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1 Kings 3:9-28

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.

15AndSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010awokeוַיִּקַ֥ץvai.yi.KatzH3364; and, behold, it was adreamחֲל֑וֹםcha.LomH2472. And hecameוַיָּב֨וֹאvai.ya.Vo'H935toJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֜םye.ru.sha.LimH3389, andstoodוַֽיַּעֲמֹ֣ד׀vai.ya.'a.ModH5975beforeלִפְנֵ֣י׀lif.NeiH6440thearkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of thecovenantבְּרִית־be.rit-H1285of theLORDH3068, and offeredupוַיַּ֤עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927burntofferingsעֹלוֹת֙'o.lOtH5930, andofferedוַיַּ֣עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213peaceofferingsשְׁלָמִ֔יםshe.la.MimH8002, andmadeוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213afeastמִשְׁתֶּ֖הmish.TehH4960to all hisservantsעֲבָדָֽיו׃ פ'a.va.DavH5650.

16Thencameתָּבֹ֗אנָהta.Vo.nahH935theretwoשְׁתַּ֛יִםshe.Ta.yimH8147womenנָשִׁ֥יםna.ShimH802, that wereharlotsזֹנ֖וֹתzo.NotH2181, to thekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, andstoodוַֽתַּעֲמֹ֖דְנָהva.ta.'a.Mo.de.nahH5975beforeלְפָנָֽיו׃le.fa.NavH6440him.

17And theoneהָֽאַחַת֙ha.'a.ChatH259womanהָאִשָּׁ֤הha.'i.ShahH802saidוַתֹּ֜אמֶרva.To.merH559,Oבִּ֣יbiH994mylordאֲדֹנִ֔י'a.do.NiH113, I and thiswomanוְהָאִשָּׁ֣הve.ha.'i.ShahH802dwellיֹשְׁבֹ֖תyo.she.VotH3427inoneאֶחָ֑ד'e.ChadH259houseבְּבַ֣יִתbe.Va.yitH1004; and I was delivered of achildוָאֵלֵ֥דva.'e.LedH3205with her in thehouseבַּבָּֽיִת׃ba.Ba.yitH1004.

18And it came to pass thethirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁי֙ha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַּיּ֤וֹםbai.YomH3117after I wasdeliveredלְלִדְתִּ֔יle.lid.TiH3205, that thiswomanהָאִשָּׁ֣הha.'i.ShahH802wasdeliveredוַתֵּ֖לֶדva.Te.ledH3205also: and we weretogetherיַחְדָּ֗וyach.DavH3162; there was nostrangerזָ֤רzarH2114with us in thehouseבַּבַּ֔יִתba.Ba.yitH1004,exceptזוּלָתִ֥יzu.la.TiH2108ustwoשְׁתַּֽיִם־she.ta.yim-H8147in thehouseבַּבָּֽיִת׃ba.Ba.yitH1004.

19And thiswoman’sהָאִשָּׁ֥הha.'i.ShahH802childבֶּן־ben-H1121diedוַיָּ֛מָתvai.Ya.motH4191in thenightלָ֑יְלָהLa.ye.lahH3915; because she layonשָׁכְבָ֖הsha.khe.VahH7901him.

20And shearoseוַתָּקָם֩va.ta.KamH6965atmidnightבְּת֨וֹךְ הַלַּ֜יְלָהbe.Tokh ha.Lay.lahH8432 H3915, andtookוַתִּקַּ֧חva.ti.KachH3947mysonבְּנִ֣יbe.NiH1121frombesideמֵֽאֶצְלִ֗יme.'etz.LiH681me, while thyhandmaidוַאֲמָֽתְךָ֙va.'a.ma.te.KhaH519sleptיְשֵׁנָ֔הye.she.NahH3463, andlaidוַתַּשְׁכִּיבֵ֖הוּva.tash.ki.Ve.huH7901him in herbosomבְּחֵיקָ֑הּbe.chei.KahH2436, andlaidהִשְׁכִּ֥יבָהhish.Ki.vahH7901herdeadהַמֵּ֖תha.MetH4191childבְּנָ֥הּbe.NahH1121in mybosomבְחֵיקִֽי׃ve.chei.KiH2436.

21And when Iroseוָאָקֻ֥םva.'a.KumH6965in themorningבַּבֹּ֛קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242tonurseלְהֵינִ֥יקle.hei.NikH3243mychildבְּנִ֖יbe.NiH1121, behold, he wasdeadמֵ֑תMetH4191: but when I had lookedatוָאֶתְבּוֹנֵ֤ןva.'et.bo.NenH995him in themorningבַּבֹּ֔קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242, behold, he was not mysonבְנִ֖יve.NiH1121, whom Iboreיָלָֽדְתִּי׃ya.La.de.tiH3205.

22And theotherהָאַחֶ֜רֶתha.'a.Che.retH312womanהָאִשָּׁ֨הha.'i.ShahH802saidוַתֹּאמֶר֩va.to.MerH559, Nay; but thelivingהַחַי֙ha.ChaiH2416is mysonבְּנִ֤יbe.NiH1121, and thedeadהַמֵּ֔תha.MetH4191is thysonוּבְנֵ֣ךְu.ve.NekhH1121. And thissaidאֹמֶ֙רֶת֙'o.Me.retH559, No; but thedeadהַמֵּ֖תha.MetH4191is thysonבְּנֵ֥ךְbe.NekhH1121, and thelivingהֶחָ֑יhe.ChaiH2416is mysonוּבְנִ֣יu.ve.NiH1121. Thus theyspokeוַתְּדַבֵּ֖רְנָהva.te.da.Be.re.nahH1696beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440thekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

23Thensaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, Theoneזֹ֣אתzotH2063saithאֹמֶ֔רֶת'o.Me.retH559, This is mysonבְּנִ֥יbe.NiH1121thatlivethהַחַ֖יha.ChaiH2416, and thysonוּבְנֵ֣ךְu.ve.NekhH1121is thedeadהַמֵּ֑תha.MetH4191: and theotherוְזֹ֤אתve.ZotH2063saithאֹמֶ֙רֶת֙'o.Me.retH559, Nay; but thysonבְּנֵ֥ךְbe.NekhH1121is thedeadהַמֵּ֖תha.MetH4191, and mysonוּבְנִ֥יu.ve.NiH1121is thelivingהֶחָֽי׃ פhe.ChaiH2416.

24And thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Bringקְח֣וּke.ChuH3947me aswordחָ֑רֶבCha.revH2719. And theybroughtוַיָּבִ֥אוּvai.ya.Vi.'uH935aswordהַחֶ֖רֶבha.Che.revH2719beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440thekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

25And thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Divideגִּזְר֛וּgiz.RuH1504thelivingהַחַ֖יha.ChaiH2416childהַיֶּ֥לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206intwoלִשְׁנָ֑יִםlish.Na.yimH8147, andgiveוּתְנ֤וּu.te.NuH5414halfהַחֲצִי֙ha.cha.TziH2677to theoneלְאַחַ֔תle.'a.ChatH259, andhalfהַחֲצִ֖יha.cha.TziH2677to theotherלְאֶחָֽת׃le.'e.ChatH259.

26Thenspokeוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559thewomanהָאִשָּׁה֩ha.'i.ShahH802whose thelivingהַחַ֜יha.ChaiH2416childבְּנָ֨הּbe.NahH1121was to thekingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, for herheartרַחֲמֶיהָ֮ra.cha.mei.HaH7356yearnedנִכְמְר֣וּnikh.me.RuH3648over hersonבְּנָהּ֒be.NahH1121, and shesaidוַתֹּ֣אמֶר׀va.To.merH559,Oבִּ֣יbiH994mylordאֲדֹנִ֗י'a.do.NiH113,giveתְּנוּ־te.nu-H5414her thelivingהַחַ֔יha.ChaiH2416childהַיָּל֣וּדhai.ya.LudH3205, and by nomeansוְהָמֵ֖תve.ha.MetH4191slayתְּמִיתֻ֑הוּte.mi.Tu.huH4191him. But the othersaidאֹמֶ֗רֶת'o.Me.retH559, Let he be neither mine nor thine, butdivideגְּזֹֽרוּ׃ge.Zo.ruH1504him .

27Then thekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428answeredוַיַּ֨עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030andsaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Giveתְּנוּ־te.nu-H5414her thelivingהַחַ֔יha.ChaiH2416childהַיָּל֣וּדhai.ya.LudH3205, and by nomeansוְהָמֵ֖תve.ha.MetH4191slayתְמִיתֻ֑הוּte.mi.Tu.huH4191him: she is hismotherאִמּֽוֹ׃'i.MoH517.

28And allIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478heardוַיִּשְׁמְע֣וּvai.yish.me.'UH8085of thejudgmentהַמִּשְׁפָּט֙ha.mish.PatH4941which thekingH4428hadjudgedשָׁפַ֣טsha.FatH8199; and theyfearedוַיִּֽרְא֖וּvai.yir.'UH3372thekingמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH6440: for theysawרָא֔וּra.'UH7200that thewisdomחָכְמַ֧תcha.khe.MatH2451ofGodאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430was inhimבְּקִרְבּ֖וֹbe.kir.BoH7130, todoלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213judgmentמִשְׁפָּֽט׃ סmish.PatH4941.

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