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1 Kings 3:5-9

5One nightהַלָּ֑יְלָהha.La.ye.lahH3915at Gibeonבְּגִבְע֗וֹןbe.giv.'onH1391the LORDיְהֹוָ֛הYah.wehH3068appearedנִרְאָ֧הnir.'AhH7200toאֶל־'el-H413Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010in a dreamבַּחֲל֣וֹםba.cha.LomH2472,and Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Askשְׁאַ֖לshe.'AlH7592מָ֥הmahH4100, andI will give itאֶתֶּן־'e.ten-H5414to you!”

6Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֗הshe.lo.MohH8010repliedוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Youאַתָּ֨ה'a.TahH859have shownעָשִׂ֜יתָ'a.Si.taH6213muchגָּדוֹל֒ga.dOlH1419loving devotionחֶ֣סֶדChe.sedH2617toעִם־'im-H5973Your servantעַבְדְּךָ֙'av.de.KhaH5650,my fatherאָבִי֮'a.ViH1Davidדָוִ֣דda.VidH1732,becauseכַּאֲשֶׁר֩ka.'a.SherH834he walkedהָלַ֨ךְha.LakhH1980before Youלְפָנֶ֜יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440in faithfulnessבֶּאֱמֶ֧תbe.'e.MetH571,righteousnessוּבִצְדָקָ֛הu.vitz.da.KahH6666,and uprightnessוּבְיִשְׁרַ֥תu.ve.yish.RatH3483of heartלֵבָ֖ב עִמָּ֑ךְle.Vav 'i.MakhH3824 H5973.And You have maintainedוַתִּשְׁמָר־va.tish.mor-H8104אֶת־'et-H853thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088הַגָּדוֹל֙ha.ga.dOlH1419loving devotionהַחֶ֤סֶדha.Che.sedH2617by givingוַתִּתֶּן־va.ti.ten-H5414hima sonבֵ֛ןvenH1121to sitיֹשֵׁ֥בyo.ShevH3427onעַל־'al-H5921his throneכִּסְא֖וֹkis.'OH3678thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088very dayכַּיּ֥וֹםkai.YomH3117.

7And nowוְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH6258,O LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068my Godאֱלֹהָ֔י'e.lo.HaiH430,Youאַתָּה֙'a.TahH859have made Your servantעַבְדְּךָ֔'av.de.KhaH5650kingהִמְלַ֣כְתָּhim.Lakh.taH4427אֶֽת־'et-H853in my fatherאָבִ֑י'a.ViH1David’sדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732placeתַּ֖חַתTa.chatH8478.But Iוְאָֽנֹכִי֙ve.'a.no.KhiH595amonly a littleקָטֹ֔ןka.TonH6996childנַ֣עַרNa.'arH5288,notלֹ֥אlo'H3808knowingאֵדַ֖ע'e.Da'H3045howto go outצֵ֥אתtzetH3318or come inוָבֹֽא׃va.Vo'H935.

8Your servantוְעַ֨בְדְּךָ֔ve.'Av.de.khaH5650is here amongבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432the peopleעַמְּךָ֖'a.me.KhaH5971אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834You have chosenבָּחָ֑רְתָּba.Cha.re.taH977,a peopleעַם־ רָ֕ב'am- ravH5971 H7227אֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834לֹֽא־lo'-H3808too numerousמֵרֹֽב׃me.RoH7230to countיִמָּנֶ֛ה וְלֹ֥אyi.ma.Neh ve.Lo'H4487 H3808or numberיִסָּפֵ֖רyi.sa.FerH5608.

9Therefore giveוְנָתַתָּ֨ve.na.ta.TaH5414Your servantלְעַבְדְּךָ֜le.'av.de.KhaH5650an understandingשֹׁמֵ֙עַ֙sho.Me.a'H8085heartלֵ֤בlevH3820to judgeלִשְׁפֹּ֣טlish.PotH8199אֶֽת־'et-H853Your peopleעַמְּךָ֔'a.me.KhaH5971and to discernלְהָבִ֖יןle.ha.VinH995betweenבֵּֽין־bein-H996goodט֣וֹבTovH2896and evilלְרָ֑עle.Ra'H7451.Forכִּ֣יkiH3588whoמִ֤יmiH4310is ableיוּכַל֙yu.KhalH3201to governלִשְׁפֹּ֔טlish.PotH8199אֶת־'et-H853thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088greatהַכָּבֵ֖דha.ka.VedH3515people of Yoursעַמְּךָ֥'a.me.KhaH5971?”

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