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1 Kings 3:6-9

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?

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