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2 Chronicles 1:7-12

7In that nightבַּלַּ֣יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915did Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430appearנִרְאָ֥הnir.'AhH7200unto Solomonלִשְׁלֹמֹ֑הlish.lo.MohH8010,and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Askשְׁאַ֖לshe.'AlH7592what I shall giveאֶתֶּן־'e.ten-H5414thee.

8And Solomonשְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohH8010saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Godלֵֽאלֹהִ֔יםle.lo.HimH430,Thou hast shewedעָשִׂ֛יתָ'a.Si.taH6213greatגָּד֑וֹלga.DolH1419mercyחֶ֣סֶדChe.sedH2617unto Davidדָּוִ֥ידda.VidH1732my fatherאָבִ֖י'a.ViH1,and hast made me to reignוְהִמְלַכְתַּ֖נִיve.him.lakh.Ta.niH4427in his stead.

9Now, O Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430,let thy promiseדְּבָ֣רְךָ֔de.Va.re.khaH1697unto Davidדָּוִ֣ידda.VidH1732my fatherאָבִ֑י'a.ViH1be establishedיֵֽאָמֵן֙ye.'a.MenH539:for thou hast made me kingהִמְלַכְתַּ֔נִיhim.lakh.Ta.niH4427over a peopleעַ֕ם'amH5971like the dustכַּעֲפַ֥רka.'a.FarH6083of the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776in multitudeרַ֖בravH7227.

10Giveתֶּן־ten-H5414me now wisdomחָכְמָ֤הchokh.mahH2451and knowledgeוּמַדָּע֙u.ma.Da'H4093,that I may go outוְאֵֽצְאָ֛הve.'e.tze.'AhH3318and come inוְאָב֑וֹאָהve.'a.Vo.'ahH935beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440this peopleהָֽעָם־ha.'om-H5971:for who can judgeיִשְׁפֹּ֔טyish.PotH8199this thy peopleעַמְּךָ֥'a.me.KhaH5971, that is sogreatהַגָּדֽוֹל׃ סha.ga.DolH1419?

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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