1 Kings 2:16
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Now therefore, I ask one petition of thee; turn not away my face. And she said to him: Say on.

Psalm 132:10 For thy servant David's sake, turn not away the face of thy anointed.

Proverbs 30:7 Two things I have asked of thee, deny them not to me before I die.

Context
The Execution of Adonijah
15Thou knowest that the kingdom was mine, and all Israel had preferred me to be their king: but the kingdom is transferred, and is become my brother's: for it was appointed him by the Lord. 16Now therefore, I ask one petition of thee; turn not away my face. And she said to him: Say on.17And he said I pray thee speak to king Solomon (for he cannot deny thee any thing) to give me Abisag, the Sunamitess, to wife.…
Cross References
1 Kings 2:15
Thou knowest that the kingdom was mine, and all Israel had preferred me to be their king: but the kingdom is transferred, and is become my brother's: for it was appointed him by the Lord.

1 Kings 2:17
And he said I pray thee speak to king Solomon (for he cannot deny thee any thing) to give me Abisag, the Sunamitess, to wife.

1 Kings 2:20
And she said to him: I desire one small petition of thee; do not put me to confusion. And the king said to her: My mother ask, for I must not turn away thy face.

Lexicon
So now
וְעַתָּ֗ה (wə·‘at·tāh)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 6258: At this time

I
אָֽנֹכִי֙ (’ā·nō·ḵî)
Pronoun - first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 595: I

have just one
אַחַת֙ (’a·ḥaṯ)
Number - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 259: United, one, first

request
שְׁאֵלָ֤ה (šə·’ê·lāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7596: Request, thing asked for

of you;
מֵֽאִתָּ֔ךְ (mê·’it·tāḵ)
Preposition-m | Direct object marker | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case

do not
אַל־ (’al-)
Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 408: Not

deny
תָּשִׁ֖בִי (tā·ši·ḇî)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again

me.”
פָּנָ֑י (pā·nāy)
Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 6440: The face

“State [your request],”
דַּבֵּֽר׃ (dab·bêr)
Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue

she told
וַתֹּ֥אמֶר (wat·tō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say

him.
אֵלָ֖יו (’ê·lāw)
Preposition | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 413: Near, with, among, to


Additional Translations
So now I have just one request of you; do not deny me.” “State your request,” she told him.And now I ask one petition of you, deny me not. And she said to him, Say on.

And now I ask one petition of thee; deny me not. And she said unto him, Say on.

And now I make one request of thee, do not turn away thy face. And Bersabee said to him, Speak on.

And now I ask one petition of thee; refuse me not. And she said to him, Speak.

And now I ask one petition of thee, deny me not. And she said unto him, Say on.

And now I ask one petition of thee, deny me not. And she said to him, Say on.

Now I ask one petition of you. Don't deny me." She said to him, "Say on."

and now, one petition I am asking of thee -- turn not back my face;' and she saith unto him, 'Speak.'
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