Revised Literal Translation

1 Kings 3:4-6

4And the kingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428wentH3212to Gibeonגִּבְעֹ֙נָה֙giv.'O.nahH1391to sacrificeלִזְבֹּ֣חַliz.Bo.achH2076there; for thatH1931wasthe greatהַגְּדוֹלָ֑הha.ge.do.LahH1419high placeהַבָּמָ֣הha.ba.MahH1116:a thousandאֶ֤לֶף'E.lefH505burnt offeringsעֹלוֹת֙'o.lOtH5930did Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010offerיַעֲלֶ֣הya.'a.LehH5927upon that altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֥חַha.miz.Be.achH4196.

5In Gibeonבְּגִבְע֗וֹןbe.giv.'onH1391Yhwhיְהֹוָ֛הYah.wehH3068appearedנִרְאָ֧הnir.'AhH7200to Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010in a dreamבַּחֲל֣וֹםba.cha.LomH2472by nightהַלָּ֑יְלָהha.La.ye.lahH3915:and Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Askשְׁאַ֖לshe.'AlH7592what I shall giveאֶתֶּן־'e.ten-H5414thee.

6And Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֗הshe.lo.MohH8010saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Thou hast shewedעָשִׂ֜יתָ'a.Si.taH6213unto thy servantעַבְדְּךָ֙'av.de.KhaH5650Davidדָוִ֣דda.VidH1732my fatherאָבִי֮'a.ViH1greatגָּדוֹל֒ga.dOlH1419mercyחֶ֣סֶדChe.sedH2617,according as he walkedהָלַ֨ךְha.LakhH1980beforeלְפָנֶ֜יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee in truthבֶּאֱמֶ֧תbe.'e.MetH571,and in righteousnessוּבִצְדָקָ֛הu.vitz.da.KahH6666,and in uprightnessוּבְיִשְׁרַ֥תu.ve.yish.RatH3483of heartלֵבָ֖בle.VavH3824with thee; and thou hast keptוַתִּשְׁמָר־va.tish.mor-H8104for him this greatהַגָּדוֹל֙ha.ga.dOlH1419kindnessהַחֶ֤סֶדha.Che.sedH2617,that thou hast givenוַתִּתֶּן־va.ti.ten-H5414him a sonבֵ֛ןvenH1121to sitיֹשֵׁ֥בyo.ShevH3427on his throneכִּסְא֖וֹkis.'OH3678, as it isthis dayכַּיּ֥וֹםkai.YomH3117.

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