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1 Kings 4:3-12

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,

8and theseוְאֵ֣לֶּהve.'E.lehH428were their namesשְׁמוֹתָ֔םshe.mo.TamH8034:Ben-hurH1133in the hill countryבְּהַ֥רbe.HarH2022of Ephraimאֶפְרָֽיִם׃ ס'ef.Ra.yimH669;

9Ben-dekerH1128in Makazבְּמָקַ֥ץbe.ma.KatzH4739,in Shaalbimוּבְשַֽׁעַלְבִ֖יםu.ve.sha.'al.VimH8169,in Beth-shemeshH1053,and in Elon-beth-hananH358;

10Ben-hesedבֶּן־ חֶ֖סֶדben- Che.sedH1121 H2618in Arubbothבָּֽאֲרֻבּ֑וֹתba.'a.ru.BotH700(Socohשֹׂכֹ֖הso.KhohH7755and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of Hepherחֵֽפֶר׃ סChe.ferH2660belonged to him);

11Ben-abinadabH1125in Naphath-dorכָּל־ נָ֣פַת דֹּ֑ארkol- Na.fat DorH3605 H5316 H1756(Taphathטָפַת֙ta.FatH2955,a daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010,wasהָ֥יְתָהHa.ye.tahH1961hiswifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃ סle.'i.ShahH802);

12Baanaבַּֽעֲנָא֙ba.'a.Na'H1195sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Ahiludאֲחִיל֔וּד'a.chi.LudH286in Taanachתַּעְנַ֖ךְta'.NakhH8590,in Megiddoוּמְגִדּ֑וֹu.me.gi.DoH4023,and in allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605of Beth-sheanH1052אֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834next toאֵ֨צֶל'E.tzelH681Zarethanצָרְתַ֜נָהtza.re.Ta.nahH6891belowמִתַּ֣חַתmi.Ta.chatH8478Jezreelלְיִזְרְעֶ֗אלle.yiz.re.'ElH3157,fromH1052Beth-sheanH1052toעַ֚ד'adH5704Abel-meholahH65עַ֖ד'adH5704and on pastמֵעֵ֥בֶרme.'E.verH5676Jokmeamלְיָקְמֳעָֽם׃ סle.ya.ke.mo.'AmH3361;

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