Revised Webster's Bible
1 Kings 3:8-14
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?
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.
Commentaries on 1 Kings 3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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