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1 Kings 9:15-19

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.ShakH2837 H2836to buildלִבְנ֤וֹתliv.NotH1129in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙bi.ru.sha.LimH3389,Lebanonוּבַלְּבָנ֔וֹןu.va.le.va.NonH3844,and throughoutוּבְכֹ֖לu.ve.KholH3605the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of his dominionמֶמְשַׁלְתּֽוֹ׃mem.shal.ToH4475.

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