1 Kings 2:22

King Solomon answered his mother, “Why do you request Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? Since he is my older brother, you might as well request the kingdom for him and for Abiathar the priest and for Joab son of Zeruiah!”
1 Kings 2:22
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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)

וַיַּעַן֩ הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ שְׁלֹמֹ֜ה וַיֹּ֣אמֶר לְאִמּ֗וֹ וְלָמָה֩ אַ֨תְּ שֹׁאֶ֜לֶת אֶת־אֲבִישַׁ֤ג הַשֻּׁנַמִּית֙ לַאֲדֹ֣נִיָּ֔הוּ וְשַֽׁאֲלִי־לוֹ֙ אֶת־הַמְּלוּכָ֔ה כִּ֛י ה֥וּא אָחִ֖י הַגָּד֣וֹל מִמֶּ֑נִּי וְלוֹ֙ וּלְאֶבְיָתָ֣ר הַכֹּהֵ֔ן וּלְיוֹאָ֖ב בֶּן־צְרוּיָֽה׃ פ

  1. וַיַּעַן֩vai.ya.'An“and he answered”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עָנָה · “to answer” · Strong's H6030B
  2. הַמֶּ֨לֶךְha.Me.lekh“the king”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4428G
  3. שְׁלֹמֹ֜הshe.lo.Moh“Solomon”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from שְׁלֹמֹה · “Solomon” · Strong's H8010
  4. וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.mer“and he said”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  5. לְאִמּ֗וֹle.'i.Mo“to mother his”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אֵם · “mother” · Strong's H0517
  6. וְלָמָה֩ve.la.Mah“and <to> why?”
    Conjunction + Preposition + Pronoun, interrogative · from מָה · “what?” · Strong's H4100
  7. אַ֨תְּ'at“[are] you”
    Pronoun, personal, 2nd person, feminine, singular · from אַתְּ · “you(f.s.)” · Strong's H0859C
  8. שֹׁאֶ֜לֶתsho.'E.let“asking”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), feminine, singular, absolute · from שָׁאַל · “to ask” · Strong's H7592
  9. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  10. אֲבִישַׁ֤ג'a.vi.Shag“Abishag”
    Noun, proper name of a woman · from אֲבִישַׁג · “Abishag” · Strong's H0049
  11. הַשֻּׁנַמִּית֙ha.shu.na.Mit“the Shunammite”
    Definite article + Noun, gentilic, feminine, singular, absolute · from שׁוּנַמִּית · “Shunammite” · Strong's H7767
  12. לַאֲדֹ֣נִיָּ֔הוּla.'a.Do.ni.Ya.hu“for Adonijah”
    Preposition + Noun, proper name of a man · from אֲדֹנִיָּ֫הוּ · “Adonijah” · Strong's H0138G
  13. וְשַֽׁאֲלִי־ve.sha.'a.li-“and ask”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, feminine, singular · from שָׁאַל · “to ask” · Strong's H7592
  14. לוֹ֙lo“for him”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from Os3m · “him” · Strong's H9033
  15. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  16. הַמְּלוּכָ֔הha.me.lu.Khah“the kingship”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from מְלוּכָה · “kingship” · Strong's H4410
  17. כִּ֛יki“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  18. ה֥וּאhu'“he”
    Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הוּא · “he; she; it” · Strong's H1931
  19. אָחִ֖י'a.Chi“[is] brother my”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אָח · “male-sibling” · Strong's H0251G
  20. הַגָּד֣וֹלha.ga.Dol“<the> old”
    Definite article + Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from גַּל · “old” · Strong's H1419K
  21. מִמֶּ֑נִּיmi.Me.ni“more than me”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from מִן־ · “from” · Strong's H4480A
  22. וְלוֹ֙ve.Lo“and for him”
    Conjunction + Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from Os3m · “him” · Strong's H9033
  23. וּלְאֶבְיָתָ֣רu.le.'ev.ya.Tar“and for Abiathar”
    Conjunction + Preposition + Noun, proper name of a man · from אֶבְיָתָר · “Abiathar” · Strong's H0054
  24. הַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.Hen“the priest”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from כֹּהֵן · “priest” · Strong's H3548
  25. וּלְיוֹאָ֖בu.le.yo.'Av“and for Joab”
    Conjunction + Preposition + Noun, proper name of a man · from יוֹאָב · “Joab” · Strong's H3097G
  26. בֶּן־ben-“[the] son of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from בֵּן · “child” · Strong's H1121A
  27. צְרוּיָֽה׃ פtze.ru.Yah“Zeruiah”
    Noun, proper name of a woman · from צְרוּיָה · “Zeruiah” · Strong's H6870
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)