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1 Kings 3:9-28

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.

14Andifthou wiltwalkתֵּלֵ֣ךְte.LekhH1980inmywaysבִּדְרָכַ֗יbid.ra.KhaiH1870,tokeepלִשְׁמֹ֤רlish.MorH8104mystatutesH2706andmycommandmentsוּמִצְוֹתַ֔יu.mitz.vo.TaiH4687,asthyfatherאָבִ֑יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1Davidדָּוִ֣ידda.VidH1732didwalkהָלַ֖ךְha.LakhH1980,thenIwilllengthenthydaysיָמֶֽיךָ׃ סya.Mei.khaH3117.

15AndSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010awokeוַיִּקַ֥ץvai.yi.KatzH3364;and,behold,itwasadreamחֲל֑וֹםcha.LomH2472:andhecameH935toJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֜םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,andstoodH5975beforethearkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727ofthecovenantבְּרִית־be.rit-H1285ofJehovah,andofferedוַיַּ֤עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927upburnt-offerings,andofferedH5927peace-offerings,andmadeH6213afeastמִשְׁתֶּ֖הmish.TehH4960toallhisservantsעֲבָדָֽיו׃ פ'a.va.DavH5650.

16Thenאָ֣ז'azH227therecameH935twoשְׁתַּ֛יִםshe.Ta.yimH8147womenH802thatwereharlots, untothekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,andstoodH5975beforehim.

17Andtheoneהָֽאַחַת֙ha.'a.ChatH259womanהָאִשָּׁ֤הha.'i.ShahH802saidH559, Oh,mylordאֲדֹנִ֔י'a.do.NiH113,Iandthiswomanוְהָאִשָּׁ֣הve.ha.'i.ShahH802dwellיֹשְׁבֹ֖תyo.she.VotH3427inoneאֶחָ֑ד'e.ChadH259houseבְּבַ֣יִתbe.Va.yitH1004;andIwasdeliveredofachildH3205withherinthehouseבַּבָּֽיִת׃ba.Ba.yitH1004.

18Anditcametopassthethirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁי֙ha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַּיּ֤וֹםbai.YomH3117afterIwasdelivered,thatthiswomanהָאִשָּׁ֣הha.'i.ShahH802wasdeliveredalsoגַּם־gam-H1571;andwewereH1961togetherיַחְדָּ֗וyach.DavH3162;therewasnostrangerwithusinthehouseבַּבַּ֔יִתba.Ba.yitH1004, savewetwoשְׁתַּֽיִם־she.ta.yim-H8147inthehouseבַּבָּֽיִת׃ba.Ba.yitH1004.

19Andthiswoman’sהָאִשָּׁ֥הha.'i.ShahH802childdiedH4191inthenightלָ֑יְלָהLa.ye.lahH3915,becauseshelayH7901uponit.

20AndshearoseH6965atmidnight,andtookH3947mysonH1121frombesideme, while thyhandmaidslept,andlaidH7901itinherbosomבְּחֵיקָ֑הּbe.chei.KahH2436,andlaidH7901herdeadהַמֵּ֖תha.MetH4191childinmybosomבְחֵיקִֽי׃ve.chei.KiH2436.

21AndwhenIroseH6965inthemorningבַּבֹּ֛קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242togiveH3205mychildsuckH3243,behold,itwasH1961deadH4191;butwhenIhadlookedatitinthemorningבַּבֹּ֔קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242,behold,itwasH1961notmysonH1121,whomIdidbearH3205.

22Andtheotherהָאַחֶ֜רֶתha.'a.Che.retH312womanהָאִשָּׁ֨הha.'i.ShahH802saidH559, Nay;butthelivingismysonבְּנִ֤יbe.NiH1121,andthedeadהַמֵּ֔תha.MetH4191isthysonוּבְנֵ֣ךְu.ve.NekhH1121.AndthissaidH559,No;butthedeadהַמֵּ֖תha.MetH4191isthysonבְּנֵ֥ךְbe.NekhH1121,andthelivingismysonוּבְנִ֣יu.ve.NiH1121.Thustheyspakebeforethekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

23ThensaidH559thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,TheoneH2088saith,Thisismysonבְּנִ֥יbe.NiH1121thatliveth,andthysonוּבְנֵ֣ךְu.ve.NekhH1121isthedeadהַמֵּ֑תha.MetH4191:andtheothersaith, Nay;butthysonבְּנֵ֥ךְbe.NekhH1121isthedeadהַמֵּ֖תha.MetH4191,andmysonוּבְנִ֥יu.ve.NiH1121istheliving.

24Andthekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidH559, Fetchmeaswordחָ֑רֶבCha.revH2719.AndtheybroughtH935aswordהַחֶ֖רֶבha.Che.revH2719beforethekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

25Andthekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidH559,Dividethelivingchildהַיֶּ֥לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206intwoלִשְׁנָ֑יִםlish.Na.yimH8147,andgiveוּתְנ֤וּu.te.NuH5414halfהַחֲצִי֙ha.cha.TziH2677totheoneH259,andhalfהַחֲצִ֖יha.cha.TziH2677totheother.

26Thenspakethewomanהָאִשָּׁה֩ha.'i.ShahH802whosethelivingchildwasH1961untothekingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,forherheart yearnedoverhersonH1121,andshesaidH559, Oh,mylordאֲדֹנִ֗י'a.do.NiH113,giveתְּנוּ־te.nu-H5414herthelivingchild,andinnowiseslayit.ButtheothersaidH559,ItshallbeH1961neitherminenorthine;divideit.

27Thenthekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428answeredandsaidH559,Giveתְּנוּ־te.nu-H5414herthelivingchildהַיָּל֣וּדhai.ya.LudH3205,andinnowiseslayit:sheisthemotherאִמּֽוֹ׃'i.MoH517thereof.

28AndallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478heardH8085ofthejudgmentהַמִּשְׁפָּט֙ha.mish.PatH4941whichthekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428hadjudgedH8199;andtheyfearedH3372thekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428:fortheysawH7200thatthewisdomחָכְמַ֧תcha.khe.MatH2451ofGodאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430wasinhim,todojusticeמִשְׁפָּֽט׃ סmish.PatH4941.

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