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1 Kings 4:20-34

20The people ofJudahיְהוּדָ֤הye.hu.DahH3063and Israelוְיִשְׂרָאֵל֙ רַבִּ֔יםve.Yis.ra.'El ra.BimH3478 H7227wereas numerousלָרֹ֑בla.RoH7230as the sandכַּח֥וֹלka.CholH2344אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834onעַל־'al-H5921the seashoreהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220,and they were eatingאֹכְלִ֥ים'o.khe.LimH398and drinkingוְשֹׁתִ֖יםve.sho.TimH8354and rejoicingוּשְׂמֵחִֽים׃u.se.me.ChimH8056.

21And Solomonוּשְׁלֹמֹ֗ה הָיָ֤הu.she.lo.Moh ha.YahH8010 H1961reignedמוֹשֵׁל֙mo.ShelH4910over allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the kingdomsהַמַּמְלָכ֔וֹתha.mam.la.KhotH4467fromמִן־min-H4480theהַנָּהָר֙ha.na.HarH5104Euphratesto the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430,as far asוְעַ֖דve.'AdH5704the borderגְּב֣וּלge.VulH1366of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714. These kingdomsofferedמַגִּשִׁ֥יםma.gi.ShimH5066tributeמִנְחָ֛הmin.ChahH4503and servedוְעֹבְדִ֥יםve.'oe.DimH5647אֶת־'et-H853Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010allכָּל־kol-H3605the daysיְמֵ֥יye.MeiH3117of his lifeחַיָּֽיו׃ פchai.YavH2416.

22Solomon’sשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010provisionsלֶֽחֶם־le.chem-H3899for a singleאֶחָ֑ד'e.ChadH259dayלְי֣וֹםle.YomH3117wereוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםshe.lo.ShimH7970corsכֹּר֙korH3734of fine flourסֹ֔לֶתSo.letH5560,sixtyוְשִׁשִּׁ֥יםve.shi.ShimH8346corsכֹּ֖רkorH3734of mealקָֽמַח׃Ka.machH7058,

23tenעֲשָׂרָ֨ה'a.sa.RahH6235fatבְּרִאִ֗יםbe.ri.'ImH1277oxenבָקָ֜רva.KarH1241,twentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֥יםve.'es.RimH6242rangeרְעִ֖יre.'IH7471oxenבָּקָ֛רba.KarH1241,and a hundredוּמֵ֣אָהu.Me.'ahH3967sheepצֹ֑אןTzonH6629,as well asלְ֠בַדLe.vadH905deerמֵֽאַיָּ֤לme.'ai.YalH354,gazellesוּצְבִי֙u.tze.ViH6643,roebucksוְיַחְמ֔וּרve.yach.MurH3180,and fattenedאֲבוּסִֽים׃'a.vu.SimH75poultryוּבַרְבֻּרִ֖יםu.var.bu.RimH1257.

24Forכִּי־ki-H3588Solomonה֞וּאhu'H1931had dominionרֹדֶ֣ה׀ro.DehH7287over everythingבְּכָל־be.kholH3605westעֵ֣בֶר'E.verH5676of the Euphratesהַנָּהָ֗רha.na.HarH5104—over allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the kingdomsמַלְכֵ֖יmal.KheiH4428עֵ֣בֶר'E.verH5676הַנָּהָ֑רha.na.HarH5104from Tiphsahמִתִּפְסַח֙mi.tif.SachH8607toוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704Gazaעַזָּ֔ה'a.ZahH5804—and he hadהָ֥יָהHa.yahH1961peaceוְשָׁל֗וֹםve.sha.LomH7965on allמִכָּל־ מִסָּבִֽיב׃mi.kol mi.sa.VivH3605 H5439sidesעֲבָרָ֖יו'a.va.RavH5676.

25Throughoutכֹּ֖לkolH3605the daysיְמֵ֥יye.MeiH3117of Solomonשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃ סshe.lo.MohH8010,Judahיְהוּדָ֨הye.hu.DahH3063and Israelוְיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478dweltוַיֵּשֶׁב֩vai.ye.ShevH3427securelyלָבֶ֗טַחla.Ve.tachH983from Danמִדָּ֖ןmi.DanH1835toוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704BeershebaH884,each manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376underתַּ֤חַתTa.chatH8478his own vineגַּפְנוֹ֙gaf.NoH1612andוְתַ֣חַתve.Ta.chatH8478his own fig treeתְּאֵֽנָת֔וֹte.'e.na.ToH8384.

26Solomonלִשְׁלֹמֹ֗הlish.lo.MohH8010hadוַיְהִ֣יvay.HiH19614,000אַרְבָּעִ֥ים אֶ֛לֶף'ar.ba.'Im 'E.lefH705 H505stallsאֻרְוֹ֥ת'ur.VotH723for his chariotלְמֶרְכָּב֑וֹle.mer.ka.VoH4817horsesסוּסִ֖יםsu.SimH5483and 12,000וּשְׁנֵים־ עָשָׂ֥ר אֶ֖לֶףu.she.neim- 'a.Sar 'E.lefH8147 H6240 H505horsesפָּרָשִֽׁים׃pa.ra.ShimH6571.

27Eachאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376monthחָדְשׁ֑וֹcha.de.ShoH2320הָאֵ֜לֶּהha.'E.lehH428אֶת־'et-H853the governorsהַנִּצָּבִ֨יםha.ni.tza.VimH5324in turn provided foodוְכִלְכְּלוּ֩ve.khil.ke.LuH3557for Kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֗הshe.lo.MohH8010וְאֵ֧תve.'EtH853and allכָּל־kol-H3605who cameהַקָּרֵ֛בha.ka.RevH7131toאֶל־'el-H413hisהַמֶּֽלֶךְ־ שְׁלֹמֹ֖הha.Me.lekh- she.lo.MohH4428 H8010tableשֻׁלְחַ֥ןshul.ChanH7979.They saw to it thatיְעַדְּר֖וּye.'a.de.RuH5737nothing was lackingלֹ֥א דָּבָֽר׃lo' da.VarH3808 H1697.

28Each oneאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376also broughtיָבִ֗אוּya.Vi.'uH935toאֶל־'el-H413the required placeהַמָּקוֹם֙ha.ma.kOmH4725אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834יִֽהְיֶה־yih.yeh-H1961שָּׁ֔םShamH8033their quotasכְּמִשְׁפָּטֽוֹ׃ סke.mish.pa.ToH4941of barleyוְהַשְּׂעֹרִ֣יםve.ha.se.'o.RimH8184and strawוְהַתֶּ֔בֶןve.ha.Te.venH8401for the chariot horsesוְלָרָ֑כֶשׁve.la.Ra.kheshH7409and other horsesלַסּוּסִ֖יםla.su.SimH5483.

29And Godאֱלֹהִ֨ים'E.lo.HimH430gaveוַיִּתֵּן֩vai.yi.TenH5414Solomonלִשְׁלֹמֹ֛הlish.lo.MohH8010wisdomחָכְמָ֧הchokh.mahH2451,exceedinglyמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966deepהַרְבֵּ֣הhar.BehH7235insightוּתְבוּנָ֖הu.te.vu.NahH8394,and understandingלֵ֔בLevH3820beyond measureוְרֹ֣חַבve.Ro.chavH7341,like the sandכַּח֕וֹלka.CholH2344אֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834onעַל־'al-H5921the seashoreשְׂפַ֥ת הַיָּֽם׃se.Fat hai.YamH8193 H3220.

30Solomon’sשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010wisdomחָכְמַ֣תcha.khe.MatH2451was greater thanוַתֵּ֙רֶב֙va.Te.revH7235thatמֵֽחָכְמַ֖תme.cha.khe.MatH2451of allכָּל־kol-H3605the menבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of the Eastקֶ֑דֶםKe.demH6924,greater than allוּמִכֹּ֖לu.mi.KolH3605the wisdomחָכְמַ֥תcha.khe.MatH2451of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

31He was wiserוַיֶּחְכַּם֮vai.yech.KamH2449than allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605menהָֽאָדָם֒ha.'a.DamH120—wiser than Ethanמֵאֵיתָ֣ןme.'ei.TanH387the Ezrahiteהָאֶזְרָחִ֗יha.'ez.ra.ChiH250,and wiser than Hemanוְהֵימָ֧ןve.hei.ManH1968,Calcolוְכַלְכֹּ֛לve.khal.KolH3633,and Dardaוְדַרְדַּ֖עve.dar.Da'H1862,the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Maholמָח֑וֹלma.CholH4235.And his fameשְׁמ֥וֹshe.MoH8034spreadוַיְהִֽי־vay.hi-H1961throughoutבְכָֽל־ve.khal-H3605the surroundingסָבִֽיב׃sa.VivH5439nationsהַגּוֹיִ֖םha.go.YimH1471.

32Solomon composedוַיְדַבֵּ֕רvay.da.BerH1696threeשְׁלֹ֥שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969thousandאֲלָפִ֖ים'a.la.FimH505proverbsמָשָׁ֑לma.ShalH4912,and his songsשִׁיר֖וֹshi.RoH7892numberedוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961a thousandוָאָֽלֶף׃va.'A.lefH505and fiveחֲמִשָּׁ֥הcha.mi.ShahH2568.

33He spokeוַיְדַבֵּר֮vay.da.BerH1696ofעַל־'al-H5921treesהָֽעֵצִים֒ha.'e.TzimH6086,fromמִן־min-H4480the cedarהָאֶ֙רֶז֙ha.'E.rezH730אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834in Lebanonבַּלְּבָנ֔וֹןba.le.va.NonH3844toוְעַד֙ve.'AdH5704the hyssopהָאֵז֔וֹבha.'e.ZovH231אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834growingיֹצֵ֖אyo.Tze'H3318in the wallבַּקִּ֑ירba.KirH7023,and he taughtוַיְדַבֵּר֙vay.da.BerH1696aboutעַל־'al-H5921animalsהַבְּהֵמָ֣ה וְעַל־ha.be.he.Mah ve.'al-H929 H5921,birdsהָע֔וֹף וְעַל־ha.'of ve.'al-H5775 H5921,reptilesהָרֶ֖מֶשׂ וְעַל־ha.Re.mes ve.'al-H7431 H5921,and fishהַדָּגִֽים׃ha.da.GimH1709.

34So men of allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605nationsהָ֣עַמִּ֔יםha.'a.MimH5971cameוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935to listenלִשְׁמֹ֕עַlish.Mo.a'H8085אֵ֖ת'etH853to Solomon’sשְׁלֹמֹ֑ה מֵאֵת֙she.lo.Moh me.'EtH8010 H854wisdomחָכְמַ֣תcha.khe.MatH2451,sent by allכָּל־kol-H3605the kingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428of the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834had heardשָׁמְע֖וּsha.me.'UH8085אֶת־'et-H853of his wisdomחָכְמָתֽוֹ׃ סcha.khe.ma.ToH2451.

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