1 Kings 3
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1 Kings 3:9-12

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.
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