Berean Standard Bible

1 Kings 10:2-10

2She arrivedוַתָּבֹ֣אva.ta.Vo'H935in Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלְַ֗מָהye.ru.sha.Le.mahH3389with a veryמְאֹד֒me.'OdH3966largeכָּבֵ֣דka.VedH3515caravanבְּחַיִל֮be.cha.YilH2428—with camelsגְּ֠מַלִּיםGe.ma.limH1581bearingנֹשְׂאִ֨יםno.se.'ImH5375spicesבְּשָׂמִ֧יםbe.sa.MimH1314,goldוְזָהָ֛בve.za.HavH2091in greatמְאֹ֖דme.'OdH3966abundanceרַב־rav-H7227,and preciousיְקָרָ֑הye.ka.RahH3368stonesוְאֶ֣בֶןve.'E.venH68.And she cameוַתָּבֹא֙va.ta.Vo'H935toאֶל־'el-H413אֵ֛ת'etH853Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010and spokeוַתְּדַבֵּ֣רva.te.da.BerH1696to himאֵלָ֔יו'e.LavH413allכָּל־kol-H3605thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834wasהָיָ֖הha.YahH1961onעִם־'im-H5973her mindלְבָבָֽהּ׃le.va.VahH3824.

3And Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010אֶת־'et-H853answeredוַיַּגֶּד־vai.ya.ged-H5046allכָּל־kol-H3605her questionsדְּבָרֶ֑יהָde.va.Rei.haH1697;nothingלֹֽא־ דָּבָר֙lo'- da.VarH3808 H1697wasהָיָ֤הha.YahH1961too difficultנֶעְלָ֣םne'.LamH5956forמִן־min-H4480the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428אֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834לֹ֦אlo'H3808to explainהִגִּ֖ידhi.GidH5046.

4When the queenמַֽלְכַּת־mal.kat-H4436of Shebaשְׁבָ֔אshe.Va'H7614אֵ֖ת'etH853sawוַתֵּ֙רֶא֙va.Te.re'H7200allכָּל־kol-H3605the wisdomחָכְמַ֣תcha.khe.MatH2451of Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֑הshe.lo.MohH8010,the palaceוְהַבַּ֖יִתve.ha.Ba.yitH1004אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834he had builtבָּנָֽה׃ba.NahH1129,

5the foodוּמַאֲכַ֣לu.ma.'a.KhalH3978at his tableשֻׁלְחָנ֡וֹshul.cha.NoH7979,the seatingוּמוֹשַׁ֣בu.mo.ShavH4186of his servantsעֲבָדָיו֩'a.va.DavH5650,the serviceוּמַעֲמַ֨דu.ma.'a.MadH4612and attireוּמַלְבֻּֽשֵׁיהֶם֙u.mal.bu.shei.HemH4403of his attendantsמְשָׁרְתָ֜יוme.sha.re.tovH8334,his cupbearersוּמַשְׁקָ֔יוu.mash.KavH4945,and the burnt offeringsוְעֹ֣לָת֔וֹve.'O.la.ToH5930אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834he presentedיַעֲלֶ֖הya.'a.LehH5927at the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,it took her breathרֽוּחַ׃Ru.achH7307awayוְלֹא־ הָ֥יָהve.lo'- Ha.yahH3808 H1961ע֖וֹדodH5750.

6She saidוַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.To.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, “The reportהַדָּבָ֔רha.da.VarH1697אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I heardשָׁמַ֖עְתִּיsha.Ma'.tiH8085in my own countryבְּאַרְצִ֑יbe.'ar.TziH776aboutעַל־'al-H5921your wordsדְּבָרֶ֖יךָde.va.Rei.khaH1697andוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921wisdomחָכְמָתֶֽךָ׃cha.khe.ma.Te.khaH2451isהָיָ֣הha.YahH1961trueאֱמֶת֙'e.MetH571.

7But I did notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808believeהֶאֱמַ֣נְתִּיhe.'e.Man.tiH539these thingsלַדְּבָרִ֗יםla.de.va.RimH1697untilעַ֤ד'adH5704אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I cameבָּ֙אתִי֙ba.tiH935and sawוַתִּרְאֶ֣ינָהva.tir.'Ei.nahH7200with my own eyesעֵינַ֔י'ei.NaiH5869.Indeedוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009,not evenלֹֽא־lo'-H3808halfהַחֵ֑צִיha.Che.tziH2677was toldהֻגַּד־hu.gad-H5046to me.Your wisdomחָכְמָה֙chokh.mahH2451and prosperityוָט֔וֹבva.TovH2896have farאֶל־'el-H413exceededהוֹסַ֤פְתָּho.Saf.taH3254the reportהַשְּׁמוּעָ֖הha.she.mu.'AhH8052אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I heardשָׁמָֽעְתִּי׃sha.Ma.'e.tiH8085.

8How blessedאַשְׁרֵ֣י'ash.ReiH835are your menאֲנָשֶׁ֔יךָ'a.na.Shei.khaH582!How blessedאַשְׁרֵ֖י'ash.ReiH835are theseאֵ֑לֶּה'E.lehH428servants of yoursעֲבָדֶ֣יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650who standהָֽעֹמְדִ֤יםha.'o.me.DimH5975continuallyתָּמִ֔ידta.MidH8548before youלְפָנֶ֙יךָ֙le.fa.Nei.khaH6440andhearהַשֹּׁמְעִ֖יםha.sho.me.'ImH8085אֶת־'et-H853your wisdomחָכְמָתֶֽךָ׃cha.khe.ma.Te.khaH2451!

9Blessedבָּר֔וּךְba.RukhH1288beיְהִ֨יye.HiH1961the LORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,whoאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834has delightedחָפֵ֣ץcha.FetzH2654in youto setלְתִתְּךָ֖le.ti.te.KhaH5414you onעַל־'al-H5921the throneכִּסֵּ֣אki.Se'H3678of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478.Because of the LORD’sיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068אֶת־'et-H853eternalלְעֹלָ֔םle.'o.LamH5769loveבְּאַהֲבַ֨תbe.'a.ha.VatH157for Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,He has made youוַיְשִֽׂימְךָ֣vay.si.me.KhaH7760kingלְמֶ֔לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428to carry outלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213justiceמִשְׁפָּ֖טmish.PatH4941and righteousnessוּצְדָקָֽה׃u.tze.da.KahH6666.”

10Then she gaveוַתִּתֵּ֨ןva.ti.TenH5414the kingלַמֶּ֜לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428120מֵאָ֥ה וְעֶשְׂרִ֣ים׀me.'Ah ve.'es.RimH3967 H6242talentsכִּכַּ֣רki.KarH3603of goldזָהָ֗בza.HavH2091,a great quantity ofהַרְבֵּ֥ה מְאֹ֖דhar.Beh me.'OdH7235 H3966spicesוּבְשָׂמִ֛יםu.ve.sa.MimH1314,and preciousיְקָרָ֑הye.ka.RahH3368stonesוְאֶ֣בֶןve.'E.venH68.Neverלֹא־lo'-H3808againעוֹד֙'OdH5750were spicesכַבֹּ֨שֶׂםkha.Bo.semH1314in suchהַה֥וּאha.Hu'H1931abundanceלָרֹ֔בla.RoH7230brought inבָא֩va'H935as thoseאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the queenמַֽלְכַּת־mal.kat-H4436of Shebaשְׁבָ֖אshe.Va'H7614gaveנָתְנָ֥הna.te.NahH5414to Kingלַמֶּ֥לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃she.lo.MohH8010.

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