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1 Kings 10

1Andwhenthequeenוּמַֽלְכַּת־u.mal.kat-H4436ofShebaשְׁבָ֗אshe.Va'H7614heardשֹׁמַ֛עַתsho.Ma.'atH8085ofthefameofSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010concerningthenameלְשֵׁ֣םle.ShemH8034ofJehovah, shecameH935toprovehimwithhardquestions.

2AndshecameH935toJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלְַ֗מָהye.ru.sha.Le.mahH3389withaveryמְאֹד֒me.'OdH3966greattrain,withcamelsגְּ֠מַלִּיםGe.ma.limH1581thatbarespicesH1314,andveryמְאֹ֖דme.'OdH3966muchרַב־rav-H7227goldוְזָהָ֛בve.za.HavH2091,andpreciousיְקָרָ֑הye.ka.RahH3368stonesוְאֶ֣בֶןve.'E.venH68;andwhenshewasH1961comeH935toSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010,shecommunedwithhimofallthatwasH1961inherheartלְבָבָֽהּ׃le.va.VahH3824.

3AndSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010toldH5046herallherquestions:therewasH1961notanythinghidfromthekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428whichhetoldH5046hernot.

4AndwhenH834thequeenמַֽלְכַּת־mal.kat-H4436ofShebaשְׁבָ֔אshe.Va'H7614hadseenH7200allthewisdomחָכְמַ֣תcha.khe.MatH2451ofSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֑הshe.lo.MohH8010,andthehouseוְהַבַּ֖יִתve.ha.Ba.yitH1004thathehadbuiltH1129,

5andthefoodוּמַאֲכַ֣לu.ma.'a.KhalH3978ofhistableשֻׁלְחָנ֡וֹshul.cha.NoH7979,andthesittingofhisservantsעֲבָדָיו֩'a.va.DavH5650,andtheattendanceofhisministers,andtheirapparel,andhiscupbearers,andhisascentbywhichhewentH5927upuntothehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofJehovah;therewasH1961nomorespiritH7307inher.

6AndshesaidH559tothekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,ItwasH1961atruereportthatIheardH8085inmineownlandבְּאַרְצִ֑יbe.'ar.TziH776ofthineacts,andofthywisdomחָכְמָתֶֽךָ׃cha.khe.ma.Te.khaH2451.

7HowbeitIbelievedH539notthewordsלַדְּבָרִ֗יםla.de.va.RimH1697,untilIcameH935,andmineeyesעֵינַ֔י'ei.NaiH5869hadseenH7200it:and,behold,thehalfהַחֵ֑צִיha.Che.tziH2677wasnottoldH5046me; thywisdomחָכְמָה֙chokh.mahH2451andprosperityexceedthefamewhichIheardH8085.

8HappyarethymenH376,happyarethesethyservantsעֲבָדֶ֣יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650,thatstandהָֽעֹמְדִ֤יםha.'o.me.DimH5975continuallyתָּמִ֔ידta.MidH8548beforethee,andthathearהַשֹּׁמְעִ֖יםha.sho.me.'ImH8085thywisdomחָכְמָתֶֽךָ׃cha.khe.ma.Te.khaH2451.

9BlessedH1288beיְהִ֨יye.HiH1961JehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,whodelightedinthee,tosetH7760theeonthethroneכִּסֵּ֣אki.Se'H3678ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478:becauseJehovahlovedIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478foreverלְעֹלָ֔םle.'o.LamH5769,thereforemadeH6213hetheekingלְמֶ֔לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428,todojusticeמִשְׁפָּ֖טmish.PatH4941andrighteousnessוּצְדָקָֽה׃u.tze.da.KahH6666.

10AndshegaveH5414thekingלַמֶּ֜לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428ahundredמֵאָ֥הme.'AhH3967andtwentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֣ים׀ve.'es.RimH6242talentsכִּכַּ֣רki.KarH3603ofgoldזָהָ֗בza.HavH2091,andofspicesH1314veryמְאֹ֖דme.'OdH3966greatstore,andpreciousיְקָרָ֑הye.ka.RahH3368stonesוְאֶ֣בֶןve.'E.venH68:therecameבָא֩va'H935nomoresuchabundanceלָרֹ֔בla.RoH7230ofspicesH1314asthesewhichthequeenמַֽלְכַּת־mal.kat-H4436ofShebaשְׁבָ֖אshe.Va'H7614gaveH5414tokingלַמֶּ֥לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃she.lo.MohH8010.

11Andthenavyalsoוְגַם֙ve.GamH1571ofHiramחִירָ֔םchi.RamH2438,thatbroughtH935goldזָהָ֖בza.HavH2091fromOphirמֵאוֹפִ֑ירme.'o.FirH211,broughtH935infromOphirמֵאֹפִ֜ירme.'o.FirH211greatplentyofalmug-treesandpreciousיְקָרָֽה׃ye.ka.RahH3368stonesוְאֶ֥בֶןve.'E.venH68.

12Andthekingהַ֠מֶּלֶךְHa.Me.lekhH4428madeH6213ofthealmug-trees pillarsforthehouseלְבֵית־le.veit-H1004ofJehovah,andfortheking’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseוּלְבֵ֣יתu.le.VeitH1004,harpsוְכִנֹּר֥וֹתve.khi.no.RotH3658alsoandpsalteriesforthesingersלַשָּׁרִ֑יםla.sha.RimH7891:therecameבָֽא־va'-H935nosuchalmug-trees,norwereseenH7200, untothisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

13AndkingH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֜הshe.lo.MohH8010gaveH5414tothequeenלְמַֽלְכַּת־le.mal.kat-H4436ofShebaשְׁבָ֗אshe.Va'H7614allherdesireחֶפְצָהּ֙chef.TzahH2656,whatsoeversheaskedשָׁאָ֔לָהsha.'A.lahH7592,besidesthatwhichSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֑הshe.lo.MohH8010gaveH5414herofhisroyalbounty.Sosheturnedוַתֵּ֛פֶןva.Te.fenH6437,andwenttoherownlandלְאַרְצָ֖הּle.'ar.TzahH776,sheandherservantsוַעֲבָדֶֽיהָ׃ סva.'a.va.Dei.haH5650.

14Nowtheweightמִשְׁקַ֣לmish.KalH4948ofgoldהַזָּהָ֔בha.za.HavH2091thatcameH935toSolomonלִשְׁלֹמֹ֖הlish.lo.MohH8010inoneאֶחָ֑ת'e.ChatH259yearבְּשָׁנָ֣הbe.sha.NahH8141wasH1961sixשֵׁ֥שׁsheshH8337hundredH3967threescoreandsixוָשֵׁ֖שׁva.SheshH8337talentsכִּכַּ֥רki.KarH3603ofgoldזָהָֽב׃za.HavH2091,

15besidesthatwhichthetradersהָרֹכְלִ֑יםha.ro.khe.LimH7402brought,andthetrafficofthemerchants,andofallthekingsמַלְכֵ֥יmal.KheiH4428ofthemingledpeople,andofthegovernorsוּפַח֥וֹתu.fa.ChotH6346ofthecountry.

16Andkingהַמֶּ֧לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֛הshe.lo.MohH8010madeH6213twoH3967hundredH3967bucklersofbeatengoldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091;sixשֵׁשׁ־shesh-H8337hundredH3967shekelsofgoldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091wentH5927tooneהָאֶחָֽת׃ha.'e.ChatH259buckler.

17AndhemadeH5414threeוּשְׁלֹשׁ־u.she.losh-H7969hundredH3967shieldsמָֽגִנִּים֙ma.gi.NimH4043ofbeatengoldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091;threeשְׁלֹ֤שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969poundsofgoldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091wentH5927tooneהָאֶחָ֑תha.'e.ChatH259shieldהַמָּגֵ֣ןha.ma.GenH4043:andthekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428putוַיִּתְּנֵ֣םvai.yi.te.NemH5414theminthehouseבֵּ֖יתbeitH1004oftheforestיַ֥עַרYa.'arH3293ofLebanonהַלְּבָנֽוֹן׃ פha.le.va.NonH3844.

18Moreoverthekingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428madeH6213agreatגָּד֑וֹלga.DolH1419throneכִּסֵּא־ki.se'-H3678ofivoryשֵׁ֖ןshenH8127,andoverlaidוַיְצַפֵּ֖הוּvay.tza.Pe.huH6823itwiththefinestgoldזָהָ֥בza.HavH2091.

19Thereweresixשֵׁ֧שׁsheshH8337stepsמַעֲל֣וֹתma.'a.LotH4609tothethroneלַכִּסֵּ֗הla.ki.SehH3678,andthetopוְרֹאשׁ־ve.rosh-H7218ofthethroneלַכִּסֵּה֙la.ki.SehH3678wasroundעָגֹ֤ל'a.GolH5696behind;andtherewerestaysoneithersidebytheplaceמְק֣וֹםme.KomH4725oftheseatH3678,andtwoוּשְׁנַ֣יִםu.she.Na.yimH8147lionsאֲרָי֔וֹת'a.ra.YotH738standingעֹמְדִ֖ים'o.me.DimH5975besidethestays.

20Andtwelvelionsאֲרָיִ֗ים'a.ra.YimH738stoodעֹמְדִ֥ים'o.me.DimH5975thereontheoneH2088sideandontheotheruponthesixשֵׁ֥שׁsheshH8337stepsהַֽמַּעֲל֖וֹתha.ma.'a.LotH4609:therewasnotthelikemadeH6213inanykingdomמַמְלָכֽוֹת׃mam.la.KhotH4467.

21Andallkingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomon’sdrinkingvesselsH3627wereofgoldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091,andallthevesselsH3627ofthehouseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004oftheforestיַ֥עַרYa.'arH3293ofLebanonהַלְּבָנ֖וֹןha.le.va.NonH3844wereofpureסָג֑וּרsa.GurH5462goldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091:nonewereofsilverכֶּ֗סֶףKe.sefH3701;itwasnothingaccountedH2803ofinthedaysבִּימֵ֥יbi.MeiH3117ofSolomonH8010.

22Forthekingלַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙la.Me.lekhH4428hadatseaבַּיָּ֔םbai.YamH3220anavyofTarshishתַרְשִׁ֤ישׁtar.ShishH8659withthenavyofHiramחִירָ֑םchi.RamH2438:onceeverythreeלְשָׁלֹ֨שׁle.sha.LoshH7969yearsשָׁנִ֜יםsha.NimH8141cameH935thenavyofTarshishתַרְשִׁ֗ישׁtar.ShishH8659,bringingH935goldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091,andsilverוָכֶ֔סֶףva.Khe.sefH3701,ivoryשֶׁנְהַבִּ֥יםshen.ha.BimH8143,andapes,andpeacocks.

23Sokingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010exceededallthekingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428oftheearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776inrichesH6239andinwisdomוּלְחָכְמָֽה׃u.le.cha.khe.MahH2451.

24Andalltheearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776soughtמְבַקְשִׁ֖יםme.vak.ShimH1245thepresenceH6440ofSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֑הshe.lo.MohH8010,tohearלִשְׁמֹ֙עַ֙lish.Mo.a'H8085hiswisdomחָכְמָת֔וֹcha.khe.ma.ToH2451,whichGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430hadputנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414inhisheartבְּלִבּֽוֹ׃be.li.BoH3820.

25AndtheybroughtH935everymanH376histributeH4503,vesselsH3627ofsilverכֶסֶף֩khe.SefH3701,andvesselsH3627ofgoldזָהָ֤בza.HavH2091,andraiment,andarmorH3627,andspicesH1314,horsesH5483,andmulesH6505,arateyearשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141byyearבְּשָׁנָֽה׃ סbe.sha.NahH8141.

26AndSolomonשְׁלֹמֹה֮she.lo.MohH8010gatheredוַיֶּאֱסֹ֣ףvai.ye.'e.SofH622togetherchariotsH7393andhorsemenוּפָרָשִׁים֒u.fa.ra.ShimH6571:andhehadathousandאֶ֤לֶף'E.lefH505andfourוְאַרְבַּע־ve.'ar.ba'-H702hundredH3967chariotsH7393,andtwelvethousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505horsemenפָּֽרָשִׁ֑יםpa.ra.ShimH6571,thathebestowedinthechariotH7393citiesבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892,andwiththekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428atJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

27Andthekingהַמֶּ֧לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428madeH5414silverהַכֶּ֛סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701tobeinJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִַ֖םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389asstonesH68,andcedarsהָאֲרָזִ֗יםha.'a.ra.ZimH730madeH5414hetobeasthesycomore-treesthatareinthelowland,forabundanceלָרֹֽב׃la.RoH7230.

28AndthehorsesH5483whichSolomonלִשְׁלֹמֹ֖הlish.lo.MohH8010hadwerebroughtoutofEgyptמִמִּצְרָ֑יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714;andtheking’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428merchantsreceivedH3947themindroves, each droveatapriceבִּמְחִֽיר׃bim.ChirH4242.

29Andachariotמֶרְכָּבָ֤הmer.ka.VahH4818cameH3318upandwentH3318outofEgyptמִמִּצְרַ֙יִם֙mi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714forsixבְּשֵׁ֣שׁbe.SheshH8337hundredH3967shekelsofsilverכֶּ֔סֶףKe.sefH3701,andahorseוְס֖וּסve.SusH5483forahundredH3967andfiftyבַּחֲמִשִּׁ֣יםba.cha.mi.ShimH2572;andsoH3651forallthekingsמַלְכֵ֧יmal.KheiH4428oftheHittitesהַחִתִּ֛יםha.chi.TimH2850,andforthekingsוּלְמַלְכֵ֥יu.le.mal.KheiH4428ofSyria,didtheybringH3318themoutbytheirmeans.

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