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1 Kings 3:2-14

2Only thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971sacrificedמְזַבְּחִ֖יםme.za.be.ChimH2076in highplacesבַּבָּמ֑וֹתba.ba.MotH1116, because there was nohouseבַ֙יִת֙va.yitH1004builtנִבְנָ֥הniv.NahH1129to thenameלְשֵׁ֣םle.ShemH8034of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, until thosedaysהַיָּמִ֥יםhai.ya.MimH3117.

3AndSolomonשְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohH8010lovedוַיֶּאֱהַ֤בvai.ye.'e.HavH157theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,walkingH3212in thestatutesבְּחֻקּ֖וֹתbe.chu.KotH2708ofDavidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732hisfatherאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1: only hesacrificedמְזַבֵּ֖חַme.za.Be.achH2076and burntincenseוּמַקְטִֽיר׃u.mak.TirH6999in highplacesבַּבָּמ֔וֹתba.ba.MotH1116.

4And thekingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428wentH3212toGibeonגִּבְעֹ֙נָה֙giv.'O.nahH1391tosacrificeלִזְבֹּ֣חַliz.Bo.achH2076there; forthatH1931was thegreatהַגְּדוֹלָ֑הha.ge.do.LahH1419highplaceהַבָּמָ֣הha.ba.MahH1116: athousandאֶ֤לֶף'E.lefH505burntofferingsעֹלוֹת֙'o.lOtH5930didSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010offerיַעֲלֶ֣הya.'a.LehH5927upon thataltarהַמִּזְבֵּ֥חַha.miz.Be.achH4196.

5InGibeonבְּגִבְע֗וֹןbe.giv.'onH1391theLORDיְהֹוָ֛הYah.wehH3068appearedנִרְאָ֧הnir.'AhH7200toSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010in adreamבַּחֲל֣וֹםba.cha.LomH2472bynightהַלָּ֑יְלָהha.La.ye.lahH3915: andGodאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Askשְׁאַ֖לshe.'AlH7592what I shallgiveאֶתֶּן־'e.ten-H5414thee.

6AndSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֗הshe.lo.MohH8010saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Thou hastshownעָשִׂ֜יתָ'a.Si.taH6213to thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֙'av.de.KhaH5650Davidדָוִ֣דda.VidH1732myfatherאָבִי֮'a.ViH1greatגָּדוֹל֒ga.dOlH1419mercyחֶ֣סֶדChe.sedH2617, according as 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.

7And now, OLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068myGodאֱלֹהָ֔י'e.lo.HaiH430, thou hast made thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֔'av.de.KhaH5650kingהִמְלַ֣כְתָּhim.Lakh.taH4427instead ofDavidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732myfatherאָבִ֑י'a.ViH1: and I am but alittleקָטֹ֔ןka.TonH6996childנַ֣עַרNa.'arH5288: Iknowאֵדַ֖ע'e.Da'H3045not how to gooutצֵ֥אתtzetH3318or comeinוָבֹֽא׃va.Vo'H935.

8And thyservantוְעַ֨בְדְּךָ֔ve.'Av.de.khaH5650is in themidstבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of thypeopleעַמְּךָ֖'a.me.KhaH5971which thou hastchosenבָּחָ֑רְתָּba.Cha.re.taH977, agreatרָ֕בravH7227peopleעַם־'am-H5971, that cannot benumberedיִמָּנֶ֛הyi.ma.NehH4487norcountedיִסָּפֵ֖רyi.sa.FerH5608formultitudeמֵרֹֽב׃me.RoH7230.

9Giveוְנָתַתָּ֨ve.na.ta.TaH5414therefore to thyservantלְעַבְדְּךָ֜le.'av.de.KhaH5650anunderstandingשֹׁמֵ֙עַ֙sho.Me.a'H8085heartלֵ֤בlevH3820tojudgeלִשְׁפֹּ֣טlish.PotH8199thypeopleעַמְּךָ֔'a.me.KhaH5971, that I maydiscernלְהָבִ֖יןle.ha.VinH995betweengoodט֣וֹבTovH2896andbadלְרָ֑עle.Ra'H7451: for who isableיוּכַל֙yu.KhalH3201tojudgeלִשְׁפֹּ֔טlish.PotH8199this thy sogreatהַכָּבֵ֖דha.ka.VedH3515apeopleעַמְּךָ֥'a.me.KhaH5971?

10And thespeechהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697pleasedוַיִּיטַ֥ב בְּעֵינֵ֣יvai.yi.Tav be.'ei.NeiH3190 H5869theLordאֲדֹנָ֑י'a.do.NaiH136, thatSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010hadaskedשָׁאַ֣לsha.'AlH7592thisthingהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697.

11AndGodאֱלֹהִ֜ים'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, Because thou hastaskedשָׁאַ֜לְתָּsha.'Al.taH7592thisthingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697, and hast notaskedשָׁאַ֨לְתָּsha.'Al.taH7592for thyselflongרַבִּ֗יםra.BimH7227lifeיָמִ֣יםya.MimH3117; neither hastaskedשָׁאַ֤לְתָּsha.'Al.taH7592richesעֹ֔שֶׁר'O.sherH6239for thyself, nor hastaskedשָׁאַ֖לְתָּsha.'Al.taH7592thelifeנֶ֣פֶשׁNe.feshH5315of thyenemiesאֹיְבֶ֑יךָ'o.ye.Vei.khaH341; but hastaskedוְשָׁאַ֧לְתָּve.sha.'Al.taH7592for thyselfunderstandingהָבִ֖יןha.VinH995todiscernלִשְׁמֹ֥עַlish.Mo.a'H8085judgmentמִשְׁפָּֽט׃mish.PatH4941;

12Behold, I havedoneעָשִׂ֖יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213according to thywordsכִּדְבָרֶ֑יךָkid.va.Rei.khaH1697: lo, I havegivenנָתַ֣תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414thee awiseחָכָ֣םcha.KhamH2450and anunderstandingוְנָב֔וֹןve.na.VonH995heartלֵ֚בlevH3820; so that there hath been none like theebeforeלְפָנֶ֔יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee, neitherafterוְאַחֲרֶ֖יךָve.'a.cha.Rei.khaH310thee shall anyariseיָק֥וּםya.KumH6965like thee.

13And I have alsogivenנָתַ֣תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414thee that which thou hast notaskedשָׁאַ֙לְתָּ֙sha.'Al.taH7592, bothrichesעֹ֖שֶׁר'O.sherH6239, andhonourכָּב֑וֹדka.VodH3519: so that there shall not beanyאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376among thekingsבַּמְּלָכִ֖יםba.me.la.KhimH4428like thee all thydaysיָמֶֽיךָ׃ya.Mei.khaH3117.

14And if thou wiltwalkH3212in mywaysבִּדְרָכַ֗יbid.ra.KhaiH1870, tokeepלִשְׁמֹ֤רlish.MorH8104mystatutesחֻקַּי֙chu.KaiH2706and mycommandmentsוּמִצְוֹתַ֔יu.mitz.vo.TaiH4687, as thyfatherאָבִ֑יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1Davidדָּוִ֣ידda.VidH1732didwalkH1980, then I willlengthenוְהַאַרַכְתִּ֖יve.ha.'a.rakh.TiH748thydaysיָמֶֽיךָ׃ סya.Mei.khaH3117.

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