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1 Kings 3:5-9

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?

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