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1 Kings 9

(2 Chronicles 7:11–22)

1Nowוַיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961when Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010had finishedכְּכַלּ֣וֹתke.kha.LotH3615buildingלִבְנ֥וֹתliv.NotH1129אֶת־'et-H853the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853the royalהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428וְאֵת֙ve.'EtH853palaceבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004,and had achievedלַעֲשֽׂוֹת׃ פla.'a.SotH6213allכָּל־kol-H3605thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834heשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010had desiredחֵ֣שֶׁקChe.shekH2837to doחָפֵ֖ץcha.FetzH2654,
2the LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068appearedוַיֵּרָ֧אvai.ye.Ra'H7200toאֶל־'el-H413himשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010a secondשֵׁנִ֑יתshe.NitH8145time,asכַּאֲשֶׁ֛רka.'a.SherH834He had appearedנִרְאָ֥הnir.'AhH7200to himאֵלָ֖יו'e.LavH413at Gibeonבְּגִבְעֽוֹן׃be.giv.'onH1391.
3And the LORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to himאֵלָ֗יו'e.LavH413: “I have heardשָׁ֠מַעְתִּיSha.ma'.tiH8085אֶת־'et-H853your prayerתְּפִלָּתְךָ֣te.fi.la.te.KhaH8605וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and petitionתְּחִנָּתְךָ֮te.chi.na.te.KhaH8467אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834הִתְחַנַּ֣נְתָּהhit.cha.Nan.tahH2603before Meלְפָנַי֒le.fa.NaiH6440.I have consecratedהִקְדַּ֗שְׁתִּיhik.Dash.tiH6942אֶת־'et-H853thisהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834templeהַבַּ֤יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,which you have builtבָּנִ֔תָהba.Ni.tahH1129,by puttingלָשֽׂוּם־la.sum-H7760My Nameשְׁמִ֥יshe.MiH8034thereשָׁ֖םshamH8033foreverעַד־ עוֹלָ֑ם'ad- o.LamH5704H5769;My eyesעֵינַ֧י'ei.NaiH5869and My heartוְלִבִּ֛יve.li.BiH3820will beוְהָי֨וּve.ha.YuH1961thereשָׁ֖םshamH8033for allכָּל־kol-H3605timeהַיָּמִֽים׃hai.ya.MimH3117.
4And as for youוְאַתָּ֞הve.'a.TahH859,ifאִם־'im-H518you walkתֵּלֵ֣ךְte.LekhH1980before Meלְפָנַ֗יle.fa.NaiH6440asכַּאֲשֶׁ֨רka.'a.SherH834your fatherאָבִ֙יךָ֙'a.Vi.khaH1Davidדָּוִ֤דda.VidH1732walkedהָלַ֜ךְha.LakhH1980,with a heartלֵבָ֣בle.VavH3824of integrityבְּתָם־be.tom-H8537and uprightnessוּבְיֹ֔שֶׁרu.ve.Yo.sherH3476,doingלַעֲשׂ֕וֹתla.'a.SotH6213allכְּכֹ֖לke.KholH3605אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834I have commanded youצִוִּיתִ֑יךָtzi.vi.Ti.khaH6680,and if you keepתִּשְׁמֹֽר׃tish.MorH8104My statutesחֻקַּ֥יchu.KaiH2706and ordinancesוּמִשְׁפָּטַ֖יu.mish.pa.TaiH4941,
5then I will establishוַהֲקִ֨מֹתִ֜יva.ha.Ki.mo.TiH6965אֶת־'et-H853your royalמַֽמְלַכְתְּךָ֛mam.lakh.te.KhaH4467throneכִּסֵּ֧אki.Se'H3678overעַל־'al-H5921Israel foreverיִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לְעֹלָ֑םYis.ra.'El le.'o.LamH3478H5769,asכַּאֲשֶׁ֣רka.'a.SherH834I promisedדִּבַּ֗רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696עַל־'al-H5921your fatherאָבִ֙יךָ֙'a.Vi.khaH1Davidדָּוִ֤דda.VidH1732when I saidלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, ‘You will neverלֹֽא־lo'-H3808failיִכָּרֵ֤תyi.ka.RetH3772to have a manאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376onמֵעַ֖לme.'AlH5921the throneכִּסֵּ֥אki.Se'H3678of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.’
6But ifאִם־'im-H518indeedשׁ֨וֹבShovH7725youאַתֶּ֤ם'a.TemH859or your sonsוּבְנֵיכֶם֙u.ve.nei.KhemH1121turn awayתְּשֻׁב֜וּןte.shu.VunH7725from following Meמֵֽאַחֲרַ֔יme.'a.cha.RaiH310and do notוְלֹ֤אve.Lo'H3808keepתִשְׁמְרוּ֙tish.me.RuH8104the commandmentsמִצְוֹתַ֣יmitz.vo.TaiH4687andstatutesחֻקֹּתַ֔יchu.ko.TaiH2708אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I have setנָתַ֖תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414before youלִפְנֵיכֶ֑םlif.nei.KhemH6440,and if you go offוַהֲלַכְתֶּ֗םva.ha.lakh.TemH1980to serveוַעֲבַדְתֶּם֙va.'a.vad.TemH5647and worshipוְהִשְׁתַּחֲוִיתֶ֖םve.hish.ta.cha.vi.TemH7812otherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430,
7then I will cut offוְהִכְרַתִּ֣יve.hikh.ra.TiH3772אֶת־'et-H853Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478fromמֵעַ֨לme.'AlH5921פְּנֵ֤יpe.NeiH6440the landהָאֲדָמָה֙ha.'a.da.MahH127thatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834I have givenנָתַ֣תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414them,and I will banishאֲשַׁלַּ֖ח'a.sha.LachH7971fromמֵעַ֣לme.'AlH5921My presenceפָּנָ֑יpa.NaiH6440thisוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853templeהַבַּ֙יִת֙ha.Ba.yitH1004אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834I have sanctifiedהִקְדַּ֣שְׁתִּיhik.Dash.tiH6942for My Nameלִשְׁמִ֔יlish.MiH8034.Then Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478will becomeוְהָיָ֧הve.ha.YahH1961an object of scornלְמָשָׁ֥לle.ma.ShalH4912and ridiculeוְלִשְׁנִינָ֖הve.lish.ni.NahH8148among allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605peoplesהָעַמִּֽים׃ha.'a.MimH5971.
8And when thisהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088templeוְהַבַּ֤יִתve.ha.Ba.yitH1004has becomeיִהְיֶ֣הyih.YehH1961a heap of rubbleעֶלְי֔וֹןel.YonH5945,allכָּל־kol-H3605who passעֹבֵ֥ר'o.VerH5674by itעָלָ֖יו'a.LavH5921will be appalledיִשֹּׁ֣םyi.ShomH8074and will hissוְשָׁרָ֑קve.sha.RakH8319and sayוְאָמְר֗וּve.'a.me.RuH559, ‘Whyעַל־ מֶ֨ה'al- mehH5921H4100has the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068doneעָשָׂ֤ה'a.SahH6213such a thingכָּ֔כָהKa.khahH3602to thisהַזֹּ֖אתha.ZotH2063landלָאָ֥רֶץla.'A.retzH776and to thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088templeוְלַבַּ֥יִתve.la.Ba.yitH1004?’
9And others will answerוְאָמְר֗וּve.'a.me.RuH559, ‘Becauseעַל֩'alH5921אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834they have forsakenעָזְב֜וּ'a.ze.VuH5800אֶת־'et-H853the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068their Godאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֗ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430whoאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834broughtהוֹצִ֣יאho.Tzi'H3318their fathersאֲבֹתָם֮'a.vo.TamH1אֶת־'et-H853out of the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַיִם֒mitz.ra.YimH4714,and have embracedוַֽיַּחֲזִ֙קוּ֙vai.ya.cha.Zi.kuH2388otherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312godsבֵּאלֹהִ֣יםbe.lo.HimH430,worshipingוַיִּשְׁתַּחֲו֥וּvai.yish.ta.chuH7812and serving themוַיַּעַבְדֻ֑םvai.ya.'av.DumH5647—because ofעַל־'al-H5921thisכֵּ֗ןKenH3651,the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068has broughtהֵבִ֤יאhe.Vi'H935allכָּל־kol-H3605thisהַזֹּֽאת׃ פha.ZotH2063disasterהָרָעָ֖הha.ra.'AhH7451upon themעֲלֵיהֶ֔ם'a.lei.HemH5921אֵ֥ת'etH853.’”

Solomon’s Additional Achievements

(2 Chronicles 8:1–18)

10Nowוַיְהִ֗יvay.HiH1961at the endמִקְצֵה֙mik.TzehH7097of the twentyעֶשְׂרִ֣ים'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141during whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010אֶת־'et-H853builtבָּנָ֥הba.NahH1129these twoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147housesהַבָּתִּ֑יםha.ba.TimH1004אֶת־'et-H853,the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853the royalהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428palaceבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004,
11אָ֡ז'azH227Kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֜הshe.lo.MohH8010gaveיִתֵּן֩yi.TenH5414חִירָ֣םchi.RamH2438twentyעֶשְׂרִ֣ים'es.RimH6242townsעִ֔יר'IrH5892in the landבְּאֶ֖רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Galileeהַגָּלִֽיל׃ha.ga.LilH1551to Hiramלְחִירָם֙le.chi.RamH2438kingהַמֶּ֨לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428of Tyreצֹ֠רtzorH6865,who had suppliedנִשָּׂ֨אni.Sa'H5375אֶת־'et-H853himשְׁלֹמֹ֤הshe.lo.MohH8010with cedarבַּעֲצֵי֩ אֲרָזִ֨יםba.'a.Tzei 'a.ra.ZimH730H6086and cypressבְרוֹשִׁ֛יםve.ro.ShimH1265logsוּבַעֲצֵ֧יu.va.'a.TzeiH6086and goldוּבַזָּהָ֖בu.va.za.HavH2091for his everyלְכָל־le.kholH3605desireחֶפְצ֑וֹchef.TzoH2656.
12So Hiramחִירָם֙chi.RamH2438went outוַיֵּצֵ֤אvai.ye.Tze'H3318from Tyreמִצֹּ֔רmi.TzorH6865to inspectלִרְאוֹת֙lir.'OtH7200אֶת־'et-H853the townsהֶ֣עָרִ֔יםhe.'a.RimH5892thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֑הshe.lo.MohH8010had givenנָתַן־na.tan-H5414him,but he was notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808pleased withיָשְׁר֖וּya.she.RuH3474themבְּעֵינָֽיו׃be.'ei.NavH5869.
13“Whatמָ֚הmahH4100are theseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834townsהֶעָרִ֣יםhe.'a.RimH5892you have givenנָתַ֥תָּהna.Ta.tahH5414me,my brotherאָחִ֑י'a.ChiH251?”askedוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Hiram,and he calledוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121themthe Landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Cabulכָּב֔וּלka.VulH3521,as they are called toעַ֖ד'adH5704thisהַזֶּֽה׃ פha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.
14And Hiramחִירָ֖םchi.RamH2438had sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֥חvai.yish.LachH7971the kingלַמֶּ֑לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428120מֵאָ֥ה וְעֶשְׂרִ֖יםme.'Ah ve.'es.RimH3967H6242talentsכִּכַּ֥רki.KarH3603of goldזָהָֽב׃za.HavH2091.
15Thisוְזֶ֨הve.ZehH2088is the accountדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the forced laborהַמַּ֜סha.MasH4522thatאֲשֶֽׁר־'a.Sher-H834Kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֗הshe.lo.MohH8010imposedהֶעֱלָ֣ה׀he.'e.LahH5927to buildלִבְנוֹת֩liv.nOtH1129the houseבֵּ֨יתbeitH1004אֶת־'et-H853of the LORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,his own palaceבֵּיתוֹ֙bei.ToH1004וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,the supporting terracesהַמִּלּ֔וֹאha.mi.Lo'H4407,andוְאֵ֖תve.'EtH853the wallחוֹמַ֣תcho.MatH2346of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,as well asוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853Hazorחָצֹ֥רcha.TzorH2674וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,Megiddoמְגִדּ֖וֹme.gi.DoH4023וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,and Gezerגָּֽזֶר׃Ga.zerH1507.
16Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֨הpar.'OhH6547kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Egyptמִצְרַ֜יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714had attackedעָלָ֗ה'a.LahH5927and capturedוַיִּלְכֹּ֤דvai.yil.KodH3920אֶת־'et-H853Gezerגֶּ֙זֶר֙ge.zerH1507.He had set itוַיִּשְׂרְפָ֣הּvai.yis.re.FahH8313on fireבָּאֵ֔שׁba.'EshH784וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,killedהָרָ֑גha.RagH2026the Canaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֛יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669who livedהַיֹּשֵׁ֥בhai.yo.ShevH3427in the cityבָּעִ֖ירba.'IrH5892,and givenוַֽיִּתְּנָהּ֙vai.yi.te.NahH5414it as a dowryשִׁלֻּחִ֔יםshi.lu.ChimH7964to his daughterלְבִתּ֖וֹle.vi.ToH1323,Solomon’sשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃she.lo.MohH8010wifeאֵ֥שֶׁת'E.shetH802.
17So Solomonשְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohH8010אֶת־'et-H853rebuiltוַיִּ֤בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129Gezerגָּ֔זֶרGa.zerH1507וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,Lowerתַּחְתּֽוֹן׃tach.TonH8481Beth-horonH1032,
18וְאֶֽת־ve.'EtH853Baalathבַּעֲלָ֛תba.'a.LatH1191,andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853TamarH8559in the Wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֖רba.mid.BarH4057of Judahבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776,
19as wellוְאֵ֨תve.'EtH853as allכָּל־kol-H3605the storeהַֽמִּסְכְּנוֹת֙ha.mis.ke.nOtH4543citiesעָרֵ֤י'a.ReiH5892thatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834Solomonלִשְׁלֹמֹ֔הlish.lo.MohH8010hadהָי֣וּha.YuH1961וְאֵת֙ve.'EtH853for his chariotsהָרֶ֔כֶבha.Re.khevH7393וְאֵ֖תve.'EtH853עָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892and horsesהַפָּרָשִׁ֑יםha.pa.ra.ShimH6571וְאֵ֣ת׀ve.'EtH853עָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892—whateverאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834heשְׁלֹמֹ֗הshe.lo.MohH8010desiredחֵ֣שֶׁק חָשַׁק֙Che.shek cha.ShakH2837H2836to buildלִבְנ֤וֹתliv.NotH1129in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙bi.ru.sha.LimH3389,Lebanonוּבַלְּבָנ֔וֹןu.va.le.va.NonH3844,and throughoutוּבְכֹ֖לu.ve.KholH3605the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of his dominionמֶמְשַׁלְתּֽוֹ׃mem.shal.ToH4475.
20As for allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָ֠עָםHa.'omH5971who remainedהַנּוֹתָ֨רha.no.TarH3498ofמִן־min-H4480the Amoritesהָאֱמֹרִ֜יha.'e.mo.RiH567,Hittitesהַחִתִּ֤יha.chi.TiH2850,Perizzitesהַפְּרִזִּי֙ha.pe.ri.ZiH6522,Hivitesהַחִוִּ֣יha.chi.ViH2340,and Jebusitesוְהַיְבוּסִ֔יve.hay.vu.SiH2983(the people whoאֲשֶׁ֛ר'a.SherH834wereהֵֽמָּה׃He.mahH1992notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808Israelitesמִבְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לmi.be.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121H3478)—
21their descendantsבְּנֵיהֶ֗םbe.nei.HemH1121whoאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834remainedנֹתְר֤וּno.te.RuH3498in the landבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776אַחֲרֵיהֶם֙'a.cha.rei.HemH310,those whomאֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834the Israelitesבְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לbe.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121H3478were unableלֹֽא־ יָכְל֛וּlo'- ya.khe.LuH3808H3201to devote to destructionלְהַֽחֲרִימָ֑םle.ha.cha.ri.MamH2763—Solomonשְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohH8010conscripted these peopleוַיַּעֲלֵ֤םvai.ya.'a.LemH5927to be forcedלְמַס־le.mas-H4522laborersעֹבֵ֔ד'o.VedH5647,as they are toעַ֖ד'adH5704thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.
22But Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010did notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808consignנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414any of the Israelitesוּמִבְּנֵי֙ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לu.mi.be.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121H3478to slaveryעָ֑בֶד'A.vedH5650,becauseכִּי־ki-H3588theyהֵ֞םhemH1992werehis menאַנְשֵׁ֣י'an.SheiH582of warהַמִּלְחָמָ֗הha.mil.cha.MahH4421,his servantsוַעֲבָדָיו֙va.'a.va.DavH5650,his officersוְשָׂרָ֣יוve.sa.RavH8269,his captainsוְשָׁלִשָׁ֔יוve.sha.li.ShavH7991,and the commandersוְשָׂרֵ֥יve.sa.ReiH8269of his chariotsרִכְבּ֖וֹrikh.BoH7393and cavalryוּפָרָשָֽׁיו׃ סu.fa.ra.ShavH6571.
23Theyאֵ֣לֶּה׀'E.lehH428were alsothe chiefשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269officersהַנִּצָּבִ֗יםha.ni.tza.VimH5324אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834overעַל־'al-H5921Solomon’sלִשְׁלֹמֹ֔הlish.lo.MohH8010projectsהַמְּלָאכָה֙ha.me.la.KhahH4399:550חֲמִשִּׁ֖ים וַחֲמֵ֣שׁ מֵא֑וֹתcha.mi.Shim va.cha.Mesh me.'otH2572H2568H3967supervisors overהָרֹדִ֣יםha.ro.DimH7287the peopleבָּעָ֔םba.'AmH5971who didהָעֹשִׂ֖יםha.'o.SimH6213the workבַּמְּלָאכָֽה׃ba.me.la.KhahH4399.
24As soon asאַ֣ךְ'akhH389Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹ֗הpar.'OhH6547daughterבַּת־bat-H1323had come upעָֽלְתָה֙'al.TahH5927from the Cityמֵעִ֣ירme.'IrH5892of Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732toאֶל־'el-H413the palaceבֵּיתָ֖הּbei.TahH1004thatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834Solomonhad builtבָּֽנָה־ba.nah-H1129for her,heאָ֖ז'azH227builtבָּנָ֥הba.NahH1129אֶת־'et-H853the supporting terracesהַמִּלּֽוֹא׃ha.mi.Lo'H4407.
25Threeשָׁלֹשׁ֩sha.LoshH7969timesפְּעָמִ֨יםpe.'a.MimH6471a yearבַּשָּׁנָ֜הba.sha.NahH8141Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֡הshe.lo.MohH8010offeredוְהֶעֱלָ֣הve.he.'e.LahH5927burnt offeringsעֹל֣וֹתo.LotH5930and peace offeringsוּשְׁלָמִ֗יםu.she.la.MimH8002onעַל־'al-H5921the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֙חַ֙ha.miz.Be.achH4196אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he had builtבָּנָ֣הba.NahH1129for the LORDלַיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068,burning incenseוְהַקְטֵ֣ירve.hak.TeirH6999with themאִתּ֔וֹ'i.ToH854אֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068.So he completedוְשִׁלַּ֖םve.shi.LamH7999אֶת־'et-H853the templeהַבָּֽיִת׃ha.Ba.yitH1004.
26Kingהַמֶּ֨לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֜הshe.lo.MohH8010also assembledעָשָׂה֩'a.SahH6213a fleet of shipsוָאֳנִ֡יvo.'o.NiH590at Ezion-geberH6100,whichאֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834is nearאֶת־'et-H854Elothאֵל֛וֹת'e.LotH359inבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776Edomאֱדֽוֹם׃'e.DomH123,onעַל־'al-H5921the shoreשְׂפַ֥תse.FatH8193of the Redס֖וּףsufH5488Seaיַם־yam-H3220.
27And Hiramחִירָ֤םchi.RamH2438sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֨חvai.yish.LachH7971אֶת־'et-H853his servantsעֲבָדָ֔יו'a.va.DavH5650,sailorsאַנְשֵׁ֣י אֳנִיּ֔וֹת'an.Shei 'o.ni.YotH582H591who knewיֹדְעֵ֖יyo.de.'EiH3045the seaהַיָּ֑םhai.YamH3220, to servein the fleetבָּֽאֳנִי֙bo.'o.NiH590withעִ֖ם'imH5973Solomon’sשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃she.lo.MohH8010servantsעַבְדֵ֥י'av.DeiH5650.
28They sailedוַיָּבֹ֣אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to Ophirאוֹפִ֔ירָה'o.Fi.rahH211and importedוַיִּקְח֤וּvai.yik.ChuH3947goldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091from thereמִשָּׁם֙mi.ShamH8033—420אַרְבַּע־ מֵא֥וֹת וְעֶשְׂרִ֖ים'ar.ba'- me.'ot ve.'es.RimH702H3967H6242talentsכִּכָּ֑רki.KarH3603—and deliveredוַיָּבִ֖אוּvai.ya.Vi.'uH935it toאֶל־ הַמֶּ֥לֶךְ'el- ha.Me.lekhH413H4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃ פshe.lo.MohH8010.

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