1 Kings 3:6
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And 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.Solomon replied, “You have shown much loving devotion to Your servant, my father David, because he walked before You in faithfulness, righteousness, and uprightness of heart. And You have maintained this loving devotion by giving him a son to sit on his throne this very day.
In other translations
And 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.Solomon replied, “You have shown much loving devotion to Your servant, my father David, because he walked before You in faithfulness, righteousness, and uprightness of heart. And You have maintained this loving devotion by giving him a son to sit on his throne this very day.
Hebrew words
וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559שְׁלֹמֹהshelomohSolomonH8010אַתָּה'atahyouH859עָשִׂיתָ'asitayou have doneH6213עִם־'im-withH5973עַבְדְּךָ'avdekhaservant yourH5650דָוִדdavidDavidH1732אָבִי'avifather myH1חֶסֶדchesedcovenant loyaltyH2617גָּדוֹלgadolgreatH1419כַּאֲשֶׁרka'asherjust asH834הָלַךְhalakhhe walkedH1980לְפָנֶיךָlefaneikha<to> before youH6440בֶּאֱמֶתbe'emetin faithfulnessH571וּבִצְדָקָהuvitzdakahand in righteousnessH6666וּבְיִשְׁרַתuveyishratand in uprightness ofH3483לֵבָבlevavheartH3824עִמָּךְ'imakhwith youH5973וַתִּשְׁמָר־vatishmor-and you have keptH8104לוֹloto himאֶת־'et-<obj.>H853הַחֶסֶדhachesedthe covenant loyaltyH2617הַגָּדוֹלhagadol<the> greatH1419הַזֶּהhazeh<the> thisH2088וַתִּתֶּן־vatiten-and you have givenH5414לוֹloto himבֵןvena sonH1121יֹשֵׁבyoshev[who] sitsH3427עַל־'al-onH5921כִּסְאוֹkis'othrone hisH3678כַּיּוֹםkaiyomas the dayH3117הַזֶּה׃hazeh<the> thisH2088
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
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