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2 Chronicles 9:2-7

2And Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010אֶת־'et-H853answeredוַיַּגֶּד־vai.ya.ged-H5046allכָּל־kol-H3605her questionsדְּבָרֶ֑יהָde.va.Rei.haH1697;nothingוְלֹֽא־ דָּבָר֙ve.lo'- da.VarH3808 H1697was too difficultנֶעְלַ֤םne'.LamH5956forמִשְּׁלֹמֹ֔הmi.she.lo.MohH8010himאֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834לֹ֦אlo'H3808to explainהִגִּ֖ידhi.GidH5046.

3When the queenמַֽלְכַּת־mal.kat-H4436of Shebaשְׁבָ֔אshe.Va'H7614אֵ֖ת'etH853sawוַתֵּ֙רֶא֙va.Te.re'H7200the wisdomחָכְמַ֣תcha.khe.MatH2451of Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֑הshe.lo.MohH8010,the palaceוְהַבַּ֖יִתve.ha.Ba.yitH1004אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834he had builtבָּנָֽה׃ba.NahH1129,

4the foodוּמַאֲכַ֣לu.ma.'a.KhalH3978at his tableשֻׁלְחָנ֡וֹshul.cha.NoH7979,the seatingוּמוֹשַׁ֣בu.mo.ShavH4186of his servantsעֲבָדָיו֩'a.va.DavH5650,the serviceוּמַעֲמַ֨דu.ma.'a.MadH4612and attireוּמַלְבּֽוּשֵׁיהֶ֗םu.mal.bu.shei.HemH4403of his attendantsמְשָׁרְתָ֜יוme.sha.re.TavH8334,the attireוּמַלְבּ֣וּשֵׁיהֶ֔םu.mal.Bu.shei.HemH4403of his cupbearersוּמַשְׁקָיו֙u.mash.KavH4945,and the burnt offeringsוַעֲלִיָּת֔וֹva.'a.li.ya.ToH5944אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834he presentedיַעֲלֶ֖הya.'a.LehH5927at the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of the LORDיְהוָ֑ה וְלֹא־ הָ֥יָה ע֛וֹדYah.weh ve.lo'- Ha.yah odH3068 H3808 H1961 H5750,it took her breath awayרֽוּחַ׃Ru.achH7307.

5She saidוַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.To.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, “The reportהַדָּבָ֔רha.da.VarH1697אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I heardשָׁמַ֖עְתִּיsha.Ma'.tiH8085in my own countryבְּאַרְצִ֑יbe.'ar.TziH776aboutעַל־'al-H5921your wordsדְּבָרֶ֖יךָde.va.Rei.khaH1697andוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921wisdomחָכְמָתֶֽךָ׃cha.khe.ma.Te.khaH2451is trueאֱמֶת֙'e.MetH571.

6But I did notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808believeהֶאֱמַ֣נְתִּיhe.'e.Man.tiH539the reportsלְדִבְרֵיהֶ֗םle.div.rei.HemH1697untilעַ֤ד'adH5704אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I cameבָּ֙אתִי֙ba.tiH935and sawוַתִּרְאֶ֣ינָהva.tir.'Ei.nahH7200with my own eyesעֵינַ֔י'ei.NaiH5869.Indeedוְהִנֵּה֙ve.hi.NehH2009,notלֹ֣אlo'H3808halfחֲצִ֖יcha.TziH2677of the greatnessמַרְבִּ֣יתmar.BitH4768of your wisdomחָכְמָתֶ֑ךָcha.khe.ma.Te.khaH2451was toldהֻגַּד־hu.gad-H5046to me.You have far exceededיָסַ֕פְתָּ עַל־ya.Saf.ta 'al-H3254 H5921the reportהַשְּׁמוּעָ֖הha.she.mu.'AhH8052אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I heardשָׁמָֽעְתִּי׃sha.Ma.'e.tiH8085.

7How blessedאַשְׁרֵ֣י'ash.ReiH835are your menאֲנָשֶׁ֔יךָ'a.na.Shei.khaH582!How blessedוְאַשְׁרֵ֖יve.'ash.ReiH835are theseאֵ֑לֶּה'E.lehH428servants of yoursעֲבָדֶ֣יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650who standהָעֹמְדִ֤יםha.'o.me.DimH5975continuallyתָּמִ֔ידta.MidH8548before youלְפָנֶ֙יךָ֙le.fa.Nei.khaH6440and hearוְשֹׁמְעִ֖יםve.sho.me.'ImH8085אֶת־'et-H853your wisdomחָכְמָתֶֽךָ׃cha.khe.ma.Te.khaH2451!

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