- 1And Solomon made affinity with Pharaoh king of Egypt, and took Pharaoh's daughter, and brought her into the city of David, until he had made an end of building his own house, and the house of the LORD, and the wall of Jerusalem round about.וַיִּתְחַתֵּ֣ן שְׁלֹמֹ֔ה אֶת פַּרְעֹ֖ה מֶ֣לֶךְ מִצְרָ֑יִם וַיִּקַּ֣ח אֶת בַּת פַּרְעֹ֗ה וַיְבִיאֶ֨הָ֙ אֶל עִ֣יר דָּוִ֔ד עַ֣ד כַּלֹּת֗וֹ לִבְנ֤וֹת אֶת בֵּיתוֹ֙ וְאֶת בֵּ֣ית יְהוָ֔ה וְאֶת חוֹמַ֥ת יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם סָבִֽיב
- 2Only the people sacrificed in high places, because there was no house built unto the name of the LORD, until those days.רַ֣ק הָעָ֔ם מְזַבְּחִ֖ים בַּבָּמ֑וֹת כִּ֠י לֹא נִבְנָ֥ה בַ֨יִת֙ לְשֵׁ֣ם יְהוָ֔ה עַ֖ד הַיָּמִ֥ים הָהֵֽם
- 3And Solomon loved the LORD, walking in the statutes of David his father: only he sacrificed and burnt incense in high places.וַיֶּאֱהַ֤ב שְׁלֹמֹה֙ אֶת יְהוָ֔ה לָלֶ֕כֶת בְּחֻקּ֖וֹת דָּוִ֣ד אָבִ֑יו רַ֚ק בַּבָּמ֔וֹת ה֥וּא מְזַבֵּ֖חַ וּמַקְטִֽיר
- 4And the king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there; for that was the great high place: a thousand burnt offerings did Solomon offer upon that altar.וַיֵּ֨לֶךְ הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ גִּבְעֹ֨נָה֙ לִזְבֹּ֣חַ שָׁ֔ם כִּ֥י הִ֖יא הַבָּמָ֣ה הַגְּדוֹלָ֑ה אֶ֤לֶף עֹלוֹת֙ יַעֲלֶ֣ה שְׁלֹמֹ֔ה עַ֖ל הַמִּזְבֵּ֥חַ הַהֽוּא
- 5In Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream by night: and God said, Ask what I shall give thee.בְּגִבְע֗וֹן נִרְאָ֧ה יְהֹוָ֛ה אֶל שְׁלֹמֹ֖ה בַּחֲל֣וֹם הַלָּ֑יְלָה וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֱלֹהִ֔ים שְׁאַ֖ל מָ֥ה אֶתֶּן
- 6And Solomon said, Thou hast shewed unto thy servant David my father great mercy, according as he walked before thee in truth, and in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with thee; and thou hast kept for him this great kindness, that thou hast given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is this day.וַיֹּ֣אמֶר שְׁלֹמֹ֗ה אַתָּ֨ה עָשִׂ֜יתָ עִם עַבְדְּךָ֙ דָוִ֣ד אָבִי֮ חֶ֣סֶד גָּדוֹל֒ כַּאֲשֶׁר֩ הָלַ֨ךְ לְפָנֶ֜יךָ בֶּאֱמֶ֧ת וּבִצְדָקָ֛ה וּבְיִשְׁרַ֥ת לֵבָ֖ב עִמָּ֑ךְ וַתִּשְׁמָר אֶת הַחֶ֤סֶד הַגָּדוֹל֙ הַזֶּ֔ה וַתִּתֶּן בֵ֛ן יֹשֵׁ֥ב עַל כִּסְא֖וֹ כַּיּ֥וֹם הַזֶּֽה
- 7And now, O LORD my God, thou hast made thy servant king instead of David my father: and I am but a little child: I know not how to go out or come in.וְעַתָּה֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהָ֔י אַתָּה֙ הִמְלַ֣כְתָּ אֶֽת עַבְדְּךָ֔ תַּ֖חַת דָּוִ֣ד אָבִ֑י וְאָֽנֹכִי֙ נַ֣עַר קָטֹ֔ן לֹ֥א אֵדַ֖ע צֵ֥את וָבֹֽא
- 8And thy servant is in the midst of thy people which thou hast chosen, a great people, that cannot be numbered nor counted for multitude.וְעַ֨בְדְּךָ֔ בְּת֥וֹךְ עַמְּךָ֖ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בָּחָ֑רְתָּ עַם רָ֕ב אֲשֶׁ֧ר לֹֽא יִמָּנֶ֛ה וְלֹ֥א יִסָּפֵ֖ר מֵרֹֽב
- 9Give 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?וְנָתַתָּ֨ לְעַבְדְּךָ֜ לֵ֤ב שֹׁמֵ֨עַ֙ לִשְׁפֹּ֣ט אֶֽת עַמְּךָ֔ לְהָבִ֖ין בֵּֽין ט֣וֹב לְרָ֑ע כִּ֣י מִ֤י יוּכַל֙ לִשְׁפֹּ֔ט אֶת עַמְּךָ֥ הַכָּבֵ֖ד הַזֶּֽה
- 10And the speech pleased the Lord, that Solomon had asked this thing.וַיִּיטַ֥ב הַדָּבָ֖ר בְּעֵינֵ֣י אֲדֹנָ֑י כִּ֚י שָׁאַ֣ל שְׁלֹמֹ֔ה אֶת הַדָּבָ֖ר הַזֶּֽה
- 11And 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;וַיֹּ֨אמֶר אֱלֹהִ֜ים אֵלָ֗יו יַעַן֩ אֲשֶׁ֨ר שָׁאַ֜לְתָּ אֶת הַדָּבָ֣ר הַזֶּ֗ה וְלֹֽא שָׁאַ֨לְתָּ יָמִ֣ים רַבִּ֗ים וְלֹֽא שָׁאַ֤לְתָּ עֹ֔שֶׁר וְלֹ֥א שָׁאַ֖לְתָּ נֶ֣פֶשׁ אֹיְבֶ֑יךָ וְשָׁאַ֧לְתָּ הָבִ֖ין לִשְׁמֹ֥עַ מִשְׁפָּֽט
- 12Behold, 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.הִנֵּ֥ה עָשִׂ֖יתִי כִּדְבָרֶ֑יךָ הִנֵּ֣ה נָתַ֣תִּי לֵ֚ב חָכָ֣ם וְנָב֔וֹן אֲשֶׁ֤ר כָּמ֨וֹךָ֙ לֹא הָיָ֣ה לְפָנֶ֔יךָ וְאַחֲרֶ֖יךָ לֹא יָק֥וּם כָּמֽוֹךָ
- 13And I have also given thee that which thou hast not asked, both riches, and honour: so that there shall not be any among the kings like unto thee all thy days.וְגַ֨ם אֲשֶׁ֤ר לֹֽא שָׁאַ֨לְתָּ֙ נָתַ֣תִּי גַּם עֹ֖שֶׁר גַּם כָּב֑וֹד אֲ֠שֶׁר לֹא הָיָ֨ה כָמ֥וֹךָ אִ֛ישׁ בַּמְּלָכִ֖ים כָּל יָמֶֽיךָ
- 14And if thou wilt walk in my ways, to keep my statutes and my commandments, as thy father David did walk, then I will lengthen thy days.וְאִ֣ם תֵּלֵ֣ךְ בִּדְרָכַ֗י לִשְׁמֹ֤ר חֻקַּי֙ וּמִצְוֺתַ֔י כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר הָלַ֖ךְ דָּוִ֣יד אָבִ֑יךָ וְהַאַרַכְתִּ֖י אֶת יָמֶֽיךָ
- 15And Solomon awoke; and, behold, it was a dream. And he came to Jerusalem, and stood before the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and offered up burnt offerings, and offered peace offerings, and made a feast to all his servants.וַיִּקַ֥ץ שְׁלֹמֹ֖ה וְהִנֵּ֣ה חֲל֑וֹם וַיָּב֨וֹא יְרוּשָׁלִַ֜ם וַֽיַּעֲמֹ֣ד לִפְנֵ֣י אֲר֣וֹן בְּרִית אֲדֹנָ֗י וַיַּ֤עַל עֹלוֹת֙ וַיַּ֣עַשׂ שְׁלָמִ֔ים וַיַּ֥עַשׂ מִשְׁתֶּ֖ה לְכָל עֲבָדָֽיו
- 16Then came there two women, that were harlots, unto the king, and stood before him.אָ֣ז תָּבֹ֗אנָה שְׁתַּ֛יִם נָשִׁ֥ים זֹנ֖וֹת אֶל הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ וַֽתַּעֲמֹ֖דְנָה לְפָנָֽיו
- 17And the one woman said, O my lord, I and this woman dwell in one house; and I was delivered of a child with her in the house.וַתֹּ֜אמֶר הָאִשָּׁ֤ה הָֽאַחַת֙ בִּ֣י אֲדֹנִ֔י אֲנִי֙ וְהָאִשָּׁ֣ה הַזֹּ֔את יֹשְׁבֹ֖ת בְּבַ֣יִת אֶחָ֑ד וָאֵלֵ֥ד עִמָּ֖הּ בַּבָּֽיִת
- 18And it came to pass the third day after that I was delivered, that this woman was delivered also: and we were together; there was no stranger with us in the house, save we two in the house.וַיְהִ֞י בַּיּ֤וֹם הַשְּׁלִישִׁי֙ לְלִדְתִּ֔י וַתֵּ֖לֶד גַּם הָאִשָּׁ֣ה הַזֹּ֑את וַאֲנַ֣חְנוּ יַחְדָּ֗ו אֵֽין זָ֤ר אִתָּ֨נוּ֙ בַּבַּ֔יִת זוּלָתִ֥י שְׁתַּֽיִם אֲנַ֖חְנוּ בַּבָּֽיִת
- 19And this woman's child died in the night; because she overlaid it.וַיָּ֛מָת בֶּן הָאִשָּׁ֥ה הַזֹּ֖את לָ֑יְלָה אֲשֶׁ֥ר שָׁכְבָ֖ה עָלָֽיו
- 20And she arose at midnight, and took my son from beside me, while thine handmaid slept, and laid it in her bosom, and laid her dead child in my bosom.וַתָּקָם֩ בְּת֨וֹךְ הַלַּ֜יְלָה וַתִּקַּ֧ח אֶת בְּנִ֣י מֵֽאֶצְלִ֗י וַאֲמָֽתְךָ֙ יְשֵׁנָ֔ה וַתַּשְׁכִּיבֵ֖הוּ בְּחֵיקָ֑הּ וְאֶת בְּנָ֥הּ הַמֵּ֖ת הִשְׁכִּ֥יבָה בְחֵיקִֽי
- 21And when I rose in the morning to give my child suck, behold, it was dead: but when I had considered it in the morning, behold, it was not my son, which I did bear.וָאָקֻ֥ם בַּבֹּ֛קֶר לְהֵינִ֥יק אֶת בְּנִ֖י וְהִנֵּה מֵ֑ת וָאֶתְבּוֹנֵ֤ן אֵלָיו֙ בַּבֹּ֔קֶר וְהִנֵּ֛ה לֹֽא הָיָ֥ה בְנִ֖י אֲשֶׁ֥ר יָלָֽדְתִּי
- 22And the other woman said, Nay; but the living is my son, and the dead is thy son. And this said, No; but the dead is thy son, and the living is my son. Thus they spake before the king.וַתֹּאמֶר֩ הָאִשָּׁ֨ה הָאַחֶ֜רֶת לֹ֣א כִ֗י בְּנִ֤י הַחַי֙ וּבְנֵ֣ךְ הַמֵּ֔ת וְזֹ֤את אֹמֶ֨רֶת֙ לֹ֣א כִ֔י בְּנֵ֥ךְ הַמֵּ֖ת וּבְנִ֣י הֶחָ֑י וַתְּדַבֵּ֖רְנָה לִפְנֵ֥י הַמֶּֽלֶךְ
- 23Then said the king, The one saith, This is my son that liveth, and thy son is the dead: and the other saith, Nay; but thy son is the dead, and my son is the living.וַיֹּ֣אמֶר הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ זֹ֣את אֹמֶ֔רֶת זֶה בְּנִ֥י הַחַ֖י וּבְנֵ֣ךְ הַמֵּ֑ת וְזֹ֤את אֹמֶ֨רֶת֙ לֹ֣א כִ֔י בְּנֵ֥ךְ הַמֵּ֖ת וּבְנִ֥י הֶחָֽי
- 24And the king said, Bring me a sword. And they brought a sword before the king.וַיֹּ֥אמֶר הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ קְח֣וּ חָ֑רֶב וַיָּבִ֥אוּ הַחֶ֖רֶב לִפְנֵ֥י הַמֶּֽלֶךְ
- 25And the king said, Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other.וַיֹּ֣אמֶר הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ גִּזְר֛וּ אֶת הַיֶּ֥לֶד הַחַ֖י לִשְׁנָ֑יִם וּתְנ֤וּ אֶֽת הַחֲצִי֙ לְאַחַ֔ת וְאֶֽת הַחֲצִ֖י לְאֶחָֽת
- 26Then spake the woman whose the living child was unto the king, for her bowels yearned upon her son, and she said, O my lord, give her the living child, and in no wise slay it. But the other said, Let it be neither mine nor thine, but divide it.וַתֹּ֣אמֶר הָאִשָּׁה֩ אֲשֶׁר בְּנָ֨הּ הַחַ֜י אֶל הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ כִּֽי נִכְמְר֣וּ רַחֲמֶיהָ֮ עַל בְּנָהּ֒ וַתֹּ֣אמֶר בִּ֣י אֲדֹנִ֗י תְּנוּ אֶת הַיָּל֣וּד הַחַ֔י וְהָמֵ֖ת אַל תְּמִיתֻ֑הוּ וְזֹ֣את אֹמֶ֗רֶת גַּם גַם לֹ֥א יִהְיֶ֖ה גְּזֹֽרוּ
- 27Then the king answered and said, Give her the living child, and in no wise slay it: she is the mother thereof.וַיַּ֨עַן הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ וַיֹּ֗אמֶר תְּנוּ אֶת הַיָּל֣וּד הַחַ֔י וְהָמֵ֖ת לֹ֣א תְמִיתֻ֑הוּ הִ֖יא אִמּֽוֹ
- 28And all Israel heard of the judgment which the king had judged; and they feared the king: for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him, to do judgment.וַיִּשְׁמְע֣וּ כָל יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל אֶת הַמִּשְׁפָּט֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר שָׁפַ֣ט הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וַיִּֽרְא֖וּ מִפְּנֵ֣י הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ כִּ֣י רָא֔וּ כִּֽי חָכְמַ֧ת אֱלֹהִ֛ים בְּקִרְבּ֖וֹ לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת מִשְׁפָּֽט
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459 tagged Hebrew tokens155 distinct lexical entries28 of 28 verses source-tagged
בֵּןH1121
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)
אָמַרH559
to say (used with great latitude)
מֶלֶךְH4428
a king
מוּתH4191
to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill
כִּיH3588
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
חַיH2416
alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether literally or figuratively
נָתַןH5414
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
שָׁאַלH7592
to inquire; by implication, to request; by extension, to demand
בַּיִתH1004
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
זֹאתH2063
this (often used adverb)
Hebrew verse gematria
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| Verse | Value | Workspace |
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| 1 Kings 3:1 | 10,569 | study verse |
| 1 Kings 3:2 | 4,977 | study verse |
| 1 Kings 3:3 | 3,039 | study verse |
| 1 Kings 3:4 | 4,355 | study verse |
| 1 Kings 3:5 | 4,577 | study verse |
| 1 Kings 3:6 | 11,993 | study verse |
| 1 Kings 3:7 | 5,088 | study verse |
| 1 Kings 3:8 | 5,349 | study verse |
| 1 Kings 3:9 | 6,734 | study verse |
| 1 Kings 3:10 | 1,820 | study verse |
| 1 Kings 3:11 | 11,213 | study verse |
| 1 Kings 3:12 | 7,756 | study verse |
| 1 Kings 3:13 | 7,281 | study verse |
| 1 Kings 3:14 | 6,209 | study verse |
| 1 Kings 3:15 | 8,447 | study verse |
| 1 Kings 3:16 | 4,556 | study verse |
| 1 Kings 3:17 | 3,949 | study verse |
| 1 Kings 3:18 | 7,775 | study verse |
| 1 Kings 3:19 | 2,901 | study verse |
| 1 Kings 3:20 | 6,809 | study verse |
| 1 Kings 3:21 | 4,835 | study verse |
| 1 Kings 3:22 | 6,337 | study verse |
| 1 Kings 3:23 | 5,185 | study verse |
| 1 Kings 3:24 | 2,141 | study verse |
| 1 Kings 3:25 | 4,885 | study verse |
| 1 Kings 3:26 | 8,451 | study verse |
| 1 Kings 3:27 | 3,959 | study verse |
| 1 Kings 3:28 | 7,227 | study verse |
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