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2 Chronicles 1:11-12

11And Godאֱלֹהִ֣ים׀'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶר־vai.Yo.mer-H559to Solomonלִשְׁלֹמֹ֡הlish.lo.MohH8010,Because this was in thine heartלְבָבֶ֗ךָle.va.Ve.khaH3824,and thou hast not askedשָׁ֠אַלְתָּSha.'al.taH7592richesעֹ֣שֶׁר'O.sherH6239,wealthנְכָסִ֤יםne.kha.SimH5233,or honourוְכָבוֹד֙ve.kha.VodH3519,nor the lifeנֶ֣פֶשׁNe.feshH5315of thine enemiesשֹׂנְאֶ֔יךָso.ne.'Ei.khaH8130,neither yet hast askedשָׁאָ֑לְתָּsha.'A.le.taH7592longרַבִּ֖יםra.BimH7227lifeיָמִ֥יםya.MimH3117;but hast askedוַתִּֽשְׁאַל־va.tish.'al-H7592wisdomחָכְמָ֣הchokh.mahH2451and knowledgeוּמַדָּ֔עu.ma.Da'H4093for thyself, that thou mayest judgeתִּשְׁפּוֹט֙tish.pOtH8199my peopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971,over whom I have made thee kingהִמְלַכְתִּ֖יךָhim.lakh.Ti.khaH4427:

12Wisdomהַֽחָכְמָ֥הha.cha.khe.MahH2451and knowledgeוְהַמַּדָּ֖עve.ham.ma.Da'H4093isgrantedנָת֣וּןna.TunH5414unto thee; and I will giveאֶתֶּן־'e.ten-H5414thee richesוְעֹ֨שֶׁרve.'O.sherH6239,and wealthוּנְכָסִ֤יםu.ne.kha.SimH5233,and honourוְכָבוֹד֙ve.kha.VodH3519,such as none of the kingsלַמְּלָכִים֙la.me.la.KhimH4428have had that have beenbeforeלְפָנֶ֔יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee, neither shall there any afterוְאַחֲרֶ֖יךָve.'a.cha.Rei.khaH310thee have the like.

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