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1 Kings 5:12-18

12And the LORDוַיהוָ֗הva.Yah.wehH3068gaveנָתַ֤ןna.TanH5414Solomonלִשְׁלֹמֹ֔הlish.lo.MohH8010wisdomחָכְמָה֙chokh.mahH2451,asכַּאֲשֶׁ֖רka.'a.SherH834He had promisedH1696him.There wasH1961peaceשָׁלֹ֗םsha.LomH7965betweenבֵּ֤יןbeinH996Hiramחִירָם֙ וּבֵ֣יןchi.Ram u.VeinH2438 H996and Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010,and the twoשְׁנֵיהֶֽם׃she.nei.HemH8147of them madeוַיִּכְרְת֥וּvai.yikh.re.TuH3772a treatyבְרִ֖יתve.RitH1285.

13Then Kingהַמֶּ֧לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֛הshe.lo.MohH8010conscriptedוַיַּ֨עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927a labor forceמַ֖ס וַיְהִ֣יmas vay.HiH4522 H1961הַמַּ֔סha.MasH4522of 30,000שְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים אֶ֖לֶףshe.lo.Shim 'E.lefH7970 H505menאִֽישׁ׃'IshH376from allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478.

14He sent themוַיִּשְׁלָחֵ֣םvai.yish.la.ChemH7971to Lebanonלְבָנ֗וֹנָהle.va.No.nahH3844in monthlyבַּחֹ֙דֶשׁ֙ba.Cho.deshH2320shiftsחֲלִיפ֔וֹתcha.li.FotH2487of 10,000עֲשֶׂ֨רֶת אֲלָפִ֤ים'a.Se.ret 'a.la.FimH6235 H505men,so that they would spendיִהְי֣וּyih.YuH1961one monthחֹ֚דֶשׁCho.deshH2320in Lebanonבַלְּבָנ֔וֹןva.le.va.NonH3844andtwoשְׁנַ֥יִםshe.Na.yimH8147monthsחֳדָשִׁ֖יםcho.da.ShimH2320at homeבְּבֵית֑וֹbe.vei.ToH1004.And Adoniramוַאֲדֹנִירָ֖םva.'a.do.ni.RamH141wasin chargeעַל־'al-H5921of the forced laborהַמַּֽס׃ סha.MasH4522.

15SolomonH8010hadH196170,000שִׁבְעִ֥ים אֶ֖לֶףshiv.'Im 'E.lefH7657 H505portersנֹשֵׂ֣א סַבָּ֑לno.Se' sa.BalH5375 H5449and 80,000וּשְׁמֹנִ֥ים אֶ֖לֶףu.she.mo.Nim 'E.lefH8084 H505stonecuttersחֹצֵ֥בcho.TzevH2672in the mountainsבָּהָֽר׃ba.HarH2022,

16not includingלְ֠בַדLe.vadH905hisH8010אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH8343,300אֲלָפִ֖ים מֵא֑וֹת'a.la.Fim me.'otH7969 H505 H3967foremenמִשָּׂרֵ֨י הַנִּצָּבִ֤ים עַל־ הַמְּלָאכָ֔הmi.sa.Rei ha.ni.tza.Vim 'al- ha.me.la.KhahH8269 H5324 H5921 H4399who supervisedהָרֹדִ֣יםha.ro.DimH7287the workersבָּעָ֔ם הָעֹשִׂ֖ים בַּמְּלָאכָֽה׃ba.'Am ha.'o.Sim ba.me.la.KhahH5971 H6213 H4399.

17And the kingהַמֶּ֡לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428commanded themוַיְצַ֣וvay.TzavH6680to quarryוַיַּסִּעוּ֩vai.ya.si.'UH5265largeגְּדֹל֜וֹתge.do.LotH1419,costlyיְקָר֛וֹתye.ka.RotH3368stonesאֲבָנִ֨ים'a.va.NimH68to lay the foundationלְיַסֵּ֥דle.ya.SedH3245of the templeאֲבָנִ֧ים'a.va.NimH1004 H68with dressedגָזִֽית׃ga.ZitH1496stonesאַבְנֵ֥י'av.NeiH68.

18So Solomon’sשְׁלֹמֹ֛הshe.lo.MohH8010בֹּנֵ֧יbo.NeiH1129and Hiram’sחִיר֖וֹםchi.RomH2438buildersוּבֹנֵ֥יu.vo.NeiH1129,along with the Gebalitesוְהַגִּבְלִ֑יםve.ha.giv.LimH1382,quarried the stoneוַֽיִּפְסְל֞וּvai.yif.se.LuH6458and preparedוַיָּכִ֛ינוּvai.ya.Khi.nuH3559the timberהָעֵצִ֥יםha.'e.TzimH6086and stoneוְהָאֲבָנִ֖יםve.ha.'a.va.NimH68for the constructionלִבְנ֥וֹתliv.NotH1129of the templeהַבָּֽיִת׃ פha.Ba.yitH1004.

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