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1 Kings 10:18-23

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.

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