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1 Kings 3:5-9

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?

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