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1 Kings 11:34-38

34Nevertheless, I will notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808takeאֶקַּ֥ח'e.KachH3947אֶת־'et-H853the wholeכָּל־kol-H3605kingdomהַמַּמְלָכָ֖הha.mam.la.KhahH4467out of Solomon’s handמִיָּד֑וֹmi.ya.DoH3027,becauseכִּ֣י׀kiH3588I have made himאֲשִׁתֶ֗נּוּ'a.shi.Te.nuH7896rulerנָשִׂ֣יאna.Si'H5387allכֹּ֚לkolH3605the daysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of his lifeחַיָּ֔יוchai.YavH2416for the sakeלְמַ֨עַןle.Ma.'anH4616of Davidדָּוִ֤דda.VidH1732My servantעַבְדִּי֙'av.DiH5650,whomאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834I choseבָּחַ֣רְתִּיba.Char.tiH977אֹת֔וֹ'o.ToH853becauseאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834he keptשָׁמַ֖רsha.MarH8104My commandmentsמִצְוֹתַ֥יmitz.vo.TaiH4687and statutesוְחֻקֹּתָֽי׃ve.chu.ko.TaiH2708.

35But I will takeוְלָקַחְתִּ֥יve.la.kach.TiH3947tenעֲשֶׂ֥רֶת'a.Se.retH6235tribesהַשְּׁבָטִֽים׃ha.she.va.TimH7626of the kingdomהַמְּלוּכָ֖הha.me.lu.KhahH4410from the handמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027of his sonבְּנ֑וֹbe.NoH1121and give themוּנְתַתִּ֣יהָu.ne.ta.Ti.haH5414to youאֵ֖ת'etH853.

36I will giveאֶתֵּ֣ן'e.TenH5414oneאֶחָ֑ד'e.ChadH259tribeשֵֽׁבֶט־she.vet-H7626to his sonוְלִבְנ֖וֹve.liv.NoH1121,so thatלְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'anH4616My servantעַ֠בְדִּי'Av.diH5650Davidלְדָֽוִיד־le.da.vid-H1732will alwaysכָּֽל־ הַיָּמִ֤ים׀kal- hai.ya.MimH3605 H3117haveהֱיֽוֹת־he.yot-H1961a lampנִ֣ירnirH5216before Meלְפָנַי֙le.fa.NaiH6440in Jerusalemבִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םbi.Ru.sha.LimH3389,the cityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892whereאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834I choseבָּחַ֣רְתִּיba.Char.tiH977to putלָשׂ֥וּםla.SumH7760My Nameשְׁמִ֖יshe.MiH8034שָֽׁם׃ShamH8033.

37But as for youוְאֹתְךָ֣ve.'o.te.KhaH853,I will take youאֶקַּ֔ח'e.KachH3947,and you shall reignוּמָ֣לַכְתָּ֔u.Ma.lakh.taH4427over allבְּכֹ֥לbe.KholH3605thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834your heartנַפְשֶׁ֑ךָnaf.She.khaH5315desiresתְּאַוֶּ֖הte.'a.VehH183,and you will beוְהָיִ֥יתָve.ha.Yi.taH1961kingמֶּ֖לֶךְMe.lekhH4428overעַל־'al-H5921Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

38וְהָיָ֗הve.ha.YahH1961Ifאִם־'im-H518you listen toתִּשְׁמַע֮tish.Ma'H8085אֶת־'et-H853allכָּל־kol-H3605thatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834I command youאֲצַוֶּךָ֒'a.tza.ve.KhaH6680,walkוְהָלַכְתָּ֣ve.ha.lakh.TaH1980in My waysבִדְרָכַ֗יvid.ra.KhaiH1870,and doוְעָשִׂ֨יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213what is rightהַיָּשָׁ֤רhai.ya.SharH3477in My sightבְּעֵינַי֙be.'ei.NaiH5869in order to keepלִשְׁמ֤וֹרlish.MorH8104My statutesחֻקּוֹתַי֙chu.ko.TaiH2708and commandmentsוּמִצְוֹתַ֔יu.mitz.vo.TaiH4687asכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka.'a.SherH834My servantעַבְדִּ֑י'av.DiH5650Davidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732didעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213,then I will beוְהָיִ֣יתִיve.ha.Yi.tiH1961with youעִמָּ֗ךְ'i.MakhH5973.I will buildוּבָנִ֨יתִיu.va.Ni.tiH1129youa lastingנֶאֱמָן֙ne.'e.ManH539dynastyבַֽיִת־va.yit-H1004just asכַּאֲשֶׁ֣רka.'a.SherH834I builtבָּנִ֣יתִיba.Ni.tiH1129for Davidלְדָוִ֔דle.da.VidH1732,and I will giveוְנָתַתִּ֥יve.na.ta.TiH5414Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478to youאֶת־'et-H853.

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