1 Kings 3
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וַיִּתְחַתֵּ֣ןand he became son-in-lawשְׁלֹמֹ֔הSolomonאֶת־withפַּרְעֹ֖הPharaohמֶ֣לֶךְthe king ofמִצְרָ֑יִםEgyptוַיִּקַּ֣חand he tookאֶת־obj.בַּת־the daughter ofפַּרְעֹ֗הPharaohוַיְבִיאֶ֙הָ֙and he brought herאֶל־toעִ֣ירthe city ofדָּוִ֔דDavidעַ֣דuntilכַּלֹּת֗וֹfinished heלִבְנ֤וֹתto buildאֶת־obj.בֵּיתוֹ֙house hisוְאֶת־and obj.בֵּ֣יתthe house ofיְהוָ֔הYahwehוְאֶת־and obj.חוֹמַ֥תthe wall ofיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םJerusalemסָבִֽיב׃all around
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וַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he saidשְׁלֹמֹ֗הSolomonאַתָּ֨הyouעָשִׂ֜יתָyou have doneעִם־withעַבְדְּךָ֙servant yourדָוִ֣דDavidאָבִי֮father myחֶ֣סֶדcovenant loyaltyגָּדוֹל֒greatכַּאֲשֶׁר֩just asהָלַ֨ךְhe walkedלְפָנֶ֜יךָto before youבֶּאֱמֶ֧תin faithfulnessוּבִצְדָקָ֛הand in righteousnessוּבְיִשְׁרַ֥תand in uprightness ofלֵבָ֖בheartעִמָּ֑ךְwith youוַתִּשְׁמָר־and you have keptל֗וֹto himאֶת־obj.הַחֶ֤סֶדthe covenant loyaltyהַגָּדוֹל֙the greatהַזֶּ֔הthe thisוַתִּתֶּן־and you have givenל֥וֹto himבֵ֛ןa sonיֹשֵׁ֥בwho sitsעַל־onכִּסְא֖וֹthrone hisכַּיּ֥וֹםas the dayהַזֶּֽה׃the this
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וְנָתַתָּ֨and you will giveלְעַבְדְּךָ֜to servant yourלֵ֤בa heartשֹׁמֵ֙עַ֙which listensלִשְׁפֹּ֣טto judgeאֶֽת־obj.עַמְּךָ֔people yourלְהָבִ֖יןto distinguishבֵּֽין־betweenט֣וֹבgoodלְרָ֑עand evilכִּ֣יforמִ֤יwho?יוּכַל֙is he ableלִשְׁפֹּ֔טto judgeאֶת־obj.עַמְּךָ֥people yourהַכָּבֵ֖דthe massiveהַזֶּֽה׃the this
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וַיֹּ֨אמֶרand he saidאֱלֹהִ֜יםGodאֵלָ֗יוto himיַעַן֩becauseאֲשֶׁ֨רthatשָׁאַ֜לְתָּyou askedאֶת־obj.הַדָּבָ֣רthe thingהַזֶּ֗הthe thisוְלֹֽא־and notשָׁאַ֨לְתָּyou askedלְּךָ֜for yourselfיָמִ֣יםdaysרַבִּ֗יםmanyוְלֹֽא־and notשָׁאַ֤לְתָּyou askedלְּךָ֙for yourselfעֹ֔שֶׁרwealthוְלֹ֥אand notשָׁאַ֖לְתָּyou askedנֶ֣פֶשׁthe life ofאֹיְבֶ֑יךָenemies yourוְשָׁאַ֧לְתָּand you askedלְּךָ֛for yourselfהָבִ֖יןto understandלִשְׁמֹ֥עַto hearמִשְׁפָּֽט׃judgment
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הִנֵּ֥הhere!עָשִׂ֖יתִיI doכִּדְבָרֶ֑יךָaccording to words yourהִנֵּ֣ה׀here!נָתַ֣תִּיI giveלְךָ֗to youלֵ֚בa heartחָכָ֣םwiseוְנָב֔וֹןand understandingאֲשֶׁ֤רthatכָּמ֙וֹךָ֙like youלֹא־notהָיָ֣הanyone has beenלְפָנֶ֔יךָto before youוְאַחֲרֶ֖יךָand after youלֹא־notיָק֥וּםanyone will ariseכָּמֽוֹךָ׃like you
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וַיִּקַ֥ץand he awokeשְׁלֹמֹ֖הSolomonוְהִנֵּ֣הand there!חֲל֑וֹםit was a dreamוַיָּב֨וֹאand he wentיְרוּשָׁלִַ֜םJerusalemוַֽיַּעֲמֹ֣ד׀and he stoodלִפְנֵ֣י׀to beforeאֲר֣וֹןthe ark ofבְּרִית־the covenant ofאֲדֹנָ֗יthe Lordוַיַּ֤עַלand he offered upעֹלוֹת֙burnt offeringsוַיַּ֣עַשׂand he madeשְׁלָמִ֔יםpeace offeringsוַיַּ֥עַשׂand he madeמִשְׁתֶּ֖הa feastלְכָל־for allעֲבָדָֽיו׃ פservants his
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וַיְהִ֞יand it wasבַּיּ֤וֹםon the dayהַשְּׁלִישִׁי֙the thirdלְלִדְתִּ֔יof giving birth myוַתֵּ֖לֶדand she gave birthגַּם־alsoהָאִשָּׁ֣הthe womanהַזֹּ֑אתthe thisוַאֲנַ֣חְנוּand weיַחְדָּ֗וwere togetherאֵֽין־there notזָ֤רwas a strangerאִתָּ֙נוּ֙with usבַּבַּ֔יִתin the houseזוּלָתִ֥יexceptשְׁתַּֽיִם־twoאֲנַ֖חְנוּweבַּבָּֽיִת׃were in the house
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וַתָּקָם֩and she roseבְּת֨וֹךְin the middle ofהַלַּ֜יְלָהthe nightוַתִּקַּ֧חand she tookאֶת־obj.בְּנִ֣יson myמֵֽאֶצְלִ֗יfrom beside meוַאֲמָֽתְךָ֙and maidservant yourיְשֵׁנָ֔הwas sleepingוַתַּשְׁכִּיבֵ֖הוּand she made lie himבְּחֵיקָ֑הּin bosom herוְאֶת־and obj.בְּנָ֥הּson herהַמֵּ֖תthe deadהִשְׁכִּ֥יבָהshe made lieבְחֵיקִֽי׃in bosom my
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וַתֹּאמֶר֩and she saidהָאִשָּׁ֨הthe womanהָאַחֶ֜רֶתthe otherלֹ֣אIn-כִ֗יdeedבְּנִ֤יis son myהַחַי֙the living oneוּבְנֵ֣ךְand is son yourהַמֵּ֔תthe dead oneוְזֹ֤אתand this oneאֹמֶ֙רֶת֙was sayingלֹ֣אIn-כִ֔יdeedבְּנֵ֥ךְis son yourהַמֵּ֖תthe dead oneוּבְנִ֣יand is son myהֶחָ֑יthe living oneוַתְּדַבֵּ֖רְנָהand they spokeלִפְנֵ֥יto beforeהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃the king
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וַתֹּ֣אמֶרand she saidהָאִשָּׁה֩the womanאֲשֶׁר־whomבְּנָ֨הּwas son herהַחַ֜יthe living oneאֶל־toהַמֶּ֗לֶךְthe kingכִּֽי־forנִכְמְר֣וּthey had grown warmרַחֲמֶיהָ֮compassions herעַל־onבְּנָהּ֒son herוַתֹּ֣אמֶר׀and she saidבִּ֣יpardon meאֲדֹנִ֗יO lord myתְּנוּ־giveלָהּ֙to herאֶת־obj.הַיָּל֣וּדthe childהַחַ֔יthe livingוְהָמֵ֖תand certainly to killאַל־may notתְּמִיתֻ֑הוּyou kill himוְזֹ֣אתand this oneאֹמֶ֗רֶתwas sayingגַּם־neitherלִ֥יto meגַם־norלָ֛ךְto youלֹ֥אnotיִהְיֶ֖הhe will belongגְּזֹֽרוּ׃cut
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וַיִּשְׁמְע֣וּand they heardכָל־allיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לIsraelאֶת־obj.הַמִּשְׁפָּט֙the judgmentאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichשָׁפַ֣טhe had judgedהַמֶּ֔לֶךְthe kingוַיִּֽרְא֖וּand they were afraidמִפְּנֵ֣יof the face ofהַמֶּ֑לֶךְthe kingכִּ֣יforרָא֔וּthey sawכִּֽי־thatחָכְמַ֧תthe wisdom ofאֱלֹהִ֛יםGodבְּקִרְבּ֖וֹwas in within himלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתto doמִשְׁפָּֽט׃ סjustice
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