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2 Chronicles 1:7-12

7Thatהַה֔וּאha.Hu'H1931nightבַּלַּ֣יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430appearedנִרְאָ֥הnir.'AhH7200to Solomonלִשְׁלֹמֹ֑הlish.lo.MohH8010and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Askשְׁאַ֖לshe.'AlH7592מָ֥הmahH4100, andI will give itאֶתֶּן־'e.ten-H5414to you!”

8Solomonשְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohH8010repliedוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Godלֵֽאלֹהִ֔יםle.lo.HimH430: “Youאַתָּ֗ה'a.TahH859have shownעָשִׂ֛יתָ'a.Si.taH6213muchגָּד֑וֹלga.DolH1419loving devotionחֶ֣סֶדChe.sedH2617toעִם־'im-H5973my fatherאָבִ֖י'a.ViH1Davidדָּוִ֥ידda.VidH1732,and You have made me kingוְהִמְלַכְתַּ֖נִיve.him.lakh.Ta.niH4427in his placeתַּחְתָּֽיו׃tach.TavH8478.

9Nowעַתָּה֙'a.TahH6258,O LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430,let Your promiseדְּבָ֣רְךָ֔de.Va.re.khaH1697toעִ֖ם'imH5973my fatherאָבִ֑י'a.ViH1Davidדָּוִ֣ידda.VidH1732be fulfilledיֵֽאָמֵן֙ye.'a.MenH539.Forכִּ֤יkiH3588Youאַתָּה֙'a.TahH859have made me kingהִמְלַכְתַּ֔נִיhim.lakh.Ta.niH4427overעַל־'al-H5921a peopleעַ֕ם'amH5971as numerousרַ֖בravH7227as the dustכַּעֲפַ֥רka.'a.FarH6083of the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

10Nowעַתָּ֗ה'a.TahH6258grantתֶּן־ten-H5414mewisdomחָכְמָ֤הchokh.mahH2451and knowledgeוּמַדָּע֙u.ma.Da'H4093,so that I may leadוְאֵֽצְאָ֛ה לִפְנֵ֥י וְאָב֑וֹאָהve.'e.tze.'Ah lif.Nei ve.'a.Vo.'ahH3318 H6440 H935thisהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088peopleהָֽעָם־ha.'om-H5971.Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588whoמִ֣יmiH4310is able to governיִשְׁפֹּ֔טyish.PotH8199אֶת־'et-H853thisהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088greatהַגָּדֽוֹל׃ סha.ga.DolH1419people of Yoursעַמְּךָ֥'a.me.KhaH5971?”

11Godאֱלֹהִ֣ים׀'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶר־vai.Yo.mer-H559to Solomonלִשְׁלֹמֹ֡הlish.lo.MohH8010, “Sinceיַ֣עַןYa.'anH3282אֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834thisזֹ֜אתzotH2063wasהָיְתָ֨הha.ye.TahH1961inעִם־'im-H5973your heartלְבָבֶ֗ךָle.va.Ve.khaH3824instead ofוְלֹֽא־ve.lo.Sha'-H3808requestingשָׁ֠אַלְתָּSha.'al.taH7592richesעֹ֣שֶׁר'O.sherH6239or wealthנְכָסִ֤יםne.kha.SimH5233or honorוְכָבוֹד֙ve.kha.VodH3519for yourselforוְאֵת֙ve.'EtH853deathנֶ֣פֶשׁNe.feshH5315for your enemiesשֹׂנְאֶ֔יךָso.ne.'Ei.khaH8130—and since you have notלֹ֣אlo'H3808evenוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571requestedשָׁאָ֑לְתָּsha.'A.le.taH7592longרַבִּ֖יםra.BimH7227lifeיָמִ֥יםya.MimH3117but have askedוַתִּֽשְׁאַל־va.tish.'al-H7592for wisdomחָכְמָ֣הchokh.mahH2451and knowledgeוּמַדָּ֔עu.ma.Da'H4093אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834to governתִּשְׁפּוֹט֙tish.pOtH8199אֶת־'et-H853My peopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971overעָלָֽיו׃'a.LavH5921whomאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I have made you kingהִמְלַכְתִּ֖יךָhim.lakh.Ti.khaH4427—

12therefore wisdomהַֽחָכְמָ֥הha.cha.khe.MahH2451and knowledgeוְהַמַּדָּ֖עve.ham.ma.Da'H4093have been grantedנָת֣וּןna.TunH5414to you.And I will also giveאֶתֶּן־'e.ten-H5414yourichesוְעֹ֨שֶׁרve.'O.sherH6239and wealthוּנְכָסִ֤יםu.ne.kha.SimH5233and honorוְכָבוֹד֙ve.kha.VodH3519unlikeלֹא־ כֵ֗ןlo'- KhenH3808 H3651anythingאֲשֶׁ֣ר׀'a.SherH834הָ֣יָהHa.yahH1961given to the kingsלַמְּלָכִים֙la.me.la.KhimH4428אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834before youלְפָנֶ֔יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440orלֹ֥א יִֽהְיֶה־ כֵּֽן׃lo' yih.yeh- KenH1961 H3651 H3808after youוְאַחֲרֶ֖יךָve.'a.cha.Rei.khaH310.”

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