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2 Chronicles 8:7-11

7As for allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָ֠עָםHa.'omH5971who remainedהַנּוֹתָ֨רha.no.TarH3498ofמִן־min-H4480the Hittitesהַחִתִּ֜יha.chi.TiH2850,Amoritesוְהָאֱמֹרִ֤יve.ha.'e.mo.RiH567,Perizzitesוְהַפְּרִזִּי֙ve.hap.pe.ri.ZiH6522,Hivitesוְהַחִוִּ֣יve.ha.chi.ViH2340,and Jebusitesוְהַיְבוּסִ֔יve.hay.vu.SiH2983(these peopleאֲשֶׁ֛ר'a.SherH834were notלֹ֥אlo'H3808Israelitesמִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֖ל הֵֽמָּה׃mi.Yis.ra.'El He.mahH3478 H1992)—

8מִן־min-H4480their descendantsבְּנֵיהֶ֗םbe.nei.HemH1121whoאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834remainedנוֹתְר֤וּnot.RuH3498in the landבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776אַחֲרֵיהֶם֙'a.cha.rei.HemH310,those whomאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834the Israelitesבְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478had notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808destroyedכִלּ֖וּםkhi.LumH3615—Solomonשְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohH8010conscripted these peopleוַיַּעֲלֵ֤םvai.ya.'a.LemH5927to be forced laborersלְמַ֔סle.MasH4522,as they are toעַ֖ד'adH5704thisהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117dayהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088.

9Butוּמִן־u.min-H4480Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֛הshe.lo.MohH8010did notלֹא־lo'-H3808consignנָתַ֧ןna.TanH5414any of the Israelitesבְּנֵי֙ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478אֲ֠שֶׁר'a.SherH834to slaveלַעֲבָדִ֖יםla.'a.va.DimH5650laborלִמְלַאכְתּ֑וֹlim.lakh.ToH4399,becauseכִּי־ki-H3588theyהֵ֜מָּהHe.mahH1992werehis menאַנְשֵׁ֤י'an.SheiH582of warמִלְחָמָה֙mil.cha.MahH4421,the leaders ofוְשָׂרֵ֣יve.sa.ReiH8269his captainsשָׁלִישָׁ֔יוsha.li.ShavH7991,and the commandersוְשָׂרֵ֥יve.sa.ReiH8269of his chariotsרִכְבּ֖וֹrikh.BoH7393and cavalryוּפָרָשָֽׁיו׃ פu.fa.ra.ShavH6571.

10Theyוְאֵ֨לֶּהve.'E.lehH428were alsothe chiefשָׂרֵ֤יsa.ReiH8269officersH5333for Kingלַמֶּ֥לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010:250חֲמִשִּׁ֣ים וּמָאתָ֑יִםcha.mi.Shim u.ma.Ta.yimH2572 H3967supervisorsהָרֹדִ֖ים בָּעָֽם׃ha.ro.Dim ba.'AmH7287 H5971.

11וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853Solomonשְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohH8010broughtהֶעֱלָ֤הhe.'e.LahH5927the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֗הpar.'OhH6547up from the Cityמֵעִ֣ירme.'IrH5892of Davidדָּוִ֔ידda.VidH1732to the palaceלַבַּ֖יִתla.Ba.yitH1004אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he had builtבָּֽנָה־ba.nah-H1129for her.Forכִּ֣יkiH3588he saidאָמַ֗ר'a.MarH559, “My wifeאִשָּׁ֥ה'i.ShahH802must notלֹא־lo'-H3808liveתֵשֵׁ֨בte.ShevH3427in the houseבְּבֵית֙be.VeitH1004of Davidדָּוִ֣ידda.VidH1732kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,becauseכִּי־ki-H3588the placesהֵ֔מָּהHe.mahH1992אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the arkאֲר֥וֹן'a.RonH727of the LORDיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068has enteredבָּֽאָ֥הba.'AhH935אֲלֵיהֶ֖ם'a.lei.HemH413are holyקֹ֣דֶשׁKo.deshH6944.”

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