1Kings 3

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. And Solomon made
uithchthn shlme ath - phroe mlk mtzrim uiqch ath - affinity with Pharaoh king
andhe-is-becoming-son-in-law Solomon with Pharaoh king-of Egypt andhe-is-taking of Egypt, and took
Pharaoh's daughter, and
! " brought her into the city of
David, until he had made an
bth - phroe uibiae al - oir dud od klthu
end of building his own
daughter-of Pharaoh andhe-is-cbringingher to city-of David until to-mfinish-ofhim
house, and the house of the
LORD, and the wall of
! ! !
: Jerusalem round about.
lbnuth ath - bithu uath - bith ieue uath - chumth irushlm sbib :
toto-build-of house-ofhim and house-of Yahweh and wall-of Jerusalem round-about

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Only the people sacrificed
rq eom mzbchim bbmuth ki la - nbne bith in high places, because
but thepeople ones-making-sacrifices inthehigh-places that not he-was-built house there was no house built
unto the name of the LORD,
: until those days.
lshm ieue od eimim eem : p
forname-of Yahweh unto thedays thethey

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And Solomon loved the
uiaeb shlme ath - ieue llkth bchquth dud abiu rq LORD, walking in the
andhe-is-loving Solomon Yahweh toto-go-of instatutes-of David father-ofhim but statutes of David his father:
only he sacrificed and burnt
!
: incense in high places.
bbmuth eua mzbch umqtir :
inthehigh-places he msacrificing andcfuming-incense

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And the king went to
uilk emlk gbone lzbch shm ki eia ebme Gibeon to sacrifice there;
andhe-is-going theking Gibeonward toto-sacrifice-of there that she thehigh-place for that [was] the great high
place: a thousand burnt
! !  : offerings did Solomon offer
upon that altar.
egdule alph oluth iole shlme ol emzbch eeua :
thegreat thousand-of ascent-offerings he-is-coffering-up Solomon on thealtar thehe

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. In Gibeon the LORD
bgboun nrae ieue al - shlme bchlum elile uiamr aleim appeared to Solomon in a
inGibeon he-nappeared Yahweh to Solomon inthedream thenight andhe-is-saying Elohim dream by night: and God
said, Ask what I shall give
 : thee.
shal me athn - lk :
ask-you ! what ? I-shall-give toyou

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And Solomon said, Thou
uiamr shlme athe oshith om - obdk dud abi chsd hast shewed unto thy
andhe-is-saying Solomon you you-did with servant-ofyou David father-ofme kindness servant David my father
great mercy, according as
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he walked before thee in
truth, and in righteousness,
gdul kashr elk lphnik bamth ubtzdqe
and in uprightness of heart
great aswhich he-went tofaces-ofyou infaithfulness andinrighteousness
with thee; and thou hast
kept for him this great

 ! ! kindness, that thou hast
ubishrth lbb omk uthshmr - lu ath - echsd egdul given him a son to sit on his
andinuprightness-of heart withyou andyou-are-keeping tohim thekindness thegreat throne, as [it is] this day.
! ! ! :
eze uththn - lu bn ishb ol - ksau kium eze :
thethis andyou-are-giving tohim son sitting on throne-ofhim astheday thethis

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And now, O LORD my
uothe ieue alei athe emlkth ath - obdk thchth dud God, thou hast made thy
andnow Yahweh Elohim-ofme you you-cmade-king servant-ofyou instead-of David servant king instead of
David my father: and I [am

: but] a little child: I know
not [how] to go out or come
abi uanki nor qtn la ado tzath uba :
in.
father-ofme andI lad small not I-am-knowing to-go-forth-of andto-come-of

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And thy servant [is] in the
uobdk bthuk omk ashr bchrth om - rb ashr la - midst of thy people which
andservant-ofyou inmidst-of people-ofyou whom you-chose people numerous who not thou hast chosen, a great
people, that cannot be

: numbered nor counted for
multitude.
imne ula isphr mrb :
he-shall-be-counted andnot he-shall-be-numbered frommultitude

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Give therefore thy servant
unthth lobdk lb shmo lshpht ath - omk an understanding heart to
andyou-give toservant-ofyou heart listening toto-judge-of people-ofyou judge thy people, that I may

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discern between good and
! bad: for who is able to
lebin bin - tub lro ki mi iukl lshpht ath - judge this thy so great a
toto-cunderstand-of between good toevil that who ? he-shall-be-able toto-judge-of people?
6 :
omk ekbd eze :
people-ofyou themassive thethis

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And the speech pleased
uiitb edbr boini adni ki shal shlme ath - edbr the Lord, that Solomon had
andhe-is-being-good theword ineyes-of Lords that he-asked Solomon thematter asked this thing.

:
eze :
thethis

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And God said unto him,
uiamr aleim aliu ion ashr shalth ath - edbr eze ula - Because thou hast asked
andhe-is-saying Elohim tohim because which you-asked thematter thethis andnot this thing, and hast not
asked for thyself long life;
6 6 neither hast asked riches for
thyself, nor hast asked the
shalth lk imim rbim ula - shalth lk oshr ula shalth nphsh
life of thine enemies; but
you-asked foryou days many-ones andnot you-asked foryou riches andnot you-asked soul-of
hast asked for thyself
understanding to discern
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6 : judgment;
aibik ushalth lk ebin lshmo mshpht :
ones-being-enemies-ofyou andyou-asked foryou to-cunderstand-of toto-cannounce-of judgment

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Behold, I have done
ene oshithi kdbrik ene nththi lk lb chkm unbun according to thy words: lo, I
behold ! I-do aswords-ofyou behold ! I-give toyou heart wise andnunderstanding have given thee a wise and
an understanding heart; so
6! 6 6 6! : that there was none like thee
before thee, neither after
ashr kmuk la - eie lphnik uachrik la - iqum kmuk :
thee shall any arise like unto
which likeyou not he-wasbc tofaces-ofyou andafteryou not he-shall-rise likeyou
thee.
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And I have also given
ugm ashr la - shalth nththi lk gm - oshr gm - kbud ashr thee that which thou hast
andmoreover which not you-asked I-give toyou moreover riches moreover glory which not asked, both riches, and
honour: so that there shall
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: not be any among the kings
like unto thee all thy days.
la - eie kmuk aish bmlkim kl - imik :
not he-isbc likeyou man inthekings all-of days-ofyou

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And if thou wilt walk in
uam thlk bdrki lshmr chqi umtzuthi my ways, to keep my
andif you-are-going inways-ofme toto-keep-of statutes-ofme andinstructions-ofme statutes and my
commandments, as thy
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: father David did walk, then
I will lengthen thy days.
kashr elk duid abik uearkthi ath - imik : s
aswhich he-went David father-ofyou andI-cprolong days-ofyou

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And Solomon awoke;
uiqtz shlme uene chlum uibua irushlm uiomd and, behold, [it was] a
andhe-is-awakening Solomon andbehold ! dream andhe-is-coming Jerusalem andhe-is-standing dream. And he came to
Jerusalem, and stood before
!

! the ark of the covenant of
the LORD, and offered up
lphni arun brith - adni uiol oluth
burnt offerings, and offered
tofaces-of coffer-of covenant-of Lords andhe-is-coffering-up ascent-offerings
peace offerings, and made a
feast to all his servants.

:
uiosh shlmim uiosh mshthe lkl - obdiu : p
andhe-is-makingdo peace-offerings andhe-is-makingdo feast forall-of servants-ofhim

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. Then came there two
az thbane shthim nshim znuth al - emlk uthomdne women, [that were] harlots,
then they-are-coming two women prostitutes to theking andthey-are-standing unto the king, and stood
before him.
:
lphniu :
tofaces-ofhim

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And the one woman said,
uthamr eashe eachth bi adni ani ueashe ezath ishbth O my lord, I and this
andshe-is-saying thewoman theone o ! lord-ofme I andthewoman thethis ones-dwelling woman dwell in one house;
and I was delivered of a
: child with her in the house.
bbith achd uald ome bbith :
inhouse one andI-am-giving-birth withher inthehouse

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And it came to pass the
uiei bium eshlishi lldthi uthld third day after that I was
andhe-is-becoming intheday thethird toto-give-birth-ofme andshe-is-giving-birth delivered, that this woman
was delivered also: and we

[were] together; [there was]
no stranger with us in the
gm - eashe ezath uanchnu ichdu ain - zr athnu bbith
house, save we two in the
moreover thewoman thethis andwe together there-is-no alien-one withus inthehouse
house.

:
zulthi shthim - anchnu bbith :
except two we inthehouse

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And this woman's child
uimth bn - eashe ezath lile ashr shkbe oliu : died in the night; because
andhe-is-dying son-of thewoman thethis night which she-lay-down onhim she overlaid it.

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And she arose at
uthqm bthuk elile uthqch ath - bni matzli midnight, and took my son
andshe-is-arising inmidst-of thenight andshe-is-taking son-ofme frombesideme from beside me, while thine
handmaid slept, and laid it
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in her bosom, and laid her
dead child in my bosom.
uamthk ishne uthshkibeu bchiqe uath - bne
andmaidservant-ofyou sleeping andshe-is-clayinghim inbosom-ofher and son-ofher

:
emth eshkibe bchiqi :
theone-being-dead she-clays inbosom-ofme

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And when I rose in the
uaqm bbqr leiniq ath - bni uene - mth morning to give my child
andI-am-arising inthemorning toto-csuckle-of son-ofme andbehold ! he-is-dead suck, behold, it was dead:
but when I had considered it
!
in the morning, behold, it
was not my son, which I did
uathbunn aliu bbqr uene la - eie bni ashr
bear.
andI-am-sexamining tohim inthemorning andbehold ! not he-wasbc son-ofme whom

:
ildthi :
I-gave-birth

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And the other woman
uthamr eashe eachrth la ki bni echi ubnk said, Nay; but the living [is]
andshe-is-saying thewoman theother not that son-ofme theone-living andson-ofyou my son, and the dead [is]
thy son. And this said, No;


but the dead [is] thy son,
and the living [is] my son.
emth uzath amrth la ki bnk emth ubni
Thus they spake before the
theone-being-dead andthis-one(f) saying not that son-ofyou theone-being-dead andson-ofme
king.
 :
echi uthdbrne lphni emlk :
theone-living andthey-are-mspeaking tofaces-of theking

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Then said the king, The
uiamr emlk zath amrth ze - bni echi ubnk one saith, This [is] my son
andhe-is-saying theking this-one(f) saying this son-ofme theone-living andson-ofyou that liveth, and thy son [is]
the dead: and the other


saith, Nay; but thy son [is]
the dead, and my son [is]
emth uzath amrth la ki bnk emth ubni
the living.
theone-being-dead andthis-one(f) saying not that son-ofyou theone-being-dead andson-ofme

:
echi : p
theone-living

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And the king said, Bring
uiamr emlk qchu li - chrb uibau echrb me a sword. And they
andhe-is-saying theking take-you(p) ! tome sword andthey-are-cbringing thesword brought a sword before the
king.
 :
lphni emlk :
tofaces-of theking

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And the king said,
uiamr emlk gzru ath - eild echi lshnim Divide the living child in
andhe-is-saying theking sever-you(p) ! theboy theone-living totwo two, and give half to the
one, and half to the other.

:
uthnu ath - echtzi lachth uath - echtzi lachth :
andgive-you(p) ! thehalf toone and thehalf toone

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Then spake the woman
uthamr eashe ashr - bne echi al - emlk ki - whose the living child [was]
andshe-is-saying thewoman who son-ofher theone-living to theking that unto the king, for her
bowels yearned upon her




son, and she said, O my
lord, give her the living
nkmru rchmie ol - bne uthamr bi adni
child, and in no wise slay it.
they-were-nfervid compassions-ofher over son-ofher andshe-is-saying o ! lord-ofme
But the other said, Let it be
neither mine nor thine, [but]
divide [it].
thnu - le ath - eilud echi uemth al -
give-you(p) ! toher theone-being-born theone-living andto-cput-to-death must-not-be


thmitheu uzath amrth gm - li gm - lk la
you(p)-are-cputting-to-deathhim andthis-one(f) saying moreover tome moreover toyou not

:
ieie gzru :
he-is-becoming sever-you(p) !

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Then the king answered
uion emlk uiamr thnu - le ath - eilud and said, Give her the living
andhe-is-answering theking andhe-is-saying give-you(p) ! toher theone-being-born child, and in no wise slay it:
she [is] the mother thereof.

! :
echi uemth la thmitheu eia amu :
theone-living andto-cput-to-death not you(p)-shall-cput-to-deathhim she mother-ofhim

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And all Israel heard of
uishmou kl - ishral ath - emshpht ashr shpht emlk the judgment which the
andthey-are-hearing all-of Israel thejudgment which he-judged theking king had judged; and they
feared the king: for they
 
saw that the wisdom of God
[was] in him, to do
uirau mphni emlk ki rau ki - chkmth aleim
judgment.
andthey-are-fearing fromfaces-of theking that they-saw that wisdom-of Elohim

! ! :
bqrbu loshuth mshpht : s
inwithin-ofhim toto-do-of judgment

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