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1:28

וַיַּעַן הַמֶּלֶךְ דָּוִד וַיֹּאמֶר קִרְאוּ־לִי לְבַת־שָׁבַע וַתָּבֹא לִפְנֵי הַמֶּלֶךְ וַֽתַּעֲמֹד לִפְנֵי הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃

And Dovid Hamelech answered and said, “Call Bas-Sheva to me.” She came before the king, and stood before the king.

And Dovid Hamelech answered and said, “Call Bas-Sheva to me.” She came before the king, and stood before the king.

1:29

וַיִּשָּׁבַע הַמֶּלֶךְ וַיֹּאמַר חַי־יְהֹוָה אֲשֶׁר־פָּדָה אֶת־נַפְשִׁי מִכׇּל־צָרָֽה׃

The king swore and said, “As Adonoy lives. Who redeemed my soul from all trouble;

The king swore and said, “As Adonoy lives. Who redeemed my soul from all trouble;

1:30

כִּי כַּאֲשֶׁר נִשְׁבַּעְתִּי לָךְ בַּיהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לֵאמֹר כִּֽי־שְׁלֹמֹה בְנֵךְ יִמְלֹךְ אַחֲרַי וְהוּא יֵשֵׁב עַל־כִּסְאִי תַּחְתָּי כִּי כֵּן אֶעֱשֶׂה הַיּוֹם הַזֶּֽה׃

As I swore to you by Adonoy, God of Yisroel, saying, that Shlomo, your son, will reign after me, and that he would sit on my throne in my place, so will I do even this very day.”

As I swore to you by Adonoy, God of Yisroel, saying, that Shlomo, your son, will reign after me, and that he would sit on my throne in my place, so will I do even this very day.”

1:31

וַתִּקֹּד בַּת־שֶׁבַע אַפַּיִם אֶרֶץ וַתִּשְׁתַּחוּ לַמֶּלֶךְ וַתֹּאמֶר יְחִי אֲדֹנִי הַמֶּלֶךְ דָּוִד לְעֹלָֽם׃ {פ}

And Bas-Sheva bowed on her face to the ground, and prostrated herself to the king and said, “May my lord, Dovid Hamelech live forever.”

And Bas-Sheva bowed on her face to the ground, and prostrated herself to the king and said, “May my lord, Dovid Hamelech live forever.”

Texts

  • Hebrew: Miqra according to the Masorah · License: CC-BY-SA
  • English: The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J · License: CC-BY

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