Revised Literal Translation

1 Kings 3:5-9

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.

7And now, O Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068my Godאֱלֹהָ֔י'e.lo.HaiH430,thou hast made thy servantעַבְדְּךָ֔'av.de.KhaH5650kingהִמְלַ֣כְתָּhim.Lakh.taH4427instead of Davidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732my fatherאָבִ֑י'a.ViH1: and I am buta littleקָטֹ֔ןka.TonH6996childנַ֣עַרNa.'arH5288:I knowאֵדַ֖ע'e.Da'H3045not howto go outצֵ֥אתtzetH3318or come inוָבֹֽא׃va.Vo'H935.

8And thy servantוְעַ֨בְדְּךָ֔ve.'Av.de.khaH5650isin the midstבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of thy peopleעַמְּךָ֖'a.me.KhaH5971which thou hast chosenבָּחָ֑רְתָּba.Cha.re.taH977,a greatרָ֕בravH7227peopleעַם־'am-H5971,that cannot be numberedיִמָּנֶ֛הyi.ma.NehH4487nor countedיִסָּפֵ֖רyi.sa.FerH5608for multitudeמֵרֹֽב׃me.RoH7230.

9Giveוְנָתַתָּ֨ve.na.ta.TaH5414therefore thy servantלְעַבְדְּךָ֜le.'av.de.KhaH5650an understandingשֹׁמֵ֙עַ֙sho.Me.a'H8085heartלֵ֤בlevH3820to judgeלִשְׁפֹּ֣טlish.PotH8199thy peopleעַמְּךָ֔'a.me.KhaH5971,that I may discernלְהָבִ֖יןle.ha.VinH995between goodט֣וֹבTovH2896and badלְרָ֑עle.Ra'H7451:for who is ableיוּכַל֙yu.KhalH3201to judgeלִשְׁפֹּ֔טlish.PotH8199this thy so greatהַכָּבֵ֖דha.ka.VedH3515a peopleעַמְּךָ֥'a.me.KhaH5971?

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