Category Archives: Kings

וְלֹֽא־עֲצָבֹ֨ו אָבִ֤יו מִיָּמָיו֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר מַדּ֖וּעַ כָּ֣כָה עָשִׂ֑יתָ וְגַם־ה֤וּא טֹֽוב־תֹּ֨אַר֙ מְאֹ֔ד וְאֹתֹ֥ו יָלְדָ֖ה אַחֲרֵ֥י אַבְשָׁלֹֽום׃ And his father had never displeased him all his days, saying, “Why have you done thus?” And he also was very good in appearance, and he … Continue reading →

וַאֲדֹנִיָּ֧ה בֶן־חַגִּ֛ית מִתְנַשֵּׂ֥א לֵאמֹ֖ר אֲנִ֣י אֶמְלֹ֑ךְ וַיַּ֣עַשׂ לֹ֗ו רֶ֚כֶב וּפָ֣רָשִׁ֔ים וַחֲמִשִּׁ֥ים אִ֖ישׁ רָצִ֥ים לְפָנָֽיו׃ And Adoniyya son of Ḥaggit exalted himself, saying, “I will reign,” and he made for himself a chariot and horsemen and fifty men running before him. … Continue reading →

וְהַֽנַּעֲרָ֖ה יָפָ֣ה עַד־מְאֹ֑ד וַתְּהִ֨י לַמֶּ֤לֶךְ סֹכֶ֨נֶת֙ וַתְּשָׁ֣רְתֵ֔הוּ וְהַמֶּ֖לֶךְ לֹ֥א יְדָעָֽהּ׃ And the young woman was very beautiful, and she became a caregiver to the king and served him, but the king did not know her.   Morphology וְהַֽנַּעֲרָ֖ה (ve-ha-naʿarah) – … Continue reading →

וַיְבַקְשׁוּ֙ נַעֲרָ֣ה יָפָ֔ה בְּכֹ֖ל גְּב֣וּל יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַֽיִּמְצְא֗וּ אֶת־אֲבִישַׁג֙ הַשּׁ֣וּנַמִּ֔ית וַיָּבִ֥אוּ אֹתָ֖הּ לַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ And they sought a beautiful young woman throughout all the border of Yisraʾel, and they found Avishag the Shunammit, and they brought her to the king.   Morphology … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֧אמְרוּ לֹ֣ו עֲבָדָ֗יו יְבַקְשׁ֞וּ לַאדֹנִ֤י הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ֙ נַעֲרָ֣ה בְתוּלָ֔ה וְעָֽמְדָה֙ לִפְנֵ֣י הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וּתְהִי־לֹ֖ו סֹכֶ֑נֶת וְשָׁכְבָ֣ה בְחֵיקֶ֔ךָ וְחַ֖ם לַאדֹנִ֥י הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ And his servants said to him, “Let them seek for my lord the king a young virgin, and let her stand before … Continue reading →

וְהַמֶּ֤לֶךְ דָּוִד֙ זָקֵ֔ן בָּ֖א בַּיָּמִ֑ים וַיְכַסֻּ֨הוּ֙ בַּבְּגָדִ֔ים וְלֹ֥א יִחַ֖ם לֹֽו׃ And the king Dawid was old, advanced in days, and they covered him with clothes, but he did not become warm.   Morphology וְהַמֶּ֤לֶךְ (ve-ha-melekh) – Root: מלך (melekh); Form: … Continue reading →

The First Book Of Kings מלכים א 1 Kings 1 1 Kings 2 1 Kings 3 1 Kings 4 1 Kings 5 1 Kings 6 1 Kings 7 1 Kings 8 1 Kings 9 1 Kings 10 1 Kings 11 … Continue reading →