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1 Kings 2:17

Adonijah replied, “Please speak to King Solomon, since he will not turn you down. Let him give me Abishag the Shunammite as my wife.”
1 Kings 2:17
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Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וַיֹּ֗אמֶר אִמְרִי־נָא֙ לִשְׁלֹמֹ֣ה הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ כִּ֥י לֹֽא־יָשִׁ֖יב אֶת־פָּנָ֑יִךְ וְיִתֶּן־לִ֛י אֶת־אֲבִישַׁ֥ג הַשּׁוּנַמִּ֖ית לְאִשָּֽׁה׃

  1. וַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.mer“and he said”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  2. אִמְרִי־'im.ri-“speak”
    Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, feminine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  3. נָא֙na'“please”
    Particle, interjection · from נָא · “please” · Strong's H4994
  4. לִשְׁלֹמֹ֣הlish.lo.Moh“to Solomon”
    Preposition + Noun, proper name of a man · from שְׁלֹמֹה · “Solomon” · Strong's H8010
  5. הַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekh“the king”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4428G
  6. כִּ֥יki“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  7. לֹֽא־lo'-“not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  8. יָשִׁ֖יבya.Shiv“he will turn away”
    Verb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שׁוּב · “refuse” · Strong's H7725L
  9. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  10. פָּנָ֑יִךְpa.Na.yikh“face your”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular · from פָּנֶה · “before” · Strong's H6440G
  11. וְיִתֶּן־ve.yi.ten-“so he may give”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נָתַן · “give” · Strong's H5414G
  12. לִ֛יli“to me”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from Os1c · “me” · Strong's H9030
  13. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  14. אֲבִישַׁ֥ג'a.vi.Shag“Abishag”
    Noun, proper name of a woman · from אֲבִישַׁג · “Abishag” · Strong's H0049
  15. הַשּׁוּנַמִּ֖יתha.shu.na.Mit“the Shunammite”
    Definite article + Noun, gentilic, feminine, singular, absolute · from שׁוּנַמִּית · “Shunammite” · Strong's H7767
  16. לְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.Shah“to a wife”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אִשָּׁה · “wife” · Strong's H0802H
Places named in this verse
  • Places: OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Coordinates from OpenStreetMap (ODbL) are left out. Source (version 7eb18a5)
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)