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1 Kings 4:1-7

1וַֽיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961So Kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010ruledמֶ֖לֶךְMe.lekhH4428overעַל־ כָּל־'al- kol-H5921 H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478,

2and theseוְאֵ֥לֶּהve.'E.lehH428were his chief officialsהַשָּׂרִ֖יםha.sa.RimH8269אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834:Azariahעֲזַרְיָ֥הוּ'a.zar.Ya.huH5838sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Zadokצָד֖וֹקtza.DokH6659wasthe priestהַכֹּהֵֽן׃ סha.ko.HenH3548;

3Elihorephאֱלִיחֹ֧רֶף'e.li.Cho.refH456and Ahijahוַאֲחִיָּ֛הva.'a.chi.YahH281,the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Shishaשִׁישָׁ֖אshi.Sha'H7894, weresecretariesסֹפְרִ֑יםso.fe.RimH5608;Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֥טye.ho.sha.FatH3092sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Ahiludאֲחִיל֖וּד'a.chi.LudH286wasthe recorderהַמַּזְכִּֽיר׃ha.maz.KirH2142;

4Benaiahוּבְנָיָ֥הוּu.ve.na.Ya.huH1141sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֖עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077wasin charge ofעַל־'al-H5921the armyהַצָּבָ֑אha.tza.Va'H6635;Zadokוְצָד֥וֹקve.tza.DokH6659and Abiatharוְאֶבְיָתָ֖רve.'ev.ya.TarH54werepriestsכֹּהֲנִֽים׃ סko.ha.NimH3548;

5Azariahוַעֲזַרְיָ֥הוּva.'a.zar.Ya.huH5838sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Nathanנָתָ֖ןna.TanH5416wasin charge ofעַל־'al-H5921the governorsהַנִּצָּבִ֑יםha.ni.tza.VimH5324;Zabudוְזָב֧וּדve.za.VudH2071sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nathanנָתָ֛ןna.TanH5416wasa priestכֹּהֵ֖ןko.HenH3548and adviserרֵעֶ֥הre.'EhH7463to the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428;

6Ahisharוַאֲחִישָׁ֖רva.'a.chi.SharH301wasin charge ofעַל־'al-H5921the palaceהַבָּ֑יִתha.Ba.yitH1004;and Adoniramוַאֲדֹנִירָ֥םva.'a.do.ni.RamH141sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Abdaעַבְדָּ֖א'av.Da'H5653wasin charge ofעַל־'al-H5921the forced laborהַמַּֽס׃ סha.MasH4522.

7Solomonוְלִשְׁלֹמֹ֞הve.lish.lo.MohH8010had twelveשְׁנֵים־ עָשָׂ֤רshe.neim- 'a.SarH8147 H6240governorsנִצָּבִים֙ni.tza.VimH5324overעַל־'al-H5921allכָּל־kol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478to provide foodוְכִלְכְּל֥וּve.khil.ke.LuH3557אֶת־'et-H853for the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and his householdבֵּית֑וֹbei.ToH1004. Eachoneהָאֶחָ֖דha.e.chadH259would arrange provisionsלְכַלְכֵּֽל׃ סle.khal.KelH3557for one monthחֹ֧דֶשׁCho.deshH2320of the yearבַּשָּׁנָ֛ה יִהְיֶ֥ה עַל־ba.sha.Nah yih.Yeh 'al-H8141 H1961 H5921,

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