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
Original language and places
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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
- וַיַּעַן֩vai.ya.'An“and he answered”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עָנָה · “to answer” · Strong's H6030B
- הַמֶּ֨לֶךְha.Me.lekh“the king”Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4428G
- שְׁלֹמֹ֜הshe.lo.Moh“Solomon”Noun, proper name of a man · from שְׁלֹמֹה · “Solomon” · Strong's H8010
- וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.mer“and he said”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
- לְאִמּ֗וֹle.'i.Mo“to mother his”Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אֵם · “mother” · Strong's H0517
- וְלָמָה֩ve.la.Mah“and <to> why?”Conjunction + Preposition + Pronoun, interrogative · from מָה · “what?” · Strong's H4100
- אַ֨תְּ'at“[are] you”Pronoun, personal, 2nd person, feminine, singular · from אַתְּ · “you(f.s.)” · Strong's H0859C
- שֹׁאֶ֜לֶתsho.'E.let“asking”Verb, qal, participle (active), feminine, singular, absolute · from שָׁאַל · “to ask” · Strong's H7592
- אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
- אֲבִישַׁ֤ג'a.vi.Shag“Abishag”Noun, proper name of a woman · from אֲבִישַׁג · “Abishag” · Strong's H0049
- הַשֻּׁנַמִּית֙ha.shu.na.Mit“the Shunammite”Definite article + Noun, gentilic, feminine, singular, absolute · from שׁוּנַמִּית · “Shunammite” · Strong's H7767
- לַאֲדֹ֣נִיָּ֔הוּla.'a.Do.ni.Ya.hu“for Adonijah”Preposition + Noun, proper name of a man · from אֲדֹנִיָּ֫הוּ · “Adonijah” · Strong's H0138G
- וְשַֽׁאֲלִי־ve.sha.'a.li-“and ask”Conjunction + Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, feminine, singular · from שָׁאַל · “to ask” · Strong's H7592
- לוֹ֙lo“for him”Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from Os3m · “him” · Strong's H9033
- אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
- הַמְּלוּכָ֔הha.me.lu.Khah“the kingship”Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from מְלוּכָה · “kingship” · Strong's H4410
- כִּ֛יki“for”Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
- ה֥וּאhu'“he”Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הוּא · “he; she; it” · Strong's H1931
- אָחִ֖י'a.Chi“[is] brother my”Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אָח · “male-sibling” · Strong's H0251G
- הַגָּד֣וֹלha.ga.Dol“<the> old”Definite article + Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from גַּל · “old” · Strong's H1419K
- מִמֶּ֑נִּיmi.Me.ni“more than me”Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from מִן־ · “from” · Strong's H4480A
- וְלוֹ֙ve.Lo“and for him”Conjunction + Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from Os3m · “him” · Strong's H9033
- וּלְאֶבְיָתָ֣רu.le.'ev.ya.Tar“and for Abiathar”Conjunction + Preposition + Noun, proper name of a man · from אֶבְיָתָר · “Abiathar” · Strong's H0054
- הַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.Hen“the priest”Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from כֹּהֵן · “priest” · Strong's H3548
- וּלְיוֹאָ֖בu.le.yo.'Av“and for Joab”Conjunction + Preposition + Noun, proper name of a man · from יוֹאָב · “Joab” · Strong's H3097G
- בֶּן־ben-“[the] son of”Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from בֵּן · “child” · Strong's H1121A
- 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)