New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Kings 3:6-9

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.

7Nowוְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH6258, O Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068my Godאֱלֹהָ֔י'e.lo.HaiH430,You have madeH4427Your servantעַבְדְּךָ֔'av.de.KhaH5650kingהִמְלַ֣כְתָּhim.Lakh.taH4427in placeתַּ֖חַתTa.chatH8478of my fatherאָבִ֑י'a.ViH1Davidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732, yetI am but a littleקָטֹ֔ןka.TonH6996childנַ֣עַרNa.'arH5288;I do not knowאֵדַ֖ע'e.Da'H3045how to goצֵ֥אתtzetH3318out or comeוָבֹֽא׃va.Vo'H935in.

8Your servantוְעַ֨בְדְּךָ֔ve.'Av.de.khaH5650is in the midstבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of Your peopleעַמְּךָ֖'a.me.KhaH5971whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834You have chosenבָּחָ֑רְתָּba.Cha.re.taH977,a greatרָ֕בravH7227peopleעַם־'am-H5971whoאֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834are tooH4480manyמֵרֹֽב׃me.RoH7230to be numberedיִמָּנֶ֛הyi.ma.NehH4487or countedיִסָּפֵ֖רyi.sa.FerH5608.

9Sogiveוְנָתַתָּ֨ve.na.ta.TaH5414Your servantלְעַבְדְּךָ֜le.'av.de.KhaH5650an understandingשֹׁמֵ֙עַ֙sho.Me.a'H8085heartלֵ֤בlevH3820to judgeלִשְׁפֹּ֣טlish.PotH8199Your peopleעַמְּךָ֔'a.me.KhaH5971to discernלְהָבִ֖יןle.ha.VinH995betweenבֵּֽין־bein-H996goodט֣וֹבTovH2896and evilלְרָ֑עle.Ra'H7451.For whoמִ֤יmiH4310is ableיוּכַל֙yu.KhalH3201to judgeלִשְׁפֹּ֔טlish.PotH8199thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088greatהַכָּבֵ֖דha.ka.VedH3515peopleעַמְּךָ֥'a.me.KhaH5971of Yours?”

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