Revised Version 1895

1 Kings 3

1AndSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010madeH1129affinity withPharaohפַּרְעֹ֖הpar.'OhH6547kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, andtookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹ֗הpar.'OhH6547daughterבַּת־bat-H1323, andbroughtוַיְבִיאֶ֙הָ֙vay.vi.'E.haH935herH413intoH413thecityעִ֣יר'irH5892ofDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732,untilעַ֣ד'adH5704he hadmadeH1129anendכַּלֹּת֗וֹka.lo.ToH3615ofbuildingלִבְנ֤וֹתliv.NotH1129his ownhouseבֵּיתוֹ֙bei.ToH1004, and thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, and thewallחוֹמַ֥תcho.MatH2346ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389roundH5439aboutH5439.

2Onlyרַ֣קrakH7535thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971sacrificedמְזַבְּחִ֖יםme.za.be.ChimH2076in thehighבַּבָּמ֑וֹתba.ba.MotH1116placesH1116,becauseכִּ֠יkiH3588there wasnoלֹא־lo'-H3808houseבַ֙יִת֙va.yitH1004builtנִבְנָ֥הniv.NahH1129for thenameלְשֵׁ֣םle.ShemH8034of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068untilעַ֖ד'adH5704thoseהָהֵֽם׃ פha.HemH1992daysהַיָּמִ֥יםhai.ya.MimH3117.

3AndSolomonשְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohH8010lovedוַיֶּאֱהַ֤בvai.ye.'e.HavH157theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, walking in thestatutesבְּחֻקּ֖וֹתbe.chu.KotH2708ofDavidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732hisfatherאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1:onlyרַ֚קrakH7535hesacrificedמְזַבֵּ֖חַme.za.Be.achH2076andburntH6999incenseH6999in thehighבַּבָּמ֔וֹתba.ba.MotH1116placesH1116.

4And thekingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428wentH5927toGibeonגִּבְעֹ֙נָה֙giv.'O.nahH1391tosacrificeלִזְבֹּ֣חַliz.Bo.achH2076there; for that was thegreatהַגְּדוֹלָ֑הha.ge.do.LahH1419highהַבָּמָ֣הha.ba.MahH1116placeH1116: athousandאֶ֤לֶף'E.lefH505burntעֹלוֹת֙'o.lOtH5930offeringsH5930didSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010offerיַעֲלֶ֣הya.'a.LehH5927uponעַ֖ל'alH5921thataltarהַמִּזְבֵּ֥חַha.miz.Be.achH4196.

5InGibeonבְּגִבְע֗וֹןbe.giv.'onH1391theLORDיְהֹוָ֛הYah.wehH3068appearedנִרְאָ֧הnir.'AhH7200toSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010in adreamבַּחֲל֣וֹםba.cha.LomH2472bynightהַלָּ֑יְלָהha.La.ye.lahH3915: andGodאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Askשְׁאַ֖לshe.'AlH7592whatמָ֥הmahH4100I shallgiveאֶתֶּן־'e.ten-H5414thee.

6AndSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֗הshe.lo.MohH8010saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Thou hast shewed unto thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֙'av.de.KhaH5650Davidדָוִ֣דda.VidH1732myfatherאָבִי֮'a.ViH1greatגָּדוֹל֒ga.dOlH1419kindnessחֶ֣סֶדChe.sedH2617,accordingעַל־'al-H5921as hewalkedהָלַ֨ךְha.LakhH1980beforeלְפָנֶ֜יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee intruthבֶּאֱמֶ֧תbe.'e.MetH571, and inrighteousnessוּבִצְדָקָ֛הu.vitz.da.KahH6666, and inuprightnessוּבְיִשְׁרַ֥תu.ve.yish.RatH3483ofheartלֵבָ֖בle.VavH3824with thee; and thou hastkeptוַתִּשְׁמָר־va.tish.mor-H8104for him thisgreatהַגָּדוֹל֙ha.ga.dOlH1419kindnessהַחֶ֤סֶדha.Che.sedH2617, that thou hastgivenוַתִּתֶּן־va.ti.ten-H5414him asonבֵ֛ןvenH1121tositיֹשֵׁ֥בyo.ShevH3427on histhroneכִּסְא֖וֹkis.'OH3678, as it is thisdayכַּיּ֥וֹםkai.YomH3117.

7Andnowוְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH6258, OLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068myGodאֱלֹהָ֔י'e.lo.HaiH430, thou hastmadeH3045thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֔'av.de.KhaH5650kingהִמְלַ֣כְתָּhim.Lakh.taH4427insteadתַּ֖חַתTa.chatH8478ofDavidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732myfatherאָבִ֑י'a.ViH1: and I am but alittleקָטֹ֔ןka.TonH6996childנַ֣עַרNa.'arH5288; Iknowאֵדַ֖ע'e.Da'H3045notלֹ֥אlo'H3808howH3045togoצֵ֥אתtzetH3318outH3318orcomeוָבֹֽא׃va.Vo'H935in.

8And thyservantוְעַ֨בְדְּךָ֔ve.'Av.de.khaH5650is in themidstבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of thypeopleעַמְּךָ֖'a.me.KhaH5971whichH834thou hastchosenבָּחָ֑רְתָּba.Cha.re.taH977, agreatרָ֕בravH7227peopleעַם־'am-H5971, thatcannotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808benumberedH5608norוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808countedיִסָּפֵ֖רyi.sa.FerH5608formultitudeמֵרֹֽב׃me.RoH7230.

9Giveוְנָתַתָּ֨ve.na.ta.TaH5414thyservantלְעַבְדְּךָ֜le.'av.de.KhaH5650therefore anunderstandingH995heartלֵ֤בlevH3820tojudgeלִשְׁפֹּ֣טlish.PotH8199thypeopleעַמְּךָ֔'a.me.KhaH5971, that I maydiscernH995betweenבֵּֽין־bein-H996goodט֣וֹבTovH2896andevilלְרָ֑עle.Ra'H7451; for who isableיוּכַל֙yu.KhalH3201tojudgeלִשְׁפֹּ֔טlish.PotH8199this thygreatהַכָּבֵ֖דha.ka.VedH3515peopleעַמְּךָ֥'a.me.KhaH5971?

10And thespeechהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697pleasedוַיִּיטַ֥בvai.yi.TavH3190theLordאֲדֹנָ֑י'a.do.NaiH136, thatSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010hadaskedשָׁאַ֣לsha.'AlH7592thisthingהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697.

11AndGodאֱלֹהִ֜ים'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him,Becauseיַעַן֩ya.'AnH3282thou hastaskedשָׁאַ֜לְתָּsha.'Al.taH7592thisthingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697, and hastnotוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808askedשָׁאַ֨לְתָּsha.'Al.taH7592for thyselflongיָמִ֣יםya.MimH3117lifeנֶ֣פֶשׁNe.feshH5315;neitherוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808hastaskedשָׁאַ֤לְתָּsha.'Al.taH7592richesעֹ֔שֶׁר'O.sherH6239for thyself,norוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808hastaskedשָׁאַ֖לְתָּsha.'Al.taH7592thelifeH5315of thineenemiesאֹיְבֶ֑יךָ'o.ye.Vei.khaH341; but hastaskedוְשָׁאַ֧לְתָּve.sha.'Al.taH7592for thyselfunderstandingהָבִ֖יןha.VinH995todiscernH995judgmentמִשְׁפָּֽט׃mish.PatH4941;

12beholdהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009, I havedoneH6213accordingH310to thywordכִּדְבָרֶ֑יךָkid.va.Rei.khaH1697:loהִנֵּ֣ה׀hi.NehH2009, I havegivenנָתַ֣תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414thee awiseחָכָ֣םcha.KhamH2450and anunderstandingוְנָב֔וֹןve.na.VonH995heartלֵ֚בlevH3820;soH6213that there hath beennoneלֹא־lo'-H3808like theebeforeלְפָנֶ֔יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee,neitherלֹא־lo'-H3808afterH310thee shallanyהָיָ֣הha.YahH1961ariseיָק֥וּםya.KumH6965like unto thee.

13And I have alsogivenנָתַ֣תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414thee thatwhichH834thou hastnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808askedשָׁאַ֙לְתָּ֙sha.'Al.taH7592,bothH1571richesעֹ֖שֶׁר'O.sherH6239and honour,soהָיָ֨הha.YahH1961that there shallnotלֹא־lo'-H3808beanyH3605among thekingsבַּמְּלָכִ֖יםba.me.la.KhimH4428like unto thee,allH3605thydaysיָמֶֽיךָ׃ya.Mei.khaH3117.

14Andifוְאִ֣ם׀ve.'ImH518thou wiltwalkתֵּלֵ֣ךְte.LekhH1980in mywaysבִּדְרָכַ֗יbid.ra.KhaiH1870, tokeepלִשְׁמֹ֤רlish.MorH8104mystatutesחֻקַּי֙chu.KaiH2706and mycommandmentsוּמִצְוֹתַ֔יu.mitz.vo.TaiH4687, as thyfatherאָבִ֑יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1Davidדָּוִ֣ידda.VidH1732didכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka.'a.SherH834walkהָלַ֖ךְha.LakhH1980, then I willlengthenוְהַאַרַכְתִּ֖יve.ha.'a.rakh.TiH748thydaysיָמֶֽיךָ׃ סya.Mei.khaH3117.

15AndSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010awokeוַיִּקַ֥ץvai.yi.KatzH3364, and,beholdוְהִנֵּ֣הve.hi.NehH2009, it was adreamחֲל֑וֹםcha.LomH2472: and hecameוַיָּב֨וֹאvai.ya.Vo'H935toJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֜םye.ru.sha.LimH3389, andstoodוַֽיַּעֲמֹ֣ד׀vai.ya.'a.ModH5975beforeלִפְנֵ֣י׀lif.NeiH6440thearkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of thecovenantבְּרִית־be.rit-H1285of theLORDאֲדֹנָ֗י'a.do.NaiH136, andofferedוַיַּ֤עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927upH5927burntעֹלוֹת֙'o.lOtH5930offeringsH8002, andofferedH5927peaceשְׁלָמִ֔יםshe.la.MimH8002offeringsH8002, andmadeH6213afeastמִשְׁתֶּ֖הmish.TehH4960toallלְכָל־le.kholH3605hisservantsעֲבָדָֽיו׃ פ'a.va.DavH5650.

16Thencameתָּבֹ֗אנָהta.Vo.nahH935theretwoשְׁתַּ֛יִםshe.Ta.yimH8147womenנָשִׁ֥יםna.ShimH802, that were harlots, unto thekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, andstoodוַֽתַּעֲמֹ֖דְנָהva.ta.'a.Mo.de.nahH5975beforeלְפָנָֽיו׃le.fa.NavH6440him.

17And the onewomanהָאִשָּׁ֤הha.'i.ShahH802saidוַתֹּ֜אמֶרva.To.merH559, Oh mylordאֲדֹנִ֔י'a.do.NiH113, I and thiswomanוְהָאִשָּׁ֣הve.ha.'i.ShahH802dwellיֹשְׁבֹ֖תyo.she.VotH3427in onehouseבְּבַ֣יִתbe.Va.yitH1004; and I wasdeliveredH3205of achildH3205withherH802in thehouseבַּבָּֽיִת׃ba.Ba.yitH1004.

18And itcameH1961topassH1961thethirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁי֙ha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַּיּ֤וֹםbai.YomH3117afterH1961I wasdeliveredלְלִדְתִּ֔יle.lid.TiH3205, that thiswomanהָאִשָּׁ֣הha.'i.ShahH802wasdeliveredוַתֵּ֖לֶדva.Te.ledH3205also; andweוַאֲנַ֣חְנוּva.'a.Nach.nuH587weretogetherיַחְדָּ֗וyach.DavH3162; there wasnoאֵֽין־'ein-H369stranger withusH3117in thehouseבַּבַּ֔יִתba.Ba.yitH1004, saveweאֲנַ֖חְנוּ'a.Nach.nuH587twoשְׁתַּֽיִם־she.ta.yim-H8147in thehouseבַּבָּֽיִת׃ba.Ba.yitH1004.

19And thiswoman’sהָאִשָּׁ֥הha.'i.ShahH802childבֶּן־ben-H1121diedוַיָּ֛מָתvai.Ya.motH4191in thenightלָ֑יְלָהLa.ye.lahH3915;becauseעָלָֽיו׃'a.LavH5921sheאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834overlaid it.

20AndsheH7901aroseוַתָּקָם֩va.ta.KamH6965at midnight, andtookH3947mysonבְּנִ֣יbe.NiH1121frombesideמֵֽאֶצְלִ֗יme.'etz.LiH681meH3947, while thinehandmaidוַאֲמָֽתְךָ֙va.'a.ma.te.KhaH519sleptH7901, andlaidH7901it inherH3947bosomבְּחֵיקָ֑הּbe.chei.KahH2436, andlaidH7901herH3947deadהַמֵּ֖תha.MetH4191childבְּנָ֥הּbe.NahH1121in mybosomבְחֵיקִֽי׃ve.chei.KiH2436.

21And when Iroseוָאָקֻ֥םva.'a.KumH6965in themorningבַּבֹּ֛קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242togiveH3205mychildבְּנִ֖יbe.NiH1121suckלְהֵינִ֥יקle.hei.NikH3243,beholdוְהִנֵּה־ve.hi.neh-H2009, it wasdeadמֵ֑תMetH4191: but when I hadconsideredהָיָ֥הha.YahH1961it in themorningבַּבֹּ֔קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242,beholdוְהִנֵּ֛הve.hi.NehH2009, it wasnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808mysonבְנִ֖יve.NiH1121,whichH834IdidH834bearH3205.

22And theotherהָאַחֶ֜רֶתha.'a.Che.retH312womanהָאִשָּׁ֨הha.'i.ShahH802saidוַתֹּאמֶר֩va.to.MerH559, Nay; but thelivingהַחַי֙ha.ChaiH2416is mysonבְּנִ֤יbe.NiH1121, and thedeadהַמֵּ֔תha.MetH4191is thysonוּבְנֵ֣ךְu.ve.NekhH1121. And thissaidאֹמֶ֙רֶת֙'o.Me.retH559,NoH3808; but thedeadהַמֵּ֖תha.MetH4191is thysonבְּנֵ֥ךְbe.NekhH1121, and thelivingהֶחָ֑יhe.ChaiH2416is mysonוּבְנִ֣יu.ve.NiH1121.ThusH4191they spakebeforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440thekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

23ThensaidH559thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, The one saith, This is mysonבְּנִ֥יbe.NiH1121that liveth, and thysonוּבְנֵ֣ךְu.ve.NekhH1121is thedeadהַמֵּ֑תha.MetH4191: and theotherזֶה־zeh-H2088saith, Nay; but thysonבְּנֵ֥ךְbe.NekhH1121is thedeadהַמֵּ֖תha.MetH4191, and mysonוּבְנִ֥יu.ve.NiH1121is thelivingH2416.

24And thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, FetchmeH6440aswordחָ֑רֶבCha.revH2719. And theybroughtוַיָּבִ֥אוּvai.ya.Vi.'uH935aswordהַחֶ֖רֶבha.Che.revH2719beforeH6440thekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

25And thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Divideגִּזְר֛וּgiz.RuH1504thelivingהַחַ֖יha.ChaiH2416childהַיֶּ֥לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206intwoלִשְׁנָ֑יִםlish.Na.yimH8147, andgiveוּתְנ֤וּu.te.NuH5414halfהַחֲצִי֙ha.cha.TziH2677to the one, andhalfהַחֲצִ֖יha.cha.TziH2677to theotherH259.

26Then spake thewomanהָאִשָּׁה֩ha.'i.ShahH802whoseH834thelivingהַחַ֜יha.ChaiH2416childH1121was unto thekingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, forherH413bowels yearneduponעַל־'al-H5921herH413sonH1121, andsheH834saidH559, Oh mylordאֲדֹנִ֗י'a.do.NiH113,giveתְּנוּ־te.nu-H5414herH413thelivingהַחַ֔יha.ChaiH2416childH1121, and innoH3808wiseslayH4191it. But theotherהַיָּל֣וּדhai.ya.LudH3205saidH559, It shall beneitherH3808minenorH3808thine;divideגְּזֹֽרוּ׃ge.Zo.ruH1504it.

27Then thekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428answeredH559andsaidH559,Giveתְּנוּ־te.nu-H5414herH5414thelivingהַחַ֔יha.ChaiH2416childהַיָּל֣וּדhai.ya.LudH3205, and innoלֹ֣אlo'H3808wiseslayH4191it:sheהִ֖יאhi'H1931is themotherאִמּֽוֹ׃'i.MoH517thereof.

28Andallכָל־khol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478heardוַיִּשְׁמְע֣וּvai.yish.me.'UH8085of thejudgmentהַמִּשְׁפָּט֙ha.mish.PatH4941whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428hadjudgedשָׁפַ֣טsha.FatH8199; and theyfearedוַיִּֽרְא֖וּvai.yir.'UH3372thekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428: for theysawרָא֔וּra.'UH7200that thewisdomחָכְמַ֧תcha.khe.MatH2451ofGodאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430was in him, todoלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213judgmentמִשְׁפָּֽט׃ סmish.PatH4941.

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