Revised Version 1895

1 Kings 3:2-14

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.

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