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1 Kings 10:14-29

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.

23So Kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010surpassedוַיִּגְדַּל֙vai.yig.DalH1431allמִכֹּ֖לmi.KolH3605the kingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428of the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776in richesלְעֹ֖שֶׁרle.'O.sherH6239and wisdomוּלְחָכְמָֽה׃u.le.cha.khe.MahH2451.

24The wholeוְכָ֨ל־ve.kholH3605worldהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776soughtמְבַקְשִׁ֖יםme.vak.ShimH1245אֶת־'et-H853an audienceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440with Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֑הshe.lo.MohH8010to hearלִשְׁמֹ֙עַ֙lish.Mo.a'H8085אֶת־'et-H853the wisdomחָכְמָת֔וֹcha.khe.ma.ToH2451thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430had putנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414in his heartבְּלִבּֽוֹ׃be.li.BoH3820.

25דְּבַר־de.var-H1697Yearשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141after yearוְהֵ֣מָּה בְּשָׁנָֽה׃ סve.He.mah be.sha.NahH8141 H1992, eachvisitorאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376would bringמְבִאִ֣יםme.vi.'ImH935his tributeמִנְחָת֡וֹmin.cha.ToH4503:articlesכְּלֵ֣יke.LeiH3627of silverכֶסֶף֩ וּכְלֵ֨יkhe.Sef u.khe.LeiH3701 H3627and goldזָהָ֤בza.HavH2091,clothingוּשְׂלָמוֹת֙u.se.la.mOtH8008,weaponsוְנֵ֣שֶׁקve.Ne.shekH5402,spicesוּבְשָׂמִ֔יםu.ve.sa.MimH1314,horsesסוּסִ֖יםsu.SimH5483,and mulesוּפְרָדִ֑יםu.fe.ra.DimH6505.

26Solomonשְׁלֹמֹה֮she.lo.MohH8010accumulatedוַיֶּאֱסֹ֣ףvai.ye.'e.SofH622רֶ֣כֶבRe.khevH7393וּפָרָשִׁים֒u.fa.ra.ShimH6571וַיְהִי־vay.hi-H19611,400אֶ֤לֶף וְאַרְבַּע־ מֵאוֹת֙'E.lef ve.'ar.ba'- me.'OtH505 H702 H3967chariotsרֶ֔כֶבRe.khevH7393and 12,000וּשְׁנֵים־ עָשָׂ֥ר אֶ֖לֶףu.she.neim- 'a.Sar 'E.lefH8147 H6240 H505horsesפָּֽרָשִׁ֑יםpa.ra.ShimH6571,which he stationedוַיַּנְחֵם֙vai.yan.ChemH5148in the chariotהָרֶ֔כֶבha.Re.khevH7393citiesבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892and also withוְעִם־ve.'im-H5973himהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

27The kingהַמֶּ֧לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428אֶת־'et-H853madeוַיִּתֵּ֨ןvai.yi.TenH5414silverהַכֶּ֛סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701as common in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִַ֖םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389as stonesכָּאֲבָנִ֑יםka.'a.va.NimH68וְאֵ֣תve.'EtH853,andנָתַ֛ןna.TanH5414cedarהָאֲרָזִ֗יםha.'a.ra.ZimH730as abundantלָרֹֽב׃la.RoH7230as sycamoreכַּשִּׁקְמִ֥יםka.shik.MimH8256אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834in the foothillsבַּשְּׁפֵלָ֖הba.she.fe.LahH8219.

28Solomon’sאֲשֶׁ֥ר לִשְׁלֹמֹ֖ה'a.Sher lish.lo.MohH834 H8010horsesהַסּוּסִ֛יםha.su.SimH5483were importedוּמוֹצָ֧אu.mo.Tza'H4161from Egyptמִמִּצְרָ֑יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714and Kueוּמִקְוֵ֕הu.mik.VehH4723;the royalהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428merchantsסֹחֲרֵ֣יso.cha.ReiH5503purchased themיִקְח֥וּ בִּמְחִֽיר׃yik.Chu bim.ChirH3947 H4242from Kueמִקְוֵ֖הmik.VehH4723.

29A chariotמֶרְכָּבָ֤הmer.ka.VahH4818could be importedוַֽ֠תַּעֲלֶה וַתֵּצֵ֨אVa.ta.'a.leh va.te.Tze'H5927 H3318from Egyptמִמִּצְרַ֙יִם֙mi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714for sixבְּשֵׁ֣שׁbe.SheshH8337hundredמֵא֣וֹתme.'otH3967shekelsof silverכֶּ֔סֶףKe.sefH3701,and a horseוְס֖וּסve.SusH5483for a hundredוּמֵאָ֑הu.me.'AhH3967and fiftyבַּחֲמִשִּׁ֣יםba.cha.mi.ShimH2572.Likewiseוְ֠כֵןVe.khenH3651, theyבְּיָדָ֥םbe.ya.DamH3027exported themיֹצִֽאוּ׃ פyo.Tzi.'uH3318to allלְכָל־le.kholH3605the kingsמַלְכֵ֧יmal.KheiH4428of the Hittitesהַחִתִּ֛יםha.chi.TimH2850and to the kingsוּלְמַלְכֵ֥יu.le.mal.KheiH4428of Aramאֲרָ֖ם'a.RamH758.

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