1 Kings 3

Shelomoh goes to Giv'on to sacrifice to YHWH, who appears in a dream granting him his request; he asks for binah to govern justly, pleasing YHWH who also grants him osher and kavod, demonstrated by his wise judgment dividing a living child from a dead one between two harlots.[1]

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and Solomon became allied by marriage and he joined himself in marriage-alliance Solomon Peaceful-One with self-same (definite object marker) Pharaoh Pharaoh (the Great House) king king of Egypt Mitsrayim (the Double Narrow-Place) and he took and he took [direct object marker] (definite object-marker) daughter daughter of Pharaoh Pharaoh (the Great House) and brought her and he caused her to come to toward the city city (feminine singular); cities (feminine plural); city of (feminine singular construct) of David Beloved-one (David) until up to the boundary of he had finished his bringing-to-completion building to build up [direct object marker] (definite object-marker) his house his house and [direct object marker] and (the very) the house house of YHWH the Being One and [direct object marker] and (the very) the wall wall-of of Jerusalem Founded-in-Peace (Dual City) all around encircling-around
Verse 1 וַ/יִּתְחַתֵּ֣ן 𐤅/𐤉𐤕𐤇𐤕𐤍 vayitechaten and Solomon became allied by marriage and he joined himself in marriage-alliance HC/Vtw3ms שְׁלֹמֹ֔ה 𐤔𐤋𐤌𐤄 shelomoh Solomon Peaceful-One HNp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et with self-same (definite object marker) HR פַּרְעֹ֖ה 𐤐𐤓𐤏𐤄 pareoh Pharaoh Pharaoh (the Great House) HNp מֶ֣לֶךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤊 melekhe king king HNcmsc מִצְרָ֑יִם 𐤌𐤑𐤓𐤉𐤌 mitserayim of Egypt Mitsrayim (the Double Narrow-Place) HNp וַ/יִּקַּ֣ח 𐤅/𐤉𐤒𐤇 vayiqach and he took and he took HC/Vqw3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 [direct object marker] (definite object-marker) HTo בַּת 𐤁𐤕 bat daughter daughter HNcfsc פַּרְעֹ֗ה 𐤐𐤓𐤏𐤄 pareoh-2 of Pharaoh Pharaoh (the Great House) HNp וַ/יְבִיאֶ֨/הָ֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤉𐤀/𐤄 vayevieha and brought her and he caused her to come HC/Vhw3ms/Sp3fs אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR עִ֣יר 𐤏𐤉𐤓 ir the city city (feminine singular); cities (feminine plural); city of (feminine singular construct) HNcfsc דָּוִ֔ד 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david of David Beloved-one (David) HNp עַ֣ד 𐤏𐤃 ad until up to the boundary of HR כַּלֹּת֗/וֹ 𐤊𐤋𐤕/𐤅 kaloto he had finished his bringing-to-completion HVpc/Sp3ms לִ/בְנ֤וֹת 𐤋/𐤁𐤍𐤅𐤕 livenot building to build up HR/Vqc אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-3 [direct object marker] (definite object-marker) HTo בֵּית/וֹ֙ 𐤁𐤉𐤕/𐤅 beyto his house his house HNcmsc/Sp3ms וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and [direct object marker] and (the very) HC/To בֵּ֣ית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt the house house HNcmsc יְהוָ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) of YHWH the Being One HNp וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet-2 and [direct object marker] and (the very) HC/To חוֹמַ֥ת 𐤇𐤅𐤌𐤕 chomat the wall wall-of HNcfsc יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם 𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 yerushalaim of Jerusalem Founded-in-Peace (Dual City) HNp סָבִֽיב 𐤎𐤁𐤉𐤁 saviv all around encircling-around HNcbsa
And the king went and he walked on the king the king to Gibeon toward Hill-town (Gibeon) to sacrifice to slaughter-as-sacrifice there there (in that place) for for (as reason or ground) it she (herself) the high place the elevated height-place the great the great (feminine) a thousand a thousand burnt offerings whole-ascendings offered he will ascend Solomon Peaceful-One upon upon (up-over) the altar the slaughter-place that that same one (he)
Verse 4 וַ/יֵּ֨לֶךְ 𐤅/𐤉𐤋𐤊 vayelekhe And the king went and he walked on HC/Vqw3ms הַ/מֶּ֤לֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe the king the king HTd/Ncmsa גִּבְעֹ֨נָ/ה֙ 𐤂𐤁𐤏𐤍/𐤄 giveonah to Gibeon toward Hill-town (Gibeon) HNp/Sd לִ/זְבֹּ֣חַ 𐤋/𐤆𐤁𐤇 lizebocha to sacrifice to slaughter-as-sacrifice HR/Vqc שָׁ֔ם 𐤔𐤌 sham there there (in that place) HD כִּ֥י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for (as reason or ground) HC הִ֖יא 𐤄𐤉𐤀 hi it she (herself) HPp3fs הַ/בָּמָ֣ה 𐤄/𐤁𐤌𐤄 habamah the high place the elevated height-place HTd/Ncfsa הַ/גְּדוֹלָ֑ה 𐤄/𐤂𐤃𐤅𐤋𐤄 hagedolah the great the great (feminine) HTd/Aafsa אֶ֤לֶף 𐤀𐤋𐤐 elef a thousand a thousand HAcbsa עֹלוֹת֙ 𐤏𐤋𐤅𐤕 olot burnt offerings whole-ascendings HNcfpa יַעֲלֶ֣ה 𐤉𐤏𐤋𐤄 yaaleh offered he will ascend HVhi3ms שְׁלֹמֹ֔ה 𐤔𐤋𐤌𐤄 shelomoh Solomon Peaceful-One HNp עַ֖ל 𐤏𐤋 al upon upon (up-over) HR הַ/מִּזְבֵּ֥חַ 𐤄/𐤌𐤆𐤁𐤇 hamizebecha the altar the slaughter-place HTd/Ncmsa הַ/הֽוּא 𐤄/𐤄𐤅𐤀 hahu that that same one (he) HTd/Pp3ms
And said and he declared Solomon Peaceful-One You you (masculine singular) have shown you have caused-to-make to if / whether your servant your servant David Beloved-one (David) my father my father lovingkindness loyal-kindness great grown-great according as that-which-is-suitable he walked he walked before you to your faces in truth in faithfulness and in righteousness and in rightness and in uprightness and in the uprightness of of heart heart with you in company with you (feminine singular) you have kept and you guarded for him — [direct object marker] (definite object-marker) the lovingkindness the covenant-loyalty the great the great one this this (masculine singular one) and have given and she gave to him — a son builder-son sitting the one dwelling on upon (up-over) his throne his covered throne as the day the day one this this (masculine singular one)
Verse 6 וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer And said and he declared HC/Vqw3ms שְׁלֹמֹ֗ה 𐤔𐤋𐤌𐤄 shelomoh Solomon Peaceful-One HNp אַתָּ֨ה 𐤀𐤕𐤄 atah You you (masculine singular) HPp2ms עָשִׂ֜יתָ 𐤏𐤔𐤉𐤕 asita have shown you have caused-to-make HVqp2ms עִם 𐤏𐤌 im to if / whether HR עַבְדְּ/ךָ֙ 𐤏𐤁𐤃/𐤊 avedekha your servant your servant HNcmsc/Sp2ms דָוִ֣ד 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david David Beloved-one (David) HNp אָבִ/י֮ 𐤀𐤁/𐤉 avi my father my father HNcmsc/Sp1cs חֶ֣סֶד 𐤇𐤎𐤃 chesed lovingkindness loyal-kindness HNcmsa גָּדוֹל֒ 𐤂𐤃𐤅𐤋 gadol great grown-great HAamsa כַּ/אֲשֶׁר֩ 𐤊/𐤀𐤔𐤓 kaasher according as that-which-is-suitable HR/Tr הָלַ֨ךְ 𐤄𐤋𐤊 halakhe he walked he walked HVqp3ms לְ/פָנֶ֜י/ךָ 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉/𐤊 lefaneykha before you to your faces HR/Ncbpc/Sp2ms בֶּ/אֱמֶ֧ת 𐤁/𐤀𐤌𐤕 beemet in truth in faithfulness HR/Ncfsa וּ/בִ/צְדָקָ֛ה 𐤅/𐤁/𐤑𐤃𐤒𐤄 uvitsedaqah and in righteousness and in rightness HC/R/Ncfsa וּ/בְ/יִשְׁרַ֥ת 𐤅/𐤁/𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤕 uveyisherat and in uprightness and in the uprightness of HC/R/Ncfsc לֵבָ֖ב 𐤋𐤁𐤁 levav of heart heart HNcmsa עִמָּ֑/ךְ 𐤏𐤌/𐤊 imakhe with you in company with you (feminine singular) HR/Sp2fs וַ/תִּשְׁמָר 𐤅/𐤕𐤔𐤌𐤓 vatishemar you have kept and you guarded HC/Vqw2ms ל֗/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo for him HR/Sp3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] (definite object-marker) HTo הַ/חֶ֤סֶד 𐤄/𐤇𐤎𐤃 hachesed the lovingkindness the covenant-loyalty HTd/Ncmsa הַ/גָּדוֹל֙ 𐤄/𐤂𐤃𐤅𐤋 hagadol the great the great one HTd/Aamsa הַ/זֶּ֔ה 𐤄/𐤆𐤄 hazeh this this (masculine singular one) HTd/Pdxms וַ/תִּתֶּן 𐤅/𐤕𐤕𐤍 vatiten and have given and she gave HC/Vqw2ms ל֥/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo-2 to him HR/Sp3ms בֵ֛ן 𐤁𐤍 ven Bene (Bemba) a son builder-son HNcmsa יֹשֵׁ֥ב 𐤉𐤔𐤁 yoshev sitting the one dwelling HVqrmsa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al on upon (up-over) HR כִּסְא֖/וֹ 𐤊𐤎𐤀/𐤅 kiseo his throne his covered throne HNcmsc/Sp3ms כַּ/יּ֥וֹם 𐤊/𐤉𐤅𐤌 kayom as the day the day one HRd/Ncmsa הַ/זֶּֽה 𐤄/𐤆𐤄 hazeh-2 this this (masculine singular one) HTd/Pdxms
And now and now (at this time) YHWH the Being One my God my God you you (masculine singular) have made king you have caused to reign [direct object marker] (definite object-marker) your servant your servant in place of beneath; in place of David Beloved-one (David) my father my father and I and I myself child young male attendant little small not not I know I know to go out going out or come in and come
Verse 7 וְ/עַתָּה֙ 𐤅/𐤏𐤕𐤄 veatah And now and now (at this time) HC/D יְהוָ֣ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH the Being One HNp אֱלֹהָ֔/י 𐤀𐤋𐤄/𐤉 elohay Mulimu (Lozi) my God my God HNcmpc/Sp1cs אַתָּה֙ 𐤀𐤕𐤄 atah you you (masculine singular) HPp2ms הִמְלַ֣כְתָּ 𐤄𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤕 himelakheta have made king you have caused to reign HVhp2ms אֶֽת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] (definite object-marker) HTo עַבְדְּ/ךָ֔ 𐤏𐤁𐤃/𐤊 avedekha your servant your servant HNcmsc/Sp2ms תַּ֖חַת 𐤕𐤇𐤕 tachat in place of beneath; in place of HR דָּוִ֣ד 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david David Beloved-one (David) HNp אָבִ֑/י 𐤀𐤁/𐤉 avi my father my father HNcmsc/Sp1cs וְ/אָֽנֹכִי֙ 𐤅/𐤀𐤍𐤊𐤉 veanokhi and I and I myself HC/Pp1cs נַ֣עַר 𐤍𐤏𐤓 naar child young male attendant HNcmsa קָטֹ֔ן 𐤒𐤈𐤍 qaton little small HAamsa לֹ֥א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn אֵדַ֖ע 𐤀𐤃𐤏 eda I know I know HVqi1cs צֵ֥את 𐤑𐤀𐤕 tset to go out going out HVqc וָ/בֹֽא 𐤅/𐤁𐤀 vavo or come in and come HC/Vqc
therefore give and you shall give to your servant to your servant heart heart of hearing a hearing one to judge to render judgment [direct object marker] (definite object-marker) your people your gathered-people to discern to cause to discern between between (in distinction) good good and evil to what-is-bad for for (as reason or ground) who who? is able he is able to judge to render judgment [direct object marker] (definite object-marker) your people your gathered-people the great the heavy liver this this (masculine singular one)
Verse 9 וְ/נָתַתָּ֨ 𐤅/𐤍𐤕𐤕 venatata therefore give and you shall give HC/Vqq2ms לְ/עַבְדְּ/ךָ֜ 𐤋/𐤏𐤁𐤃/𐤊 leavedekha to your servant to your servant HR/Ncmsc/Sp2ms לֵ֤ב 𐤋𐤁 lev heart heart of HNcmsa שֹׁמֵ֨עַ֙ 𐤔𐤌𐤏 shomea hearing a hearing one HVqrmsa לִ/שְׁפֹּ֣ט 𐤋/𐤔𐤐𐤈 lishepot to judge to render judgment HR/Vqc אֶֽת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] (definite object-marker) HTo עַמְּ/ךָ֔ 𐤏𐤌/𐤊 amekha your people your gathered-people HNcmsc/Sp2ms לְ/הָבִ֖ין 𐤋/𐤄𐤁𐤉𐤍 lehavin to discern to cause to discern HR/Vhc בֵּֽין 𐤁𐤉𐤍 beyn between between (in distinction) HR ט֣וֹב 𐤈𐤅𐤁 tov good good HAamsa לְ/רָ֑ע 𐤋/𐤓𐤏 lera and evil to what-is-bad HR/Aamsa כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for (as reason or ground) HC מִ֤י 𐤌𐤉 mi who who? HTi יוּכַל֙ 𐤉𐤅𐤊𐤋 yukhal is able he is able HVqi3ms לִ/שְׁפֹּ֔ט 𐤋/𐤔𐤐𐤈 lishepot-2 to judge to render judgment HR/Vqc אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 [direct object marker] (definite object-marker) HTo עַמְּ/ךָ֥ 𐤏𐤌/𐤊 amekha-2 your people your gathered-people HNcmsc/Sp2ms הַ/כָּבֵ֖ד 𐤄/𐤊𐤁𐤃 hakaved the great the heavy liver HTd/Aamsa הַ/זֶּֽה 𐤄/𐤆𐤄 hazeh this this (masculine singular one) HTd/Pdxms
and he said and he declared God mighty powers to him unto him because in view of that that-which you have asked you have inquired [direct object marker] (definite object-marker) the thing the spoken-word this this (masculine singular one) and not and not you have asked you have inquired for yourself — days warm-days many numerous ones and not and not you have asked you have inquired for yourself — riches richness and not and not you have asked you have inquired life breathing being of your enemies your haters but you have asked and you inquired for yourself — understanding he caused to discern to hear to heed justice judgment
Verse 11 וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and he said and he declared HC/Vqw3ms אֱלֹהִ֜ים 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 elohim Mulimu (Lozi) God mighty powers HNcmpa אֵלָ֗י/ו 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤅 elayv to him unto him HR/Sp3ms יַעַן֩ 𐤉𐤏𐤍 yaan because in view of HC אֲשֶׁ֨ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which HTr שָׁאַ֜לְתָּ 𐤔𐤀𐤋𐤕 shaaleta you have asked you have inquired HVqp2ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] (definite object-marker) HTo הַ/דָּבָ֣ר 𐤄/𐤃𐤁𐤓 hadavar the thing the spoken-word HTd/Ncmsa הַ/זֶּ֗ה 𐤄/𐤆𐤄 hazeh this this (masculine singular one) HTd/Pdxms וְ/לֹֽא 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and not and not HC/Tn שָׁאַ֨לְתָּ 𐤔𐤀𐤋𐤕 shaaleta-2 you have asked you have inquired HVqp2ms לְּ/ךָ֜ 𐤋/𐤊 lekha for yourself HR/Sp2ms יָמִ֣ים 𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤌 yamim days warm-days HNcmpa רַבִּ֗ים 𐤓𐤁𐤉𐤌 rabim many numerous ones HAampa וְ/לֹֽא 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo-2 and not and not HC/Tn שָׁאַ֤לְתָּ 𐤔𐤀𐤋𐤕 shaaleta-3 you have asked you have inquired HVqp2ms לְּ/ךָ֙ 𐤋/𐤊 lekha-2 for yourself HR/Sp2ms עֹ֔שֶׁר 𐤏𐤔𐤓 osher riches richness HNcmsa וְ/לֹ֥א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo-3 and not and not HC/Tn שָׁאַ֖לְתָּ 𐤔𐤀𐤋𐤕 shaaleta-4 you have asked you have inquired HVqp2ms נֶ֣פֶשׁ 𐤍𐤐𐤔 nefesh life breathing being HNcbsc אֹיְבֶ֑י/ךָ 𐤀𐤉𐤁𐤉/𐤊 oyeveykha of your enemies your haters HVqrmpc/Sp2ms וְ/שָׁאַ֧לְתָּ 𐤅/𐤔𐤀𐤋𐤕 veshaaleta but you have asked and you inquired HC/Vqp2ms לְּ/ךָ֛ 𐤋/𐤊 lekha-3 for yourself HR/Sp2ms הָבִ֖ין 𐤄𐤁𐤉𐤍 havin understanding he caused to discern HVhc לִ/שְׁמֹ֥עַ 𐤋/𐤔𐤌𐤏 lishemoa to hear to heed HR/Vqc מִשְׁפָּֽט 𐤌𐤔𐤐𐤈 mishepat justice judgment HNcmsa
Behold Look! I have done I have made according to your words according to your spoken-words Behold Look! I have given I have given to you — heart heart of wise a wisdom-skilled man and discerning and he who discerns so that that-which like you like you not not has been he has caused-to-be before you to your faces nor after you and behind you not not shall arise he will rise up like you like you
Verse 12 הִנֵּ֥ה 𐤄𐤍𐤄 hineh Behold Look! HTm עָשִׂ֖יתִי 𐤏𐤔𐤉𐤕𐤉 asiti I have done I have made HVqp1cs כִּ/דְבָרֶ֑י/ךָ 𐤊/𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤉/𐤊 kidevareykha according to your words according to your spoken-words HR/Ncmpc/Sp2ms הִנֵּ֣ה 𐤄𐤍𐤄 hineh-2 Behold Look! HTm נָתַ֣תִּי 𐤍𐤕𐤕𐤉 natati I have given I have given HVqp1cs לְ/ךָ֗ 𐤋/𐤊 lekha to you HR/Sp2ms לֵ֚ב 𐤋𐤁 lev heart heart of HNcmsa חָכָ֣ם 𐤇𐤊𐤌 chakham wise a wisdom-skilled man HAamsa וְ/נָב֔וֹן 𐤅/𐤍𐤁𐤅𐤍 venavon and discerning and he who discerns HC/VNrmsa אֲשֶׁ֤ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher so that that-which HTr כָּמ֨וֹ/ךָ֙ 𐤊𐤌𐤅/𐤊 kamokha like you like you HR/Sp2ms לֹא 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn הָיָ֣ה 𐤄𐤉𐤄 hayah has been he has caused-to-be HVqp3ms לְ/פָנֶ֔י/ךָ 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉/𐤊 lefaneykha before you to your faces HR/Ncbpc/Sp2ms וְ/אַחֲרֶ֖י/ךָ 𐤅/𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉/𐤊 veachareykha nor after you and behind you HC/R/Sp2ms לֹא 𐤋𐤀 lo-2 not not HTn יָק֥וּם 𐤉𐤒𐤅𐤌 yaqum shall arise he will rise up HVqi3ms כָּמֽוֹ/ךָ 𐤊𐤌𐤅/𐤊 kamokha-2 like you like you HR/Sp2ms
And he awoke and he awoke Solomon Peaceful-One and behold and look! a dream a dream-vision And he came and he came to Jerusalem Founded-in-Peace (Dual City) and stood and he took his stand before to the faces the ark gathering-chest of of covenant cutting-compact of YHWH my Lords and offered up and he ascended burnt offerings whole-ascendings and offered and he made peace offerings wholeness-offerings and made and he made a feast a drinking-feast for all to all, to the whole, to every his servants his bond-servants
Verse 15 וַ/יִּקַ֥ץ 𐤅/𐤉𐤒𐤑 vayiqats And he awoke and he awoke HC/Vqw3ms שְׁלֹמֹ֖ה 𐤔𐤋𐤌𐤄 shelomoh Solomon Peaceful-One HNp וְ/הִנֵּ֣ה 𐤅/𐤄𐤍𐤄 vehineh and behold and look! HC/Tm חֲל֑וֹם 𐤇𐤋𐤅𐤌 chalom a dream a dream-vision HNcmsa וַ/יָּב֨וֹא 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤅𐤀 vayavo And he came and he came HC/Vqw3ms יְרוּשָׁלִַ֜ם 𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 yerushalaim to Jerusalem Founded-in-Peace (Dual City) HNp וַֽ/יַּעֲמֹ֣ד 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤌𐤃 vayaamod and stood and he took his stand HC/Vqw3ms לִ/פְנֵ֣י 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉 lifeney before to the faces HR/Ncbpc אֲר֣וֹן 𐤀𐤓𐤅𐤍 aron the ark gathering-chest of HNcbsc בְּרִית 𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤕 berit of covenant cutting-compact HNcfsc אֲדֹנָ֗/י 𐤀𐤃𐤍/𐤉 adonay of YHWH my Lords HNcmpc/Sp1cs וַ/יַּ֤עַל 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤋 vayaal and offered up and he ascended HC/Vhw3ms עֹלוֹת֙ 𐤏𐤋𐤅𐤕 olot burnt offerings whole-ascendings HNcfpa וַ/יַּ֣עַשׂ 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤔 vayaas and offered and he made HC/Vqw3ms שְׁלָמִ֔ים 𐤔𐤋𐤌𐤉𐤌 shelamim peace offerings wholeness-offerings HNcmpa וַ/יַּ֥עַשׂ 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤔 vayaas-2 and made and he made HC/Vqw3ms מִשְׁתֶּ֖ה 𐤌𐤔𐤕𐤄 misheteh a feast a drinking-feast HNcmsa לְ/כָל 𐤋/𐤊𐤋 lekhal for all to all, to the whole, to every HR/Ncmsc עֲבָדָֽי/ו 𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤉/𐤅 avadayv his servants his bond-servants HNcmpc/Sp3ms
And it came to pass And he became on the day on the day the third the third (one) after I gave birth at my bringing-forth that she gave birth and she bore also also the woman the woman this this (feminine singular) and we and we ourselves together as one there was no there-is-no stranger a foreign man with us alongside us in the house the house besides apart-from-me two two (feminine form) we we ourselves in the house the house
Verse 18 וַ/יְהִ֞י 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤉 vayehi And it came to pass And he became HC/Vqw3ms בַּ/יּ֤וֹם 𐤁/𐤉𐤅𐤌 bayom on the day on the day HRd/Ncmsa הַ/שְּׁלִישִׁי֙ 𐤄/𐤔𐤋𐤉𐤔𐤉 hashelishi the third the third (one) HTd/Aomsa לְ/לִדְתִּ֔/י 𐤋/𐤋𐤃𐤕/𐤉 lelideti after I gave birth at my bringing-forth HR/Vqc/Sp1cs וַ/תֵּ֖לֶד 𐤅/𐤕𐤋𐤃 vateled that she gave birth and she bore HC/Vqw3fs גַּם 𐤂𐤌 gam also also HTa הָ/אִשָּׁ֣ה 𐤄/𐤀𐤔𐤄 haishah the woman the woman HTd/Ncfsa הַ/זֹּ֑את 𐤄/𐤆𐤀𐤕 hazot this this (feminine singular) HTd/Pdxfs וַ/אֲנַ֣חְנוּ 𐤅/𐤀𐤍𐤇𐤍𐤅 vaanachenu and we and we ourselves HC/Pp1cp יַחְדָּ֗ו 𐤉𐤇𐤃𐤅 yachedav together as one HD אֵֽין 𐤀𐤉𐤍 eyn there was no there-is-no HTn זָ֤ר 𐤆𐤓 zar stranger a foreign man HAamsa אִתָּ֨/נוּ֙ 𐤀𐤕/𐤍𐤅 itanu with us alongside us HR/Sp1cp בַּ/בַּ֔יִת 𐤁/𐤁𐤉𐤕 babayit in the house the house HRd/Ncmsa זוּלָתִ֥י 𐤆𐤅𐤋𐤕𐤉 zulati besides apart-from-me HR שְׁתַּֽיִם 𐤔𐤕𐤉𐤌 shetayim two two (feminine form) HAcfda אֲנַ֖חְנוּ 𐤀𐤍𐤇𐤍𐤅 anachenu we we ourselves HPp1cp בַּ/בָּֽיִת 𐤁/𐤁𐤉𐤕 babayit-2 in the house the house HRd/Ncmsa
And she arose and she rose up in the middle of in the midst of the night the light-twisted night and took and she took [direct object marker] (definite object-marker) my son my builder-sons from beside me from at my side while your handmaid and your maid-servant slept sleeping (feminine singular) and laid him and she caused him to lie down in her bosom in her enclosing bosom and [et] and (the very) her son her builder-son the dead the dead one she laid she caused to lie down in my bosom in my bosom-fold
Verse 20 וַ/תָּקָם֩ 𐤅/𐤕𐤒𐤌 vataqam And she arose and she rose up HC/Vqw3fs בְּ/ת֨וֹךְ 𐤁/𐤕𐤅𐤊 betokhe in the middle of in the midst of HR/Ncmsc הַ/לַּ֜יְלָה 𐤄/𐤋𐤉𐤋𐤄 halayelah the night the light-twisted night HTd/Ncmsa וַ/תִּקַּ֧ח 𐤅/𐤕𐤒𐤇 vatiqach and took and she took HC/Vqw3fs אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] (definite object-marker) HTo בְּנִ֣/י 𐤁𐤍/𐤉 beni Bene (Bemba) my son my builder-sons HNcmsc/Sp1cs מֵֽ/אֶצְלִ֗/י 𐤌/𐤀𐤑𐤋/𐤉 meetseli from beside me from at my side HR/R/Sp1cs וַ/אֲמָֽתְ/ךָ֙ 𐤅/𐤀𐤌𐤕/𐤊 vaamatekha while your handmaid and your maid-servant HC/Ncfsc/Sp2ms יְשֵׁנָ֔ה 𐤉𐤔𐤍𐤄 yeshenah slept sleeping (feminine singular) HAafsa וַ/תַּשְׁכִּיבֵ֖/הוּ 𐤅/𐤕𐤔𐤊𐤉𐤁/𐤄𐤅 vatashekivehu and laid him and she caused him to lie down HC/Vhw3fs/Sp3ms בְּ/חֵיקָ֑/הּ 𐤁/𐤇𐤉𐤒/𐤄 becheyqah in her bosom in her enclosing bosom HR/Ncmsc/Sp3fs וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and [et] and (the very) HC/To בְּנָ֥/הּ 𐤁𐤍/𐤄 benah Bene (Bemba) her son her builder-son HNcmsc/Sp3fs הַ/מֵּ֖ת 𐤄/𐤌𐤕 hamet the dead the dead one HTd/Vqrmsa הִשְׁכִּ֥יבָה 𐤄𐤔𐤊𐤉𐤁𐤄 hishekivah she laid she caused to lie down HVhp3fs בְ/חֵיקִֽ/י 𐤁/𐤇𐤉𐤒/𐤉 vecheyqi in my bosom in my bosom-fold HR/Ncmsc/Sp1cs
and I arose and I rose up in the morning in the dawn-break to nurse to cause to suckle [direct object marker] (definite object-marker) my son my builder-sons and behold and look! dead dead man and I looked closely and I applied myself to discern at it unto him in the morning in the dawn-break behold and look! not not was he has caused-to-be my son my son which that-which I had borne I bore
Verse 21 וָ/אָקֻ֥ם 𐤅/𐤀𐤒𐤌 vaaqum and I arose and I rose up HC/Vqw1cs בַּ/בֹּ֛קֶר 𐤁/𐤁𐤒𐤓 baboqer in the morning in the dawn-break HRd/Ncmsa לְ/הֵינִ֥יק 𐤋/𐤄𐤉𐤍𐤉𐤒 leheyniq to nurse to cause to suckle HR/Vhc אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] (definite object-marker) HTo בְּנִ֖/י 𐤁𐤍/𐤉 beni Bene (Bemba) my son my builder-sons HNcmsc/Sp1cs וְ/הִנֵּה 𐤅/𐤄𐤍𐤄 vehineh and behold and look! HC/Tm מֵ֑ת 𐤌𐤕 met dead dead man HVqp3ms וָ/אֶתְבּוֹנֵ֤ן 𐤅/𐤀𐤕𐤁𐤅𐤍𐤍 vaetebonen and I looked closely and I applied myself to discern HC/Vrw1cs אֵלָי/ו֙ 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤅 elayv at it unto him HR/Sp3ms בַּ/בֹּ֔קֶר 𐤁/𐤁𐤒𐤓 baboqer-2 in the morning in the dawn-break HRd/Ncmsa וְ/הִנֵּ֛ה 𐤅/𐤄𐤍𐤄 vehineh-2 behold and look! HC/Tm לֹֽא 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn הָיָ֥ה 𐤄𐤉𐤄 hayah was he has caused-to-be HVqp3ms בְנִ֖/י 𐤁𐤍/𐤉 veni Bene (Bemba) my son my son HNcmsc/Sp1cs אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which HTr יָלָֽדְתִּי 𐤉𐤋𐤃𐤕𐤉 yaladeti I had borne I bore HVqp1cs
And she said and she said the woman the woman the other the other (feminine one) No not for forasmuch my son my builder-sons the living the living one and your son and your son the dead the dead one And this and this (feminine one) said she says No not for forasmuch your son your builder-son the dead the dead one and my son and my builder-son the living the living one And they spoke and they (women) spoke forth before to the faces the king the king
Verse 22 וַ/תֹּאמֶר֩ 𐤅/𐤕𐤀𐤌𐤓 vatomer And she said and she said HC/Vqw3fs הָ/אִשָּׁ֨ה 𐤄/𐤀𐤔𐤄 haishah the woman the woman HTd/Ncfsa הָ/אַחֶ֜רֶת 𐤄/𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤕 haacheret the other the other (feminine one) HTd/Aafsa לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo No not HTn כִ֗י 𐤊𐤉 khi for forasmuch HC בְּנִ֤/י 𐤁𐤍/𐤉 beni Bene (Bemba) my son my builder-sons HNcmsc/Sp1cs הַ/חַי֙ 𐤄/𐤇𐤉 hachay the living the living one HTd/Aamsa וּ/בְנֵ֣/ךְ 𐤅/𐤁𐤍/𐤊 uvenekhe Bene (Bemba) and your son and your son HC/Ncmsc/Sp2fs הַ/מֵּ֔ת 𐤄/𐤌𐤕 hamet the dead the dead one HTd/Vqrmsa וְ/זֹ֤את 𐤅/𐤆𐤀𐤕 vezot And this and this (feminine one) HC/Pdxfs אֹמֶ֨רֶת֙ 𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤕 omeret said she says HVqrfsa לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo-2 No not HTn כִ֔י 𐤊𐤉 khi-2 for forasmuch HC בְּנֵ֥/ךְ 𐤁𐤍/𐤊 benekhe Bene (Bemba) your son your builder-son HNcmsc/Sp2fs הַ/מֵּ֖ת 𐤄/𐤌𐤕 hamet-2 the dead the dead one HTd/Vqrmsa וּ/בְנִ֣/י 𐤅/𐤁𐤍/𐤉 uveni Bene (Bemba) and my son and my builder-son HC/Ncmsc/Sp1cs הֶ/חָ֑י 𐤄/𐤇𐤉 hechay the living the living one HTd/Aamsa וַ/תְּדַבֵּ֖רְנָה 𐤅/𐤕𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤍𐤄 vatedaberenah And they spoke and they (women) spoke forth HC/Vpw3fp לִ/פְנֵ֥י 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉 lifeney before to the faces HR/Ncbpc הַ/מֶּֽלֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe the king the king HTd/Ncmsa
Then said and he declared the king the king This one this (feminine singular) says she says This this one (masculine singular) is my son my builder-sons who is living the living one and your son and your son is the dead one the dead one and this one and this (feminine one) says she says No not but forasmuch your son your builder-son is the dead one the dead one and my son and my builder-son is living the living one
Verse 23 וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer Then said and he declared HC/Vqw3ms הַ/מֶּ֔לֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe the king the king HTd/Ncmsa זֹ֣את 𐤆𐤀𐤕 zot This one this (feminine singular) HPdxfs אֹמֶ֔רֶת 𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤕 omeret says she says HVqrfsa זֶה 𐤆𐤄 zeh This this one (masculine singular) HPdxms בְּנִ֥/י 𐤁𐤍/𐤉 beni Bene (Bemba) is my son my builder-sons HNcmsc/Sp1cs הַ/חַ֖י 𐤄/𐤇𐤉 hachay who is living the living one HTd/Aamsa וּ/בְנֵ֣/ךְ 𐤅/𐤁𐤍/𐤊 uvenekhe Bene (Bemba) and your son and your son HC/Ncmsc/Sp2fs הַ/מֵּ֑ת 𐤄/𐤌𐤕 hamet is the dead one the dead one HTd/Vqrmsa וְ/זֹ֤את 𐤅/𐤆𐤀𐤕 vezot and this one and this (feminine one) HC/Pdxfs אֹמֶ֨רֶת֙ 𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤕 omeret-2 says she says HVqrfsa לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo No not HTn כִ֔י 𐤊𐤉 khi but forasmuch HC בְּנֵ֥/ךְ 𐤁𐤍/𐤊 benekhe Bene (Bemba) your son your builder-son HNcmsc/Sp2fs הַ/מֵּ֖ת 𐤄/𐤌𐤕 hamet-2 is the dead one the dead one HTd/Vqrmsa וּ/בְנִ֥/י 𐤅/𐤁𐤍/𐤉 uveni Bene (Bemba) and my son and my builder-son HC/Ncmsc/Sp1cs הֶ/חָֽי 𐤄/𐤇𐤉 hechay is living the living one HTd/Aamsa
and he said and he declared the king the king cut you (masculine plural) have cut off [direct object marker] (definite object-marker) the child the born-boy the living the living one in two for two and give and give, you (m.pl.) [direct object marker] (definite object-marker) the half the halved portion to one to one (feminine) and-[direct object marker] and (the very) the half the halved portion to one to one (feminine)
Verse 25 וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and he said and he declared HC/Vqw3ms הַ/מֶּ֔לֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe the king the king HTd/Ncmsa גִּזְר֛וּ 𐤂𐤆𐤓𐤅 gizeru cut you (masculine plural) have cut off HVqv2mp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] (definite object-marker) HTo הַ/יֶּ֥לֶד 𐤄/𐤉𐤋𐤃 hayeled the child the born-boy HTd/Ncmsa הַ/חַ֖י 𐤄/𐤇𐤉 hachay the living the living one HTd/Aamsa לִ/שְׁנָ֑יִם 𐤋/𐤔𐤍𐤉𐤌 lishenayim in two for two HR/Acmda וּ/תְנ֤וּ 𐤅/𐤕𐤍𐤅 utenu and give and give, you (m.pl.) HC/Vqv2mp אֶֽת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 [direct object marker] (definite object-marker) HTo הַ/חֲצִי֙ 𐤄/𐤇𐤑𐤉 hachatsi the half the halved portion HTd/Ncmsa לְ/אַחַ֔ת 𐤋/𐤀𐤇𐤕 leachat Eka (Bemba) to one to one (feminine) HR/Acfsa וְ/אֶֽת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and-[direct object marker] and (the very) HC/To הַ/חֲצִ֖י 𐤄/𐤇𐤑𐤉 hachatsi-2 the half the halved portion HTd/Ncmsa לְ/אֶחָֽת 𐤋/𐤀𐤇𐤕 leechat Eka (Bemba) to one to one (feminine) HR/Acfsa
Then she said and she said the woman the woman whose that-which was her son her builder-son the living the living one to toward the king the king for for (as reason or ground) were aroused they were compassion-kindled her compassions her womb-compassions upon/over upon (up-over) her son her builder-son and she said and she said Please in me (I pray) my lord my sovereign-master give Give, you men! her — - (definite object-marker) the child the born one the living the living one and the dead and the dead man not upon, over (down-upon) kill him you (masculine plural) shall cause him to die But this and this (feminine one) woman said she says neither also mine — nor also yours — not not shall be he will be Divide him Cut off!
Verse 26 וַ/תֹּ֣אמֶר 𐤅/𐤕𐤀𐤌𐤓 vatomer Then she said and she said HC/Vqw3fs הָ/אִשָּׁה֩ 𐤄/𐤀𐤔𐤄 haishah the woman the woman HTd/Ncfsa אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher whose that-which HTr בְּנָ֨/הּ 𐤁𐤍/𐤄 benah Bene (Bemba) was her son her builder-son HNcmsc/Sp3fs הַ/חַ֜י 𐤄/𐤇𐤉 hachay the living the living one HTd/Aamsa אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR הַ/מֶּ֗לֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe the king the king HTd/Ncmsa כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki for for (as reason or ground) HC נִכְמְר֣וּ 𐤍𐤊𐤌𐤓𐤅 nikhemeru were aroused they were compassion-kindled HVNp3cp רַחֲמֶי/הָ֮ 𐤓𐤇𐤌𐤉/𐤄 rachameyha her compassions her womb-compassions HNcmpc/Sp3fs עַל 𐤏𐤋 al upon/over upon (up-over) HR בְּנָ/הּ֒ 𐤁𐤍/𐤄 benah-2 Bene (Bemba) her son her builder-son HNcmsc/Sp3fs וַ/תֹּ֣אמֶר 𐤅/𐤕𐤀𐤌𐤓 vatomer-2 and she said and she said HC/Vqw3fs בִּ֣י 𐤁𐤉 bi Please in me (I pray) HTe אֲדֹנִ֗/י 𐤀𐤃𐤍/𐤉 adoni my lord my sovereign-master HNcmsc/Sp1cs תְּנוּ 𐤕𐤍𐤅 tenu give Give, you men! HVqv2mp לָ/הּ֙ 𐤋/𐤄 lah her HR/Sp3fs אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et - (definite object-marker) HTo הַ/יָּל֣וּד 𐤄/𐤉𐤋𐤅𐤃 hayalud the child the born one HTd/Vqsmsa הַ/חַ֔י 𐤄/𐤇𐤉 hachay-2 the living the living one HTd/Aamsa וְ/הָמֵ֖ת 𐤅/𐤄𐤌𐤕 vehamet and the dead and the dead man HC/Vha אַל 𐤀𐤋 al-2 not upon, over (down-upon) HTn תְּמִיתֻ֑/הוּ 𐤕𐤌𐤉𐤕/𐤄𐤅 temituhu kill him you (masculine plural) shall cause him to die HVhj2mp/Sp3ms וְ/זֹ֣את 𐤅/𐤆𐤀𐤕 vezot But this and this (feminine one) HC/Pdxfs אֹמֶ֗רֶת 𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤕 omeret woman said she says HVqrfsa גַּם 𐤂𐤌 gam neither also HTa לִ֥/י 𐤋/𐤉 li mine HR/Sp1cs גַם 𐤂𐤌 gam-2 nor also HD לָ֛/ךְ 𐤋/𐤊 lakhe yours HR/Sp2fs לֹ֥א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn יִהְיֶ֖ה 𐤉𐤄𐤉𐤄 yiheyeh shall be he will be HVqi3ms גְּזֹֽרוּ 𐤂𐤆𐤓𐤅 gezoru Divide him Cut off! HVqv2mp
and they heard and they hearkened all the whole, all, every Israel He-Who-Prevails-With-God of (definite object-marker) the judgment the judicial-verdict which that-which had judged he rendered judgment the king the king and they feared and they feared before from-the-faces-of the king the king for for (as reason or ground) they saw they saw that for (as reason or ground) wisdom wisdom-of of God mighty powers in him within his inward part to do to do-make justice judgment
Verse 28 וַ/יִּשְׁמְע֣וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤌𐤏𐤅 vayishemeu and they heard and they hearkened HC/Vqw3mp כָל 𐤊𐤋 khal all the whole, all, every HNcmsc יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel He-Who-Prevails-With-God HNp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et of (definite object-marker) HTo הַ/מִּשְׁפָּט֙ 𐤄/𐤌𐤔𐤐𐤈 hamishepat the judgment the judicial-verdict HTd/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which HTr שָׁפַ֣ט 𐤔𐤐𐤈 shafat had judged he rendered judgment HVqp3ms הַ/מֶּ֔לֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe the king the king HTd/Ncmsa וַ/יִּֽרְא֖וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤓𐤀𐤅 vayireu tina (Bemba) and they feared and they feared HC/Vqw3mp מִ/פְּנֵ֣י 𐤌/𐤐𐤍𐤉 mipeney before from-the-faces-of HR/Ncbpc הַ/מֶּ֑לֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe-2 the king the king HTd/Ncmsa כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for (as reason or ground) HC רָא֔וּ 𐤓𐤀𐤅 rau they saw they saw HVqp3cp כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki-2 that for (as reason or ground) HC חָכְמַ֧ת 𐤇𐤊𐤌𐤕 chakhemat wisdom wisdom-of HNcfsc אֱלֹהִ֛ים 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 elohim Mulimu (Lozi) of God mighty powers HNcmpa בְּ/קִרְבּ֖/וֹ 𐤁/𐤒𐤓𐤁/𐤅 beqirebo in him within his inward part HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms לַ/עֲשׂ֥וֹת 𐤋/𐤏𐤔𐤅𐤕 laasot to do to do-make HR/Vqc מִשְׁפָּֽט 𐤌𐤔𐤐𐤈 mishepat justice judgment HNcmsa
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