9
Give therefore thy
servant an
understanding heart to
judge thy
people, that I may
discern between
good and
bad: for who is
able to
judge this thy so
great a
people?
'$.M;[ -t,a j{P.vil ;[em{v bel '$.D.b;[.l 'T;t'n.w ? j{P.vil l;k.Wy yim yiK ['r.l bw{j -nyeB !yib'h.l ? h,Z;h deb'K;h '$.M;[ -t,a
10
And the
speech pleased* the
Lord, that
Solomon had
asked this
thing.
h{m{l.v l;a'v yiK y'n{d]a yenye[.B r'b'D;h b;jyiY;w ? h,Z;h r'b'D;h -t,a
11
And
God said unto him, Because thou hast
asked this
thing, and hast not
asked for thyself
long life; neither hast
asked riches for thyself, nor hast
asked the
life of thine
enemies; but hast
asked for thyself
understanding to
discern judgment;
r'b'D;h -t,a 'T.l;a'v r,v]a !;[;y wy'lea ~yih{l/a r,ma{Y;w ? 'T.l;a'v -a{l.w ~yiB;r ~yim'y '$.L 'T.l;a'v -a{l.w h,Z;h ? 'T.l;a'v.w '$y,b.y{a v,p,n 'T.l;a'v a{l.w r,v{[ '$.L ? j'P.vim ;[{m.vil !yib'h '$.L
12
Behold, I have
done according to thy
words: lo, I have
given thee a
wise and an
understanding heart; so that there was none like thee
before thee, neither
after thee shall any
arise like unto thee.
bel '$.l yiT;t'n heNih '$y,r'b.diK yityif'[ heNih ? '$y,n'p.l h'y'h -a{l '$w{m'K r,v]a !w{b'n.w ~'k'x ? '$w{m'K ~.Wq'y -a{l '$y,r]x;a.w