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1 Kings 10:11-22

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.

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