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2 Chronicles 9:10-21

10(The servantsעַבְדֵ֤י'av.DeiH5650of HiramH2438andוְעַבְדֵ֣יve.'av.DeiH5650of Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834broughtהֵבִ֥יאוּhe.Vi.'uH935goldזָהָ֖בza.HavH2091from Ophirמֵאוֹפִ֑ירme.'o.FirH211alsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571broughtהֵבִ֛יאוּhe.Vi.'uH935algumאַלְגּוּמִּ֖ים'al.gu.MimH418woodעֲצֵ֥י'a.TzeiH6086and preciousיְקָרָֽה׃ye.ka.RahH3368stonesוְאֶ֥בֶןve.'E.venH68.

11The kingהַ֠מֶּלֶךְHa.Me.lekhH4428אֶת־'et-H853madeוַיַּ֣עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213the algumהָֽאַלְגּוּמִּ֜יםha.'al.gu.MimH418woodעֲצֵ֨י'a.TzeiH6086into stepsמְסִלּ֤וֹתme.si.LotH4546for the houseלְבֵית־le.veit-H1004of the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068and for the king’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428palaceוּלְבֵ֣יתu.le.VeitH1004,and into lyresוְכִנֹּר֥וֹתve.khi.no.RotH3658and harpsוּנְבָלִ֖יםu.ne.va.LimH5035for the singersלַשָּׁרִ֑יםla.sha.RimH7891.Neverוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808beforeלְפָנִ֖יםle.fa.NimH6440had anything like thembeen seenנִרְא֥וּnir.'UH7200in the landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.)

12Kingוְהַמֶּ֨לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֜הshe.lo.MohH8010gaveנָתַ֣ןna.TanH5414the queenלְמַֽלְכַּת־le.mal.kat-H4436of Shebaשְׁבָ֗אshe.Va'H7614אֶת־'et-H853allכָּל־kol-H3605she desiredחֶפְצָהּ֙chef.TzahH2656—whateverאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834she askedשָׁאָ֔לָהsha.'A.lahH7592—far more thanמִלְּבַ֖דmi.le.VadH905אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834she had broughtהֵבִ֣יאָה אֶל־he.Vi.'ah 'el-H935 H413the kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428.Then sheהִ֥יאhi'H1931leftוַֽתַּהֲפֹ֛ךְva.ta.ha.FokhH2015and returnedוַתֵּ֥לֶךְva.Te.lekhH1980to her own countryלְאַרְצָ֖הּle.'ar.TzahH776,along with her servantsוַעֲבָדֶֽיהָ׃ פva.'a.va.Dei.haH5650.

13The weightמִשְׁקַ֣לmish.KalH4948of goldהַזָּהָ֔בha.za.HavH2091thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834cameבָּ֥אba'H935to Solomonלִשְׁלֹמֹ֖הlish.lo.MohH8010each yearבְּשָׁנָ֣ה אֶחָ֑תbe.sha.Nah 'e.ChatH8141 H259wasוַיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961666מֵא֛וֹת וְשִׁשִּׁ֥יםme.'ot ve.shi.ShimH8337 H3967 H8346talentsכִּכְּרֵ֥יki.ke.ReiH3603זָהָֽב׃za.HavH2091,

14not includingלְבַ֞דle.VadH905the revenueמְבִיאִ֑יםme.vi.'ImH935from the merchantsמֵאַנְשֵׁ֧י הַתָּרִ֛יםme.'an.Shei ha.ta.RimH582 H8446and tradersוְהַסֹּחֲרִ֖יםve.ha.so.cha.RimH5503.And allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the Arabianעֲרַב֙'a.RavH6152kingsמַלְכֵ֤יmal.KheiH4428and governorsוּפַח֣וֹתu.fa.ChotH6346of the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776also broughtמְבִיאִ֛יםme.vi.'ImH935goldזָהָ֥בza.HavH2091and silverוָכֶ֖סֶףva.Khe.sefH3701to Solomonלִשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃lish.lo.MohH8010.

15Kingהַמֶּ֧לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֛הshe.lo.MohH8010madeוַיַּ֨עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213two hundredמָאתַ֥יִםma.Ta.yimH3967large shieldsצִנָּ֖הtzi.NahH6793of hammeredשָׁח֑וּטsha.ChutH7820goldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091;sixשֵׁ֤שׁsheshH8337hundredמֵאוֹת֙me.'OtH3967shekelsof hammeredשָׁח֔וּטsha.ChutH7820goldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091wentיַעֲלֶ֖הya.'a.LehH5927intoעַל־'al-H5921eachהָאֶחָֽת׃ha.'e.ChatH259shieldהַצִּנָּ֥הha.tzi.NahH6793.

16He also madethreeוּשְׁלֹשׁ־u.she.losh-H7969hundredמֵא֤וֹתme.'otH3967small shieldsמָֽגִנִּים֙ma.gi.NimH4043of hammeredשָׁח֔וּטsha.ChutH7820goldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091;threeשְׁלֹ֤שׁshe.LoshH7969hundredמֵאוֹת֙me.'OtH3967shekelsof goldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091wentיַעֲלֶ֖הya.'a.LehH5927intoעַל־'al-H5921eachהָאֶחָ֑תha.'e.ChatH259shieldהַמָּגֵ֣ןha.ma.GenH4043.And the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428put themוַיִּתְּנֵ֣םvai.yi.te.NemH5414in the Houseבְּבֵ֖יתbe.VeitH1004of the Forestיַ֥עַרYa.'arH3293of Lebanonהַלְּבָנֽוֹן׃ פha.le.va.NonH3844.

17Additionally, the kingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428madeוַיַּ֧עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213a greatגָּד֑וֹלga.DolH1419throneכִּסֵּא־ki.se'-H3678of ivoryשֵׁ֖ןshenH8127and overlaid itוַיְצַפֵּ֖הוּvay.tza.Pe.huH6823with pureטָהֽוֹר׃ta.HorH2889goldזָהָ֥בza.HavH2091.

18The throneלַ֠כִּסֵּאLa.ki.se'H3678had sixוְשֵׁ֣שׁve.SheshH8337stepsמַעֲל֣וֹתma.'a.LotH4609,and a footstoolוְכֶ֨בֶשׁve.Khe.veshH3534of goldבַּזָּהָ֤בba.za.HavH2091was attached to itלַכִּסֵּא֙ מָאֳחָזִ֔יםla.ki.Se' mo.'o.cha.ZimH3678 H270.There were armrestsוְיָד֛וֹתve.ya.DotH3027on both sidesH2088ofעַל־'al-H5921the seatמְק֣וֹם הַשָּׁ֑בֶתme.Kom ha.Sha.vetH4725 H7675וּשְׁנַ֣יִםu.she.Na.yimH8147,with a lionאֲרָי֔וֹת'a.ra.YotH738standingעֹמְדִ֖ים'o.me.DimH5975besideאֵ֥צֶל'E.tzelH681each armrestהַיָּדֽוֹת׃hai.ya.DotH3027.

19Twelveוּשְׁנֵ֧ים עָשָׂ֣רu.she.Neim 'a.SarH8147 H6240lionsאֲרָי֗וֹת'a.ra.YotH738stoodעֹמְדִ֥ים'o.me.DimH5975שָׁ֛םshamH8033onעַל־'al-H5921the sixשֵׁ֥שׁsheshH8337stepsהַֽמַּעֲל֖וֹתha.ma.'a.LotH4609,one at either endמִזֶּ֣הmi.ZehH2088of eachוּמִזֶּ֑הu.mi.ZehH2088step.Nothingלֹא־lo'-H3808likeכֵ֖ןkhenH3651thishad ever been madeנַעֲשָׂ֥הna.'a.SahH6213for anyלְכָל־le.kholH3605kingdomמַמְלָכָֽה׃mam.la.KhahH4467.

20Allוְ֠כֹלVe.kholH3605Kingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomon’sשְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohH8010drinkingמַשְׁקֵ֨הmash.KehH4945cupsכְּלֵ֞יke.LeiH3627were goldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091,and allוְכֹ֗לve.KholH3605the utensilsכְּלֵ֛יke.LeiH3627of the Houseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004of the Forestיַ֥עַרYa.'arH3293of Lebanonהַלְּבָנ֖וֹןha.le.va.NonH3844were pureסָג֑וּרsa.GurH5462goldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091.There was noאֵ֣ין'einH369silverכֶּ֗סֶףKe.sefH3701,because it was accountedנֶחְשָׁ֛בnech.ShavH2803as nothingלִמְאֽוּמָה׃lim.'U.mahH3972in the daysבִּימֵ֥יbi.MeiH3117of Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010.

21Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588the king hadלַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙la.Me.lekhH4428the shipsאֳנִיּ֤וֹת'o.ni.YotH591of Tarshishתַּרְשִׁ֔ישׁtar.ShishH8659that wentהֹלְכ֣וֹתho.le.KhotH1980withעִ֖ם'imH5973Hiram’sחוּרָ֑םchu.RamH2361servantsעַבְדֵ֣י'av.DeiH5650,and onceאַחַת֩'a.ChatH259every threeלְשָׁל֨וֹשׁle.sha.Lo.oshH7969yearsשָׁנִ֜יםsha.NimH8141the shipsאֳנִיּ֣וֹת'o.ni.YotH591of Tarshishתַּרְשִׁ֗ישׁtar.ShishH8659would arriveתָּב֣וֹאנָה׀ta.Vo.nahH935bearingנֹֽשְׂאוֹת֙no.se.'OtH5375goldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091,silverוָכֶ֔סֶףva.Khe.sefH3701,ivoryשֶׁנְהַבִּ֥יםshen.ha.BimH8143,apesוְקוֹפִ֖יםve.ko.FimH6971,and peacocksוְתוּכִּיִּֽים׃ פve.tu.ki.YimH8500.

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