New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Kings 11:34-38

34Nevertheless I will not takeאֶקַּ֥ח'e.KachH3947the wholeכָּל־kol-H3605kingdomהַמַּמְלָכָ֖הha.mam.la.KhahH4467out of his handמִיָּד֑וֹmi.ya.DoH3027,but I will makeאֲשִׁתֶ֗נּוּ'a.shi.Te.nuH7896himrulerנָשִׂ֣יאna.Si'H5387allכֹּ֚לkolH3605the daysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of his lifeH2425,for the sakeלְמַ֨עַןle.Ma.'anH4616of My servantעַבְדִּי֙'av.DiH5650Davidדָּוִ֤דda.VidH1732whomאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834I choseבָּחַ֣רְתִּיba.Char.tiH977,whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834observedשָׁמַ֖רsha.MarH8104My commandmentsמִצְוֹתַ֥יmitz.vo.TaiH4687and My statutesוְחֻקֹּתָֽי׃ve.chu.ko.TaiH2708;

35butI will takeוְלָקַחְתִּ֥יve.la.kach.TiH3947the kingdomהַמְּלוּכָ֖הha.me.lu.KhahH4410from his son’sבְּנ֑וֹbe.NoH1121handמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027and giveוּנְתַתִּ֣יהָu.ne.ta.Ti.haH5414it to you, eventenעֲשֶׂ֥רֶת'a.Se.retH6235tribesהַשְּׁבָטִֽים׃ha.she.va.TimH7626.

36Butto his sonוְלִבְנ֖וֹve.liv.NoH1121I will giveאֶתֵּ֣ן'e.TenH5414oneאֶחָ֑ד'e.ChadH259tribeשֵֽׁבֶט־she.vet-H7626,that My servantעַ֠בְדִּי'Av.diH5650Davidלְדָֽוִיד־le.da.vid-H1732may haveהֱיֽוֹת־he.yot-H1961a lampH5215alwaysכָּֽל־ הַיָּמִ֤ים׀kal- hai.ya.MimH3605 H3117beforeלְפָנַי֙le.fa.NaiH6440Me in Jerusalemבִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םbi.Ru.sha.LimH3389,the cityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892whereאֲשֶׁ֣ר שָֽׁם׃'a.Sher ShamH834 H8033I have chosenבָּחַ֣רְתִּיba.Char.tiH977for Myself to putלָשׂ֥וּםla.SumH7760My nameשְׁמִ֖יshe.MiH8034.

37I will takeאֶקַּ֔ח'e.KachH3947you, and you shall reignוּמָ֣לַכְתָּ֔u.Ma.lakh.taH4427over whateverבְּכֹ֥ל אֲשֶׁר־be.Khol 'a.Sher-H3605 H834you desireתְּאַוֶּ֖הte.'a.VehH183,and you shall be kingמֶּ֖לֶךְMe.lekhH4428overעַל־'al-H5921Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

38Then it will be, that ifאִם־'im-H518you listenתִּשְׁמַע֮tish.Ma'H8085to allכָּל־kol-H3605that I commandאֲצַוֶּךָ֒'a.tza.ve.KhaH6680you and walkוְהָלַכְתָּ֣ve.ha.lakh.TaH1980in My waysבִדְרָכַ֗יvid.ra.KhaiH1870,and doוְעָשִׂ֨יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213whatH3477is rightהַיָּשָׁ֤רhai.ya.SharH3477in My sightבְּעֵינַי֙be.'ei.NaiH5869by observingלִשְׁמ֤וֹרlish.MorH8104My statutesחֻקּוֹתַי֙chu.ko.TaiH2708and My commandmentsוּמִצְוֹתַ֔יu.mitz.vo.TaiH4687,as My servantעַבְדִּ֑י'av.DiH5650Davidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732didעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213, then I will be with you andbuildוּבָנִ֨יתִיu.va.Ni.tiH1129you an enduringנֶאֱמָן֙ne.'e.ManH539houseבַֽיִת־va.yit-H1004as I builtבָּנִ֣יתִיba.Ni.tiH1129for Davidלְדָוִ֔דle.da.VidH1732,and I will giveוְנָתַתִּ֥יve.na.ta.TiH5414Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478to you.

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