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1 Kings 10:11-22

11(The fleetאֳנִ֣י'o.NiH590of Hiramחִירָ֔םchi.RamH2438thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834broughtנָשָׂ֥אna.Sa'H5375goldזָהָ֖בza.HavH2091from Ophirמֵאוֹפִ֑ירme.'o.FirH211alsoוְגַם֙ve.GamH1571broughtהֵבִ֨יאhe.Vi'H935from Ophirמֵאֹפִ֜ירme.'o.FirH211a great cargoהַרְבֵּ֥ה מְאֹ֖דhar.Beh me.'OdH7235 H3966of almugאַלְמֻגִּ֛ים'al.mu.GimH484woodעֲצֵ֧י'a.TzeiH6086and preciousיְקָרָֽה׃ye.ka.RahH3368stonesוְאֶ֥בֶןve.'E.venH68.

12The kingהַ֠מֶּלֶךְHa.Me.lekhH4428אֶת־'et-H853madeוַיַּ֣עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213the almugהָאַלְמֻגִּ֜יםha.'al.mu.GimH484woodעֲצֵ֨י'a.TzeiH6086into stepsמִסְעָ֤דmis.'AdH4552for the houseלְבֵית־le.veit-H1004of the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068and for the king’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428palaceוּלְבֵ֣יתu.le.VeitH1004,and into lyresוְכִנֹּר֥וֹתve.khi.no.RotH3658and harpsוּנְבָלִ֖יםu.ne.va.LimH5035for the singersלַשָּׁרִ֑יםla.sha.RimH7891.Neverלֹ֣אlo'H3808before had suchכֵ֞ןkhenH3651almugאַלְמֻגִּים֙'al.mu.GimH484woodעֲצֵ֤י'a.TzeiH6086been brought inבָֽא־va'-H935,nor has suchוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808been seen againנִרְאָ֔הnir.'AhH7200toעַ֖ד'adH5704thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.)

13Kingוְהַמֶּ֨לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֜הshe.lo.MohH8010gaveנָתַ֣ןna.TanH5414the queenלְמַֽלְכַּת־le.mal.kat-H4436of Shebaשְׁבָ֗אshe.Va'H7614אֶת־'et-H853allכָּל־kol-H3605she desiredחֶפְצָהּ֙chef.TzahH2656—whateverאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834she askedשָׁאָ֔לָהsha.'A.lahH7592—besidesמִלְּבַד֙mi.le.VadH905whatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he had givenנָֽתַן־na.tan-H5414herout ofשְׁלֹמֹ֑הshe.lo.MohH8010hisroyalהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428bountyכְּיַ֖דke.YadH3027.Then she leftוַתֵּ֛פֶןva.Te.fenH6437and returnedוַתֵּ֥לֶךְva.Te.lekhH1980to her own countryלְאַרְצָ֖הּle.'ar.TzahH776הִ֥יאhi'H1931,along with her servantsוַעֲבָדֶֽיהָ׃ סva.'a.va.Dei.haH5650.

14The weightמִשְׁקַ֣לmish.KalH4948of goldהַזָּהָ֔בha.za.HavH2091thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834cameבָּ֥אba'H935to Solomonלִשְׁלֹמֹ֖הlish.lo.MohH8010each yearבְּשָׁנָ֣ה אֶחָ֑תbe.sha.Nah 'e.ChatH8141 H259wasוַֽיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961666מֵא֛וֹת שִׁשִּׁ֥יםme.'ot shi.ShimH8337 H3967 H8346talentsכִּכַּ֥רki.KarH3603זָהָֽב׃za.HavH2091,

15not includingלְבַד֙le.VadH905the revenueוּמִסְחַ֖רu.mis.CharH4536from the merchantsמֵאַנְשֵׁ֣י הַתָּרִ֔יםme.'an.Shei ha.ta.RimH582 H8446,tradersהָרֹכְלִ֑יםha.ro.khe.LimH7402,and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the Arabianהָעֶ֖רֶבha.'E.revH6152kingsמַלְכֵ֥יmal.KheiH4428and governorsוּפַח֥וֹתu.fa.ChotH6346of the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

16Kingהַמֶּ֧לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֛הshe.lo.MohH8010madeוַיַּ֨עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213two hundredמָאתַ֥יִםma.Ta.yimH3967large shieldsצִנָּ֖הtzi.NahH6793ofhammeredשָׁח֑וּטsha.ChutH7820goldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091;sixשֵׁשׁ־shesh-H8337hundredמֵא֣וֹתme.'otH3967shekelsof goldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091wentיַעֲלֶ֖הya.'a.LehH5927intoעַל־'al-H5921eachהָאֶחָֽת׃ha.'e.ChatH259shieldהַצִּנָּ֥הha.tzi.NahH6793.

17He also madethreeוּשְׁלֹשׁ־u.she.losh-H7969hundredמֵא֤וֹתme.'otH3967small shieldsמָֽגִנִּים֙ma.gi.NimH4043of hammeredשָׁח֔וּטsha.ChutH7820goldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091;threeשְׁלֹ֤שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969minasמָנִים֙ma.NimH4488of goldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091wentיַעֲלֶ֖הya.'a.LehH5927intoעַל־'al-H5921eachהָאֶחָ֑תha.'e.ChatH259shieldהַמָּגֵ֣ןha.ma.GenH4043.And the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428put themוַיִּתְּנֵ֣םvai.yi.te.NemH5414in the Houseבֵּ֖יתbeitH1004of the Forestיַ֥עַרYa.'arH3293of Lebanonהַלְּבָנֽוֹן׃ פha.le.va.NonH3844.

18Additionally, the kingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428madeוַיַּ֧עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213a greatגָּד֑וֹלga.DolH1419throneכִּסֵּא־ki.se'-H3678of ivoryשֵׁ֖ןshenH8127and overlaid itוַיְצַפֵּ֖הוּvay.tza.Pe.huH6823with pureמוּפָֽז׃mu.FazH6338goldזָהָ֥בza.HavH2091.

19The throneלַכִּסֵּ֗הla.ki.SehH3678had sixשֵׁ֧שׁsheshH8337stepsמַעֲל֣וֹתma.'a.LotH4609,and its backלַכִּסֵּה֙ מֵאַֽחֲרָ֔יוla.ki.Seh me.'a.cha.RavH310 H3678hada roundedעָגֹ֤ל'a.GolH5696topוְרֹאשׁ־ve.rosh-H7218.There were armrestsוְיָדֹ֛תve.ya.DotH3027on both sidesH2088ofאֶל־'el-H413the seatמְק֣וֹם הַשָּׁ֑בֶתme.Kom ha.Sha.vetH4725 H7675,withוּשְׁנַ֣יִםu.she.Na.yimH8147alionאֲרָי֔וֹת'a.ra.YotH738standingעֹמְדִ֖ים'o.me.DimH5975besideאֵ֥צֶל'E.tzelH681each armrestהַיָּדֽוֹת׃hai.ya.DotH3027.

20Twelveוּשְׁנֵ֧ים עָשָׂ֣רu.she.Neim 'a.SarH8147 H6240lionsאֲרָיִ֗ים'a.ra.YimH738stoodעֹמְדִ֥ים'o.me.DimH5975שָׁ֛םshamH8033onעַל־'al-H5921the sixשֵׁ֥שׁsheshH8337stepsהַֽמַּעֲל֖וֹתha.ma.'a.LotH4609,one at either endמִזֶּ֣הmi.ZehH2088of eachוּמִזֶּ֑הu.mi.ZehH2088step.Nothingלֹֽא־lo'-H3808likeכֵ֖ןkhenH3651thishad ever been madeנַעֲשָׂ֥הna.'a.SahH6213for anyלְכָל־le.kholH3605kingdomמַמְלָכֽוֹת׃mam.la.KhotH4467.

21Allוְ֠כֹלVe.kholH3605Kingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomon’sשְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohH8010drinkingמַשְׁקֵ֨הmash.KehH4945cupsכְּלֵ֞יke.LeiH3627were goldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091,and allוְכֹ֗לve.KholH3605the utensilsכְּלֵ֛יke.LeiH3627of the Houseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004of the Forestיַ֥עַרYa.'arH3293of Lebanonהַלְּבָנ֖וֹןha.le.va.NonH3844were pureסָג֑וּרsa.GurH5462goldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091.There was noאֵ֣ין'einH369silverכֶּ֗סֶףKe.sefH3701,because it was accountedנֶחְשָׁ֛בnech.ShavH2803as nothingלֹ֥א לִמְאֽוּמָה׃lo' lim.'U.mahH3808 H3972in the daysבִּימֵ֥יbi.MeiH3117of Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010.

22Forכִּי֩kiH3588the king hadלַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙la.Me.lekhH4428the shipsאֳנִ֨י'o.NiH590of Tarshishתַרְשִׁ֤ישׁtar.ShishH8659at seaבַּיָּ֔םbai.YamH3220withעִ֖ם'imH5973Hiram’sחִירָ֑םchi.RamH2438fleetאֳנִ֣י'o.NiH590,and onceאַחַת֩'a.ChatH259every three yearsלְשָׁלֹ֨שׁ שָׁנִ֜יםle.sha.Losh sha.NimH7969 H8141the shipsאֳנִ֣י'o.NiH590of Tarshishתַרְשִׁ֗ישׁtar.ShishH8659would arriveתָּב֣וֹא׀ta.Vo'H935bearingנֹֽשְׂאֵת֙no.se.'EtH5375goldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091,silverוָכֶ֔סֶףva.Khe.sefH3701,ivoryשֶׁנְהַבִּ֥יםshen.ha.BimH8143,apesוְקֹפִ֖יםve.ko.FimH6971,and peacocksוְתֻכִּיִּֽים׃ve.tu.ki.YimH8500.

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