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1 Kings 10:1-13

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.

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