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1 Kings 2:21

And she said, Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah thy brother to wife.

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וַתֹּ֕אמֶרvatomerand sayאָמַרconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and say”, the next action in the storyH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…יֻתַּ֖ןyutangiveנָתַןverb, qal passive, jussive, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “give”, a wish or indirect commandH5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, [idiom] avenge, [idiom] be (healed), bestow, bring (forth, hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, [phrase] cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, [idiom] doubtless, [idiom] wi…אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).אֲבִישַׁ֣גavishagAbishagאֲבִישַׁגnoun, proper name — “Abishag”H49Abishag, a concubine of DavidAbishag.הַשֻּׁנַמִּ֑יתhashunamitthe Shunamiteשׁוּנַמִּיתdefinite article, noun, gentilic, feminine, singular, absolute — “the Shunamite”, the ordinary formH7767a Shunammitess, or female inhabitant of ShunemShunamite.לַאֲדֹנִיָּ֥הוּlaadoniyahvto Adonijahאֲדֹנִיָּהpreposition, noun, proper name — “to Adonijah”H138Adonijah, the name of three IsraelitesAdonijah.אָחִ֖יךָachikhabrother ; kindredאָחnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “brother ; kindred”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH251a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance (like father))another, brother(-ly); kindred, like, other. Compare also the proper names beginning with 'Ah-' or 'Ahi-'.לְאִשָּֽׁהleishahto eachאִשָּׁהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “to each”, the ordinary formH802a woman(adulter) ess, each, every, female, [idiom] many, [phrase] none, one, [phrase] together, wife, woman. Often unexpressed in English.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And she said: 'Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah thy brother to wife.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

And she said, Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah thy brother to wife.

Young’s Literal Translation

And she saith, 'Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah thy brother for a wife.'

World English Bible

She said, “Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah your brother as wife.”

Darby Translation

And she said, Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah thy brother as wife.

Douay-Rheims

And she said: Let Abisag the Sunamitess be given to Adonias thy brother to wife.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And she said: 'Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah thy brother to wife.'

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And she said, Let, I pray thee, Abisag the Somanite be given to Adonias thy brother to wife.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ εἶπε, δοθήτω δὴ Ἀβισὰ ἡ Σωμανίτις τῷ Αδωνίᾳ τῷ ἀδελφῷ σου εἰς γυναῖκα.