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1 Kings 5:9-14

9My servantsעֲ֠בָדַי'A.va.daiH5650will haul the logsיֹרִ֨דוּyo.Ri.duH3381fromמִן־min-H4480Lebanonהַלְּבָנ֜וֹןha.le.va.NonH3844to the SeaH3220,and Iוַ֠אֲנִיVa.'a.niH589will float themאֲשִׂימֵ֨ם'a.si.MemH7760as raftsדֹּבְר֤וֹתdoe.RotH1702by seaH3220toעַֽד־'ad-H5704the placeהַמָּק֞וֹםha.ma.KomH4725H834you specifyתִּשְׁלַ֥ח אֵלַ֛יtish.Lach 'e.LaiH7971 H413.Thereשָׁ֖םshamH8033I will separateוְנִפַּצְתִּ֥יםve.ni.patz.TimH5310the logs,and youוְאַתָּ֣הve.'a.TahH859can take them awayתִשָּׂ֑אti.Sa'H5375.And in exchange, youוְאַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH859can meetתַּעֲשֶׂ֣הta.'a.SehH6213אֶת־'et-H853my needsחֶפְצִ֔יchef.TziH2656by providingH5414my householdבֵּיתִֽי׃bei.TiH1004with foodלֶ֥חֶםLe.chemH3899.”

10Soוַיְהִ֨יvay.HiH1961Hiramחִיר֜וֹםchi.RomH2438providedנֹתֵ֣ןno.TenH5414SolomonH8010with allH3605the cedarעֲצֵ֧י אֲרָזִ֛ים'a.Tzei 'a.ra.ZimH730 H6086and cypressבְרוֹשִׁ֖יםve.ro.ShimH1265timberוַעֲצֵ֥יva.'a.TzeiH6086he wantedחֶפְצֽוֹ׃chef.TzoH2656,

11וּשְׁלֹמֹה֩u.she.lo.MohH8010נָתַ֨ןna.TanH5414כֹּֽה־koh-H3541לְחִירָ֜םle.chi.RamH2438and yearשָׁנָ֥הsha.NahH8141after yearבְשָׁנָֽה׃ פve.sha.NahH8141Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֛הshe.lo.MohH8010would provideיִתֵּ֧ןyi.TenH5414Hiramלְחִירָ֖םle.chi.RamH2438with 20,000עֶשְׂרִים֩ אֶ֨לֶף'es.Rim 'E.lefH6242 H505corsכֹּ֤רkorH3734of wheatחִטִּים֙chi.TimH2406as foodמַכֹּ֣לֶתma.Ko.letH4361for his householdלְבֵית֔וֹle.vei.ToH1004,as well as 20,000וְעֶשְׂרִ֥יםve.'es.RimH6242bathsכֹּ֖רkorH3734of pure olive oilשֶׁ֣מֶן כָּתִ֑יתShe.men ka.TitH8081 H3795.

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.

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