New American Standard Bible 2020

1 Kings 3:11-14

11And Godאֱלֹהִ֜ים'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Becauseיַעַן֩ אֲשֶׁ֨רya.'An 'a.SherH3282 H834you have askedשָׁאַ֜לְתָּsha.'Al.taH7592thisהַזֶּ֗הha.ZehH2088thingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697, and havenot askedשָׁאַ֨לְתָּsha.'Al.taH7592for yourselfa longרַבִּ֗יםra.BimH7227lifeיָמִ֣יםya.MimH3117,norH3808have askedשָׁאַ֤לְתָּsha.'Al.taH7592richesעֹ֔שֶׁר'O.sherH6239for yourself, norH3808have you askedשָׁאַ֖לְתָּsha.'Al.taH7592for the livesנֶ֣פֶשׁNe.feshH5315of your enemiesH340,but have askedוְשָׁאַ֧לְתָּve.sha.'Al.taH7592for yourself discernmentהָבִ֖יןha.VinH995to understandלִשְׁמֹ֥עַlish.Mo.a'H8085justiceמִשְׁפָּֽט׃mish.PatH4941,

12beholdהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009,I have doneעָשִׂ֖יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213according to your wordsכִּדְבָרֶ֑יךָkid.va.Rei.khaH1697.Beholdהִנֵּ֣ה׀hi.NehH2009,I have givenנָתַ֣תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414you a wiseחָכָ֣םcha.KhamH2450and discerningוְנָב֔וֹןve.na.VonH995heartלֵ֚בlevH3820,soH834thatH834there has beenהָיָ֣הha.YahH1961noלֹא־lo'-H3808one likeכָּמ֙וֹךָ֙ka.Mo.khaH3644you beforeלְפָנֶ֔יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440you, norלֹא־lo'-H3808shall one likeכָּמֽוֹךָ׃ka.Mo.khaH3644you ariseיָק֥וּםya.KumH6965afterוְאַחֲרֶ֖יךָve.'a.cha.Rei.khaH310you.

13I have alsoH1571givenנָתַ֣תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414you whatH834you have not askedשָׁאַ֙לְתָּ֙sha.'Al.taH7592,bothH1571richesעֹ֖שֶׁר'O.sherH6239and honorכָּב֑וֹדka.VodH3519,soH834thatH834there will not be anyאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376among the kingsבַּמְּלָכִ֖יםba.me.la.KhimH4428likeכָמ֥וֹךָkha.Mo.khaH3644you allכָּל־kol-H3605your daysיָמֶֽיךָ׃ya.Mei.khaH3117.

14Andifוְאִ֣ם׀ve.'ImH518you walkתֵּלֵ֣ךְte.LekhH1980in My waysבִּדְרָכַ֗יbid.ra.KhaiH1870,keepingלִשְׁמֹ֤רlish.MorH8104My statutesחֻקַּי֙chu.KaiH2706and commandmentsוּמִצְוֹתַ֔יu.mitz.vo.TaiH4687,as your fatherאָבִ֑יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1Davidדָּוִ֣ידda.VidH1732walkedהָלַ֖ךְha.LakhH1980, then I willprolongוְהַאַרַכְתִּ֖יve.ha.'a.rakh.TiH748your daysיָמֶֽיךָ׃ סya.Mei.khaH3117.”

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