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1 Kings 3:9-13

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.

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