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2 Chronicles 1:7-12

7In thatnightבַּלַּ֣יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430appearedנִרְאָ֥הnir.'AhH7200toSolomonלִשְׁלֹמֹ֑הlish.lo.MohH8010, andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him,Askשְׁאַ֖לshe.'AlH7592what I shallgiveאֶתֶּן־'e.ten-H5414thee.

8AndSolomonשְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohH8010saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toGodלֵֽאלֹהִ֔יםle.lo.HimH430, Thou hastshownעָשִׂ֛יתָ'a.Si.taH6213greatגָּד֑וֹלga.DolH1419mercyחֶ֣סֶדChe.sedH2617toDavidדָּוִ֥ידda.VidH1732myfatherאָבִ֖י'a.ViH1, and hast made me toreignוְהִמְלַכְתַּ֖נִיve.him.lakh.Ta.niH4427in his stead.

9Now, OLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430, let thypromiseדְּבָ֣רְךָ֔de.Va.re.khaH1697toDavidדָּוִ֣ידda.VidH1732myfatherאָבִ֑י'a.ViH1beestablishedיֵֽאָמֵן֙ye.'a.MenH539: for thou hast made mekingהִמְלַכְתַּ֔נִיhim.lakh.Ta.niH4427over apeopleעַ֕ם'amH5971like thedustכַּעֲפַ֥רka.'a.FarH6083of theearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776inmultitudeרַ֖בravH7227.

10Giveתֶּן־ten-H5414me nowwisdomחָכְמָ֤הchokh.mahH2451andknowledgeוּמַדָּע֙u.ma.Da'H4093, that I may gooutוְאֵֽצְאָ֛הve.'e.tze.'AhH3318and comeinוְאָב֑וֹאָהve.'a.Vo.'ahH935beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440thispeopleהָֽעָם־ha.'om-H5971: for who canjudgeיִשְׁפֹּ֔טyish.PotH8199this thygreatהַגָּדֽוֹל׃ סha.ga.DolH1419peopleעַמְּךָ֥'a.me.KhaH5971?

11AndGodאֱלֹהִ֣ים׀'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶר־vai.Yo.mer-H559toSolomonלִשְׁלֹמֹ֡הlish.lo.MohH8010, Because this was in thyheartלְבָבֶ֗ךָle.va.Ve.khaH3824, and thou hast notaskedשָׁ֠אַלְתָּSha.'al.taH7592richesעֹ֣שֶׁר'O.sherH6239,wealthנְכָסִ֤יםne.kha.SimH5233, orhonourוְכָבוֹד֙ve.kha.VodH3519, nor thelifeנֶ֣פֶשׁNe.feshH5315of thyenemiesשֹׂנְאֶ֔יךָso.ne.'Ei.khaH8130, neither yet hastaskedשָׁאָ֑לְתָּsha.'A.le.taH7592longרַבִּ֖יםra.BimH7227lifeיָמִ֥יםya.MimH3117; but hastaskedוַתִּֽשְׁאַל־va.tish.'al-H7592wisdomחָכְמָ֣הchokh.mahH2451andknowledgeוּמַדָּ֔עu.ma.Da'H4093for thyself, that thou mayestjudgeתִּשְׁפּוֹט֙tish.pOtH8199mypeopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971, over whom I have made theekingהִמְלַכְתִּ֖יךָhim.lakh.Ti.khaH4427:

12Wisdomהַֽחָכְמָ֥הha.cha.khe.MahH2451andknowledgeוְהַמַּדָּ֖עve.ham.ma.Da'H4093aregrantedנָת֣וּןna.TunH5414to thee; and I willgiveאֶתֶּן־'e.ten-H5414theerichesוְעֹ֨שֶׁרve.'O.sherH6239, andwealthוּנְכָסִ֤יםu.ne.kha.SimH5233, andhonourוְכָבוֹד֙ve.kha.VodH3519, such as none of thekingsלַמְּלָכִים֙la.me.la.KhimH4428have had that have beenbeforeלְפָנֶ֔יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee, neither shall there anyafterוְאַחֲרֶ֖יךָve.'a.cha.Rei.khaH310thee have the like.

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