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2 Chronicles 9:22-28

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

23Allוְכֹל֙ve.KholH3605the kingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428of the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776soughtמְבַקְשִׁ֖יםme.vak.ShimH1245אֶת־'et-H853an audienceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440with Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֑הshe.lo.MohH8010to hearלִשְׁמֹ֙עַ֙lish.Mo.a'H8085אֶת־'et-H853the wisdomחָכְמָת֔וֹcha.khe.ma.ToH2451thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430had putנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414in his heartבְּלִבּֽוֹ׃be.li.BoH3820.

24דְּבַר־de.var-H1697Yearשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141after yearבְּשָׁנָֽה׃ פbe.sha.NahH8141, eachוְהֵ֣םve.HemH1992visitorאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376would bringמְבִיאִ֣יםme.vi.'ImH935his tributeמִנְחָת֡וֹmin.cha.ToH4503:articlesכְּלֵ֣יke.LeiH3627of silverכֶסֶף֩ וּכְלֵ֨יkhe.Sef u.khe.LeiH3701 H3627and goldזָהָ֤בza.HavH2091,clothingוּשְׂלָמוֹת֙u.se.la.mOtH8008,weaponsנֵ֣שֶׁקNe.shekH5402,spicesוּבְשָׂמִ֔יםu.ve.sa.MimH1314,horsesסוּסִ֖יםsu.SimH5483,and mulesוּפְרָדִ֑יםu.fe.ra.DimH6505.

25Solomonלִשְׁלֹמֹ֜הlish.lo.MohH8010hadוַיְהִ֨יvay.HiH19614,000אַרְבַּעַת֩ אֲלָפִ֨ים'ar.ba.'At 'a.la.FimH702 H505stallsאֻֽרְי֤וֹת'ur.YotH723for horsesסוּסִים֙su.SimH5483and chariotsוּמַרְכָּב֔וֹתu.mar.ka.VotH4818,and 12,000וּשְׁנֵים־ עָשָׂ֥ר אֶ֖לֶףu.she.neim- 'a.Sar 'E.lefH8147 H6240 H505horsesפָּרָשִׁ֑יםpa.ra.ShimH6571,which he stationedוַיַּנִּיחֵם֙vai.ya.ni.ChemH5117in the chariotהָרֶ֔כֶבha.Re.khevH7393citiesבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892and also withוְעִם־ve.'im-H5973himהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

26וַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961He reignedמוֹשֵׁ֖לmo.ShelH4910over allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the kingsהַמְּלָכִ֑יםha.me.la.KhimH4428fromמִן־min-H4480the Euphratesהַנָּהָר֙ha.na.HarH5104toוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430,asוְעַ֖דve.'AdH5704far as the borderגְּב֥וּלge.VulH1366of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

27The kingהַמֶּ֧לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428אֶת־'et-H853madeוַיִּתֵּ֨ןvai.yi.TenH5414silverהַכֶּ֛סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701as common in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִַ֖םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389as stonesכָּאֲבָנִ֑יםka.'a.va.NimH68וְאֵ֣תve.'EtH853,andנָתַ֛ןna.TanH5414cedarהָאֲרָזִ֗יםha.'a.ra.ZimH730as abundantלָרֹֽב׃la.RoH7230as sycamoreכַּשִּׁקְמִ֥יםka.shik.MimH8256אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834in the foothillsבַּשְּׁפֵלָ֖הba.she.fe.LahH8219.

28Solomon’sלִשְׁלֹמֹ֖הlish.lo.MohH8010horsesסוּסִ֧יםsu.SimH5483were importedוּמוֹצִיאִ֨יםu.mo.tzi.'ImH3318from Egyptמִמִּצְרַ֛יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714and from allוּמִכָּל־u.mi.kol-H3605the landsהָאֲרָצֽוֹת׃ha.'a.ra.TzotH776.

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