New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Kings 3:4-6

4The kingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428wentוַיֵּ֨לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980toGibeonגִּבְעֹ֙נָה֙giv.'O.nahH1391to sacrificeלִזְבֹּ֣חַliz.Bo.achH2076thereשָׁ֔םShamH8033,for that was the greatהַגְּדוֹלָ֑הha.ge.do.LahH1419highהַבָּמָ֣הha.ba.MahH1116placeH1116;Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010offeredיַעֲלֶ֣הya.'a.LehH5927a thousandאֶ֤לֶף'E.lefH505burntעֹלוֹת֙'o.lOtH5930offeringsH5930on that altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֥חַha.miz.Be.achH4196.

5In Gibeonבְּגִבְע֗וֹןbe.giv.'onH1391the Lordיְהֹוָ֛הYah.wehH3068appearedנִרְאָ֧הnir.'AhH7200to Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010in a dreamבַּחֲל֣וֹםba.cha.LomH2472at nightהַלָּ֑יְלָהha.La.ye.lahH3915;and Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Askשְׁאַ֖לshe.'AlH7592whatמָ֥הmahH4100you wishMe to giveאֶתֶּן־'e.ten-H5414you.”

6Then Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֗הshe.lo.MohH8010saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “You have shownעָשִׂ֜יתָ'a.Si.taH6213greatגָּדוֹל֒ga.dOlH1419lovingkindnessחֶ֣סֶדChe.sedH2617to Your servantעַבְדְּךָ֙'av.de.KhaH5650Davidדָוִ֣דda.VidH1732my fatherאָבִי֮'a.ViH1,accordingH3512as he walkedהָלַ֨ךְha.LakhH1980beforeלְפָנֶ֜יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440You intruthבֶּאֱמֶ֧תbe.'e.MetH571and righteousnessוּבִצְדָקָ֛הu.vitz.da.KahH6666and uprightnessוּבְיִשְׁרַ֥תu.ve.yish.RatH3483of heartלֵבָ֖בle.VavH3824towardH5973You; and You havereservedוַתִּשְׁמָר־va.tish.mor-H8104for him thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088greatהַגָּדוֹל֙ha.ga.dOlH1419lovingkindnessהַחֶ֤סֶדha.Che.sedH2617,that You have givenוַתִּתֶּן־va.ti.ten-H5414him a sonבֵ֛ןvenH1121to sitיֹשֵׁ֥בyo.ShevH3427on his throneכִּסְא֖וֹkis.'OH3678, as it isthisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088dayכַּיּ֥וֹםkai.YomH3117.

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