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2 Chronicles 8:1-6

1Nowוַיְהִ֞יvay.HiH1961at the endמִקֵּ֣ץ׀mi.KetzH7093of the twentyעֶשְׂרִ֣ים'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָ֗הsha.NahH8141during whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֛הshe.lo.MohH8010אֶת־'et-H853had builtבָּנָ֧הba.NahH1129the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853his own palaceבֵּיתֽוֹ׃bei.ToH1004,

2Solomonלִשְׁלֹמֹ֔הlish.lo.MohH8010rebuiltבָּנָ֥הba.NahH1129the citiesוְהֶעָרִ֗יםve.he.'a.RimH5892אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834Hiramחוּרָם֙chu.RamH2361had givenנָתַ֤ןna.TanH5414himשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010אֹתָ֑ם'o.TamH853and settledוַיּ֥וֹשֶׁבvai.Yo.o.shevH3427Israelitesבְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478thereשָׁ֖םshamH8033אֶת־'et-H853.

3Then Solomonשְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohH8010wentוַיֵּ֤לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980to Hamath-zobahH2578and capturedוַיֶּחֱזַ֖קvai.ye.che.ZakH2388itעָלֶֽיהָ׃'a.Lei.haH5921.

4He builtוַיִּ֥בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129אֶת־'et-H853Tadmorתַּדְמֹ֖רtad.MorH8412in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֑רba.mid.BarH4057,in additionוְאֵת֙ve.'EtH853to allכָּל־kol-H3605the storeהַֽמִּסְכְּנ֔וֹתha.mis.ke.NotH4543citiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834he had builtבָּנָ֖הba.NahH1129in Hamathבַּחֲמָֽת׃ba.cha.MatH2574.

5He rebuiltוַיִּ֜בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129אֶת־'et-H853H1032Upperהָֽעֶלְי֔וֹןha.'el.YonH5945וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853H1032and Lowerהַתַּחְתּ֑וֹןha.tach.TonH8481Beth-horonH1032as fortifiedמָצ֔וֹרma.TzorH4692citiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892with wallsחוֹמ֖וֹתcho.MotH2346,gatesדְּלָתַ֥יִםde.la.Ta.yimH1817,and barsוּבְרִֽיחַ׃u.ve.Ri.achH1280,

6as well asוְאֶֽת־ve.'EtH853Baalathבַּעֲלָ֗תba.'a.LatH1191וְאֵ֨תve.'EtH853,allכָּל־kol-H3605the storeהַֽמִּסְכְּנוֹת֙ha.mis.ke.nOtH4543citiesעָרֵ֤י'a.ReiH5892thatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834belonged toהָי֣וּha.YuH1961Solomonלִשְׁלֹמֹ֔הlish.lo.MohH8010,andוְאֵת֙ve.'EtH853allכָּל־kol-H3605the citiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892for hischariotsהָרֶ֔כֶבha.Re.khevH7393andוְאֵ֖תve.'EtH853horsesהַפָּרָשִׁ֑יםha.pa.ra.ShimH6571וְאֵ֣ת׀ve.'EtH853עָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892—whateverכָּל־ חֵ֣שֶׁקkol- Che.shekH3605 H2837heשְׁלֹמֹ֗הshe.lo.MohH8010אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834desiredחָשַׁק֙cha.ShakH2836to buildלִבְנ֤וֹתliv.NotH1129in Jerusalemבִּירֽוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙bi.ru.sha.LimH3389,Lebanonוּבַלְּבָנ֔וֹןu.va.le.va.NonH3844,and throughoutוּבְכֹ֖לu.ve.KholH3605the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of his dominionמֶמְשַׁלְתּֽוֹ׃mem.shal.ToH4475.

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