he has spoken, and strike him down and bury him, and you shall remove … Continue reading
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1 Kings 2:30
וַיָּבֹ֨א בְנָיָ֜הוּ אֶל־אֹ֣הֶל יְהוָ֗ה וַיֹּ֨אמֶר אֵלָ֜יו כֹּֽה־אָמַ֤ר הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ֙ צֵ֔א וַיֹּ֥אמֶר לֹ֖א כִּ֣י פֹ֣ה אָמ֑וּת וַיָּ֨שֶׁב בְּנָיָ֤הוּ אֶת־הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ֙ דָּבָ֣ר לֵאמֹ֔ר כֹּֽה־דִבֶּ֥ר יֹואָ֖ב וְכֹ֥ה עָנָֽנִי׃ And Benayahu came to the Tent of YHWH and said to him, “Thus says the king, ‘Come … Continue reading
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1 Kings 2:29
וַיֻּגַּ֞ד לַמֶּ֣לֶךְ שְׁלֹמֹ֗ה כִּ֣י נָ֤ס יֹואָב֙ אֶל־אֹ֣הֶל יְהוָ֔ה וְהִנֵּ֖ה אֵ֣צֶל הַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַ וַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח שְׁלֹמֹ֜ה אֶת־בְּנָיָ֧הוּ בֶן־יְהֹויָדָ֛ע לֵאמֹ֖ר לֵ֥ךְ פְּגַע־בֹּֽו׃ And it was told to King Shelomo that Yoʾav had fled to the Tent of YHWH, and behold, he is beside the … Continue reading
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1 Kings 2:28
וְהַשְּׁמֻעָה֙ בָּ֣אָה עַד־יֹואָ֔ב כִּ֣י יֹואָ֗ב נָטָה֙ אַחֲרֵ֣י אֲדֹנִיָּ֔ה וְאַחֲרֵ֥י אַבְשָׁלֹ֖ום לֹ֣א נָטָ֑ה וַיָּ֤נָס יֹואָב֙ אֶל־אֹ֣הֶל יְהוָ֔ה וַֽיַּחֲזֵ֖ק בְּקַרְנֹ֥ות הַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃ And the report came to Yoʾav, for Yoʾav had turned after Adoniyyahu, though he had not turned after Avshalom. And Yoʾav … Continue reading
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1 Kings 2:27
וַיְגָ֤רֶשׁ שְׁלֹמֹה֙ אֶת־אֶבְיָתָ֔ר מִהְיֹ֥ות כֹּהֵ֖ן לַֽיהוָ֑ה לְמַלֵּא֙ אֶת־דְּבַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר דִּבֶּ֛ר עַל־בֵּ֥ית עֵלִ֖י בְּשִׁלֹֽה׃ פ So Shelomo expelled Evyatar from being priest to YHWH, to fulfill the word of YHWH which He had spoken concerning the house of ʿEli in … Continue reading
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1 Kings 2:26
וּלְאֶבְיָתָ֨ר הַכֹּהֵ֜ן אָמַ֣ר הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ עֲנָתֹת֙ לֵ֣ךְ עַל־שָׂדֶ֔יךָ כִּ֛י אִ֥ישׁ מָ֖וֶת אָ֑תָּה וּבַיֹּ֨ום הַזֶּ֜ה לֹ֣א אֲמִיתֶ֗ךָ כִּֽי־נָשָׂ֜אתָ אֶת־אֲרֹ֨ון אֲדֹנָ֤י יְהֹוִה֙ לִפְנֵי֙ דָּוִ֣ד אָבִ֔י וְכִ֣י הִתְעַנִּ֔יתָ בְּכֹ֥ל אֲשֶֽׁר־הִתְעַנָּ֖ה אָבִֽי׃ And to Evyatar the priest the king said, “Go to ʿAnatot to your … Continue reading
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1 Kings 2:25
וַיִּשְׁלַח֙ הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ שְׁלֹמֹ֔ה בְּיַ֖ד בְּנָיָ֣הוּ בֶן־יְהֹויָדָ֑ע וַיִּפְגַּע־בֹּ֖ו וַיָּמֹֽת׃ ס And King Shelomo sent by the hand of Benayahu son of Yehoyadaʿ, and he struck him down, and he died. Morphology וַיִּשְׁלַח֙ (vayyishlaḥ) – Root: שלח; Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3rd … Continue reading
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1 Kings 2:24
וְעַתָּ֗ה חַי־יְהוָה֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר הֱכִינַ֗נִי וַיֹּושִׁיבֵנִי עַל־כִּסֵּא֙ דָּוִ֣ד אָבִ֔י וַאֲשֶׁ֧ר עָֽשָׂה־לִ֛י בַּ֖יִת כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר דִּבֵּ֑ר כִּ֣י הַיֹּ֔ום יוּמַ֖ת אֲדֹנִיָּֽהוּ׃ And now, as YHWH lives, who has established me and set me on the throne of Dawid my father, and who has made … Continue reading
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1 Kings 2:23
וַיִּשָּׁבַע֙ הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ שְׁלֹמֹ֔ה בַּֽיהוָ֖ה לֵאמֹ֑ר כֹּ֣ה יַֽעֲשֶׂה־לִּ֤י אֱלֹהִים֙ וְכֹ֣ה יֹוסִ֔יף כִּ֣י בְנַפְשֹׁ֔ו דִּבֶּר֙ אֲדֹ֣נִיָּ֔הוּ אֶת־הַדָּבָ֖ר הַזֶּֽה׃ And King Shelomo swore by YHWH, saying, “Thus may God do to me, and thus may He add, for Adoniyyahu has spoken this word … Continue reading
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1 Kings 2:22
וַיַּעַן֩ הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ שְׁלֹמֹ֜ה וַיֹּ֣אמֶר לְאִמֹּ֗ו וְלָמָה֩ אַ֨תְּ שֹׁאֶ֜לֶת אֶת־אֲבִישַׁ֤ג הַשֻּׁנַמִּית֙ לַאֲדֹ֣נִיָּ֔הוּ וְשַֽׁאֲלִי־לֹו֙ אֶת־הַמְּלוּכָ֔ה כִּ֛י ה֥וּא אָחִ֖י הַגָּדֹ֣ול מִמֶּ֑נִּי וְלֹו֙ וּלְאֶבְיָתָ֣ר הַכֹּהֵ֔ן וּלְיֹואָ֖ב בֶּן־צְרוּיָֽה׃ פ And King Shelomo answered and said to his mother, “And why do you ask Avishag the … Continue reading
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1 Kings 2:21
וַתֹּ֕אמֶר יֻתַּ֖ן אֶת־אֲבִישַׁ֣ג הַשֻּׁנַמִּ֑ית לַאֲדֹנִיָּ֥הוּ אָחִ֖יךָ לְאִשָּֽׁה׃ And she said, “Let Avishag the Shunammit be given to Adoniyyahu your brother for a wife.” Morphology וַתֹּ֕אמֶר (vattomer) – Root: אמר; Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3rd person feminine singular; Translation: “And she … Continue reading
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1 Kings 2:20
וַתֹּ֗אמֶר שְׁאֵלָ֨ה אַחַ֤ת קְטַנָּה֙ אָֽנֹכִי֙ שֹׁאֶ֣לֶת מֵֽאִתָּ֔ךְ אַל־תָּ֖שֶׁב אֶת־פָּנָ֑י וַיֹּֽאמֶר־לָ֤הּ הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ֙ שַׁאֲלִ֣י אִמִּ֔י כִּ֥י לֹֽא־אָשִׁ֖יב אֶת־פָּנָֽיִךְ׃ And she said, “One small request I ask of you; do not turn away my face.” And the king said to her, “Ask, my … Continue reading
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1 Kings 2:19
וַתָּבֹ֤א בַת־שֶׁ֨בַע֙ אֶל־הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ שְׁלֹמֹ֔ה לְדַבֶּר־לֹ֖ו עַל־אֲדֹנִיָּ֑הוּ וַיָּקָם֩ הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ לִקְרָאתָ֜הּ וַיִּשְׁתַּ֣חוּ לָ֗הּ וַיֵּ֨שֶׁב֙ עַל־כִּסְאֹ֔ו וַיָּ֤שֶׂם כִּסֵּא֙ לְאֵ֣ם הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וַתֵּ֖שֶׁב לִֽימִינֹֽו׃ And Bat-shevaʿ came to King Shelomo to speak to him concerning Adoniyyahu, and the king arose to meet her and bowed … Continue reading
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1 Kings 2:18
וַתֹּ֥אמֶר בַּת־שֶׁ֖בַע טֹ֑וב אָנֹכִ֕י אֲדַבֵּ֥ר עָלֶ֖יךָ אֶל־הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ And Bat-shevaʿ said, “Good; I will speak concerning you to the king.” Morphology וַתֹּ֥אמֶר (vattomer) – Root: אמר; Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3rd person feminine singular; Translation: “And she said”; Notes: Narrative verb … Continue reading
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1 Kings 2:17
וַיֹּ֗אמֶר אִמְרִי־נָא֙ לִשְׁלֹמֹ֣ה הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ כִּ֥י לֹֽא־יָשִׁ֖יב אֶת־פָּנָ֑יִךְ וְיִתֶּן־לִ֛י אֶת־אֲבִישַׁ֥ג הַשּׁוּנַמִּ֖ית לְאִשָּֽׁה׃ And he said, “Please say to King Shelomo—for he will not turn away your face—that he may give me Avishag the Shunammit for a wife.” Morphology וַיֹּ֗אמֶר (vayyomer) … Continue reading
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1 Kings 2:16
וְעַתָּ֗ה שְׁאֵלָ֤ה אַחַת֙ אָֽנֹכִי֙ שֹׁאֵ֣ל מֵֽאִתָּ֔ךְ אַל־תָּשִׁ֖בִי אֶת־פָּנָ֑י וַתֹּ֥אמֶר אֵלָ֖יו דַּבֵּֽר׃ And now, one request I ask of you; do not turn away my face.” And she said to him, “Speak.” Morphology וְעַתָּ֗ה (ve-ʿattah) – Root: עתה; Form: Conjunction … Continue reading
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1 Kings 2:15
וַיֹּ֗אמֶר אַ֤תְּ יָדַ֨עַתְּ֙ כִּי־לִי֙ הָיְתָ֣ה הַמְּלוּכָ֔ה וְעָלַ֞י שָׂ֧מוּ כָֽל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל פְּנֵיהֶ֖ם לִמְלֹ֑ךְ וַתִּסֹּ֤ב הַמְּלוּכָה֙ וַתְּהִ֣י לְאָחִ֔י כִּ֥י מֵיְהוָ֖ה הָ֥יְתָה לֹּֽו׃ And he said, “You know that the kingship was mine, and all Yisraʾel set their faces toward me to reign; but … Continue reading
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1 Kings 2:14
וַיֹּ֕אמֶר דָּבָ֥ר לִ֖י אֵלָ֑יִךְ וַתֹּ֖אמֶר דַּבֵּֽר׃ And he said, “I have a word for you.” And she said, “Speak.” Morphology וַיֹּ֕אמֶר (vayyomer) – Root: אמר; Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And he said”; Notes: Narrative form … Continue reading
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