New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Chronicles 1:7-12

7In that nightבַּלַּ֣יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430appearedנִרְאָ֥הnir.'AhH7200to Solomonלִשְׁלֹמֹ֑הlish.lo.MohH8010and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Askשְׁאַ֖לshe.'AlH7592whatמָ֥הmahH4100I shall giveאֶתֶּן־'e.ten-H5414you.”

8Solomonשְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohH8010saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Godלֵֽאלֹהִ֔יםle.lo.HimH430, “You have dealtעָשִׂ֛יתָ'a.Si.taH6213with my fatherאָבִ֖י'a.ViH1Davidדָּוִ֥ידda.VidH1732with greatגָּד֑וֹלga.DolH1419lovingkindnessחֶ֣סֶדChe.sedH2617, andhave madeH4427me kingוְהִמְלַכְתַּ֖נִיve.him.lakh.Ta.niH4427in his placeתַּחְתָּֽיו׃tach.TavH8478.

9Nowעַתָּה֙'a.TahH6258, O Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430, Yourpromiseדְּבָ֣רְךָ֔de.Va.re.khaH1697to my fatherאָבִ֑י'a.ViH1Davidדָּוִ֣ידda.VidH1732is fulfilledיֵֽאָמֵן֙ye.'a.MenH539,for You have madeH4427me kingהִמְלַכְתַּ֔נִיhim.lakh.Ta.niH4427overעַל־'al-H5921a peopleעַ֕ם'amH5971as numerousרַ֖בravH7227as the dustכַּעֲפַ֥רka.'a.FarH6083of the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

10Giveתֶּן־ten-H5414me nowעַתָּ֗ה'a.TahH6258wisdomחָכְמָ֤הchokh.mahH2451and knowledgeוּמַדָּע֙u.ma.Da'H4093,that I may goוְאֵֽצְאָ֛הve.'e.tze.'AhH3318out and comeוְאָב֑וֹאָהve.'a.Vo.'ahH935in beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440thisהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088peopleהָֽעָם־ha.'om-H5971,for whoמִ֣יmiH4310can ruleיִשְׁפֹּ֔טyish.PotH8199thisהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088greatהַגָּדֽוֹל׃ סha.ga.DolH1419peopleעַמְּךָ֥'a.me.KhaH5971of Yours?”

11Godאֱלֹהִ֣ים׀'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶר־vai.Yo.mer-H559to Solomonלִשְׁלֹמֹ֡הlish.lo.MohH8010, “Becauseיַ֣עַןYa.'anH3282 H834you hadהָיְתָ֨הha.ye.TahH1961thisH2088in mindלְבָבֶ֗ךָle.va.Ve.khaH3824,and did not askשָׁ֠אַלְתָּSha.'al.taH7592for richesעֹ֣שֶׁר'O.sherH6239,wealthנְכָסִ֤יםne.kha.SimH5233or honorוְכָבוֹד֙ve.kha.VodH3519,or the lifeנֶ֣פֶשׁNe.feshH5315of those who hateשֹׂנְאֶ֔יךָso.ne.'Ei.khaH8130you, norH3808have you evenוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571askedשָׁאָ֑לְתָּsha.'A.le.taH7592for longרַבִּ֖יםra.BimH7227lifeיָמִ֥יםya.MimH3117,but you have askedוַתִּֽשְׁאַל־va.tish.'al-H7592for yourself wisdomחָכְמָ֣הchokh.mahH2451and knowledgeוּמַדָּ֔עu.ma.Da'H4093that you may ruleתִּשְׁפּוֹט֙tish.pOtH8199My peopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971overעָלָֽיו׃'a.LavH5921whomH834I have madeH4427you kingהִמְלַכְתִּ֖יךָhim.lakh.Ti.khaH4427,

12wisdomהַֽחָכְמָ֥הha.cha.khe.MahH2451and knowledgeוְהַמַּדָּ֖עve.ham.ma.Da'H4093have been grantedנָת֣וּןna.TunH5414to you. AndI will giveאֶתֶּן־'e.ten-H5414you richesוְעֹ֨שֶׁרve.'O.sherH6239and wealthוּנְכָסִ֤יםu.ne.kha.SimH5233and honorוְכָבוֹד֙ve.kha.VodH3519,suchאֲשֶׁ֣ר׀ כֵ֗ן'a.Sher KhenH834 H3651as noneלֹא־lo'-H3808of the kingsלַמְּלָכִים֙la.me.la.KhimH4428whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834were beforeלְפָנֶ֔יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440you has possessedכֵּֽן׃KenH1961 H3651norלֹ֥אlo'H3808those who willcome afterוְאַחֲרֶ֖יךָve.'a.cha.Rei.khaH310you.”

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