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2 Chronicles 9:17-22

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.

22So Kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010surpassedוַיִּגְדַּל֙vai.yig.DalH1431allמִכֹּ֖לmi.KolH3605the kingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428of the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776in richesלְעֹ֖שֶׁרle.'O.sherH6239and wisdomוְחָכְמָֽה׃ve.cha.khe.MahH2451.

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