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2 Chronicles 9:1-12

1Andwhenthequeenוּמַֽלְכַּת־u.mal.kat-H4436ofShebaשְׁבָ֗אshe.Va'H7614heardH8085ofthefameofSolomonשְׁלֹמֹה֒she.lo.MohH8010,shecameH935toproveSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֨הshe.lo.MohH8010withhardquestionsatJerusalemבִּירֽוּשָׁלִַ֗םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389,withaveryמְאֹ֡דme.'OdH3966greattrain,andcamelsוּ֠גְמַלִּיםU.ge.ma.limH1581thatbarespicesH1314,andgoldוְזָהָ֛בve.za.HavH2091inabundanceלָרֹ֖בla.RoH7230,andpreciousיְקָרָ֑הye.ka.RahH3368stonesוְאֶ֣בֶןve.'E.venH68:andwhenshewasH1961comeH935toSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010,shecommunedwithhimofallthatwasH1961inherheartלְבָבָֽהּ׃le.va.VahH3824.

2AndSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010toldH5046herallherquestions;andtherewasnotanythinghidfromSolomonמִשְּׁלֹמֹ֔הmi.she.lo.MohH8010whichhetoldH5046hernot.

3AndwhenH834thequeenמַֽלְכַּת־mal.kat-H4436ofShebaשְׁבָ֔אshe.Va'H7614hadseenH7200thewisdomחָכְמַ֣תcha.khe.MatH2451ofSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֑הshe.lo.MohH8010,andthehouseוְהַבַּ֖יִתve.ha.Ba.yitH1004thathehadbuiltH1129,

4andthefoodוּמַאֲכַ֣לu.ma.'a.KhalH3978ofhistableשֻׁלְחָנ֡וֹshul.cha.NoH7979,andthesittingofhisservantsעֲבָדָיו֩'a.va.DavH5650,andtheattendanceofhisministers,andtheirapparel,hiscupbearersalso,andtheirapparel,andhisascentbywhichhewentH5927upuntothehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofJehovah;therewasH1961nomorespiritH7307inher.

5AndshesaidH559tothekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,ItwasatruereportthatIheardH8085inmine ownlandבְּאַרְצִ֑יbe.'ar.TziH776ofthineacts,andofthywisdomחָכְמָתֶֽךָ׃cha.khe.ma.Te.khaH2451.

6HowbeitIbelievedH539nottheirwordsלְדִבְרֵיהֶ֗םle.div.rei.HemH1697,untilIcameH935,andmineeyesעֵינַ֔י'ei.NaiH5869hadseenH7200it;and,behold,thehalfחֲצִ֖יcha.TziH2677ofthegreatnessofthywisdomחָכְמָתֶ֑ךָcha.khe.ma.Te.khaH2451wasnottoldH5046me: thou exceedestthefamethatIheardH8085.

7HappyarethymenH376,andhappyarethesethyservantsעֲבָדֶ֣יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650,thatstandהָעֹמְדִ֤יםha.'o.me.DimH5975continuallyתָּמִ֔ידta.MidH8548beforethee,andhearוְשֹׁמְעִ֖יםve.sho.me.'ImH8085thywisdomחָכְמָתֶֽךָ׃cha.khe.ma.Te.khaH2451.

8BlessedH1288beיְהִ֨יye.HiH1961JehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,whodelightedinthee,tosetH5414theeonhisthroneכִּסְאוֹ֙kis.'OH3678,tobeH1961kingלְמֶ֔לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428forJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430:becausethyGodאֱלֹהֶ֤יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430lovedIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,toestablishthemforeverלְעוֹלָ֔םle.'o.LamH5769,thereforemadeH6213hetheekingלְמֶ֔לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428overthem,todojusticeמִשְׁפָּ֥טmish.PatH4941andrighteousnessוּצְדָקָֽה׃u.tze.da.KahH6666.

9AndshegaveH5414thekingלַמֶּ֜לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428ahundredמֵאָ֥הme.'AhH3967andtwentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֣ים׀ve.'es.RimH6242talentsכִּכַּ֣רki.KarH3603ofgoldזָהָ֗בza.HavH2091,andspicesH1314ingreatabundanceלָרֹ֥בla.RoH7230,andpreciousיְקָרָ֑הye.ka.RahH3368stonesוְאֶ֣בֶןve.'E.venH68:neitherwasH1961thereanysuchspiceH1314asthequeenמַֽלְכַּת־mal.kat-H4436ofShebaשְׁבָ֖אshe.Va'H7614gaveH5414tokingלַמֶּ֥לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃she.lo.MohH8010.

10Andtheservantsעַבְדֵ֤י'av.DeiH5650alsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571ofHuram,andtheservantsוְעַבְדֵ֣יve.'av.DeiH5650ofSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010,thatbroughtH935goldזָהָ֖בza.HavH2091fromOphirמֵאוֹפִ֑ירme.'o.FirH211,broughtH935algum-treesandpreciousיְקָרָֽה׃ye.ka.RahH3368stonesוְאֶ֥בֶןve.'E.venH68.

11Andthekingהַ֠מֶּלֶךְHa.Me.lekhH4428madeH6213ofthealgum-trees terracesforthehouseלְבֵית־le.veit-H1004ofJehovah,andfortheking’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseוּלְבֵ֣יתu.le.VeitH1004,andharpsוְכִנֹּר֥וֹתve.khi.no.RotH3658andpsalteriesforthesingersלַשָּׁרִ֑יםla.sha.RimH7891:andtherewerenonesuchseenH7200beforeinthelandבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

12Andkingוְהַמֶּ֨לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֜הshe.lo.MohH8010gaveH5414tothequeenלְמַֽלְכַּת־le.mal.kat-H4436ofShebaשְׁבָ֗אshe.Va'H7614allherdesireחֶפְצָהּ֙chef.TzahH2656,whatsoeversheaskedשָׁאָ֔לָהsha.'A.lahH7592,besidesthatwhichshehadbroughtH935untothekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428.Sosheturnedוַֽתַּהֲפֹ֛ךְva.ta.ha.FokhH2015,andwentH935toherownlandלְאַרְצָ֖הּle.'ar.TzahH776,sheandherservantsוַעֲבָדֶֽיהָ׃ פva.'a.va.Dei.haH5650.

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