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1 Kings 3:3-13

3AndSolomonשְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohH8010lovedH157Jehovah, walkinginthestatutesH2708ofDavidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732hisfatherאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1:onlyרַ֚קrakH7535hesacrificedH2076andburntincenseH6999inthehighבַּבָּמ֔וֹתba.ba.MotH1116placesH1116.

4Andthekingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428wentH5927toGibeonגִּבְעֹ֙נָה֙giv.'O.nahH1391tosacrificeלִזְבֹּ֣חַliz.Bo.achH2076there;forthatwasthegreatהַגְּדוֹלָ֑הha.ge.do.LahH1419highהַבָּמָ֣הha.ba.MahH1116placeH1116:athousandאֶ֤לֶף'E.lefH505burnt-offerings didSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010offerיַעֲלֶ֣הya.'a.LehH5927uponthataltarהַמִּזְבֵּ֥חַha.miz.Be.achH4196.

5InGibeonבְּגִבְע֗וֹןbe.giv.'onH1391Jehovahappearedנִרְאָ֧הnir.'AhH7200toSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010inadreamבַּחֲל֣וֹםba.cha.LomH2472bynightהַלָּ֑יְלָהha.La.ye.lahH3915;andGodאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430saidH559,Askשְׁאַ֖לshe.'AlH7592whatIshallgiveאֶתֶּן־'e.ten-H5414thee.

6AndSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֗הshe.lo.MohH8010saidH559, Thou hastshowedunto thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֙'av.de.KhaH5650Davidדָוִ֣דda.VidH1732myfatherאָבִי֮'a.ViH1greatגָּדוֹל֒ga.dOlH1419lovingkindness,accordingashewalkedהָלַ֨ךְha.LakhH1980beforetheeintruthH571,andinrighteousnessוּבִצְדָקָ֛הu.vitz.da.KahH6666,andinuprightnessofheartלֵבָ֖בle.VavH3824withthee;andthou hastkeptH8104forhimthisgreatהַגָּדוֹל֙ha.ga.dOlH1419lovingkindness,thatthou hastgivenH5414himasonבֵ֛ןvenH1121tositיֹשֵׁ֥בyo.ShevH3427onhisthroneכִּסְא֖וֹkis.'OH3678,asitisthisdayכַּיּ֥וֹםkai.YomH3117.

7Andnowוְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH6258,OJehovahmyGodאֱלֹהָ֔י'e.lo.HaiH430, thou hastmadeH3045thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֔'av.de.KhaH5650kingהִמְלַ֣כְתָּhim.Lakh.taH4427insteadofDavidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732myfatherאָבִ֑י'a.ViH1:andIambutalittleH6996child;Iknowאֵדַ֖ע'e.Da'H3045nothowtogoצֵ֥אתtzetH3318outorcomeוָבֹֽא׃va.Vo'H935in.

8Andthyservantוְעַ֨בְדְּךָ֔ve.'Av.de.khaH5650isinthemidstH8432ofthypeopleעַמְּךָ֖'a.me.KhaH5971whichthou hastchosenH977,agreatH7227peopleעַם־'am-H5971,thatcannotbenumberednorcountedיִסָּפֵ֖רyi.sa.FerH5608formultitudeמֵרֹֽב׃me.RoH7230.

9Giveוְנָתַתָּ֨ve.na.ta.TaH5414thyservantלְעַבְדְּךָ֜le.'av.de.KhaH5650thereforeanunderstandingH995heartלֵ֤בlevH3820tojudgeלִשְׁפֹּ֣טlish.PotH8199thypeopleעַמְּךָ֔'a.me.KhaH5971,thatImaydiscernH995betweengoodט֣וֹבTovH2896andevilלְרָ֑עle.Ra'H7451;forwhoisableיוּכַל֙yu.KhalH3201tojudgeלִשְׁפֹּ֔טlish.PotH8199thisthygreatpeopleעַמְּךָ֥'a.me.KhaH5971?

10AndthespeechpleasedtheLordאֲדֹנָ֑י'a.do.NaiH136,thatSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010hadaskedשָׁאַ֣לsha.'AlH7592thisthingH1697.

11AndGodאֱלֹהִ֜ים'E.lo.HimH430saidH559untohim,Becausethou hastaskedשָׁאַ֜לְתָּsha.'Al.taH7592thisthingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697,andhastnotaskedשָׁאַ֨לְתָּsha.'Al.taH7592forthyselflonglifeנֶ֣פֶשׁNe.feshH5315,neitherhastaskedשָׁאַ֤לְתָּsha.'Al.taH7592richesH6239forthyself,norhastaskedשָׁאַ֖לְתָּsha.'Al.taH7592thelifeH5315ofthineenemiesאֹיְבֶ֑יךָ'o.ye.Vei.khaH341,buthastaskedוְשָׁאַ֧לְתָּve.sha.'Al.taH7592forthyselfunderstandingהָבִ֖יןha.VinH995todiscernH995justiceH4941;

12behold,Ihavedoneaccordingtothywordכִּדְבָרֶ֑יךָkid.va.Rei.khaH1697:lo,Ihavegivenנָתַ֣תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414theeawiseחָכָ֣םcha.KhamH2450andanunderstandingוְנָב֔וֹןve.na.VonH995heartלֵ֚בlevH3820;sothattherehathbeenH1961noneliketheebeforethee,neitheraftertheeshallanyariseיָק֥וּםya.KumH6965likeunto thee.

13AndIhavealsoH1571givenנָתַ֣תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414theethatwhichthou hastnotaskedשָׁאַ֙לְתָּ֙sha.'Al.taH7592,bothrichesH6239andhonorכָּב֑וֹדka.VodH3519,sothatthereshallnotbeH1961anyamongthekingsבַּמְּלָכִ֖יםba.me.la.KhimH4428likeunto thee,allthydaysיָמֶֽיךָ׃ya.Mei.khaH3117.

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