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2 Chronicles 1:7-12

7Inthatnightבַּלַּ֣יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915didGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430appearנִרְאָ֥הnir.'AhH7200untoSolomonלִשְׁלֹמֹ֑הlish.lo.MohH8010,andsaidH559untohim,Askשְׁאַ֖לshe.'AlH7592whatIshallgiveאֶתֶּן־'e.ten-H5414thee.

8AndSolomonשְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohH8010saidH559untoGodלֵֽאלֹהִ֔יםle.lo.HimH430, Thou hast showedgreatגָּד֑וֹלga.DolH1419lovingkindness untoDavidדָּוִ֥ידda.VidH1732myfatherאָבִ֖י'a.ViH1,andhastmadeH6213mekingוְהִמְלַכְתַּ֖נִיve.him.lakh.Ta.niH4427inhisstead.

9Nowעַתָּה֙'a.TahH6258,OJehovahGodאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430,letthypromiseuntoDavidדָּוִ֣ידda.VidH1732myfatherאָבִ֑י'a.ViH1beestablishedיֵֽאָמֵן֙ye.'a.MenH539;forthou hast mademekingהִמְלַכְתַּ֔נִיhim.lakh.Ta.niH4427overapeopleעַ֕ם'amH5971likethedustכַּעֲפַ֥רka.'a.FarH6083oftheearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776inmultitude.

10Giveתֶּן־ten-H5414menowעַתָּ֗ה'a.TahH6258wisdomחָכְמָ֤הchokh.mahH2451andknowledgeוּמַדָּע֙u.ma.Da'H4093,thatImaygoוְאֵֽצְאָ֛הve.'e.tze.'AhH3318outandcomeוְאָב֑וֹאָהve.'a.Vo.'ahH935inbeforethispeopleהָֽעָם־ha.'om-H5971;forwhocanjudgeיִשְׁפֹּ֔טyish.PotH8199thisthypeopleעַמְּךָ֥'a.me.KhaH5971,thatissogreatהַגָּדֽוֹל׃ סha.ga.DolH1419?

11AndGodאֱלֹהִ֣ים׀'E.lo.HimH430saidH559toSolomonלִשְׁלֹמֹ֡הlish.lo.MohH8010,BecausethiswasH1961inthyheartלְבָבֶ֗ךָle.va.Ve.khaH3824,andthou hastnotaskedשָׁ֠אַלְתָּSha.'al.taH7592richesH6239,wealthעֹ֣שֶׁר'O.sherH6239,orhonorוְכָבוֹד֙ve.kha.VodH3519,northelifeנֶ֣פֶשׁNe.feshH5315ofthemthathateשֹׂנְאֶ֔יךָso.ne.'Ei.khaH8130thee,neitheryethastaskedשָׁאָ֑לְתָּsha.'A.le.taH7592longlifeH5315;buthastaskedוַתִּֽשְׁאַל־va.tish.'al-H7592wisdomחָכְמָ֣הchokh.mahH2451andknowledgeוּמַדָּ֔עu.ma.Da'H4093forthyself,thatthou mayestjudgeתִּשְׁפּוֹט֙tish.pOtH8199mypeopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971,overwhomIhavemadetheekingהִמְלַכְתִּ֖יךָhim.lakh.Ti.khaH4427:

12wisdomהַֽחָכְמָ֥הha.cha.khe.MahH2451andknowledgeוְהַמַּדָּ֖עve.ham.ma.Da'H4093isgrantedunto thee;andIwillgiveH5414theerichesH6239,andwealthוְעֹ֨שֶׁרve.'O.sherH6239,andhonorוְכָבוֹד֙ve.kha.VodH3519,suchasnoneofthekingsלַמְּלָכִים֙la.me.la.KhimH4428havehadthathavebeenH1961beforethee;neithershallthereanyaftertheehavethelike.

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