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1 Kings 3:8-14

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?

10And the speechהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697pleasedוַיִּיטַ֥ב בְּעֵינֵ֣יvai.yi.Tav be.'ei.NeiH5869 H3190the Lordאֲדֹנָ֑י'a.do.NaiH136,that Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010had askedשָׁאַ֣לsha.'AlH7592this thingהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697.

11And Godאֱלֹהִ֜ים'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Because thou hast askedשָׁאַ֜לְתָּsha.'Al.taH7592this thingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697,and hast not askedשָׁאַ֨לְתָּsha.'Al.taH7592for thyself longרַבִּ֗יםra.BimH7227lifeיָמִ֣יםya.MimH3117;neither hast askedשָׁאַ֤לְתָּsha.'Al.taH7592richesעֹ֔שֶׁר'O.sherH6239for thyself, nor hast askedשָׁאַ֖לְתָּsha.'Al.taH7592the lifeנֶ֣פֶשׁNe.feshH5315of thine enemiesאֹיְבֶ֑יךָ'o.ye.Vei.khaH341;but hast askedוְשָׁאַ֧לְתָּve.sha.'Al.taH7592for thyself understandingהָבִ֖יןha.VinH995to discernלִשְׁמֹ֥עַlish.Mo.a'H8085judgmentמִשְׁפָּֽט׃mish.PatH4941;

12Behold, I have doneעָשִׂ֖יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213according to thy wordsכִּדְבָרֶ֑יךָkid.va.Rei.khaH1697:lo, I have givenנָתַ֣תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414thee a wiseחָכָ֣םcha.KhamH2450and an understandingוְנָב֔וֹןve.na.VonH995heartלֵ֚בlevH3820;so that there was none like thee beforeלְפָנֶ֔יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee, neither afterוְאַחֲרֶ֖יךָve.'a.cha.Rei.khaH310thee shall any ariseיָק֥וּםya.KumH6965like unto thee.

13And I have also givenנָתַ֣תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414thee that which thou hast not askedשָׁאַ֙לְתָּ֙sha.'Al.taH7592,both richesעֹ֖שֶׁר'O.sherH6239,and honourכָּב֑וֹדka.VodH3519:so that there shall not be anyאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376among the kingsבַּמְּלָכִ֖יםba.me.la.KhimH4428like unto thee all thy daysיָמֶֽיךָ׃ya.Mei.khaH3117.

14And if thou wilt walkH3212in my waysבִּדְרָכַ֗יbid.ra.KhaiH1870,to keepלִשְׁמֹ֤רlish.MorH8104my statutesחֻקַּי֙chu.KaiH2706and my commandmentsוּמִצְוֹתַ֔יu.mitz.vo.TaiH4687,as thy fatherאָבִ֑יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1Davidדָּוִ֣ידda.VidH1732did walkH1980,then I will lengthenוְהַאַרַכְתִּ֖יve.ha.'a.rakh.TiH748thy daysיָמֶֽיךָ׃ סya.Mei.khaH3117.

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